ANA-Michigan - 2020 Annual Book of Reports
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<strong>2020</strong> ANNUAL BOOK OF REPORTS<br />
<strong>2020</strong> MEMBERSHIP ASSEMBLY REPORT<br />
SUBMITTED BY: JULIA STOCKER SCHNEIDER,<br />
STACY SLATER, BRIDGET LEONARD<br />
On Monday, June 1st <strong>ANA</strong> Virtual Special Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Membership Assembly voted on a proviso to<br />
the <strong>ANA</strong> Bylaws to allow the <strong>Annual</strong> Membership Assembly to be held virtually and national elections<br />
to be conducted remotely. The three-hour Membership Assembly meeting was scheduled for June<br />
19, <strong>2020</strong> from 5:00-8:00pm.<br />
President Julia Stocker Schneider, Membership Assembly Representative Stacy Slater, Presidentelect<br />
Bridget Leonard, and NEC candidate Marylee Pakieser attended the <strong>2020</strong> virtual membership<br />
assembly meeting. It was a great opportunity to see the <strong>ANA</strong> Board seamlessly and successfully<br />
execute the meeting in a virtual format. It was valuable to observe the Board at work, to hear some<br />
<strong>of</strong> the discussions <strong>of</strong> the Board and contributions <strong>of</strong> members.<br />
Friday, June 19, <strong>2020</strong><br />
The Virtual Session <strong>of</strong> the Membership Assembly was held. The Membership Assembly is comprised<br />
<strong>of</strong> representatives from <strong>ANA</strong>’s constituent and state nurses’ associations, the Individual Member<br />
Division, and specialty nursing organizational affiliates as well as the <strong>ANA</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Directors. <strong>Annual</strong><br />
updates and reports were presented, and attendees participated in the virtual format.<br />
Much discussion centered around the effects <strong>of</strong> COVID-19 on nursing advocacy, nursing education,<br />
and racial disparities made glaringly visible by the pandemic.<br />
Debbie Hatmaker reported on <strong>ANA</strong> Enterprise and the strategic goals to Elevate the pr<strong>of</strong>ession <strong>of</strong><br />
nursing globally, to Engage all nurses to ensure pr<strong>of</strong>essional success, to Evolve the practice <strong>of</strong> nursing<br />
to transform health and healthcare, and to Enable transformational capabilities through operational<br />
excellence.<br />
• Passage <strong>of</strong> the Home Health Care Act and Title VIII as part <strong>of</strong> the CARES Act.<br />
• Call to Action for Congress to rebuild public health nursing workforce.<br />
• Direct aid to nurses using short-term grants (Hilton 236,000 room nights used).<br />
• Media opportunities to position nurses as the Voice <strong>of</strong> Nursing.<br />
• Social Media presence.<br />
• Credentialing Center has been very customer focused in responding to challenges presented<br />
by the closing <strong>of</strong> testing centers.<br />
• COVID work is focused on <strong>ANA</strong>’s relevance and driving membership. Original goal was a net<br />
gain <strong>of</strong> 10,000+ members but the relevance <strong>of</strong> <strong>ANA</strong>’s work was so well demonstrated that by<br />
the end <strong>of</strong> May the net gain was 14,000 new members.<br />
• Dialogue forum updates – specifically Visibility <strong>of</strong> Nurses in the Media from the 2019<br />
Membership Assembly – a Nurse Expert Data Base is being created.<br />
• New Business Item – To create an ad hoc committee to exam nurse suicide research. More to<br />
report later on this important committee.<br />
• It takes an Enterprise to battle a pandemic – speed over elegance.<br />
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