Kentucky Nurse - June 2021

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Biographical Information for the
2021 KNA Election
The following article includes the biographical
information furnished by the candidates on the
2021 Ballot for Election to Serve. Voting will take
place electronically. Become a KNA member today
and cast your vote for leaders. Please do not mail
in ballots; we will send a link will to all active KNA
members on August 1, 2021. You can add/update
your email address by following these instructions:
• ana.org (click on “Membership” and then click
on “Individual Member Division”)
• Call 1-800-284-2378
• Email memberinfo@ana.org
If you do not have an email address, KNA will mail
a numbered paper ballot to you.
Board of Directors and Officers
President Elect (Vote for 1):
Dolores White, DNP, RN, CNE
Present Position: Assistant
Professor
Type of Position: Educator
Area of Expertise: Nurse
Education
Education: Western Kentucky
University-DNP; McKendree
College-MSN and BSN and
Elizabethtown Community
College-ADN
Professional Organizational Activities: chapter
liaison to the KNA Board of Directors and River City
Chapter chair and past vice chair. Other activities
include serving as director on the board for the
Kentucky League for Nursing, the Kentucky League
for Nursing and the Kentucky Association of Nursing
Students Consultant
Statement: I have had the pleasure of serving
Kentucky as a registered nurse for 25 years in a
variety of clinical, education, and leadership roles.
I currently serve the KNA as the chapter liaison to
the board of directors and chair for the River City
Chapter. I have a passion for the nursing profession
and would welcome the opportunity to support
Kentucky’s almost 90,000 nurses. The work of the
KNA inspires me daily and I would be honored to be
elected to the role of President-Elect to continue the
great work of the KNA. Together, we can make a
difference!
Julie Ossege, PhD, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP
Present Position: Associate
Professor
Type of Position: Educator
Area of Expertise: Nurse
Practitioner Education
Education: University of South
Carolina-PhD and MS; Mt. St.
Joseph University-BSN; Bethesda
Hospital School of Nursing-RN
Diploma
Professional Organizational Activities:
serves as director-at-large, KNA Board of Directors
and board liaison to the KNA Events Planning
Committee. Prior board service includes Bylaws
Committee, vice president of the board (4/2018-
11/2019) due to a resignation. Kentucky Association
of Nurse Practitioners & Midwives: member research
committee (2011-2019); chair (2018-2020); vice
president (2005-2006), Northern Kentucky regional
director (2004-2012); member of nominating,
scholarship, conference and public relations
committees at various times, member of Legislative
Committee since 2013. Quality and Safety for
Nurses Institute DNP National Taskforce, co-lead
(2017-2018), current member Kentucky Board of
Nursing Collaborative Prescribing Agreement Task
Force Advisory Committee (2014-2017) and National
Academies of Practice, abstract reviewer (2017)
Statement: I have close to 20 years of service
and leadership experience in state professional
organizations. These positions have afforded me
the opportunity to learn and build many skills.
Specifically, my strengths include teamwork,
transparency, strong organizational skills, honesty
and the ability to maintain a sense of humor. I
see leadership as a privilege that comes with a
responsibility to serve the organization to the best
of my ability. I take this responsibility seriously. Now
more than ever we have a voice that is being heard
and are in a good position to leverage relationships
among our own nursing groups such as KBN,
KANPNM, KYANA and KONL to strengthen our