2021 MS Nurses Association Annual Convention

2021 Mississippi Nurses’ Association Annual Convention
MNA Staff
Teresa Malone, Executive Director
tmalone@msnurses.org
Teresa Malone is the chief executive officer of the association. She is the liaison with the MNA Board
and is responsible for carrying out the goals and objectives of the association, for management of
the organization and for representing the association with other organizations, public officials, the
media, and the public. She is responsible for hiring and managing a staff to carry out the work of
the association.
Dana Walker, Director of Events and Marketing
dwalker@msnurses.org
Dana is responsible for planning and organizing special events and continuing education activities.
She is the point of contact for questions regarding program and workshop schedules, CE contact
hours, event registration, or to become a speaker for continuing education programs. She is also
responsible for coordinating news releases and media relations. Dana supports the activities of the
Council on Nursing Education, the MNA Provider Unit, the Council on Organizational Affairs, and
the Council on Nursing Practice.
Deborah Norman, Finance Administrator / Membership Coordinator
dnorman@msnurses.org
Deborah is responsible for all financial transactions including posting for membership dues,
special events, and continuing education activities. She is also the Membership Coordinator and is
the point of contact for any membership questions, changes, renewals, updates, etc. Deborah also
supports the District Presidents with current membership information for each district.
Dionne Inman, Advanced Practice Coordinator / Publishing Coordinator
dinman@msnurses.org
Dionne is responsible for working with the Director of the Council on Advanced Practice Nursing to
support activities relating to Nurse Practitioners. Dionne is coordinator of the quarterly newspaper—
The Mississippi RN. She also creates the convention & conference preview guides, books, brochures,
district emails, and uploads information to the MNA website. She is the site administrator for the
Cisco Webex Event Center.
LaGina Walker, Executive Assistant
lwalker@msnurses.org
LaGina Walker is the assistant to the Executive Director, she monitors legislative issues that pertain
to health affairs and circulates legislative updates, prepares for Board meetings, special events, and
assists with other executive functions. LaGina assists with the management of the office information
systems, and is responsible for disseminating new membership packets, membership renewals,
and continuing education activities.
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