Vermont Nurse Connection - November 2021

Page 14 • Vermont Nurse Connection November, December 2021, January 2022
ANA Vermont Fall Election Results Announced
ANA-Vermont elections concluded September 23,
2021. The Vice President, Secretary, a Director and the
Representative to the Membership Assembly are elected in
odd years, and serve for two years beginning in January
2022 (after a mentoring period and after the annual
meeting). The President, the Treasurer, and one Director
shall be elected in even numbered years so will be on the
2022 ballot (to start in 2023). A member of ANA- Vermont
may declare as a candidate by writing to the Chair of the
Nominations and Elections Committee mwadenp@gmail.
com or Contact ANA-VT at vtnurse@ana-vermont.org.
Please join me in welcoming:
Dionne Heyliger – VP
Dionne became a LPN in
2011 and then became a RN
(BSN) in 2015. She has put
herself in positions where she
can gain knowledge to enable
her to advocate and safely care
for her patients. In the past five
years working at UVMMC
as a neurology/neurosurgery
nurse, she has seen how
leadership positions can result
in improved patient care and
advocacy for improving nurse work environments. Prior
to UVMMC she was a nurse at the LUND center and the
Maple Leaf facility in Underhill, VT. She has also worked
as an office nurse in a small family practice in Johnson,
VT.
She believes in life-long learning and in addition to
continued education on how to best care for her patients,
she now feels ready to advocate for nurses to ensure we
reach our full potential on a larger scale.
Her favorite activities are mountain biking and
snowboarding. She also enjoys hiking with her two dogs
and exploring all the terrain that Vermont has to offer.
Samantha Gambero – Secretary
Samantha Gambero is a Director of Nursing in a 100+
bed facility with over 20 multi-disciplinary staff. She is
responsible for the overall operations and success of the
long term care establishment.
Prior to that she was a Director
and Nurse Supervisor. She
wants to be secretary of ANA-
VT to bring her leadership
perspective to an organization
that promotes advancement,
high standards, safety, and
ethics for nurses and their
patients. She wants to be a
voice for all the nurses she has,
will, and is working with.
At a young age, Samantha
developed a love and respect
for nursing, as she grew up in a family full of healthcare
workers. Which is why, even with the challenges of
raising a special needs child and taking care of her ill
Mom, she persisted and became an RN. However, she
wasn’t satisfied with just attaining the degree. She had
high expectations of herself and propelled herself into
maintaining the highest GPA in her class, being inducted
into the Nursing Honor Society and being elected
Class President (Class President 2013-2014, Nursing
Honor Society). After graduation, she took her passion
directly into her career and quickly became a Nurse
Supervisor and then a Director. She is responsible for
the overall operations and success of her long term care
establishment, and is most proud of her team building and
employee growth initiatives.
Betsy Hassan – Membership
Assembly Representative
Betsy Hassan, DNP, RN,
NEA-BC, CPPS is the Chief
Nursing Officer and Vice
President of Patient Care
Services at Rutland Regional
Medical Center. However, she
is transitioning to a new role
at UVMMC as Director of
Education and Professional
Development. She feels a
vested interest in representing
Vermont nurses at the State, Regional, and National level.
"Advocating for Vermont nurses and the profession
related to workplace safety, evidence based patient care,
and workforce development are paramount to our State."
Betsy was born and raised in Rutland, Vermont. She
returned to the area in 2016 as the Director of Nursing
Excellence. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice from
the MGH Institute of Health Professions, a Master of
Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Nursing
from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, and
a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Vermont. Betsy
holds specialty certification from the American Nurses
Credentialing Center as a board certified Nurse Executive
- Advanced, and as a Certified Professional in Patient
Safety through the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
Betsy has served ANA-Vermont as Vice President and
is a current representative to the Northeast Multi-State
Division. Other activity: IHI, AACN, ACHE, Sigma Theta
Tau (Nu Beta Chapter)
Michelle Wade MSN/Ed,
APRN, NP-C, ACNPAG-C
Michelle was appointed
Director when a vacancy
occurred and now seeks
formal election as director.
She leads our ANA-VT
Nominations Committee.
She is the Vermont Nurse
Practitioners Association
(VNPA) President, is a VNPA
conference committee member
on the VNPA Nominations
Committee, and is a AANP state Representative as well as
on the AANP Awards Committee.
She has knowledge of many nurse leaders, both as a
clinician and faculty member. She hopes to assist students
and nurses eager to serve but who do not know how to get
started.
IS YOUR NURSING ORGANIZATION
PLANNING AN EDUCATION
PROGRAM?
CONSIDER APPLYING FOR CONTACT HOUR APPROVAL
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL THE ANA-Vermont OFFICE
@ (802) 651-8886
The Northeast Multi-State Division, (NE-MSD) is accredited as an approver of
continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center’s
Commission on Accreditation.
ANA-Vermont New Members
Catherine Amarante
Shelby Chicoine
Mary O. Clark
Victoria Collingwood
Brian Commins
Jordice Corey
Colleen Maureen Doyle
Elise Gloeckner
Laur Grande
Jodi Hollingdrake
Sandra Johnson-Long
Sara W. Kelly
Sharon Laskevich
Alex Low
Abigail J. Magwire
Heather Marcoux
Mary Jean
Mueckenheim
Shannon Murphy-
Miller
Gail Powers
Mini Sharma
Allison Shewmaker
Donna Toohey
Heather Trembley
Debra Tuttle
Taylor K. Wellington
Martha Ming Whitfield
CLINIC PRACTICE MANAGER
White River Family Practice is looking for an experienced Registered
Nurse or Advanced Associate Provider to manage our office. This is an
exciting opportunity to lead an award- winning, NCQA-certified family
medicine group into the next decade. We are a cohesive group of 5
physicians, three nurse practitioners and 15 support staff committed
to offering compassionate care. The relatively small size of the office
allows us to provide care with a personal touch and to also be nimble
enough to navigate the everchanging medical landscape efficiently.
Management experience of a clinical team of 5 or more people is
required. Salary is competitive and compensatory with level of medical
training and managerial skills
Please send your CV to Dr. Michael Lyons
at Michael.l.lyons@dartmouth.edu
NURSES
Privately owned • 64 bed facility • 5 star quality rated
We hope that employment here will not be just a “job,” but rather
a place where you can enjoy the fulfillment of giving to those in
need, a place to meet people and develop friendships, and a place
where you can develop yourself and your abilities.
We are medically advanced; draw blood, start IV’s,
do PICC lines, wound care, etc.
110 Fairfax Road • St. Albans, VT 05478 • Phone 802-752-1600
www.franklincountyrehab.com