New York Nurse - July 2022

Page 10 July 2022 ANA - New York Nurse
Board Buzz
Your executive board met in May and June. Here are some of the
highlights. On behalf of the membership:
• Accepted the report of the Awards Committee of award winners
for 2022. Endorsed the slate which will be announced at the
Niagara Falls 10th Anniversary Annual Conference.
• Received updates from Amy Kellogg on current pending and passed
legislation as well as the close of the session.
• Received a report from Amy Pedrick, ANA-NY’s auditor. She
reviewed the financial reports of 2020 & 2021, and her firm’s
medium level review of the books was completed and a “clean”
review was issued.
• Received report from ED Santelli that ALD (publisher of our ANA-
NY Nurse newsletter) contacted her about their plan to abandon
print issues and go exclusively digital. ALD is offering incentives to
groups.
• Board voted to accept ALD incentive, publish our newsletter in
digital format and provide a synopsis for each issue. Blast email will
be sent to the membership with this information.
• Board members asked to consider board goals/initiatives for the
coming year.
• Program Associate Meher reminded all of the Transgender Care
Webinar 6/20/22 and Summer Social in Niagara Falls 6/22/22.
Beach Clean up went well with 51 members participating.
• Approved Annual Conference dates and locations: November 9-11,
2023 at Turning Stone and 2024 at Sagamore (dates to be finalized
by 2022 Conference).
• Approved the application of GNYCBNA to become an organizational
affiliate and welcomed this Association.
• Discussion about starting an ANA-NY podcast.
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