Virginia Nurses Today - August 2022
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www.<strong>Virginia</strong><strong>Nurses</strong>.com | <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong> <strong>Today</strong> <strong>August</strong>, September, October <strong>2022</strong> | Page 19<br />
Reminder to VNA Members – Vote for the Leaders of<br />
the <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong> Association by <strong>August</strong> 22!<br />
For VNA members, voting will open June 27 -<br />
<strong>August</strong> 22. A link to the ballot has been sent to all<br />
members by email. Here are the slate of candidates<br />
and profiles on each of our candidates running for<br />
office! If you’re a member and haven’t received your<br />
ballot by email for voting, please first check your<br />
spam folder and if you’re still unable to locate it<br />
contact VNA Membership Manager MJ Gearles at<br />
mgearles@virginianurses.com.<br />
The following board positions are open for the<br />
<strong>2022</strong> Election (2-year terms):<br />
• Secretary<br />
• Commissioner on Nursing Education<br />
• Commissioner on Workforce Issues<br />
• Commissioner on Nursing Practice*<br />
• Director-at-Large, Frontline Nurse<br />
• Director-at-Large, APRN**<br />
• Three (3) members will also be elected to the<br />
Committee on Nominations<br />
* The Commissioner on Nursing Practice serves<br />
ex-officio in the same position on the <strong>Virginia</strong><br />
<strong>Nurses</strong> Foundation Board of Trustees.<br />
** The Director-at-Large, APRN position is a oneyear<br />
term to conclude on December 31, <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
The position will be on the ballot again in 2023<br />
for a two-year term.<br />
Click here to review the position descriptions,<br />
nominations policies, and Procedures Manual!<br />
<strong>2022</strong> Election Timeline<br />
• Call for Nominations - April 1 - May 27<br />
• Nominating Committee prepares slate of<br />
candidates - June 7<br />
• VNA Board of Directors votes to approve slate<br />
of candidates - June 15<br />
• Slate of Candidates published and distributed -<br />
June 20<br />
• Online voting begins (online and paper) -<br />
June 27<br />
• Deadline for ballot requests - <strong>August</strong> 12<br />
• Voting ends - 11:59 pm on <strong>August</strong> 22<br />
• Election results shared at VNA Membership<br />
Assembly - date TBD<br />
<strong>2022</strong> Slate of Candidates<br />
Secretary<br />
Tiffany Covarrubias-Lyttle, BS, BSN, RN, PCCN<br />
(Incumbent) Chapter 3<br />
Commissioner on Nursing Education<br />
Shanna Akers, EdD, MSN/MBS-HC,<br />
RN, CNE, NEA-BC Chapter 3<br />
Caryn Brown, MSN, MHA, RN,<br />
NPD-BC, NEA-BC Chapter 3<br />
Commissioner on Workforce Issues<br />
June Noel, MSN, RN Chapter 5<br />
Richard Ridge, PhD, RN,<br />
NEA-BC, CNL (Incumbent) Chapter 7<br />
Commissioner on Nursing Practice<br />
Mesha Jones, MSN, RN, CCRN, CWON Chapter 7<br />
Erin Keister, MSN, CPPS,<br />
CPHQ, NE-BC (Incumbent) Chapter 5<br />
Director-at-Large, Frontline Nurse<br />
Ericka Daley, BSN, RN, VAEMT-P Chapter 5<br />
Director-at-Large, APRN<br />
Sarah Birch, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC Chapter 8<br />
VNA’s Committee on Nominations<br />
April Howell, MSN, RN, NE-BC Chapter 5<br />
Vanessa Moore, RN, BSN, CDON, LNHA Chapter 4<br />
Jeanell Webb-Jones, BSN, RN, RN-BC Chapter 7<br />
Dana Woody, RN, MSN, DNP Chapter 3
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