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NEGAPNA Board Spring News and Election

Posted over 7 years ago by Karen Tepper

Hello NEGAPNA Chapter,

The NEGAPNA Board would like to express their gratitude to all chapter members who attended the  March 2018 Contemporary Pharmacology & Prescribing in Older Adults Conference in Boston, MA on March 16th and 17th. We enjoyed connecting with NEGAPNA members at our chapter table and chapter meeting.

Congratulation to our Raffle Winner Helen Kain CRNP from Media, PA. Helen won a $100.00 Amazon Gift card.

Our Annual scholarship winners and Rising Stars of NEGAPNA:

Kristi Poehlmann and Leah D. Ward

NEGAPNA celebrates our Chapter Members’ success:

Congratulations to Michelle Debest,DNP, ANP-BC. She obtained her DNP from Simmons College. Her capstone project is entitled "Interprofessional Palliative Care Training in a Virtual World Classroom".

We want to celebrate chapter member success such as but not limited to publications, educational achievement and speaking engagements. Please forward any chapter members announcements to share with our membership to karentepper@aol.com.

Please consider stepping forward, accepting the challenge and volunteering for a position on the 2018-2019 New England GAPNA Board of Directors.

The New England Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (NEGAPNA) is seeking nominations for several volunteer leadership positions on the Board of Directors.

In your role as a Board member, you will influence the direction of the organization as it strives to achieve its mission of better care for older adults across New England through gerontological advanced practice nursing, education and research.

The following positions are open for the 2018-2019 NEGAPNA Board term:

President-Elect:
The President-Elect serves as a member of the Board of Directors and performs the following functions:

  • performs duties as assigned by the President;
  • automatically assumes the office of President at the end of the President’s term or in the event of a vacancy in the office of President;
  • develops a thorough understanding of the bylaws and policies of the Society, and Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised;
  • works closely with the President;
  • develops and prepares goals for upcoming term as President establishes contact with the National Office staff for the operation of the Society;
  • recognizes and advises of changing outside influences which may affect the decisions of the Board;
  • participates in the development and implementation of the strategic plan;
  • contributes articles to newsletter as required; completes other duties as assigned.
  • (3-year term – President-Elect, President, Immediate Past President)

Director-at-Large:

  • assumes responsibilities delegated by the President and/or Board;
  • participates in the development and implementation of the strategic plan; contributes articles to newsletter as required; assists to orient the incoming Director-at-Large; and completes other duties as assigned.
  • 2-year term

Secretary: 

  • Records the proceedings of all official meetings of GAPNA.
  • Notifies the GAPNA membership of the annual meeting and any other special meetings.
  • Accepts responsibilities and assignments as delegated by the President.
  • Participates in the development and implementation of the strategic plan.
  • Contributes articles to newsletter as required.
  • Completes other duties as assigned.
  • 2- year term

Student Director-at-Large: The Student Director at Large is a position on the NE GAPNA Chapter Board of Directors designed to develop leadership skills. This is an appointed position available to current Master’s in Nursing or DNP enrolled students. The Student Director-at-Large responsibilities include being available for Board of Director meetings via teleconference or in person and shall perform duties as prescribed by the Board of Directors such as participate as a student representative on a Chapter Committee of choice. The position is a 1-year term effective September 2018 to September 2019. The application will be available on the NEGAPNA website.

Self-nominations are welcome or you can nominate other members in good standing.

The nominations will close May 15, 2018

Send your resume, position for which you would like to run and inquires to karentepper@aol.com

Please consider joining us at our 2018 NE GAPNA May 5th Conference - Gerontological Update

Topic: Linking Leadership & Clinical Practice to Ride the Wave of Healthcare

Karen Tepper MS, ANP-BC, HHCNS-BC-LNHA

President