Society of Pediatric Cardiovascular Nurses Ballot
Fall 2013
Vice President
_____ Gwen Rempel has been a member of SPCN since 1989 when she was working in pediatric
cardiology at BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada as a head nurse and then as a clinical
nurse specialist after completing her MSN in 1993. Since 1999, she has been associated with
Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton, Canada, through her doctoral dissertation research and
as a nursing faculty member at the University of Alberta. Gwen loves mentoring pediatric
cardiology nurses through research collaborations and opportunities to present research findings
at international conferences. She is indebted to the nurse leaders of SPCN who have mentored
her and she envisions extending her influence through formal involvement in this organization
that she loves and supports. Gwen has recently joined Athabasca University, Canada’s online
university, as an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Disciplines that includes the Centre
for Nursing and Health Studies. Gwen is a member of the Council of Cardiovascular Nursing and
recently contributed to the development of a scientific statement from the American Heart
Association on diagnosis and treatment of fetal cardiac disease. Gwen is also a member of the
International Family Nursing Association and the World Association for Infant Mental Health.
_____ Self nomination or Write in candidate _________________________________________________
Treasurer
_____ Nancy Hagberg, RN, MS, FNP is currently the clinical staff director of outpatient
pediatric cardiology at Child Heart Associates in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her
responsibilities include managing the care of both children and young adults with complex
CHD, and directing their pediatric preventive cardiology clinic. Nancy has been a member
of the Central Massachusetts Regional AHA Board of Directors for over 20 years, received
the AHA Clinical Excellence in Cardiovascular Nursing Award in 1996, and is also a Fellow
of the AHA Council on Cardiovascular Nursing. She has been a member of SPCN since 1995.
_____ Self nomination or Write in candidate _______________________________________________
Please print and fax your ballot to Mary Rummell (Past President, SPCN) at (503)4940822. Or you may copy and attach to an email and send to rummellm@ohsu.edu . Ballots
are due by November 1, 2013.