Nominations for Board of Directors 2015
1st Vice President
Kim Catania RN, CNS, James Professional Practice
I have been an RN since 1978 and a Clinical Nurse Specialist since 2003 when I joined OSUWMC in that
capacity at the James. I received my RN Diploma fem the St. Lawrence School of Nursing in Ogdensburg, NY
in 1978, my BSN from the University of Akron in 1998 and my MSN from Kent State University in 2000. I am
an Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse credentialed through the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
and serve as adjunct faculty at Muskingum University.
For OSUNO, I am currently serving as 1st vice president. In the past, I have served 2 terms as vice president
and oncology representative, 2 terms as treasurer-elect and 5 terms on the contract negotiation team. I served
as a delegate to the Ohio Nurses Association Convention in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015. I am a
frequent presenter at OSUWMC Central Nursing Orientation introducing our newest members to the OSUNO
mission, benefits and explaining the basics of the contract.
I would like to be elected to the position of 1st vice president of OSUNO to represent our nursing community as
an advocate to promote safe and effective professional nursing practice. In order to accomplish I will listen to
and address the concerns of the membership while maintaining open communication and working
collaboratively with the medical center leadership.
Christine Frank-Scott RN, BSN, JD, Critical Care Nursing SICU staff Nurse
Professional Experience: Nursing:
SICU/Burn/Trauma Staff RN (1990-present). Clinical Ladder III RN (2014-present). SICU/Critical Care Online
Journal Club Founder and Co-chair (2013-present). AACN’s NTI poster presentation (2015). Multiple SICU QI
poster presentations (2011-2014). Co-chair and member of the SICU’s Quality Improvement Committee
(2004-2014). ONA’s Council on Practice for two years. Mid-Ohio District Nurses Association’s (MODNA)
Board of Directors (2007-2013). MODNA’s Secretary (2012-2013). MODNA’s Nomination Committee member
(2009-2013). MODNA’s Treasurer (2014-present. MODNA’s Finance Committee chair (2014-present).
OSUNO’s 2nd Vice President (2012-2014). OSUWMC’s Professional Practice Committee (2012-present).
OSUWMC’s P3 Committee member (2014-present). OSUNO’s Negotiating Committee member 2011 and
2013.
Legal:
Practicing civil attorney in my own general practice law firm (2003-present). A court mediator for Franking
County Municipal Court (200-2014).
Reasons for seeking office: As a bedside RN, I practice and work daily with the same issues that you face at
work. As a fellow bedside nurse,I understand the workloads, off-shifts, mandation, vacation and holiday
scheduling, etc. that affect all our lives. I want to represent you. Nurses are professionals in every sense to
the work. I am and have been involved in many various nursing organizations throughout my career. I am
knowledgeable on how the process works. I believe it’s important to be involved in OSUNO, our professional
organization. Every nurse should be knowledgeable on issues affecting nursing practice at OSU Hospitals. I
am honored and pleased to serve my fellow nurses in our organization. I thank you in advance for your time
and consideration.
Janet E. Timmons, RN, Endoscopy
Hello Fellow OSUNO Nurses,
I’ll keep this short and sweet, thank you for allowing me to represent you was a member of the Board of Directors for
the OSUNO over the last several years. I’ve been a Nurse for close to 35 years, but more importantly I owned and
operated several different Nursing Businesses for over 20 of those years. What does that mean to you in this election as
I respectfully ask for YOUR VOTE for 1st VICE PRESIDENT? It means I am a negotiator with a great deal of business
acumen, I successfully dealt with hospital administrators, attorneys, business people and nurses throughout my 20 Plus
years as a Nurse Business Owner.
Healthcare is changing and we need to treat this like a business, create our own future and protect our investment in the
OSUNO. We have to face the harsh reality that medical centers are being bought and sold every day in the name of the
BOTTOM LINE. We must protect ourselves and ask, what can we the OSUNO and ONA do if our hospital was to be
privatized. I want to help lead us into the next chapter of Nursing as your 1st VICE PRESIDENT.
As the 1st VICE President and part of the Executive Board I will be guaranteed a spot on the NEGOTIATING TEAM of the
OSUNO, a team I’ve never been asked to join despite my vast business background. Let me represent you and protect
OUR investment in the OSUNO in the future.
Thank You,
JET
Treasurer
Tracy Gabriel, MBA, BSN, RNC, UH-Operating Room
I have been a member of OSUNO and a staff nurse at OSUWMC for 25+ years. I have worked as a nurse in
NICU for 18 years, Emergency Department for 9 years and currently work in the UH-OR. I have been working
in the OR for the past 6 years and currently function as the Charge Nurse for Ophthalmology/OMF/Dental
services. I have been on the executive board of OSUNO for 18 years. I have held positions of President, Vice
President, Secretary, Treasurer-elect and for the last 8+ years I have been the Treasurer. I have enjoyed the
opportunity to join many colleagues in various professional efforts and activities. I have been to the American
Nurses Association, a delegate for ONA convention multiple times and a spokesperson to state
representatives on behalf of nurses in the state of Ohio. I have been impressed with the numerous
accomplishment of our dedicated leadership at OSUNO. I am motivated to work on supporting our efforts for
continued success. Since joining the executive board in 1997, it has been and will be my goal to make sure
your dues are spent wisely. Since taking office OSUNO has become financially stable as a unit and I would
like to see OSUNO stay that way. The opportunity to remain your Treasurer would be an honor.
Board of Directors Positions
Med-Surg-Ross
Alana Smith RN, 2 Ross
I began my nursing career in 2005 with my first job at University Hospitals at Case Western Reserve in
Cleveland, Ohio. I unknowingly fell into cardiac care and fell in love with the challenges that came with
complex cardiac care. In 2007, my husband and I moved to Columbus and I began working at OSUWMC in
the Ross Heart Hospital. Since then, I have been working on 2 Ross where I have been a part of ULC,
Sunshine Committee, and received the Clinical Excellence Award in 2013. For the past several years, I have
enjoyed being more involved with OSUNO, meeting so many new people, and empowering other nurses to
become more engaged with OSUNO as well! When I’m not working, I love spending time with my two
daughters and husband. I enjoy traveling, reading and have recently been learning more and using essential
oils as part of a more holistic view to healthy living.
MICU/8 ICU
Jeremy Adkins RN, BSN, MICU
I have been an employee of The Ohio State University Medical Center for 18 years. I became a member of the
bargaining unit at OSUWMC upon completion of my RN in 2005. I completed the critical care internship in
2005 and began my nursing career in the SICU. I worked in the SICU for 7 years before transferring to the
MICU. I currently work in the MICU as a Staff Nurse. For the past 3 years I have been a member of the Board
of Directors representing the MICU/8 ICU.
Med-Surg/Float Pool-James
Angela Samczak RN, 15 E James Acute Leukemia Unit
I began my career at The James Cancer Hospital in 1992. I have been actively involved with the
OSUNO many of those years as a unit representative, member of the negotiation team and past
treasurer. Working as a bedside nurse, I am in touch with the current issues that we deal with on
a daily basis. If
elected as the MedSurg/Float Pool -James Representative I will continue to advocate for a safe and professional
nursing practice for our nurses.
Clinic Sites
Linda Ann Hawkey RN, Wound/Hyperbaric Clinic
Practicing nurse for 28 years.
Past Nursing experience:
2 years charge nurse at Mennonite Memorial Nursing Home Bluffton, Ohio
2 years ADO at Mennonite Memorial Nursing Home Bluffton, Ohio
1 year DON at Otterbein Nursing Home of Leipsic, Ohio
1 year Home Health and Hospice Case Manager
3 years Nurse Manager for Total Wound/Hyperbaric Clinic at Lima Memorial Hospital
Started up the department
Hired all staff
Department was profitable each month
Positive patient surveys
9 years Staff nurse orthopedics at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay, Ohio
Preceptor for our department for 7 years
Clinical Latter Three Nurse
Cross Trained to ICU, CCU, Oncology Unit, Psychiatric Unit, OBGYN
and Emergency Medicine
10 years OSUMC in the Wound/Hyperbaric Department
Helped develop and get approved a Call Policy for our department
Member of the Magnet Committee for 3 years
Case Managed Inmate WoundClinic for 3 years
Department representative for Campus Campaign for several years
Safety Director in department for 7 years
Certified in Hyperbaric Medicine for 8 years.
SICU
John Lane, RN, SICU
Open positions:
Peri-Op Ross
NICU/L&D/Women & Infants
Dodd 2,3,4
Med Surg-UH