NSANYS 2013-14 Executive Board & Board of Directors
December Meeting Agenda
Saturday December 21, 2013, 12pm
Hunter College-Brookdale Campus, Room TBD
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Call to Order/Roll Call:
Old Business
o Vote on approval of November Minutes
New Business
o President’s Report
 NSNA National Convention-Who is going/not going, booking rooms
o Treasurer’s Report:
 Reimbursements
o Directors Report
 Communications: Join Nurses Lounge
 Membership
 Regional Directors: Email blast progress?
 Capital Area
 Genesee
 Long Island
 Metropolitan
 Mid-Hudson
 Northern
 Western
o Committee Directors Report:
 Breakthrough to Nursing
 Community Health: Update on food bank, National Day of Service,
Mental Health Project
 Convention Committee: Speakers, Key Note, Break Out Sessions,
Resume Panel, Exhibitors, supplies
 Resolutions/Legislative: Are we reaching out to schools to write?
 Nominations and Elections: Plan on how to get candidate to run for
next board
 STAT Newsletter: Fall issue for convention, spring issue plans
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Objectives for Next Meeting
o STAT Newsletter
o Convention
Next Meetings:
o January Meeting: Date TBD, Location TBD
Adjournment
Addendum to the Agenda:
Old News: None
Presidential Report:
NSNA National Convention: Vanessa and Giselle need to know who is going and who is
not going to Nashville by January 13, 2014. Giselle C. wants to book rooms as soon as
possible before they sell out. We will book 4 directors to a room- get ready to cuddle!!
Hotel rates are at 189/night (5 night stay estimated at 1321.94). Will look for less
expensive accommodations if possible. NSANYS by laws does not include RD travel to
Convention. But in order to include them, Giselle and Vanessa will review the budget
with the Advisors. Please be advised that we may have to remove Food reimbursement
d/t high cost of hotel and flight.
Convention will take place Wednesday April 9th to April 13th. Giselle C. would like
everyone to fly in on the 8th and possibly leave Saturday April 12th. April 13th is a
Holiday, and flights would be much more expensive. Giselle C. may have to fly in on the
7th in order to meet with NSNA Susan Wong, and COSP planning committee.
Treasurers U, and Resolutions Planning are also scheduled for the 8th. Resolutions
authors, and Treasurer-elect are welcome to fly down on the 7th as well. See the
attached tentative schedule posted by NSNA.
Communications:
Nurses Lounge: JOIN! http://community.nurseslounge.com/join/nsanys
Convention:
Speakers:
Key Note: Linda Bulone, RN, OCN, CCRC
Break out sessions:
1. Michael Greco, PhD(c), DNP, CRNA Former NSANYS President, Current CRNA
at Mt Sinai EP lab
2. Lorie Goshin, PhD: Pediatric and Family Nurse specializing in incarcerated
patients
3. P. Klein Nurse Administrator at Queens Extended Care Facility
4. Marilyn Johnston RN, MSN, FNP: NYU NP Bone Marrow and Stem Cell
Transplant
5. Ariel (Last name?): NYU Langhorne Neuro OR RN- Kristen Ricci
6. School Nurse- Kates Aunt
7. Mona Stecker, PhD Doctorate in Neuroscience; Special Projects Manager
Department of Patient Safety, Quality and Innovation Winthrop Hospital
8. ER Nurse- Alisa to follow up with info
9. Dr. Helen Ballestas- NP Internal Med
Resume Panel:
1. Melissa Marrero RN-BC- VNSNY (Former NSANYS Nom & Elec)
2. Daniel Kearney Director of Human Resources & Corporate Compliance
Long Island Eastern Hospital
3. Madelyn Frank-Cooper, RN, MSN, CNL: Director of Nurse Recruitment
NSLIJ Forest Hills
4. Mary Ann Radioli, RN, MA Director of Nurse Recruitment Radioli, RN, MA
5. Wayne Christie, MSN, RN, NE-BC Director of Nurse Recruitment and
Retention New York Methodist Hospital
6. NYP- Alisa and Kate to f/u
Exhibitors:
1. Hurst Review Services: Prime Exhibitor
2. CUNY SPS: Prime Exhibitor
3. Roberts Wesleyen: Prime Exhibitor
4. Feuer Nursing Review: Prime Exhibitor
5. UPitt Nursing School: Exhibitor
6. Walden: Exhibitor
7. Kaplan: Pending Payment
8. ICAN: Pending Payment
9. Pace University RN to BSN program: Pending Payment
10. Air Force- Pending
11. Nurses Lounge- Pending
To do:
Order supplies: name tags, ribbons, and convention bags?
More NSANYS shirts, mugs, etc to use to findraise?
Posters on foam boards?
More Raffle Items?
Regional Directors: Updates on Email blast progress and previously mentioned school
visits (Pace, NYU, Swedish Institute, and Buffalo).
Resolutions committee: Updates? Are we reaching out to local schools to submit
Resolutions of their own? Due date approaching.
Community Health: Update on Food Bank, National Day of Service Ideas, and
Christina Ramasami's Mental Health project.
STAT Newsletter: Fall Issue- Print version for convention? Spring Issue Plans
Nominations and Elections: N&E Committee need to come up with plan on how to
find candidates to run for 2014-2015 Board of Directors. Candidates to be voted in at
the State Convention. N&E Director and committee encouraged to create a flyer and
email message to be sent out by RDs and in NSNA Email blast. We also need the flyer
and a short description to be posted on FB, Nurse lounge, and Website. Current board
can help by making announcements in their own schools next semester or on their
school FB page.
Priority to fill the following positions: President, 1st Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary,
Communications Director, STAT Editor, Community Health, and Break through to
Nursing. NSANYS Board applications will need to be updated.
Any non-graduating NSANYS Board members are welcomed to run again!!
To be discussed in January: Proposal to condense size of board. If approved by the
board, changes must be made the NSANYS bylaws for Convention. Position to be
considered for removal: 2nd Vice President. Positions to be considered for removal or
combined somehow: Legislative Director, Membership Director, and Nominations &
Elections Director. We will also like to consider reducing the number of RDs from 7 to
4-5. Suggestions and Feedback welcomed!