COUNCIL OF STATE
PRESIDENTS
By: Shawn Guerette, Thomas Ward, Katie Kemp, and Sarah Trandel
ICEBREAKER RULES
 Each of you will be given a pack of M&M’s.
 Open your pack of M&M’s and pick 3 colors to set aside.
 You are free to eat your M&M’s, but don’t eat the 3 you set aside
M&M COLORS
 Give your name, the state you are from, and answers to the 3 colors you have
chosen.
 Red – Most Embarrassing or Memorable Moment
 Orange – Goals
 Yellow – Hobbies
 Green – Achievements
 Blue – Most Exciting Place You Have Visited
 Brown – Strangest Food You Have Eaten
NSNA BOARD &
COMMITTEE UPDATES
 NSNA President: Ryan Bannan
 Convention: Adam Tebben
 Legislation/Education: Caroline Miller
 Imprint: Sabrina Lozier
 Bylaws and Policies: Tanya Davis
 Image of Nursing: Sabrina Lozier
 Global Initiatives in Nursing: Johanna
 Nominating & Elections: Kaitlin Lovato,
Bridges
Chair, Nominating and Elections Committee
 Breakthrough to Nursing: Jae Lim
 Resolutions: Susan Hansen, Chair,
 Community Health/Disaster Preparedness: Resolutions Committee
Megan Goodman
 Administrative Update: Cathy Ramos,
 Membership: Caroline Miller
Membership Staff Specialist
 Financial Update: Kelly Bell
INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR THE
COSP PLANNING COMMITTEE?
 The COSP Planning Committee is composed of 4 State Presidents. One from each region of
North, South, East, and West.
 At Annual Convention 4 representatives are elected, and 1 is elected as COSP Chair. At Mid-Year
Convention 3 representatives are elected from the regions not taken by the COSP Chair.
 The COSP Chair serves a 1 year term, while the COSP representatives serve a 6 month term.
 Eligibility Requirements are as follows: you must be a state President or President-elect, be the state
President for at least ¾ of your term on COSP, if a member of the COSP Planning Committee is no
longer able to fulfill their duties as state President, they lose their eligibility to serve on the COSP
Committee
 If you have any questions about running for the COSP Planning Committee feel free to talk to us
during the break!
COSP PLANNING
COMMITTEE CANDIDATES
 Nick Greathouse – Arizona - West
 Shawn Palmer – California - West
 Kellyanne Quinn – Colorado - West
 Allison Scully – Maine – East
 Chandler Cracraft – Missouri – North
ELECTION AREAS
 North – Nebraska, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Kentucky, Minnesota,
South Dakota, Virgin Islands, Kansas, North Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa
 South – Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Puerto Rico,
Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Louisiana,
 East – Maryland, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, West Virginia, New York,
Massachusetts, Maine, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut,
DC, and Vermont
 West – California, Guam, Alaska, Utah, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon,
Arizona, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and Hawaii
SHARING CIRCLES
Increasing Membership
Strategies to Mediate
Transitions/Communication
Convention Planning/Fundraising
WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT
EXCHANGE RULES
 On the first turn, person #1 chooses a gift, opens it,
everyone.
and it is admired by all ... you hope! On the second turn,
 3. - A gift cannot be stolen more than once in a turn.
person #2 gets the choice of "stealing" any unwrapped gift  4. - The third "owner" of a gift gets to keep it - it is
(#1's) or choosing a wrapped one. On the third turn,
unavailable to be stolen again.
person #3 gets the choice of "stealing" any unwrapped gift
(#1's or #2's) or choosing a wrapped one. Game continues
based on the following:
 1. - If a gift is stolen from you, you can steal a gift
 At the end of the last turn, the first person (who had
no choice at the beginning) can choose to put back his or
her gift and steal any gift that is still available - see #4
above. Then the gift "exchange" is started again (see #3 and
from someone else (see #3 and #4 below), or open a new #4 above) and ended when someone either chooses or is
one.
forced to take the gift given up by person #1.
 2. - Turns proceed until everyone has a gift. A turn is
ended when a gift is opened and (hopefully) admired by
SHARING CIRCLES
Sharing of Accomplishments
COSP Planning Committee Election
INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR THE
COSP PLANNING COMMITTEE?
 The COSP Planning Committee is composed of 4 State Presidents. One from each
region of North, South, East, and West.
 At Annual Convention 4 representatives are elected, and 1 is elected COSP Chair. At
Mid-Year Convention 3 representatives are elected.
 The COSP Chair serves a 1 year term, while the COSP representatives serve a 6
month term.
 Eligibility Requirements are as follows: must be a state President or President-elect,
must be the state President for at least ¾ of their term on COSP, if a member of the
COSP Planning Committee is no longer able to fulfill their duties as state President then
they lose their eligibility to serve on the COSP Committee
COSP PLANNING
COMMITTEE ELECTION
 Each candidate must be nominated by their election area of North, South, East,
and West.
 Each state President is allotted 1 vote from within their election area, state
President-Elects are not eligible to vote.
 State Presidents and the NSNA Board of Directors are allotted 1 vote for the
COSP Chair position
 Voting will take place by Secret Ballot
 The current COSP Planning Committee aids in the voting process while the
tellers from the Nominations and Elections Committee Count the ballots.