Board of Directors, 2018-2019
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Alyssa Williams, President
contactvnsa@gmail.com Hello Virginia Nursing Students! My name is Alyssa Williams and I am humbled to serve as your president of VNSA for 2018-2019. I am a rising senior at James Madison University. I would like to positively impact nursing students across Virginia in their professional journey through school. My goals for this year include increasing attendance at our annual state convention in February- it is an excellent platform to network and a great professional development opportunity. I would like to equip more nursing students with resources and information that can enhance their careers through my blast emails. It is important to me that VNSA assists our local chapters, specifically with their community outreach and breakthrough to nursing endeavors- these are direct outlets for nursing students to have an impact on the profession of nursing and those that we serve. It is my honor to serve along side my fellow board members this upcoming year. Please reach out to me with any comments, questions or concerns. |
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Tara Phelan, 1st Vice President
contactvnsa@gmail.com Hi Virginia! I am so excited to serve as the First Vice President of VNSA this year. I am a senior BSN student at James Madison University. This year I will be planning the Annual VNSA State Convention. I am hoping to highlight different specialties of nursing through speakers, nursing organizations, and nursing associations representing areas such as oncology, rheumatology, nephrology, etc. I would also love to get more students and schools involved with VNSA and want to reach out to encourage more attendance at Convention. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me. I look forward to working with you all and seeing you at VNSA Convention! |
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Lindsay Perkins, 2nd Vice President
contactvnsa@gmail.com Hey There VA! My name is Lindsay Perkins and I have the honor and privilege to serve as your 2nd Vice President. I am a senior nursing student with a chronic illness minor at James Madison University. I will be in charge of reviewing the bylaws; if you have any changes you would like to make please reach out to me. If your school wishes to start a chapter, please let me know I can send you information on how to get started. One of my goals this year is to increase Virginia’s constituency and I need your help! Let’s increase our numbers Virginia! |
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Savanna Miller, Secretary
contactvnsa@gmail.com Hello everyone! I am pleased to serve as your Secretary for the 2018-2019 year! I am a senior nursing student at Radford University. Along with being the Secretary of the VNSA, I am the Vice President of the Radford University Student Nurses Organization, a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, and have served as a delegate at the last two annual VNSA conventions. My position consists of making the agenda for monthly meetings, typing meeting minutes, sending minutes to the National Student Nurses Association, and keeping up with past and present files of the VNSA. My goals for this year are to help our chapter stay organized, facilitate communication between Nationals, assist our chapter in becoming involved with the Virginia Nurses Association, and help with recruitment efforts and planning the annual convention. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me! |
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Courtney Covert, Treasurer
contactvnsa@gmail.com Hello Virginia!! My name is Courtney Covert, and I am serving as the VNSA Treasurer. I am a nursing student at James Madison University, and I will graduate in the spring of 2019. I formerly served as fundraising co-chair for the local chapter at JMU, and I have been a member of JMU NSA since my freshmen year. My goals as treasurer are to cut back expenses and to make sure our money is being put towards areas that are the most beneficial to our members. Thank you for electing me your VNSA treasurer, and I am super excited to serve on the board of directors this upcoming year. |
Breyauna Jones, Breakthrough to Nursing Director
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Julie Roberts, Nominations and Elections Chairperson
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Hello to all! My name is Julie Roberts and I am a 2nd year nursing student at Dabney S Lancaster Community College. I am a proud mother of 3 daughters and my husband and I have been been together for 12 years. I have known since I was 5 years old that i wanted to be a nurse. I put my education on hold to start my family but at 30 years old I entered college for the first time. I hope to be an inspiration to not only my daughters but perhaps to someone else and show them that it's never too late to pursue your dreams. I am currently the NSA president for the DSLCC chapter and am excited for my role as Nominations and Elections Chair with the VNSA. I look forward to the challanges and fun that being a board member brings. I hope that you will reach out to me with suggestions or comments and help make this a tremendous year!
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Hello to all! My name is Julie Roberts and I am a 2nd year nursing student at Dabney S Lancaster Community College. I am a proud mother of 3 daughters and my husband and I have been been together for 12 years. I have known since I was 5 years old that i wanted to be a nurse. I put my education on hold to start my family but at 30 years old I entered college for the first time. I hope to be an inspiration to not only my daughters but perhaps to someone else and show them that it's never too late to pursue your dreams. I am currently the NSA president for the DSLCC chapter and am excited for my role as Nominations and Elections Chair with the VNSA. I look forward to the challanges and fun that being a board member brings. I hope that you will reach out to me with suggestions or comments and help make this a tremendous year!
Elle Del Gallo, Policy Initiatives Director
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Hi Virginia nursing students! I am a rising senior nursing student at James Madison University, and I am the Policy Initiatives Director of 2018-2019 VNSA Board of Directors. I hope to work on a few different resolutions at both the state and national levels! I also hope to encourage nursing students to be active and engaged citizens, and informed voters. If you are curious about the process of writing a resolution or working with me and your Board in writing one, please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or interest! In addition to these projects, I am also working to find good breakout session presenters and exhibitors, so if you have any ideas or suggestions please let me know. I am excited to serve you this year, and I look forward to hearing from you!
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Hi Virginia nursing students! I am a rising senior nursing student at James Madison University, and I am the Policy Initiatives Director of 2018-2019 VNSA Board of Directors. I hope to work on a few different resolutions at both the state and national levels! I also hope to encourage nursing students to be active and engaged citizens, and informed voters. If you are curious about the process of writing a resolution or working with me and your Board in writing one, please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or interest! In addition to these projects, I am also working to find good breakout session presenters and exhibitors, so if you have any ideas or suggestions please let me know. I am excited to serve you this year, and I look forward to hearing from you!
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Janice Guinn, Torch Editor
contactvnsa@gmail.com Hello Virginia Nursing Students! My name is Janice Guinn and I am rising fourth year at the University of Virginia. This year I will be serving as your Torch Editor. As Torch Editor, I hope to bring awareness to different policy issues, emphasize the successes of local chapters, and share the most recent advancements in nursing care. If you are interested in writing an article for the journal or want to have something written in the journal please feel free to reach out to me. I am looking forward to hearing from you guys and meeting many of you this year! |
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Alexis Scott, Director at Large
contactvnsa@gmail.com Hello nursing students of Virginia! My name is Lexi and I am honored to serve as the Director-At-Large for VNSA this year! I am currently a junior nursing student at James Madison University. This year I am really hoping to expand on the schools in Virginia that are involved in VNSA so that next year we can add more diversity to the board of directors. I will also be helping to plan the annual VNSA state convention and am hoping to add more breakout sessions about specialties relating to trauma such as emergency nursing, military nursing, flight nursing, etc. If your nursing program would like to become involved in VNSA, please do not hesitate to reach out to me! I look forward to seeing you all at the next VNSA annual state convention! |
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Lauren Atkins, Historian
contactvnsa@gmail.com Hello Virginia Nursing Students! My name is Lauren Atkins and I am so grateful to serve you all as Historian for the 2018-2019 year. I am a rising senior at Longwood University’s BSN program. I am also currently on my schools Student Nursing Association (SNA) executive board as Vice President of Service. There are many goals that I have for my position. I would like to keep a current scrapbook of all activities that VNSA participates in to show at our 2019 state wide convention. However, this year my main goal in the position is to contact all Virginia SNA chapters to ask for pictures and descriptions of events they participate in, fundraise for, or host. This way all chapters can be equally showcased in a scrapbook that will be online that they can share with their school’s programs and local Student Nursing Association chapters. Thank you for electing me to be your VNSA historian. I am honored and excited to serve on the board of directors and help to grow our organization as much as possible! If you have any pictures, posters, or anything that you would like to share with me please email them to me and I will add them in. |
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Lindsey Parker, Director of Public Relations
contactvnsa@gmail.com Hi Virginia Nursing Students! I am Lindsey Parker and I am a nursing student at James Madison University! I have been involved as an executive member of the JMU NSA board for two years, so I am excited for the opportunity to further develop my leadership skills and professionalism on the state level. As Director of Public Relations, I am in charge of updating our social media accounts and this website! My goal for the upcoming year is to reach out and share information with more constituents across Virginia. I also know that NSA is an outlet for acts of service and community involvement, so I would love to portray the awesome projects that your local NSA completes throughout the year. Please help me better serve you by following our social media pages @vnsapr and emailing NSA-involved pictures to my email vnsapr@gmail.com. See you at convention! |
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Sara Kendle, Graduate Consultant
contactvnsa@gmail.com Hi, Virginia! My name is Sara Kendle and I am a recent graduate of Longwood University’s nursing program and I am currently working on a surgical and orthopedic unit. This is my second term on the Board of Directors. Last year I had the pleasure of serving as VNSA's Director of Public Relations. This year I am serving as a Graduate Consultant. In this position I am able to assist and guide the current Board with anything related to VNSA. I look forward to seeing you all at the convention early next year! |
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Sandra Annan, Faculty Advisor
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