The Wyoming Nurses Association (WNA) membership will be electing two positions to the WNA Board of Directors (Vice President and Secretary).
All active, current dues paying members will receive details the week of August 24th on how to access their electronic ballot. Elections will occur through until 5:00 pm on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. Election results will be announced during the WNA Annual meeting on Friday, September 25, 2015 in Casper, Wyoming.
Vice President Candidates (Vote for One)
Suzey J. Delger
Casper, District 2 Member
Director of Nursing, Eastern Wyoming College-Douglas Campus
Consent to Serve Form
Delger’s Position Statement:
I am submitting my consent to serve in the capacity of Vice-President as I have always believed in active participation in my professional organization since graduating 40 years ago from the University of Wyoming. I have been a member of WNA/ANA in the past from 1975-1995. I then became a member of the Wyoming School Nurse Association/National Association of School Nurses (WSNA/NASN) and was active in that organization from 1995-2014. I held several leadership positions while a member of the WSNA/NASN organization including President, Treasurer, Education Chair, and National Director. I have recently re-joined WNA/ANA and have been a member for nearly one year now and am thrilled to be part of this organization.
I believe that the major issues before the association include committing to the strategic plan that has been recently adopted by the organization. As the unified voice for Wyoming nurses we must come up with a mechanism to recruit the rural nurses to our organization and demonstrate what the advantages are for becoming a member of this special group that can help them in their day to day practice. As advocates we must continue to support our fellow 17,000 neighbors and potential patients in securing some type of affordable health care. We need to continue to fully support the nursing student that can become a change agents in the state through the Student Nurse Association and then encourage membership in WNA/ANA. Continued support of the WNLI opportunity is also important to grow our own leaders.
Tammy Krell
Kemmerer, District 17 Member
Consent to Serve Form
Krell’s Position Statement:
Hello. My name is Tammy Krell, and I am your current Wyoming Nursing Association Vice President. I have over 21 years of nursing experience, with over 10 years of those years in leadership and management. I have a broad background of experience in nursing practice. I have worked in settings ranging from nursing homes, clinics, ER, Hospitals, ED, Acute Care, ICU, OR, OB, PEDS and Education both in the hospital and higher education. I have held the positions of Clinical Supervisor, Director of Nursing, and Program Coordinator all with leadership, organization and prioritizing responsibilities. I have also sat on many committees and boards. One of the boards I sat on was my local hospital board for four years, soon after becoming elected to the board I became board chair.
I currently hold a Masters in Nursing and feel that continuing education is a never ending adventure for nursing. I am a great listener and believe that every nurse should be heard no matter what their background is or what experience level they may have. I have learned many things from both experienced nurses and newly graduated nurses; every voice counts, even yours. I am a strong advocate for nursing and nurses. I would really appreciate your support for Vice President this election.
Secretary Candidate (Vote for One)
Susan M. Howard
Gillette, District 10 Member
Sr. Professional Development Specialist
Campbell County Memorial Hospital
Consent to Serve Form
Howard’s Position Statement:
I have been involved with WNA on the District and State level for many years. I believe my past experience as President and as Treasurer will help me work with the board. This past year I had the opportunity to serve on an ANA Practice Committee, and network with 40 outstanding nurse leaders around the country. Every opportunity to work with and for Nurses makes me increasingly “pro-nurse” and more motivated to be actively involved in WNA. Our CMA (State) organization is outstanding. We have one of the best – although- smallest- state nurses associations in ANA. One of the reasons for this success is that our board has a clear vision and strong leaders.
In my term as WNA President I learned the importance of good communication within the board and to the membership. Our Executive Director (ED), Tobi Lyon, is a tremendous resource for the board. The Secretary works with the ED to document board activity and to disseminate information to the general membership. In the upcoming year WNA is restructuring into a “region versus District model. This will involve by laws changes and many decisions about structure and function within WNA. The way these changes are implemented will require a great deal of communication within the board and with the members.
Wyoming Nurses is also looking at compact licensure and safe staffing issues. Both of these issues will involve a great deal of work by the board…the meetings will be very interesting! These board activities will be documented by the Secretary and that information shared with the general WNA membership.
The quality of the communication within any organization is what allows that group to accomplish its goals. I would be honored to serve as the Secretary for WNA for the next 2 years.