A native of Missouri , Williams earned an Associate of Science in Nursing from St . Louis Community College , St . Louis , MO , and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Missouri , St . Louis , MO . She earned a Master ’ s of Science in Nursing focusing on Health Systems Management from the University of Virginia , Charlottesville , VA . She completed a Doctor of Education in Interdisciplinary Leadership at Creighton University , Omaha , NE . Williams is completing a Master ’ s in Business Administration at Webster University , St . Louis , MO .
Tuft & Associates , Chicago , IL , was engaged as the search firm for the NSNA Executive Director position . Pam Thompson , MS , RN , CENP , FAAN , Chief Executive Officer Emeritus of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership ( AONL ) chaired the search committee .
NSNA and ecoAmerica
NSNA welcomed the ecoAmerica Climate for Health program to the NSNA Annual Convention in Nashville to share resources and education on how climate change affects health as well as the actions that nurses can take to protect health through climate action . These resources are available to all NSNA members ! The Climate for Health Ambassador Training is a self-paced online training . Sign up here : https :// ecoamerica . litmos . com / self-signup / Use the code ANHECfHAmbassador22 to access this free training that is accredited for 3 units of CE . Also , the ClimateRx badge is a new tool to help health professionals engage patients & colleagues on the health impacts of climate change in a non-interruptive , non-confrontational way . Sign-up for a free badge here : www . climaterx . org / Register
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