GREETINGS FROM YOUR 2023-2024 ELECTED OFFICIALS
Above : Board of Directors Back row , L to R : Cody Mitchell , DeLaney Sanders , Trey Harpole , Julie Chan , Flynn Almirol , Ryan Fox Front row , L to R : Bernesha Pope , Lauren Lodico , Kayla Honeysett , MacKenzie Simmons
Board of Directors Lauren Lodico President Molloy University Rockville Centre , NY president @ nsnainc . org
Greetings , NSNA Members ! I hope you all are doing well . I am a rising senior year student and expect to graduate in May 2024 with my BSN degree and minors in forensic studies and writing . I aspire to be a future labor and delivery nurse with hopes to further my education to become a family nurse practitioner and earn my PhD , so I can have the pleasure of teaching future nursing students and conducting my own research . I have been involved in leadership roles since I started nursing school in the Molloy Nursing Student Association , beginning as the Co-Communications Director ( 2021-2022 ) and continuing as the Co-Vice President for the past two terms . I was also involved in the Nursing Students ’ Association of New York State ( NSANYS ), first as the MidHudson Regional Director ( 2021-2022 ), then as Treasurer ( 2022-2023 ), and finally as NSANYS President before my election as NSNA President .
As reflected in my leadership experiences , I hope to better the nursing profession and all NSNA . I am always putting my best foot forward to make the world a better place . Therefore , I am extremely humbled and excited to be the NSNA president and to bring forth the changes that nursing students would like to see in the world . I hope that I can also serve as a bridge between NSNA and nursing schools so that we can increase membership and involvement .
My goals include increased communication as evidenced by my creation of an NSNA president blog where I will share ideas , thoughts , holistic methods , and words of encouragement with fellow students . Additionally , I am working closely with MacKenzie Simmons , our Imprint Editor to be sure NSNA is active on social media platforms . Collectively , the Board is working on improving the awareness of NSNA and increasing involvement from beginning nursing students , educating them on the importance of being a member of this one-of-a-kind organization .
This past June , I represented NSNA at the American Nurses Association Membership Assembly and brought greetings on behalf of NSNA . It was such an honor to represent NSNA and be able to network with nurses to promote NSNA and our core values . Shortly after , I was blessed to attend the 29th International Council of Nurses Congress in Montreal , Canada . This wonderful conference highlighted the similar and different struggles of nurses across the entire world . It also gave students the opportunity to meet during the Student Assembly and to network and learn from each other .
I look forward to serving you all to the best of my ability . Please let me know if there ’ s anything that NSNA can do for you or for your schools . NSNA is here for you always and we hope you use it as a resource in preparing for your nursing career . I look forward to meeting you all at the NSNA MidYear Conference in San Diego , CA , November 2-5 , 2023 and the Annual Convention in Orlando , FL , in April 2024 ! n
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