2025-2026 NSNA SLATE OF CANDIDATES
The NSNA Nominating and Elections Committee( NEC) is pleased to announce the 2025-2026 Slate of Candidates for Board of Directors and Nominating and Elections Committee. Delegates will vote for the candidates at the 73rd NSNA Annual Convention, April 9-13, 2025.
POSITION
President
Vice President
Secretary / Treasurer
Imprint ® Editor
CANDIDATES
Stephen Douglass Louisiana State University Health and Science Center School of Nursing, New Orleans, LA
VACANT
Shane Joseph Baylor University, Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Dallas, TX
Lauren Tickner California State University Channel Islands, Nursing Program, Camarillo, CA
Nicole Spaziani St. Luke’ s School of Nursing, Bethlehem, PA
Breakthrough to Nursing ® Director
Courtney McClure Uche Georgia Gwinnett College, School of Health Sciences, Lawrenceville, GA
Directors: Delegates vote for all directors. The purpose of having north, south, east and west election areas is to ensure that there is representation across the USA. Note that once elected, all directors represent the entire USA, and not the election area they are from. Each Director will be assigned to chair a Board committee after they are elected.
DIRECTOR
Northern Election Area
Southern Election Area
Eastern Election Area
CANDIDATES
VACANT
Avery Rogers( WITHDRAWN) The University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Nursing, Jackson, MS
Kyla Mesa Georgia Gwinnett College, School of Health Sciences, Lawrenceville, GA
Grace Fawcett The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Western Election Area
Shermaine Lambkin United Nursing College, Murrieta, CA
Nominating and Elections Committee: Candidates for the Nominating and Elections Committee( NEC) run against candidates from the same election area, but they are elected by the entire NSNA House of Delegates. The major responsibilities of the NEC are to seek out members to become candidates for national office and to choose the slate of candidates to be presented to the House of Delegates. For a complete description of the responsibilities of the NEC, see NSNA’ s Bylaws in Getting the Pieces to Fit.
Election Area
North
CANDIDATES
Austin Mahoney Fortis College, Columbus, OH
Teylor Wallace South Plains College, Levelland, TX
South
Marion Jones( WITHDRAWN) University of Central Florida College of Nursing, Orlando, FL
Lorena Gutierrez Lamar University JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing, Beaumont, TX
East
West
VACANT VACANT
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