Run for WVNA Office - Call for Nominations!

 

Run for Office with WVNA! 

The deadline has been extended a few more days.  The West Virginia Nurses Association will be electing new officers to its board of directors in the fall of 2024. The positions that are open are; President- Elect, Treasurer, Voting Delegate to the ANA Membership Assembly, Early Career Nurse and committee positions on the WVNA Nominations and Awards Committee. Those interested in running for these positions should submit a letter of intent, a current CV, a biography, and a photo.  Applicants must be a full member in good standing of both WVNA and ANA.  

Information is due to WVNA by August 16 , 2024 at 5pm and nominee information will be published in the West Virginia Nurse E-News.

Functions of Officers:
President Elect:  The president-elect shall assume all the duties of the president in the president’s absence and shall serve as a board liaison for committee chairs, shall be a member of both the Health Policy and Legislation Committee and WVN-PAC.
 
Treasurer:  The treasurer shall be the chair of the Finance Committee, shall be accountable for the fiscal affairs of WVNA and shall provide reports and interpretation of WVNA’s financial condition and will present at the annual meeting of the Membership Assembly, and the quarterly Board of Directors meetings.
 
Voting Delegate:  The Voting Delegate to the ANA Membership Assembly, shall represent WVNA at the ANA Membership Assembly meeting.
 
Early Career Nurse: The Early Career Nurse, who has earned initial licensure as a registered nurse no longer than four years prior to his or her election, to serve a term of two years as a voting Director member of the Board and as Chair of the Membership Committee. 

Nominations and Awards Committee:  Two Committee members shall be elected to implement and oversee that the policies and procedures set forth by the WVNA Board of Directors and adopted by the Membership Assembly for conducting valid elections are followed and to implement the policies and procedures set forth by the WVNA Board of Directors for bestowing awards.

Please send your:

• Letter of intent,
• CV or resume,
• Biography
• Photo
• WVNA Conflict of Interest - Signed (attached below)
• WVNA Social Media Policy - Signed (attached below)

Email to Julie@wvnurses.org or to Juliehuron@me.com

Please use MS Word for submission and send photos as a separate jpg or png file.

WVNA Conflicts of Interest Statement (sign and scan / email back)

WVNA Social Media board members (sign and scan / email back)