Board of Nursing's Pat Noble and Senator Hollinger to open 105th MNA Convention

Maryland Nurse, August, 2008

Maryland nurses will have an opportunity to hear the new Executive Director of the Maryland Board of Nursing, Pat Noble, MS, RN, as she opens the first day of the 105th MNA Convention on Thursday, October 16 in Linthicum. Former Senator Paula Hollinger, now working on the nursing shortage for the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMD) will open on Friday, October 17. There is a special session for nursing students on Thursday afternoon. Convention attendees will earn contact hours for each session. More information and registration materials are in this issue of The Maryland Nurse.

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Marylanders at ANA Lobby Day in June participated in an orientation session, followed by visits to their representatives in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Graham Bannerman (Columbia Union College-CUC Student), Jessica Suh (Legislative Representative for MANS), Brenda Afzal (District Board), Gewreka Nobles (MANS advisor), Ronnalee Netteberg (CUC faculty), Mary Pat Howard (Dist. 2 President), Hershaw Davis (MANS President), Rosemary Mortimer (MNA President), and David Johnson (CUC student). Photo by Nayna Philipsen, MNA Legislative Chair