President elect candidates

The 2002-2003 AAACN Nominating Committee presents the candidates for the 2002 elections. AAACN members will be asked to vote for one person for President-Elect and one person for the Nominating Committee. Ballots will be mailed in November.

Catherine J. Futch, MN, RN, CNAA, CHE, CHC

Regional Compliance Officer

Kaiser Permanente: Georgia Region

Nine Piedmont Center

3495 Piedmont Road NE

Atlanta, GA 30305-1736

Phone: (404) 364-4707

E-mail: Catherine.futch@kp.org

It is a privilege for me to be considered for election to the office of AAACN president-- elect. If elected, I bring to this position my past experiences as President, Georgia League for Nursing; and President, Board of Directors, Parent to Parent of Georgia, Inc. I have also had the opportunity to serve on a variety of professional and state boards in addition to my tenure as a member of the Board of Directors of AAACN. Each of these experiences has allowed me to develop the skills necessary to serve as an effective board member and as an effective leader.

I have been actively involved in AAACN for more than 6 years. During that time, I've invested my energies in making meaningful contributions to the continued growth and development of AAACN as the premier organization for ambulatory care nurses. Whether helping to plan annual meetings, finding sponsors for speakers, writing articles for Viewpoint, revising policies and procedures, or serving in my role as a member of the Board of Directors...I have been surrounded by individuals committed to their profession and to the growth of ambulatory care nursing

I seek the office of president-elect in order to continue and further my involvement in AAACN. If elected I would focus my energies on continuing to meet and exceed the goals of AAACN, expanding our membership, and achieving our vision of being a vibrant organization focused on meeting the professional and educational needs of its membership.

Practice Setting: Health Maintenance Organization

AAACN member since 1995.

AAACN Activities: Member, AAACN Board of Directors, March 2000-present; Co-Chair, Program Planning Committee, 1998-2000; Co-Chair, Workforce Planning SIG, 1995-1997.

Nancy Kowal, MS, RN,C, NP

Nurse Manager - Pain Consultant

Umass Memorial Medical Center

Worcester, MA

Work: (508) 856-3414

E-mail: nancy.kowal@banyan. ummed.edu

The challenge of health care in the ambulatory care setting is exciting, professionally innovative, and creative for all professionals involved. In the new context defined as ambulatory, each member must be fast, fluid, and flexible moving toward quality patient outcomes.

As a member of AAACN since 1988, I have participated in membership, research, and clinical redesign. Over the years my annual meeting sessions have included one-stop-shopping designs, pain management, JCAHO, and the nurse practitioner role as an entrepreneur. As Immediate Past President of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses (ASPMN), I understand the value of leadership especially in times of great change. Some of the projects I was involved in included activating the JACHO pain standards, core curriculum development for ASPMN and AAACN, writing a research chapter for pain management nurses and development/publication of a pain management nursing journal. As a past recipient of the AAACN clinical "Excellence Award," I feel a sense of enthusiasm for the future of the organization and wish to participate in its continual evolution. Key future issues include:

* National leadership representation of ambulatory care * Professional practice standards for staffing, physical models, and process evaluation of health care outcomes and the impact of the ambulatory RN in a cost-- contained environment

* Innovative educational presentations

* Visions for the future move the excellence forward, building blocks from the past creates a strong foundation, I am honored to be a candidate for president-elect of AAACN.

Practice Setting: University Group Practice.

AAACN member since 1988.

AAACN offices and committee work: Research committee, 1990-1992; Membership, Massachusetts State Representative, 1995-2001; author, multiple articles in Nursing Economic$ and Viewpoint; multiple presentations/posters in the annual meeting forum.

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