2022-2023 IANS Board

Executive Board of Directors
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President: Alyssa Nahnsen, BSN, RN
​Bio:
  • Alyssa is a senior nursing student completing her Bachelors in Nursing at the University of Iowa. She is originally from the Northwest Indiana region. She has served two terms on the IANS Board of Directors as the Legislation and Education Director where she worked to empower nursing students to use their voices to invoke change in nursing practice. Alyssa is the current president of IANS, and looks forward to leading and supporting her fellow board members and nursing students to grow in their positions and in the nursing field. She plans to work in critical care post graduation, and to go onto graduate school down the road. While she loves learning, balance is brought to her life with friendships and many hobbies. She's an avid rock climber and lover of the outdoors. When she isn't in the classroom or scaling mountains, you can find her snuggled up with her kitten, Azula, reading or crocheting.
      Duties of the President:
  • Preside at all meetings of the association, the Board of Directors, and the Executive Committee.
  • Appoint special committees with the approval of the Board of Directors.
  • Serve as ex-officio member of all committees, except the Nominations Committee
  • Represent IANS in a matter relating to the association and perform all other duties pertaining to the office.
Vice President: Hannah Rees, BSN, RN
​Bio:
  • Hannah is a senior at Grand View University. She is currently serving as the Vice President for IANS 2023-2024. She also is a critical care technician at Methodist Medical Center. Prior to school, she was a combat medic in the Iowa Army National Guard as well as a radio technician and still currently serving. She is excited to be home and continue her education and love for medicine! She currently plans on enrolling in a critical care internship rotation in Dallas, Texas. Following the completion of that she then plans to work in emergency medicine/ critical care and later become a flight nurse. 
Duties of the Vice President
  • Assume the duties of the President in the absence or disability of the President.
  • Assume the office of the President in case of a vacancy in the office.
  • Nominate three 3-4 members for the annual state convention planning committee.
  • Serve as chairperson of the planning committee for the annual state convention.
  • Be responsible for visiting and recommending to the Board of Directors the annual convention site.
  • Be responsible for all convention publicity including the convention program but excluding the convention edition of the IANS newsletter
  • Be responsible for selecting, arranging, and planning for speakers, educational sessions, entertainment, and convention registration and all other duties pertaining to the office in collaboration with Public Relations Director, Membership Director, and Nominations and Elections Director.
Secretary/Treasurer: Mayeli Jimenez-Gomez  
​Bio:
  • ​​Mayeli is a senior  at Grandview University. She is currently the treasurer for IANS 2023-2024. Upon graduation she will have two degrees, Nursing and Spanish. She currently is Chief Photographer for Viewfinder Magazine; her photos have won many competitions within the Iowa media world. She also works as a tutor for kids in kindergarten to ninth grade in all subjects. Additionally, Mayeli works as a CNA on a cardiac floor at MercyOne Medical Center Downtown Des Moines. Some interesting facts about her are that she grew up in Sioux City and was born in Mexico. She can buy her shoes in the kids' section due to her small feet. She loves spending time with family and friends.  Occasionally, she will take a solo road trip to some place.
Duties of  secretary/Treasurer
  • Act as custodian of organization funds and see an annual financial report
    and budget is prepared.
  • Oversee the signing and deposit of checks for monetary disbursements, in association with the Finance Committee, as bylaws provide.
  • Serve as chairperson of the Finance Committee when such a committee is established by the Board of Directors.
  • Perform all other duties assigned by the President​​
  • Keep in file a permanent record of all reports, papers, and documents submitted to him/her.
  • Sign documents with the President such as, organizational papers and documents that come into their executive and administrative spheres.​
  • Conduct general correspondence of the association as requested by the President and Board of Directors.
  • Submit annually the officially application for NSNA constituency status, which shall include the following areas of conformity for active and associate members: purpose and function, membership, dues, and representation.
  • Keep on file a register of all constituents and their constituents and their officers and the addresses of all schools with members in this organization for correspondence, roll call, and business procedures
  • Inform Board of Directors, consultants, and constituents as to the time and place of board meetings
  • Send to the headquarters of NSNA, Inc. the names and addresses of all officers and directors of their association immediately after the election.​
  • Inform Board of Directors, consultants, and constituents as to the time and place of board meetings
Nominations and Elections Director:  Camila Murillo
​Bio:
  • Camila is currently serving as the 2023-2024 IANS Nominations and Elections Director. She is from Des Moines Iowa and currently studies in Cedar Rapids Iowa at Mount Mercy University. At MMU, she is a junior majoring in Nursing with a minor in Psychology and plans to graduate in spring 2025. As well, she is the President of the Mount Mercy University Association of Nursing Students (MMUANS), the nursing club on campus. Camila is passionate about helping those around her and serving her community in any way shape or form. Camila works at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids in the Emergency Department. In her free time, Camila enjoys playing tennis, as well as spending time with family and friends, including her French Bulldog Minnie! Camila’s has a dream of becoming a NICU Nurse at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines and becoming a SANE nurse.
Duties of Nominations and Elections Director:
  • Serve as chairperson of the Nominations Committee.
  • Send registration packets with scholarship information to schools.
  • Develop a slate of candidates for position on the Board of Directors and Executive Offices.
  • Coordinate the application and selection process for state consultant.
Public Relations Director:  Blessing Gaye 
​Bio: Blessing Is a nursing student attending mercy college Of Health and Sciences, she plans ion graduating 2025 with her BSN. She is the current PR director for the 2023-2024 term of IANS. Originally from West Africa she grew up in Urbandale Iowa and has been passionate about charity and helping her community evolve, She is excited about the opportunity she has been giving and can’t wait to do her best!
​ Duties of Public Relations Director:
  • ​Publish the IANS newsletter at least three times per year.
  • Collect, edit, and write articles to be printed in the IANS newsletter.
  • Keep the website current with updates, scholarship, newsletters and information; and promptly submitting changes to the website developer.
  • Keep social media up to date with information of upcoming events and current news. 
Breakthrough to Nursing and Membership Director: Kamryn Ranucci
Bio:
  • Kamryn is currently the Breakthrough to Nursing and Membership Director for IANS 2023-2024. She is originally from Texas and moved to Iowa to attend the University of Iowa for the amazing program it offers. She currently works as a home care giver for a child with disabilities. Her favorite part of this job is that she has found new ways to communicate with those who are nonverbal as well as spending time with the kiddos she works with. She is very passionate about accessibility for both patients and nurses/nursing students as she is hard of hearing along with having other disabilities!​
​Duties of Breakthrough to Nursing and Membership Director
  • Promote the positive image of nursing students.
  • Be responsible for the organization of projects to recruit and increase the number of men and minorities into nursing programs, and maintain retention of those already enrolled in nursing programs throughout the state.
  • Coordinate activities with the NSNA Breakthrough to Nursing Project, and serve as a liaison between NSNA, IANS, and the local school Breakthrough to Nursing 
  • chairpersons.
  • Serve as chairperson of the Breakthrough to Nursing Committee, which is NSNA's program, designed to recruit students into nursing.
  • ​​Serve as advisor to Board Members in planning and development of activitie
  • Organize contact information for schools and make available to Board Members at the beginning of the term of office.​​
  • Formulate and maintain a list of all IANS members with current school and address information to be available to the Officers and Board of Directors as necessary.
  • Recruit nursing students for membership in IANS.
  • Duties of the Membership Director:
Council of School Presidents:  COMING SOON
​Bio:
​ Duties of Council of School Presidents:
  • Serve as chairperson for the annual COSP meeting.
  • Maintain contact with the school presidents throughout the state.
  • Serve as a representative for all schools at board meetings.
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Legislation and Education Director:  
​Bio:
2023-2024: Genevieve is attending the University of Iowa for her Bachelor’s in Nursing. She currently serves as the Legislation and Education Director for IANS 2023-2024. She is originally from a rural town in southwest Iowa called, “Atlantic.” She is very passionate about being able to empower and educate nursing students to use their voices to invoke change within their nursing practice. She wants all nursing students to realize their potential for creating improvements through policy within their field. Learning never stops, especially not for nurses! When Gen isn't completely engrossed in nursing school, she enjoys spending time with friends, playing tennis, as well as singing and riffing on the piano or ukulele. She loves spending time outdoors and hiking. She plans on graduating in 2025 and considers ER, ICU, oncology, and palliative or hospice nursing! Gen hopes to attend Iowa for a master’s and considers becoming a nurse practitioner or educator after obtaining experience as a bedside nurse
​ Duties of Legislation and Education Director: 
  • Review and recommend for changes in the bylaws and policies and procedures.
  • Monitor awareness of current legislation affecting nursing, nursing students, and 
    health care.
  • Encourage and aid in writing resolutions relating to legislative business.
  • Communicate legislative information to the local chapter
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Faculty Consultants:

LaDonna McGohan, DNP, RN | Luther College; Decorah, IA
Sara Kraus, MSN, RN |Grand View University; Des Moines, IA