Board of Directors

Executive Board of Directors
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The New 2016-2017 IANS Executive Board Members

President: Molly Denlinger
presidentofians@gmail.com
Bio:

Molly is from Dubuque, IA. She is currently a nursing student at the University of Iowa and will graduate with her BSN in May 2017. She would like to work as a pediatric nurse after graduating.

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: Kambra Becker
vpofians@gmail.com
Bio:

Kambra is from Norwalk, IA and goes to Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines. She hopes to be a NICU Nurse Practitioner and currently works in pediatrics at Mercy as a PCT. She is also the Mercy College of Health Sciences Love Your Melon Crew Captain.

Duties of 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: Kayla Dings
secretaryofians@gmail.com
Bio:

Kayla is from Des Moines, IA. She is currently a junior at Mercy College of Health Sciences and will graduate in August of 2017. She is currently interested in medical-surgical ICU nursing and oncology. She loves being involved in IANS and professional organizations because she feels like she is working towards improving nursing practice.

Duties of Secretary:

Sign with the President such organizational papers that come into their executive and administrative spheres.
Keep in file a permanent record of all reports, papers, and documents submitted to him/her.
Conduct general correspondence of the association as requested by the President and Board of Directors.
Send to the headquarters of NSNA, Inc. the names and addresses of all officers and directors of their association immediately after the election.
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

Treasurer: Cory Castaner
iowatreasurerians@gmail.com
Bio:

Cory lives south of Des Moines, Iowa and attends Mercy College of Health Science. She is currently pursuing her second bachelor degree in Nursing, with the goal to work as a ER nurse. She has a previous bachelor degree from Iowa State University, with a focus on Health and Fitness Management.

Duties of Treasurer:

Act as custodian of organization funds and see than 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

Membership Director: Katelyn Burns-Thompson
mbd.of.ians@gmail.com
Bio:

Katelyn grew up on a small family farm in the rural eastern Iowa town of Alburnett, IA. She is currently a nursing student at the University of Iowa with an interest in emergency and trauma nursing.

Duties of Membership Director:

Duties of the Membership Director:
Recruit nursing students for membership in IANS.
Organize contact information for schools and make available to Board Members at the beginning of the term of office.
Serve as advisor to Board Members in planning and development of activities.
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.

Nominations and Elections Director: Alexx Scheidecker
nominationsandelectionsians@gmail.com
Bio:

Alexx is originally from DeKalb, IL and goes to school at Grand View University in Des Moines. She wants to go into psychiatric nursing. A fun fact about her is that she has had the hiccups for the last 5 years.

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.

If you are interested in running for a board position for the 2017-2018 year contact Alexx for information!

Public Relations Director: Sydney Davis
prdirectorians@gmail.com
Bio:

Sydney is from Genoa City, Wisconsin and she is a senior at The University of Iowa. After graduation she would like to work in the PICU. A fun fact about her is she ran the Chicago Marathon in October as a charity runner for pediatric cancer patients at The University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.

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 Director: Ashley Sibenaller
iansbreakthrough@gmail.com
Bio:

Ashley is from Carroll, Iowa and she has three younger brothers. She is currently a sophomore at Grand View University. Being only a sophomore, she has not done clinicals in different specialties yet, but is looking to specialize in pediatrics. Something people probably do not know about her is she is probably the pickiest eater you will ever meet.

Duties of Breakthrough to Nursing 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.

Council of School Presidents: Michaela Pearson
ianscosp15@gmail.com
Bio:

Michaela is from Norwalk, IA. She is a senior at Grand View University. She is interested in going into oncology and continuing her education to obtain a DNP in Acute Adult Gerontology.

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.

Disaster Relief Director: Aubrey Siegle
disasterreliefians@gmail.com
Bio:

Aubrey is from Mediapolis, IA and she attends the University of Iowa. After graduation she is interested in working in pediatrics or perioperative nursing and eventually going back to school to be a Family Nurse Practitioner. A fun fact about her is she's worked at a firework company called J&M displays for a few years over the summer!

Duties of Disaster Relief Director:

Promote awareness of nursing and its role in disaster relief.
Monitor awareness of current disaster relief affecting nursing, nursing students, and health care.
Encourage and communicate with schools to participate in a disaster relief program.
Encourage and aid its constituents in becoming disaster certified.
Directors shall perform such duties as assigned by the President in accordance with the priorities and needs of the association.

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Legislation and Education Director: Naomi Peterson
lediansdirector@gmail.com
Bio:

Naomi is a nursing student at the University of Iowa. She is interested in public health nursing and health policy and is an avid fungiculturist.

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:
Dr. Carolyn Pauling

cpauling@grandview.edu

Rachel Seltz-Falk

rseltz-falk@grandview.edu