Navigating Nominations
Webinar Details & Objectives
Since 2018, AACN has been the convener of the ad hoc Nominations Consortium, allowing the association to collaborate with fellow nursing organizations in identifying and nominating nursing experts for membership positions on federal advisory committees, councils, task forces, and boards. While individuals interested in serving on federal committees may also self-nominate, the consortium provides a unified voice that has had a successful track record. In fact, since AACN initiated the consortium, 20 percent of AACN-led nominations have been selected to serve. This webinar provides an overview of the Federal Register, the nominations process, and a opportunity to participate in identifying qualified candidates to represent academic nursing at the federal level.
Objectives
- Discuss Federal Register, Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), and reoccurring advisory committees.
- Direct those interested in appointments through nomination process.
- Give an overview of AACN’s Nominations Consortium.
Speakers
Colleen Leners, DNP, APRN,FAAN, FAANPDirector of Policy
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Colleen Leners is the Director of Policy at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in Washington, D.C. AACN serves as the voice of academic nursing, encompassing education, research, and practice. Dr. Leners was selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow in the office of Senator John Thune (R-SD) of the Senate Finance Committee. Colleen serves on the Case Western Reserve Alumni Board and many committees for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She has maintained an active family nurse practitioner practice for over 26 years and has served our country in the United States Army Nurse Corps. She has many notable achievements both civilian and military and was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and in American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Dr. Leners was awarded the Bronze Star for her service overseas.
She received her DNP in Leadership from Case Western Reserve University, MSN FNP from University of San Diego and her BSN from California State University Dominguez Hills.
Emily Turek, BAPolicy Assistant
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
As Government Affairs and Policy Assistant for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Emily assists in policy and legislative initiatives pertaining to health policy and higher education issues that impact nursing schools. Prior to AACN, Emily was a United States Senate staffer, and focused on health care strategies and policy in fellowships with think tank and lobbying organizations.
Emily earned dual BA degrees in Public Relations and Policy with a focus on Economic Systems from Drake University.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to deans, faculty, staff and students from AACN member schools of nursing. All non-member audiences will be required to pay a $59 webinar fee.
Continuing Education Credits
Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is an accredited CNE-provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) works with the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) to provide CPH credits.