How to Navigate Committee Appointments & Nominations
Webinar Details & Objectives
AACN convenes the ad hoc Nominations Consortium, which is made up of 14 national nursing organizations representing wide-ranging expertise in health policies, to identify and nominate experts in the nursing field for membership on federal advisory committees, councils, and task forces. Since AACN formed the consortium in July 2018, it has successfully doubled the number of nominations and seen several of its candidates selected for federal committees. This webinar will give an overview of the nominations process and give insight into how potential candidates can gain the experience typically sought after by federal advisory committees.
Objectives:
- Define the reasons why it is important for nurses to sit on committee or council at the federal, state, and local level
- Discuss the best way to increase your experience to fill these positions
- Explain the process of the nominations process
Speakers
Colleen Leners, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANPDirector of Policy
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
As Director of Policy for AACN, Dr. Leners leads policy initiatives pertaining to health policy and higher education issues that impact nursing schools. 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.
Dr. Leners served as a Traumatic Brian Injury Program manager, created a nurse-managed primary care clinic for Wounded Warriors at Navy Medical Center San Diego (C5). She has also been a registered nurse and nurse practitioner for nearly four decades.
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.
Kate Priddy, MAPolicy Manager
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
As Policy Manager for AACN, Kate helps to lead policy and digital communication initiatives pertaining to health policy and higher education issues that impact nursing schools. She has been at AACN since 2015, initially working on AACN’s faculty development initiatives. Prior to AACN, Kate focused on international education and exchange programs with the Ameson Education & Cultural Exchange Foundation.
Kate earned her BA in Political Science - International Studies from Ball State University and her MA in Interactive Journalism from American 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.