Board of Directors


Patricia DiLillo President	Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez First Vice President	Marva Wade Second Vice President	Anne Bové Secretary	Patricia Kane Treasurer

Directors at Large


Michael Healy Southeastern Region	Gaen Hooley Western Region	Gwen Lancaster Southern Region	Carol Ann Lemon Central Region	Eileen Letzeiser Lower Hudson/NJ Region	Martha Wilcox Eastern Region

At the November 14, 2012 meeting the NYSNA board of directors actions:

Directed that a mechanism be established to organize non-union nurses that NYSNA members have been working with due to Hurricane Sandy
Directed that non-elected members be invited to attend inter-regional meetings
Accepted proposed amendments to the NYS staffing ratio legislation
Approved that the Board of Directors would meet with representatives of the Council on Nursing Practice to discuss roles, strategic initiatives, and concerns
Approved that the Executive Director be a voting member of the Educational Trust Fund and that the board of trustees would consist of five members
Passed a resolution outlining the administration of the Disaster Relief Fund
Approved offering the Executive Director position to Jill Furillo, RN, and that the board establish an Executive Director Contract Committee to formulate a contractual agreement to be approved by the Board of Directors and submitted to Ms. Furillo for consideration
Approved forming a rapid response team to plan for and act in times of emergency.
Directed that a plan be established for organizing hospitals, recruiting membership involvement, and establishing a training program for staff and shop stewards for mobilization of NYSNA's strategic initiatives
Established two new Practice Focus Groups for home care nursing and emergency nursing
Approved that after 120 calendar days of a ratified contract, the PAF grant account for that facility will go to a zero balance

Dates	Location
May 20	NYSNA Latham Offices, 11 Cornell Rd., Latham, NY