The NSNA Nominating and Elections Committee (NEC) is pleased to announce the 2020 Slate of Candidates for Board of Directors and Nominating and Elections Committee.  Delegates will vote for the candidates at the 68th Annual NSNA Convention, April 15-19, 2020, Disney's Coronado Springs Hotel and Convention Center, Orlando, FL. 
Position
Candidates
President
Brandi Borden
​University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
Vice President
Kenny Urena-Gonzalez
​Kirkhof College of Nursing at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Secretary/Treasurer
Stacie Kinsey
​Baylor University - Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Dallas, TX
Imprint® Editor
Vacant
Breakthrough to Nursing® Director
Jane Ohanta 
​University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX
Directors:  
Delegates vote for all directors.  The purpose of having north, south, east and west election areas is to ensure that there is representation across the USA. Note that once elected, all directors represent the entire USA, and not the election area they are from.  Each Director will be assigned to chair a Board committee after they are elected.
Director
Candidates
Northern Election Area
Vacant
Southern Election Area
Mary Nguyen
​University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX
Eastern Election Area
Kyle Loose
​Penn State University, University Park, PA
Western Election Area
Vacant
Nominating and Elections Committee:
Candidates for the Nominating and Elections Committee (NEC) run against candidates from the same election area, but they are elected by the entire NSNA House of Delegates. The major responsibilities of the NEC are to seek out members to become candidates for national office and to choose the slate of candidates to be presented to the House of Delegates. For a complete description of the responsibilities of the NEC, see NSNA’s Bylaws in Getting the Pieces to Fit. 
Election Area
Candidates
North
Jessica Niebauer
​ Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI
South
Jennifer Bustos
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
 
Luiz Dias
Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX
 
Jaleighya Townsend
​Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University, Atlanta, GA
East
Katie Perera
​Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
West
Isabella Allgaier
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
 
Iris Isabel Martinez
​University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

Interested in Running for National Office?
​Run from the Floor at Convention!

Candidates may also be nominated from the floor of the House of Delegates.  If you would like information about running from the floor, click here to access the form. An application and packet of information will be provided.