Many thanks to each of you who voted in the 2022 OADN Elections. More members voted in this cycle than any previous OADN election, a strong demonstration of your commitment to OADN and associate degree nursing education.

Based on your votes, we have the pleasure of announcing our newly elected OADN leaders. However, before doing so, we want to acknowledge the individuals who served on this year’s Nominating Committee: Chair Amy Simons, Michele Dickens, Sofia John, Greshin Markwell, Johni Beth Teague, and committee advisor Katharine Elliott. These individuals worked diligently throughout the year to recruit and vet the many talented candidates on this year’s ballot. We are grateful to all of the exceptional candidates who ran for office this year.

Please join us in congratulating this year’s election winners:

 

Director At-Large	Director – Northeast Region
Jennifer Eccles, PhD, MSN, Med, RN Senior System Director of Nursing The Minnesota State HealthForce Center of Excellence Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Elizabeth Mizerek, MSN, RN, FN-CSA, CEN, CPEN, CNE, FAEN Director of Nursing Education Mercer County Community College, NJ
Director – Southwest Region	Director – Western Region
Jayson Valerio, DNP, RN Dean of Nursing & Allied Health South Texas College, TX	Lynette V. Apen, DNP, RN, CNS, CNE Senior Nursing Consultant Stanford Health Care, Office of Research and Patient Care Services, CA
Nominating Committee	Nominating Committee
Carmencita S. Abood, DNP, MSN/MBA, RN, CCRN Professor Lone Star College – North Harris, TX	Jennifer E. Smith, RN, MSN, MBA, CV-BC, CNE Director of Nursing William Rainey Harper College, IL