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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 9, 2004
Dermatology Nurses' Association Announces National Election Results
PITMAN, NJ - The Dermatology Nurses' Association (DNA) recently elected new members to its Board of Directors for the 2005-06 term. The officers will assume their respective positions at DNA's 23rd Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA, February 17-20, 2005.
Melodie Young, MSN, RN, A/GNP, has been chosen as DNA's national president-elect. Ms. Young is a nurse practitioner at Texas Dermatology Associates, Dallas, TX, and an adjunct clinical instructor at the University of Texas Graduate School of Nursing, Arlington, TX. As president-elect, Ms. Young will work with incoming president Cathleen Boeck, RN, CCRC, DNC, to lead the strategic direction of DNA.
Laura Musse, MS, RN, has been elected as a director. Ms. Musse is a clinical research nurse specialist, Experimental Transplant Immunology Branch, at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Karen M. Fairbrother, BSN, RN, DNC, has been re-elected as a director. Ms. Fairbrother is a registered nurse, a clinical wellness specialist, and a nurse educator at St. Peter's Hospital, Helena, MT. She is also a registered nurse at Associated Dermatology, Helena, MT.
The directors serve 2-year terms as the official spokespersons for DNA and assume responsibilities delegated by the president. They also serve as a resource and liaison to task forces and guide them in establishing their goals.
The new 2005-06 DNA Board of Directors is as follows:
- President - Cathleen Boeck, RN, CCRC, DNC
- President-Elect - Melodie Young, MSN, RN, A/GNP
- Secretary/Treasurer - Leslie Plauntz, RN, DNC
- Director - Laura Musse, MS, RN
- Director - Karen M. Fairbrother, BSN, RN, DNC
- Director - Barbara Sinni McKeehen, MSN, ARNP, DNC
- Director - Susan Tofte, MS, RN, FNP-C
- Immediate Past President - Robin Weber, MN, RN, FNP-C, DNC
Two new members were elected to the DNA Nominating Committee: Susan Booher, MS, RN, a research nurse specialist, Dermatology Branch, at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; and Maryann Forgach, BSN, RN, a charge nurse, Center for Dermatologic and Cosmetic Surgery, at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
The nominating committee coordinates the review of candidates' credentials and willingness to serve, and provides a final slate of officers to the Board of Directors each year. Members serve for 2 years.
The 2005-06 DNA Nominating Committee members are:
- Susan Booher, MS, RN
- Maryann Forgach, BSN, RN
- Becky Gladis, LPN
- Bonita Weyrauch, RN, CWS, CCT
For more information about DNA, visit www.dnanurse.org or contact DNA, East Holly Avenue Box 56, Pitman, NJ 08071-0056; phone (800) 454-4DNA or (856) 256-2330; fax (856) 589-7463; e-mail dna@ajj.com.
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The Dermatology Nurses' Association is a professional nursing organization comprised of a diverse group of individuals committed to quality care through sharing knowledge and expertise. DNAs mission is to develop and promote education and nursing leadership in dermatologic care.