president's message: on the horizon
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PRESIDENT.S MESSAGE
Kelli Rosenthal, MS,RN,BC,CRNI,ANP,APRN,BC
The Board of Directors and Leadership Team are hard at work on accomplishing sev
eral goals laid out in the strategic plan. These projects will solidify AVA's position at the
forefront of promoting vascular access best practices and include the development of
multidisciplinary clinical education programs. The Conference Committee is putting the
finishing touches on the Annual Conference in September. The Annual Conference's focus
on patient safety is timely, as the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's "100,000 Lives"
campaign comes to an end. Support for AVA's "SAVE That Line!" program has demon
strated that clinicians everywhere are creating a culture of vascular access safety that
already has and will continue to save patient lives and prevent injury.
THI JOURH"'~Of THIAUOCIAT'ON FOR YIlICUllt.. "ccus
Tom Vesely, M.oDirector-at-Large
Josie Stone, K,~, CPNPPast President
Mary Lea NationsExecutive Director
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Nancy Costa, RN, BSN, CRNIDirector-ar-Large
Denlse Macklln, RN, BSN, BCDirector-at-Large
Baird Mallory, MDDirector-at-Large
Nadinc Nakazawa, RN, ss, OCNDirector-at-Large
nnakazawa [email protected]
KeUi Rosenthal, MS. R,"'i. BC, CR."i'I. A,,"'iP, '\'pill", BCPresident
Kathy McHugb, R.,,,,. BSNPresident Elect
Kathy Kokotis, RJ"i. BS, MBATreasurer
Leigh Ann Bowe-Geddes, RN, RS, eRNISecretary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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001: 1O.2309~ava.11-2-1On the Horizon
Spring is traditionally thought of as a time for growth and change,
and springtime at AVA is certainly no exception! I am pleased to
announce that early this Spring, AVA moved to a beautiful new
executive office in Clinton, Mississippi. With our growth in membership, along with the
progress made on the strategic plan, the Board of Directors and Leadership Team decided
that it was time for more space and additional personnel. Moreover, the new office's loca
tion makes it possible to best streamline our operations under one roof, as Clinton is the
home of our Executive Director, Mary Lea Nations. Our new staff members, Jean Weiss
and Teri Smith, have many years of experience in organizational management, meeting
planning, and membership services. They are already hard at work, offering unsurpassed
support and services to AVA's members. You can find their contact information and more
information about staff and the new office on page 82 in this issue. Please join me in wel
coming them aboard! If you're ever in the area, please drop by-we would love to see you!
In a related vein, we plan to decorate the new office with posters and pictures from our
members! Please feel free to email these to the office at [email protected].
I look forward to seeing you in Indianapolis in September! The recently redecorated
hotel and the proximity of the hotel to local attractions and shopping should all combine
to make this the biggest and most comprehensive AVA Annual Conference in our history.
Kelli Rosenthal, MS, RN, BC, CRN!, ANI', APRN, BC
President, AVA
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