Leadership Transition: Welcoming Kim Emerson as MNDAKSPAN's New President
Posted 4 months ago by Website Director
Message from the Past President:
Greetings MNDAKSPAN Members and Followers,
After an unexpected resignation of our previous President, I assumed the duties of MNDAKSPAN President with the understanding that I didn’t want to finish the remaining 20 months of the term. Since then, I have been working with the current Board on a transition plan.
Kim Emerson, our current Director of Certification stepped forward and agreed to an appointment to the President’s position after some orientation.
The Board of Directors held our annual summer Board meeting and appointed Kim as President. Kim accepted the President appointment and will assume the President duties as of today,
I would like to give Kim an opportunity to tell you a little bit about herself and her goals for MNDAKSPAN.
Please join me in congratulating Kim!
Peggy Forstner, BSN, RN
Past President
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Message from the President:
I would like to thank Peggy and our MNDAKSPAN board for the opportunity to be your president. I have been the Director of Certification for the last 1 1/2 years and have learned so much from all members, past and present. And now I hope to lead as I have learned from Peggy!
I come to you with 32 years of nursing experience, 20 of them in peri-anesthesia. I am currently the educator/coordinator in Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, in Crosby located in northern MN. I have my CAPA certification and am now a certification coach for ABPANC and a facilitator for the Region 3 Certification study group.
As your president, I want to support our board to continue to provide the wonderful education opportunities through our Spring and Fall conferences. I also want to continue to provide the financial support to our members who have the desire to obtain their certification and attend local, national and/or international perianesthesia nursing conferences through scholarships MNDAKSPAN. I want to encourage all of our members to inspire their co-workers to be a part of our wonderful component, MNDAKSPAN through membership of ASPAN!
Thank you for your support,
Kim Emerson, BSN, RN, CAPA
President
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Announcement
With this transition in Board positions, Kim’s Director of Certification position is now open and she was at the start of her term (the term runs from May 1st, 2024 to April 30th,2026).
If you are interested in assuming this position with the length of service listed above, please submit a Willingness to Serve Form to MNDAKSPAN. The application window will be open until the end of August. At that time, the Board will make an appointment to the position. A list of the duties for the Director of Certification position can be found on the MNDAKSPAN website.
Thank you for considering to serve and please join me in Congratulating Kim!
Board of Directors
MNDAKSPAN