President
Tamarah “Tamie” Cline has been an ONA member since 2001 and has served as a bargaining unit leader at Good Shepherd Medical Center (GSMC) in Hermiston since 2009.
Tamie is currently your ONA President, Chair of the ONA/GSMC bargaining team,
and working in the treatment center in IV therapy and wound care, moving to the department after working in Surgery as a circulator for 15 years at the onset of COVID. She has served on the ONA Professional Nursing Care Committee (PNCC) since
2020, Insurance and Benefit Committee, and has been representing you as an American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Delegate since 2018.
Mrs. Cline has served as your Board of Director Treasurer from 2019-2022, Cabinet on Economic & General
Welfare from 2015-2018, Safe Staffing Committee from 2016-2020, American Nurses Association (ANA) Delegate 2020 and 2022, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Delegate 2019 and 2021, AFT Post Hurricane Irma/Maria
Health Mission 2018 and 2019, AFT Hero of the Year 2018, and Wildfire Program Advisory Legislative Committee 2021-current.
Vice President
Virginia Smith, RN-BC, BSN Virginia Smith has been an acute-care nurse since 2008 working as a medical-surgical night shift charge nurse at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center (PWFMC). She has been the PNCC Chair, Grievance Chair, and is now the Bargaining Unit President at PWFMC. She is also the current Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee Co-chair at PWFMC and has been since 2010. Her passion for nurse advocacy and excellence in the nursing profession has drawn her to leadership positions at both the hospital and state level, as she also served for three years on the first Oregon Nurse Staffing Advisory Board that came with the changes in the Oregon nurse staffing laws in 2015. She is proud to be a working nurse and to serve her colleagues by being a leader on the Oregon Nurses Association Board of Directors. Her aim is to ensure the nurses of Oregon have a strong union to support them in their work--at the bedside, when standing up to corporatized healthcare systems, and at the state level in order to protect Oregon nurses.
Secretary
Allison Seymour, RN, BSN, CMSRN
Allison Seymour works on a medical telemetry care unit at Salem Health. She is a recent graduate of the OHSU School of Nursing in La Grande, OR. Allison joined ONA as a student affiliate member in 2015 and has been active in ONA's advocacy work. She currently
serves on ONA's political action committee boards and has worked as a release-time nurse to help elect ONA-supported candidates.
Allison is a former winner of the Susan E. King Emerging Leader in Nursing Practice Award and is a graduate
of ONA's Nurse Leadership Institute (NLI).
Treasurer
"I started my nursing career as a CNA and worked my way up the ranks of education obtaining my Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing at Boise State University and my Master’s Degree in Nursing from the University of Phoenix. I have worked in Long Term Care, Home
Health/Hospice, and in the Operating Room as a circulator. My master's thesis focused on Pediatric Palliative care and nursing education offered in the virtual world. I started my nursing education career as a clinical instructor at a small rural
eastern Oregon community college. I eventually became a full-time instructor for that college advancing to become the director of the nursing program.I became the Dean of Health Sciences at Chemeketa Community College, in 2014, which is where I moved
to be close to my granddaughter.
I have been a member of Oregon Nurses Association shortly after moving to Salem. I have been a member of the Cabinet on Education and served as the chair this past year. I am also a member of the Oregon
Council of Associate Degree & Practical Nursing Programs, Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, and National League for Nursing."
Member-At-Large
I came into nursing as a second career after working in the sports and recreation leadership realm. I have been an operating room nurse in Springfield, Oregon for 7 years now. Over the last five years of my career I have become increasingly active in ONA. I have steadily taken on more leadership roles and at this point I am the chair of my bargaining unit and participate in various shared governance committees at my hospital.
I bring passion and enthusiasm to my work and I am excited to be a member of the Board of Directors.
Directors
Mary Crawford-Seekatz, RN
I have been an RN for 32 years. I started in CCU working with cardiac patients as a new grad. I have done travel nursing and worked in the ED for 18.5 years. I was a SANE RN and developed a SANE program at Salem Hospital. I currently work in PACU at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital where I am the ONA-PNAL chair. I am committed to optimal patient care along with maximizing staff safety and satisfaction. I believe that teamwork is essential to achieve the best outcomes for patients and staff alike. The people at the table need to speak truthfully and clearly while listening to others with open minds and sincere hearts. I pledge to do my best to help achieve these goals for all Oregon communities.
Fred Katz, RN
Bio coming soon.
"I came to nursing late in life when I graduated with a BSN from the University of Portland (UP) in 2010 at the age of 57. While at UP, I was the president of the Oregon Student Nurses Association and a board member of the Status Student Nurses
Union.
Before nursing, I worked as an information technology (IT) consultant in London and New York, and after I moved to Portland in 1978, as an assist vice president and IT network and distributed computing manager for 25 years at US Bank. My many years in
management provided excellent background and education for my current position with our union.
Since graduation, I have worked for the past 13 years as an RN in the Providence Portland Medical Center (PPMC) Emergency Department.
I became involved with the Oregon Nurses Association in my early years at PPMC and have participated in four contract negotiations as an officer on the negotiating team. Since August 2021, I have served as the Chair of the ONA PPMC executive team
and negotiating team at PPMC where we are currently negotiating a new contract after initiating the first strike in Providence history in Oregon.
As an ONA board of director member, I am looking forward to representing and serving all nurses in the state of Oregon as we work towards the safety, respect, dignity, fair treatment, wages, healthcare, and sick time that we have earned and deserve."
Breanna Zabel, BSN, RN
Bio coming soon.
Corinn Joseph, RN
Bio coming soon.
Bill Erickson, RN
Bio coming soon.
Joel Hernandez, RN
Bio coming soon.
Director: Recent Graduate
Natasha Schwartz, RN, BSNMember At-Large
Natasha Schwartz was the president of the Oregon Student Nurses' Association during the 2018-2019 school year before graduating and earning her RN license.
Director: Allied Health Worker
Michelle Chau, LPN
My dedication is to advocating for the rights and voices of health care workers. My journey began with a distinguished education, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Advanced Chemistry, Biology and General Science from Oregon States University. In 2009, I became a Licensed Practical Nurse and started working at the Multnomah County Clinic, where my career has been defined by compassion and unwavering dedication to our patients. I worked to empower health care professionals, ensuring their voices are heard in matters affecting their lives and work. My commitment to the health care field is to improve the lives of health care professionals and enhance the quality of patient care.
