Thank you to all of the candidates who ran for open positions and to all of the nurses who voted in the 2021 ONA Statewide Elections. The official result are listed below and the newly elected leaders will officially take office on July 1, 2021. Congratulations to our newly elected leaders!
There are still a few leadership roles that were not filled through the election, so if you are interested in helping guide Oregon nurses into the future, please contact Whitney Wong at wong@oregonrn.org for more information. Election ResultsThe following candidates were elected to the corresponding positions.
Vice-President / ANA Delegate (1) - Travis Nelson, RN, BSN, RN-BC
Treasurer (1) Director (3) - Sandra Kellogg, RN, MSN
- Virginia Smith, RN-BC, BSN
- Pa Vue, RN
Director: Recent Grad (1) - Natasha Schwartz, BSN, RN
Cabinet on Education (3) - Amy Blankenship, RN, MSN
- Paula Gubrud-Howe, RN, MS, EdD, CHSE, ANEF, FAAN
- Gabriel Wihtol, RN, BSN, CEN
Cabinet on Health Policy (4) - Stephanie Gapper, RN, BSN, CGRN
- Patrick Hennessy, RN, BSN, CCRN
- Titinia Howell, RN
- Jayesh Palshikar, RN, BS
Cabinet on Human Rights and Ethics (2) - Corlyn Caspers, DNP, ANP-BC
- Joanne Noone, PhD, RN
Cabinet on Nursing Practice and Research (4) - Mary Ann Nametka, MSN, DNP(c), CWON, CFCS, ME, FNP-BC
- Mary Phoenix, RN, BSN, CCRN-CMC, SCRN
- Lace Velk, BSN, PCCN
Cabinet on Organizing (5) - Kathleen Cooper, BSN, RN, CCRN
- Pamela Gordon, CRNI
- J.R. McLain, RN
- Sue Phillips, RN, CCRN, SCRN, CNRN
- Chris Rompala, MS, BSN, RN, CNOR
Labor Cabinet (3) ONA Nominating Committee (2) Elections Committee (3) ANA Delegate Seats (9) - Tamarah Cline, RN
- Kathleen Cooper, BSN, RN, CCRN
- Larlene Dunsmuir, DNP, FNP, ANP-BC
- Jennifer Fain, RN, CBN, CMSRN
- Bruce Humphreys, BSN, RN
- Kevyn Paul, BSN, RN, CEN
- Sue Phillips, RN, CCRN, SCRN, CNRN
- Chris Rompala, MS, BSN, RN, CNOR
- Christy Simila, BSN, RN, CMSRN
AFL-CIO Delegate Seats (20) - Denise Bush-Hobbs, BSN, RN
- Christina Carmichael, BSN, RN
- Tamarah Cline, RN
- Pamela Gordon, CRNI
- Patrick Hennessy, RN, BSN, CCRN
- Kevyn Paul, BSN, RN, CEN
- Sue Phillips, RN, CCRN, SCRN, CNRN
- Chris Rompala, MS, BSN, RN, CNOR
Dates and Deadlines
- Feb. 15, 2021 - Nomination Period Opens
- March 29, 2021 - Nomination Period Closes
- April 12, 2021 - Elections Open
- May 10, 2021 - Elections Closes at 11:59 p.m.
- July 1, 2021 - Elected leaders take office
ONA Statewide Leadership Position Descriptions
Below you will find descriptions of each role and position. Click on the links to open/download the descriptions of each leadership position.
Cabinets
Click on the subsequent links for a complete description of each cabinet's member responsibilities:
Board of Directors Position Descriptions
Click on the subsequent links for a job description of the following Board of Directors positions:
Committees
Other Leadership Positions
ANA Delegate Information
For those nurses interested in the being an American Nurses Association (ANA) delegate and representing ONA at the ANA Assembly, June 21-23, 2018 in Washington DC, you can learn more about the responsibilities and funding for the position in the ONA policies and documents below.
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