VolumeXIINumber2 2011OnlineEdition4ELEANORHOBBS,PH.D.,ANP,Editor

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTAfter a long, cold, and snowywinter,Ihopeyouareallenjoy-ingthewarmersunnyweatherandlongerdaysofspring.Wesold out our Annual Confer-ence held at the CrestHollowonApril8thinrecordtime.Wehad two outstanding speak-ers,WendyWrightMS,ARNP,FNP, FAANP, and MargaretFitzgerald DNP, FNP-BC, NP-D, FAANP, CSPwho got rave

reviews. Iwould like to thankDebra Chalmers, Program Chair, who spent hun-dreds of hours assuring that each and everydetailwasaddressedsothatwewouldallhaveaperfectday.Thisyearmanyofourattendeesregisteredonlineus-ingPayPal.ManythankstoCarolD’Abbraccio,whoworkedoutalloftheissueswithPayPal,andassistedmanymemberswithusingthisnewsystem. TherearemanymemberswhovolunteertomakeourAnnualConferencethesuccessfuldaythatitis;andwithout “all hands ondeck”,wewouldnot beabletohavethisconference.Debrawasabletoworkhermagiconceagain,andwewillhavethepleasureof having Wendy Wright and Margaret Fitzgeraldreturnforour2012conference,scheduledforMarch30th,onceagainattheCrestHollow. OurMaydinnermeeting about treating diabe-tesheldatCarltonontheParkwasbothinformativeandenjoyable.ThiswastheprogramsnowedoutinJanuary,butitwascertainlyworththewait.TheJunedinnerwillbeheldinMelville,aboutH-Pylori.Therearenosummerdinnermeetings;but lookforemailnotificationthissummeraboutourSeptemberdinnermeeting. As you probably already know, this is a veryimportant legislativeyear forNPs. OurLegislativeChair,Dr.MaryBethKoslap-PetracohasbeendoinganamazingjobsettinguplobbyvisitswithkeyLong

IslandLegislatorstoeducatethemabouttheimpor-tanceofour three (3)bills. Many thanks to JeanneMartin, our Regional Director, and Secretary, whopainstakinglywentthroughourwholemembershiplist andwas able to identify eachmember’s senateandassemblydistrict.MaryBeththenusesthislisttocontactourmemberstomakelegislativevisits.Asweallknowlegislatorswanttohearfromtheircon-stituents.Forthosememberswhohavegoneonleg-islativevisits,thankyou!Ifyouhavenotbeenonavisit,pleasethinkaboutgoingifMaryBethcontactsyou.Youwillnothavetogoalone,andwillbewithanexperiencedNPALImember. Althoughourmembershipisnowover700,therearestillmanyofyourcolleagueswhodonotbelongtoTheNPA. Iaskthateachofyourecruit justonenewmember.Foranyonethatispreceptingstudents,informing your student NPs about the benefits ofmembershipshouldbepartofwhatyouareteachingthem. Thechanges in thehealthcare landscapeareexciting; butweneed tohave all of theNPs joinedtogethertohelpfacilitatechange. NominationsareinforourNPoftheYearaward.Welookforwardtohonoringourwinneratour30thAnniversarydinnerprograminthefall.AbigthankyoutoAnneKlassertandhercommittee,whomakethisagreateventeveryyear. Ifyouserveonacommittee,Iwouldliketoper-sonallythankyouforeverythingyoudotohelpourchapterbesosuccessful.Ifyouhavenotvolunteeredas of yet, please considerworkingwith one of ourcommittees…evenafewhoursofyourtimeeveryfewmonthswouldbeveryhelpful.Ifyouareinterested,pleaseemailthechairofthecommitteethatinterestsyou,thisinformationisonthewebsite. Ihopeyouallhavearelaxingandenjoyablesum-mer,andIlookforwardtoseeingyouinSeptember.

Diane Massucci

PROGRAM COMMITTEE Wearewindingdownourscheduledprogramsfor the summer; dinnermeetingswill resume inSeptember.

1. “Managing Diabetes One Step at a Time”presentedMay 5, 2011, at TheCarlton: thismeet-ingwasoriginallyscheduledinJanuary,beforethesnowstormforcedustocanceltheprogram.Itwasdefinitelyworthwaitingfor. Ifyouattendedandwouldlikeacopyoftheslides,pleaseletmeknow. 2.TheJune1,2011,program,“Helicobacterpy-lori:ImportanceofAppropriateTestingandMan-agement” will be held at Blackstone Steakhouse.Bothoftheseeventsarenetworkingmeetings,notCEevents.WehavedecidedtoopentheJunemeet-ingtononmembers,buttheymuststillbepre-reg-istered.Noonsiteregistrationwillbeallowed. PleasechecktheNPALIwebsiteinlatesummerforfallevents. Alldinnermeetingsareformem-bersonly. The annual “Practice Issues” conference heldonApril8,2011,attheCrestHollowCountryClubwas an overwhelming success, judging by theevaluationscollected.Theconferenceactuallysoldouttwomonthsinadvance.Ifanyoneknowsofaplacethatcanaccommodatealargegrouplikeours,wemightbeinterestedinalargervenuefor2013.Theseconferencesneedtobeplannedwelloverayearinadvance. The 2012 “Practice Issues” conferencewill beheldonFriday,March30, 2012againat theCrestHollow Country Club. We have invited WendyWrightandMargaretFitzgeraldbackforanencoreappearanceduetopopulardemand.Ifyoureallywanttoattend,sendyourregistrationinasearlyaspossible. Wehavediscussedgivingpreferencetocurrentmembersin2012,beforeopeningtheeventuptononmembers.Noregistrationswillbeaccept-eduntiltheflyersgooutinJanuary2012.Iconfirmall registration for anyNPALI event; pleasedon’tmakethemistakeofassumingyouareregisteredifyoudon’treceiveanemailconfirmationfromme. Iknowmanyofyouarehappytogettogetheron amonthly basis just for networking; itwouldbegreatifwecouldsqueezemoreCEeventsin.IfanyonehasaccesstoCEprogramsorgrants,theyarecertainlywelcometocontactme. Theissueisofcourse,weneedtofigureouthowtopayforthe

dinnersifwedon’thaveasponsor. Please feel free to contact me @debrachalm-ers@nyc.rr.com at any time with questions andconcerns.OftenthefeedbackIgetisanonymous,thoughitismorehelpfultomeifyouactuallygiveme theopportunity to contactyoudirectly aboutyourconcerns. IwanttothanktheBoardofDirectorsandthemembersofNPALIfortheircontinuedsupport.

Debra A. Chalmers, MA, ANP-BC

COMMuNITy SERvICE HappySpring!CommunityServicehasbeenbusyandourNPALImembershavebeenamaz-inglygenerousthispastwinter.TheFebruaryandMarchMeetingswerededicatedtocollectingitemsforourSoldiers.Membersbroughtinneededitemsandthosewhodidnothavetimetoshopdonatedmoney.CommunityServiceCommitteeMemberswentshoppingwiththe$384.00collectedandwewereabletogetmanymoreneededitems.Wedo-natedtheitemstotheBlueStarMothers,whichisanon-profitgroupofmotherswhohave,orhavehad, children honorably serving in the military.They sent our donations overseas to our troops.Thefollowingisaquotefromtheirletter: “Wewouldliketothankyou&yourorganiza-tionforthecookies,nutsandotheritemsthatyoudonated.Thesewerewonderfulsnacksthatmayremind them of home! Your generosity lets ourtroopsservingoverseasandveteranshereathomeknowthatAmericahasnotforgottenthem.” AttheMaymeeting,wedida50/50collection,andthemoneycollectedwillhelppurchaseBabycareitemsforpregnantwomeninneed.InJune,wewillbecollectingBabycareitemsfortheSuf-folkCountyDepartmentofHealth“BABYSHOW-ERS”.Pleaseseeourwebsiteforneededitems. Wewanttothankourmembersfortheirgener-osityandhopeeveryonehasahappy,healthysum-mer. Anyone interested in joiningusplease callLindaat631-744-0813orDebbieat631-205-5161. Seeyouinthefall!

Linda Aumock And Debbie Deierlein

visit us on the web atwww.npali.org

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ANNuAL PRACTICE ISSuES CONFERENCE, APRIL 2011

Smooth Registration Karen Stellato, ANP, and John DiPietro, ANP

Poster Presentations

Anne Klassert, Mary Beth Petraco, Eleanor Hobbs and Debra Chalmers

Diane Massucci, President NPALI and Wendy Wright, Speaker

NPA Table

Bruce Zitkus and Mary Beth Petraco Ingrid Bloomfield, Laughing and Learning Margaret Fitzgerald

NPALI Board of Directors Andrea McCloy, FNP, Nicole Capogna, FNP, Laura Galeotafiore, FNP and Luisa Santos, ANP

Jeanne Martin, NPA Regional Director

SCHOLARSHIPCOMMITTEE ItiswithgreatpleasurethatweannouncedtheSNPScholarshipRecipientsattheAnnualConfer-enceonApril8th.TheywereRuchiSharmaandHarleenBedibothofAdelphiUniversity.AlltheSNPSchoolsonLongIslandwererepresentedinthecandidates thatapplied. It isalwaysa toughdecision for the Scholarship Committee tomakethefinalpick. Most of the candidate’s qualifications werequitesimilar,anditisoftenthestrengthoftheLet-terofIntentthatwasthetie-breaker. TheLetterofIntentwasthefactorthatmadeyoupursuetheSNPtrack.ItisokaytogiveaccoladestoyourPro-fessorsandorSchoolbutthatdoesn’ttellusany-thingaboutyourintent.TheymayhavereinforcedyourdecisiontobeanNPbutwerenotthereasonyouoriginallyhadtakenthatpath.Also,whyyouneed the scholarship is not intent. Everyone canfindaneedtouseextrafunds.AnyofthestudentsthatappliedcanreapplyinthefalliftheyarestillactivelypursuingtheirstudiesasaSNP. Just a reminder that all the requirements areonNPALI.orgwebsite.Thecandidateisdisquali-fiediftheydidnotsubmitanofficialtranscriptoraCurriculumVitae. Thedateforthefallhasnotyetbeenset.Itwillbe the samedate forSNPand theDNPScholar-ship.ItisusuallytheendofOctoberorinNovem-ber.ThedatewillbepostedontheNPALIwebsiteandalsosentoutwiththeweeklyupdatessenttoourmembers. Any questions can be directed to myself atrmcass52@hotmail.comor toanymemberon thecommittee.

Haveagreatsummer!Rose Cassidy

MEMBERSHIP Currently,wehaveover730members.Weal-wayswant thatnumber to increase,butwearealsoveryinterestedintheretentionofourpres-entmembers.Pastmembershavesaid“but,Iamtoobusytogetanythingoutofthemembership”.Everypersonisavoiceevenifonlyreflectedinamembership total. Legislators arevery inter-ested in totalmembership. Numbers tell themaboutstrength.Theyknowthattheymusthave

anumberofconstituentswithagroupthislarge.Therefore,asyoucanseeourgoalistohaveeveryNPandSNPonLongIslandbecomeamember,andstayamember.Ifyouareretired,itisnicetoknowyouractionsstillhaveasignificantimpactthroughmembership.Recently,at theAnnualConferenceat theCrestHollow,MargaretFitzgeraldremindedusthatitisofutmost importancetobelongtonotonlyaNationalOrganizationbutalso toyour localorStateorganization.PleasegototheNYSNPAwebsitetoreviewthelatestincentivesforrecruitingnewmemberssuchasNPAbucksandforwaystheSNPcantransi-tionintoNPpracticeandstillaffordtomaintainmembership.Please remember to update your contact infor-mation if ithas changedsince completingyourmembershipapplication.

Rose Cassidy

LEGISLATIvE ISSuES COMMITTEE

Ourlobbyvisitsareofftoagreatstartwiththe spirit of cooperation and assistance frommany of our members! To date we have vis-itedthreelegislatorsamongthemSenatorDeanSkelos, themostpowerfulRepublican legislatorinNewYork!InpastyearsittookmanymonthsofintensecallsandletterstogetanappointmentwithSenatorSkelos,andthisyearitonlytookafewweeks!Thatreallysayssomethingthatsuchan influential legislator iswilling tomeetwithourmembersona timelybasis. Ahuge thankyou to Peg O’Donnell, Susan Smith, and PatSullivan who visited Senator Skelos. The sena-toraskedsomegoodquestions,but theconsen-suswas thathewasnot surewhatNPsdo.HeseemedsurprisedwhenhewastoldNPsallhadprescriptive privileges. Pat Sullivan made verygoodpoints aboutpreventive care andkeepingelderlyoutofthehospitaltherebysavingmoney.PatSullivan(whohasherownbusiness),spokeagooddealabouthomecare,andhowhervis-itssavehealthcaredollars.SusanSmithandPegO’Donnellspokeagooddealaboutprimarycaresavinghealthcaredollars. The senator saidhe

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was“veryinterested”,andaskedwherethebillsstoodinthelegislature.Hewasgoingto“followup”,and“lookatthisclosely.”AccordingtoPegO’DonnellthiswasaverypositivevisitandwedohaveSenatorSkelos’attention. Pat Bruckenthal and Patricia Hansen vis-itedAssemblymanAndrewRaia.Mr.Raiawasversedonthethreebills.HehadtheNewsdayeditorialwhich supports the repeal ofmanda-torycollaborationonhisdeskandhewassup-portiveofthebills.HisonlyquestionwaswhytheMedical Society of the State of New Yorkwasnotonboard. We talkedaboutperceivedthreats to theirpractice,but in realityhowtheModernizationActwouldnotchangethat.WealsospokeoftheimpactoftheACA,theimpactonprovidingprimarycaretoNewYorkersandhowNP’shave alwaysbeen there to take careof thosewithnoor lower reimbursement. Dr.BruckenthaladvisedtheAssemblymanthatoth-erphysiciangroupssuchastheFamilyPracticeMD’sareinfullsupportofourpracticeandre-mindedhimthatCollaborativePracticeAgree-mentsdonotmeanthatwearesupervised.HewassurprisedthatsomeNP’shavetopayforanMDtoenterintoaCollaborativePracticeAgree-ment.AssemblymanRaiafeltthemidwiveslawsof2010openedthedoorsforus. Itwasaverypositivemeeting. AssemblymanRaiawasquitesurprisedthatNPP’sarenotabletoadmittoinpatientpsychiat-ricfacilities.AspertheValidSignatureBill,As-semblymanRaiawastoldofanexamplewhereanNPcouldnotsigna“sicknote”forapatientthattheNPhadbeenseeingfor5yearsbecausethelanguageinheremploymentpolicyonlyallowedaphysiciantosignhersicknotes. InsummaryAssemblymanRaiasaid”Asfarasthetwocleanupbills(mentalhealthandvalidsignature),Iamrocksolid.”RaiastatedthatheisontheHealthCommitteeandtheNPModernizationActisintheHigherEducationCommittee. TheAssem-blymandidstate“Butifthebillcomesacrossmydesk,Iwillsignit.” Senator LaValle was visited by Linda Au-mock,MarionGolden,SherylNilsen,YvonnePi-neiro,andAlisonAbramsonApril18.Insum-mary,whileSenatorLaVallestatedhesupportedNPs,hewasnotforthcomingwithhisall-outsup-portofourbilltoremovestatutorycollaboration,

buthedidstate that the futureofprimarycareiswithNPs. At this timeAssemblyman Raiawouldcommitnofurther. Wehavemanymorelobbyvisitscomingup.If you receive an email tomake avisit to yourelected official, pleasemake every effort to sayyes.Youwillnotbegoingaloneandwehaveex-cellentTalkingPointsfromTheNPAtoprepareyou for the visit. We have appointment(s) forvisit(s)toSenatorJohnFlanaganandAssembly-men JamesConteandDavidMcDonoughcom-ingupvery shortly. LisaDiSantoGrossman isaggressively working on getting appointmentswithmorelegislatorswhohavebeentargetedbyTheNPAforlocalvisits. Our very aggressive legislative agendawillnot move forward without the support to thePAC.Weneedtocontinuetoencourageanyonewho has notmade a donation should do so attheir earliest conventiece. Pleasemake sure thecheckiswrittento“TheNPAPAC.”PleasemailittoTheNPAat12CorporateDrive,CliftonPark,NY12065. Thebillsarelistedbelow.IwillcontinuetoincludeallofthebillsandtheirnumbersaswebecomeawareofthemineachLegislativeReport.TheonlybillwhichdoesnothavebothaSenateandAssemblysponsoristheMentalHealthbillwhichwasdulynotedbySenatorLaValleduringthevisittohisoffice.

*A5308(Gottfried)/S.3289(Young)-NPModern-ization Act - Establishes the nurse practitionersmodernization act which allows the practice ofregisteredprofessionalnursingbyacertifiednursepractitionertoincludediagnosesandperformancewithoutcollaborationofalicensedphysician.*A.2157(Gottfried)/S.3881(Hannon)-ValidSig-natureBill-Anacttoamendtheeducationlaw,in relation to authorizing nurse practitioners toperform functions in conjunction with clinicalserviceswithintheirscopeofpractice.(OtherwiseknownasourValidSignatureBillencompassingissuessuchasDNR,DeathCertificates,etc.)*A.1603(Ortiz)/S.4525-MentalHealthBill–Au-thorizesnursepractitioners toadmitpatients toInpatientMentalHealthUnitsonvoluntaryorin-voluntarybasis.

Mary Beth Koslap-Petraco

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PubLIC RELATIONS uPDATE: NuRSE PRACTITIONERS IN

THE NEwS Public Relations: the practice of managingcommunication between an organization and itspublics. Andthatmeanseachandeveryoneofyou! NPs in theNews:Letskeep theMomentumGoing!

STATE LEvEL: SethGordonandJaneNugent,FNPwerethefeaturedguest on “NewYorkNow”, a statewidepublicTVweeklynewscast. Theywerebothter-rific.Astatewidepollquestionaftertheshowsim-plyasked: “Do you support the Nurse Practitioner Modern-ization Act?’ Theresponsewasoverwhelming!!!96%sentinaRESOUNDINGYES!!!!! WhatamessagetoAl-bany!!! SethwasalsointerviewedonNPRradio”TheCapital Pressroom”, and had the opportunity toanswermanyquestionsindetail. SethGordonwas interviewedby theAlbanyTimes,whichmadeit’swaydowntoNewsday.Theinterviewwasoverallverypositive,however,theyunfortunatelykeptusingtheword“supervising”

while describing our relationship to physicians.MarionGolden,theChairofTheNPAfromLongIsland, wrote a wonderful response which waspublishedinAlbany. WearehopingtohavetheresponsepublishedinNewsday,andotherdown-statepublications.

LOCAL LEvEL: PegO’DonnellwontheNassauCountyWom-en’sHistoryMonthTrailblazerAward,andcontin-ues tositon theNassauCountyMedicalSocietyPreventativeMedicinecommittee TheAprilConferencePicturesaretobepub-lishedinlocalpaperssoon. DianeBartschererwasnoted inNewsdayforherroleasPresidenctoftheNPALI. Wecontinuetobenotedandquotedinavari-etyofpublications….wewantNursePractitionerstobeahouseholdword! Wearealwayslookingforvolunteerstosharetheir health expertise!! We are collecting namesandspecialties Andwearealwayslookingtoshareanystories,awards,andnewsaboutourmembers Pleasedonothesitatetocontact: PegO’Donnell:Pegsfullmoon@aol.com DamianBecker:djb92465@msn.com SusanMarks:SMarks4NP@gmail.com Wearealwayshereforyou!

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save the Date2012 Practice Issues Conference

Friday, March 30, 2012Crest Hollow Country Club

REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S REPORT

GreetingsfellowNPALImembers!Asyoumayallbeaware,thefutureofhealthcarefromanationalperspectivehascertainlygottenitsshareofheadlinesandattentionasthecurrentadministrationlookstoimplementhealthcarereformtoimprovecoverageandaccessofcaretoallcitizens.Tothatend,therehasbeenanincredibleamountofactivityandimportancegiventowhatTheNPAhasbeentryingtoac-complishforovertwodecades……theremovalofartificialbarrierstopractice,namely,removingStatutoryCollaborationforNursePractitionersinNewYorkState.

TheNPAanditslobbyingteamhavebeenextremelybusyputtingtogetherastrategy.InJanuary,theteamcreatednewlanguageforourcurrentlegislativeagenda,paringdownthenumberofbillstothree.Ourmainbill,formerlyknownasthePatientAdvocacyandAccessBillwasrevampedandgivenanewname:TheNursePractitionerModernizationBill.TheothertwopiecesoflegislationaretheGlobalSignatureBillthatwouldmakeexistingbillsproviderneutral,thusallowingNPstosignoffondisabilityforms,andothersuchformswhereitstipulates“PhysicianSignature”andtheMentalHealthbillthatwouldallowPsychiatricNPs (NPP) tobeable tovoluntarilyor involuntarilyadmitpatients to inpatientpsychiatricunitsbasedontheirclinicaljudgment.InFebruaryandMarch,theGovernmentalAffairsteamkeptaneyeontheCapitol,waitingforanopportunitytobeginlobbyingthelegislatorsasmostoftheirtimewasconsumedwiththeNYSbudgetprocess.Asyouallknow,forthefirsttimeinmanyyears,theStatebudgetwaspassedONTIMEbyMarch31,2011.Afterthat,ithasbeenfullspeedahead.

OurlocalgrassrootseffortshavebeenmobilizedstatewideandnursepractitionersthroughoutNYShavebeencallingontheirlocallegislatorstodiscussourlegislativeagendawiththem.TheNPALIhasbeennoexception.WithgreatthankstoDr.MaryBethKoslop-Petraco,ourGrassrootsCoordinatorandLegisla-tiveAffairsChair,andaPegO’Donnell,ourPublicRelationsChair,wehaveputtogetherastrategythathaspairedupourNPALImemberswiththeirlocalSenatorsandAssemblypersonsforlocallobbyvisits.Thankyoutoallwhohavesogenerouslygivenupyourtimeandhavealreadymadethesevisits.Thereisnothingmorepowerfulthanhavingaconstituentdiscussanissuewithhis/herlegislator.Everyvotecountsandtheyarecountingonourvotessomakeyourvoicesheard.Ifyouhaven’tmadeavisit,pleaseconsiderdoingsoifaskedbyourLegislativeAffairsteam.

Fromapublicitypointofview,TheNPAhasbeenmakingappearancesacrossNYState.SeveralTVin-terviewshavebeengivenbyTheNPAleadershipandmembersalike.ArecentsevenminuteinterviewbySethGordon,President&CEONPAwasairedinAprilonCapitolTonight,amajornewsprogramintheAlbanyregion.TherehavealsobeennewspiecesintheAlbanyTimesUnionandNewsday.TheseopportunitieshavebeenmadepossiblebyourLegacyFunddollarsatwork.TheNPALIhasbeenverygenerousindonatingtothisfundandithasbeenabletodosobecauseofhowactiveandvibrantourchapterhasbeen.I’dliketothankallofyouwhocontinuetosupporttheNPALIthroughyourcontinuedmembershipandyourparticipationinourmonthlyevents.YouarethelifebloodofthisorganizationandyourcontinuedsupportwillhelpfurtherTheNPAinitsgoalstolimitbarrierstoNPpractice.

Jeanne Martin, ANP, Regional Director/Region #7, NPA NYS

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Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island373 Nesconset Highway, Suite #210Hauppauge, NY 11788www.npali.org

President Rose CassidyPast-President Carol D’Abbraccio President-Elect Diane Bartscherer

Treasurer Patricia O'HaraSecretary Jeanne MartinAdvocate Eleanor Hobbs

Awards Anne KlassertCommunity Service Linda Aumock

Deborah DeierleinFinance Committee Bruce ZitkusInformatics/Website Susan Smith

Legislative Affairs Mary Beth Koslap-PetracoMembership Ingrid BloomfieldNominations Susan Aiello

Program Committee Debra ChalmersPublic Relations Margaret O’Donnell

Research Bruce ZitkusScholarship Committee Rose Cassidy

Regional Representative Jeanne Martin Alternate Regional Rep. Rose Cassidy

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President DianeMassucci Past-President RoseCassidy President-Elect PatriciaSullivan Treasurer PatriciaO’Hara Secretary JeanneMartin Advocate EleanorHobbs Awards AnneKlassert CommunityService LindaAumock DeborahDeierlein FinanceCommittee BruceZitkus Informatics/Website SusanSmith CarolD’Abbraccio LegislativeAffairs MaryBethKoslap-Petraco Membership RoseCassidy Nominations SusanAiello ProgramsCommittee DebraChalmers PublicRelations MargaretO’Donnell Research BruceZitkus ScholarshipCommittee RoseCassidy RegionalDirector JeanneMartin