2021-2022 President's Message: Forging Ahead With Our Lens
From a perspective of pre-COVID living to intra-COVID living, our lens, as nurses, is quite different. We have embarked upon a time where social distancing is an act that is encouraged in order to protect ourselves and the public. How does this impact us as healthcare professionals? We all received a calling to serve and care for the vulnerable. We belong to a profession that is synonymous with human interaction and touch; an interaction that provides trust, and a touch that provides closeness. How do we function in a way that is contrary to everything that encompasses our very nature? We are overcomers; we are change agents; we are the definition of all that is good and righteous in this world. Our hearts ache for our clients’ challenges and warm for their victories. We are nurses, and although we are diverse and unique, we are unified under the profession we have been chosen for. Yes, we were chosen. Each of us responded to the call to serve. We all replied, “Here I am. Send me.” Therefore, I want to take a brief moment to thank every single one of you for answering the call. You are valued beyond all measure and treasured beyond all that is precious.
Please allow me to proudly present your 2021-2022 LINAPNAP Board:
President: Francine Bono-Neri
President Elect: Joanne Camarda
Past President: Mary McFeiler
Secretary: Maria S. Narine
Treasurer: Michelle: Ceo
Membership/Continuing Education: Melissa Williams
Annual Conference: Melissa Williams
Nominating Committee/Historical Society: Kammy McLoughlin & Arleen Steckel
Charity Committee: Maria S. Narine
Legislative: Lisa Clark
As your current president, my wish is to bring a productive and joyful year to all of you, our valued members. Despite the world around us and the pandemic we continue to face, we are always joined as an association and LINAPNAP family. Our events will continue, albeit in a different manner than in the past, but we will continue to function, provide continuing education opportunities, and thrive as a chapter. My hope is that we will be face-to-face again in the near future to celebrate our work, network as a group, and gather as the family of LINAPNAP members that we are.
Collegially yours,
Fran
Francine Bono-Neri, PhD, RN, PNP
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Welcome 2020-2021
I hope this email finds you all well and enjoying the summer. It has been a very challenging year for all of us. The current health crisis has changed the way we must live, learn and practice. As we enter this new year I would like to thank our 2019-2020 for their outstanding leadership during the COVID health crisis. I proudly introduce your NAPNAP Long Island Chapter Board members for the 2020-2021 year:
President: Mary Feiler
President Elect: Francine Bono-Neri
Past President: Joann Camarda
Secretary: Maria Narine
Treasurer: Michelle: Ceo
Membership/Continuing Education: Christine Pfundstein, Christy Etsch
Annual Conference: Chelsea Finn, Elizabeth Seim
Legislative: Lisa Clark,
Our goal is to provide you with learning opportunities, professional networking opportunities and a forum to discuss current and relevant pediatric care. Your comfort and safety is our priority while serving as your board. We are working together to set up general meetings and our annual education conference within the framework of current health guidelines. We have set November 20, 2020 as the date for our annual educational conference and would like to schedule a general meeting in late September. As the guidelines and restrictions for social gathering evolve we will be better able to plan ahead and share information about our upcoming activities.
We look forward to the upcoming year and will rise to meet the challenges presented
Mary Feiler, CPNP