The American Association of Nurse Attorneys

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The American Associationof Nurse Attorneys

• A 25 Year Retrospective

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MISSION STATEMENT

• The American Association of Nurse Attorneys
  provides resources, education and leadership to
  its members and the healthcare and legal
  communities regarding health law and policy.

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GOALS

• To promote and enhance TAANA and the profession
  of the nurse attorney
• To provide educational programs, products, and
  services to members, chapters, and the public
• To facilitate communication, collaboration, and
  leadership among members
• To identify and influence health law and policy
  issues and to serve as a resource for the
  healthcare and legal communities

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TAANA FOUNDERCYNTHIA ELLEN NORTHROP, RN, MS,
JD1950 - 1989

• BS Columbia Union-College, 1972
• MS University of Maryland, 1975
• JD University of Baltimore, 1979
• Co-authored Legal Issues in Nursing, 1987
• Wrote many articles, chapters, directories,
  manuals
• Held academic appointments at University of
  Maryland, Catholic University, Georgetown
  University, Columbia University and New York
  Medical College
• Lectured extensively throughout the world
• Admitted to bars of Maryland and New York

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In the beginning

• 1977

• Cynthia E. Northrop placed notices in various
  publications requesting that nurse attorneys or
  nurses in law school identify themselves.

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In the beginning

• 1978

• Development of a Roster of Nurses with Law
  Degrees or in Law School was begun ABA and ANA
  were contacted.

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In the beginning

• 1979

• Development of a Roster continues thoughts of an
  organization begin related organizations were
  contacted.

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In the beginning

• In March, the first Directory of Nurses with Law
  Degrees or in Law School was published

• 1980

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In the beginning

• Regions were established (Region I west coast
  Region II mid-America Region III east
  coast). Region III held the first meeting on
  September 28th in Laurel, MD.

• 1980

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In the beginning

• Additional regional meetings were held in April,
  the second Directory was distributed the first
  local meeting organized by Sandy Berkowitz was
  held in Philadelphia on November 18th.

• 1981

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In the beginning

• Additional regional and local meetings were held
  on August 24th, Cynthia E. Northrop, Ann Mech and
  Elizabeth Price signed the Articles of
  Incorporation which were notarized by a used car
  salesman.

• 1982

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In the beginning

• 1982

• First national meeting of the American
  Association of Nurse Attorneys (AANA) was held on
  November 11-13 in Washington, DC.
• Over 70 nurse attorneys and nurses in law school
  attended.
• Senator Edward M. Kennedy sent congratulatory
  telegram.

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Eleanor Holmes Norton Keynote Speaker
Comparable Worth Comparable Pay Lemmons case
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Lori Lustig, Cynthia E. Northrop and Delores
Wilson (l to r)
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Janine Fiesta, Karen Logue and Tamara Todd Cotton
(l to r)
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Linda Wilder-Curtis, Elaine Suppes, Mary Kelly
and Jill Follows (l to r)
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Michael Pollard, Luncheon Speaker FTC Antitrust
and Health Professions
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Marie Snyder and Delores Wilson
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Sandra L. Berkowitz
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Mary Lou Mayers, Maureen Cushing and Margaret
LaMontagne (l to r)
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Marilyn Pesto, Katherine J. Pohlman and Karen
Hauss-Nerlfi (l to r)
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Laurie Catron and Mary Jane McGinty
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Debra Bernard, Judy Schuenemeyer and Carol
Hilliard (l to r)
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D. M. Boulay, Delores Trojar and Linda Hurst (l
to r)
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Marie Snyder, Michael Pollard (guest speaker) and
Pat Hofstra (l to r)
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Gayle Hacker and Al Haggard
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Nina Coffey and Trudy Keating
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Julia Morris and Beth Price
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Felice Quigley, Kathy Hermesch and Kathy Michels
(l to r)
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Ellen Murphy, Virginia Haggerty, Marilyn McHugh
and Bonnie Eyler (l to r)
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Theresa Rosselot, Ann Mech and Gilbert Wells (l
to r)
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Diane Warlick, Sandy Berkowitz and Lori Lustig (l
to r)
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Steve Brodsky and Ellen Murphy
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Signing the first dues check D. M. Boulay
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AANA CHARTER MEMBERS

• Marcia J. Allar, Boston, MA
• Pamela A. Ames, Kansas City, MO
• Catherine M. Anderson, NY, NY
• Mary L. Barraca, Chicago, IL
• Bridget G. Baynes, Sacramento, CA
• Colleen B. Beaman, Milwaukee, WI
• Barbara L. Beck, Covington, KY
• Sandra L. Berkowitz, Philadelphia, PA
• Debra E. Bernard, Middleburg Heights, OH
• Gloria Birkholz, Albuquerque, NM
• D. M. Boulay, Minneapolis, MN
• Elizabeth A. Bowyer, Boston, MA
• Nancy J. Brent, Chicago, IL
• Judith Renzi Brown, Lemogne, PA
• Sandra Brunton, Indianapolis, IN
• Laurie J. Catron, Washington, DC
• Elizabeth A. Chaney, Anaheim, CA
• Susan D. Chenowith, Philadelphia, PA
• Marlee Clausing, Maywood, IL

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AANA CHARTER MEMBERS

• Ann Ruley Combs, Cincinnati, OH
• Kathleen B. Corey, Tucson, AZ
• Lori Costa, Pasadena, CA
• Tamara Todd Cotton, Louisville, KY
• Nancy Kabara Dowling, Towson, MD
• Deborah A. Doyle, Philadelphia, PA
• Bonnie J. Eyler, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Jean M. Farquharson, New Orleans, LA
• Sharon N. Feller, Boulder, CO
• Melissa Rico Ferrari, Cincinnati, OH
• Barbara T. Ferbrod, NY, NY
• Janine Fiesta, Allentown, PA
• Karla B. Fisher, Lenexa, KS
• Jill M. Follows, Philadelphia, PA
• Phyllis M. Gallagher, Anaheim, CA
• Margaret Mary Robins Garrett, Laurel, MD
• Kathleen M. Gialanella, Westfield, NJ
• Lois A. Fenner Giles, Baltimore, MD
• Sandra L. Gorski, San Francisco, CA

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AANA CHARTER MEMBERS

• Albert L. Haggard, San Antonio, TX
• Virginia C. Haggerty, Orlando, FL
• Patricia J. Hajnosz, Bronx, NY
• Susan Hannon, Westmont, IL
• Karen Kauss, Brooklyn, NY
• Laura W. Hilkovitz, Phoenix, AZ
• Mary Delores Hemelt, Baltimore, MD
• Patricia S. Hofstra, Park Ridge, IL
• Wanda L. Hurr, Milwaukee, WI
• Margaret Jakacki, Bridgeport, CT
• Catherine Kania Kanner, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Mary P. Kasher, San Francisco, CA
• Trudy Keating, New Haven, CT
• Mary Kelly, Los Angeles, CA
• Nancy Perpall Kelly, Emmaus, PA
• Jane A. Kenney, Merchantville, NJ
• Diane K. Kjervik, Minneapolis, MN
• Donna Guinn Kline, New Orleans, LA
• Mary Kay Kolar, St. Paul, MN

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AANA CHARTER MEMBERS

• Elaine P. Krupnick, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Joyce K. Laben, Nashville, TN
• Margaret E. LaMontagne, Boston, MA
• Nancy Sanders Lane, Tucson, AZ
• Karen R. Logue, Pittsburgh, PA
• Suzanne Crosswell Louy, Seattle, WA
• Lori J. Lustig, Alexandria, VA
• Sharon S. Lutz, Detroit, MI
• Marguerite R. Mancini, Hartford, CT
• Rosanne Maraziti, Livingstone, NJ
• Judy Irene Massong, Olympia, WA
• Marcia M. Meade, Spokane, WA
• Ann B. Mech, Baltimore, MD
• Alene M. Mercer, Raleigh, NC
• Kathleen A. Michels, Madison, WI
• Donna Marie Moniz, Seattle, WA
• Eileen Moore, Newport Beach, CA
• Julia Caldwell Morris, San Mateo, CA
• Linda B. Moskowitz, Norwalk, CT

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AANA CHARTER MEMBERS

• Joanne Napiewocki, Southfield, MI
• Terry A. Noeth, San Francisco, CA
• Cynthia E. Northrop, NY, NY
• Claire C. Obade, Philadelphia, PA
• Margaret S. OConnell, Long Island City, NY
• Carol Pillsbury Patton, Ann Arbor, MI
• Patricia Elaine Permakoff, NY, NY
• Kathleen Flynn Peterson, St. Paul, MN
• Deborah Peyton, Towson, MD
• Lillian A. Phelan, Los Angeles, CA
• Gwen K. Pohl, Washington, DC
• Katherine J. Pohlman, Boston, MA
• Pamela W. Popp, Cincinnati, OH
• Elizabeth Price, Washington, DC
• J. Gail Rahn, Charleston, SC
• Alane A. Repa, Cicago, IL
• Julie A. Remter, Atlanta, GA
• Sonja H. Rhodes, Tustin, CA
• Paul F. Richard, Fargo, ND

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AANA CHARTER MEMBERS

• Mary C. Rupert, Hampton Bays, NY
• Martha A. Schick, Richmond, VA
• Joanne M. Sclmek, San Diego, CA
• Tresa Schlecht, Alexandria, VA
• Judith A. Schuenemeyer, Wilmington, DE
• Patricia Scully, Tucson, AZ
• Ellie Sega, Drexel Hill, PA
• Janet Brenan Sherry, Oklahoma City, OK
• Jill S. Slattery, Montclair, NJ
• Molly K. Smith, Eugene, OR
• Marie E. Snyder, Boston, MA
• Christine B. Spak, Hartford, CT
• Dolores Telfer Trojnar, Annandale, VA
• Virgie M. Vakil, Media, PA
• Patricia M. Wark, Lexington, SC
• Diane Trace Warlick, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Gilbert L. Wells, Arlington, VA
• Linda M. Wilder-Curtis, Hartford, CT
• Delores Pegram Wilson, Newark, NJ

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Board of Directors1982
Cynthia E. Northrop

• Cynthia E. Northrop
• Loretta Costa
• Patricia Hofstra
• Sandra L. Berkowitz
• Lori Lustig
• Elizabeth Chaney

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Board of Directors1983

• Cynthia E. Northrop, President
• Sandra L. Berkowitz, Vice-President
• Loretta Costa, Treasurer
• Dolores Pegram Wilson, Recording Secretary
• Elizabeth Price, Corresponding Secretary
• Patricia Hofstra, Director
• Elizabeth Chaney, Director
• Albert Haggard, Director
• Virginia Haggarty, Director
• Katherine J. Pohlman, Director
• Diane Trace Warlick, Director

Cynthia E. Northrop
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Board of Directors1984

• Cynthia E. Northrop, President
• Sandra L. Berkowitz, Vice-President
• Virginia Haggarty, Treasurer
• Diane Trace Warlick, Recording Secretary
• Elizabeth Price, Corresponding Secretary
• D. M. Boulay, Director
• Elizabeth Chaney, Director
• Loretta Costa, Director
• Mary Kelly, Director
• Katherine J. Pohlman, Director
• Dolores Pegram Wilson, Director

Cynthia E. Northrop
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• In 1984, name was changed to TAANA by bylaws
  amendment at annual meeting.

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Board of Directors1985

• Diane Trace Warlick, President
• D. M. Boulay, Vice-President
• Virginia Haggarty, Treasurer
• Mary Kelly, Recording Secretary
• Katherine J. Pohlman, Corresponding Secretary
• Pam Ames, Director
• Mary Powers Antoine, Director
• Sandra L. Berkowitz, Director
• Jill Fellows, Director
• Cynthia E. Northrop, Director
• Dolores Pegram Wilson, Director

Diane Trace Warlick
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Board of Directors1986

• Mary Kelly, President
• Katherine J. Pohlman, Vice-President
• Mary Powers Antoine, Treasurer
• Elizabeth Bowyer, Recording Secretary
• Jill Follows, Corresponding Secretary
• Cynthia E. Northrop, Director
• Sandra L. Berkowitz, Director
• D. M. Boulay, Director
• Virginia Haggarty, Director
• Ellen Murphy, Director
• Diane Trace Warlick, Director
• Pamela Ames, Director

Mary Kelly
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Board of Directors1987

• Katherine J. Pohlman, President
• Mary Powers Antoine, Vice-President
• Jill Follows, Treasurer
• Felice M. Quigley, Recording Secretary
• Elizabeth Bowyer Malacoft, Corresponding
  Secretary
• Mary Kelly, Director
• Tamara Todd Cotton, Director
• Marcia Meade, Director
• Martha Cohn Romney, Director
• Diane Trace Warlick, Director
• Cynthia E. Northrop, Director

Katherine J. Pohlman
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Board of Directors1988

• Katherine J. Pohlman, President
• Mary Powers Antoine, Vice-President
• Mary OReilly Yob, Treasurer
• Felice Quigley, Corresponding Secretary
• Tonia Dandry Aiken, Recording Secretary
• Elizabeth Bowyer, Director
• Mary Kelly, Director
• Tamara Todd Cotton, Director
• Marcia Meade, Director
• Martha Cohn Romney, Director

Katherine J. Pohlman
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Board of Directors1989

• Katherine J. Pohlman, President
• Mary Powers Antoine, Vice-President
• Mary OReilly Yob, Treasurer
• Felice Quigley, Corresponding Secretary
• Tonia Dandry Aiken, Recording Secretary
• Linda M. E. Auton, Director
• Tamara Todd Cotton, Director
• Karen Guarino, Director
• Marni Leger, Director
• Kimberly Nelson, Director
• Martha Cohn Romney, Director

Katherine J. Pohlman
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Board of Directors1990

• Mary Powers Antoine, President
• Tamara Todd Cotton, President Elect
• Felice Quigley, Vice-President
• Karen Shedd Guarino, Treasurer
• Tonia Dandry Aiken, Recording Secretary
• Linda M. E. Auton, Corresponding Secretary
• Marni Leger, Director
• Kimberly Nelson, Director
• Martha Cohn Romney, Director
• Katherine J. Pohlman, Director
• Mary OReilly Yob, Director

Mary Powers Antoine
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Board of Directors1991

• Tamara Todd Cotton, President
• Karen Shedd Guarino, Vice-President
• Elizabeth Bowyer Malacoff, Treasurer
• Tonia Dandry Aiken, Recording Secretary
• Linda M. E. Auton, Corresponding Secretary
• Mary Powers Antoine, Director
• Julie M. Bargnesi, Director
• M. Robin Morris, Director
• Diane M. Rodriguez, Director
• Felice Quigley, Director

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Board of Directors1992

• Karen Shedd Guarino, President
• Tonia Dandry Aiken, President-Elect
• Tamara Todd Cotton, Immediate Past President
• M. Robin Morris, Treasurer
• Linda M. E. Auton, Recording Secretary
• Diane M. Rodriguez, Corresponding Secretary
• Eileen Urban Kolasa, Director
• M. Jeanne Trott, Director
• June Smith Tyler, Director
• Julie M. Bargnesi, Director
• Elizabeth Bowyer Malacoff, Director
• Alice Rini, Director

Karen Shedd Guarino
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Board of Directors1993

• Tonia Dandry Aiken, President
• Linda M. E. Auton, President-Elect
• Karen Shedd Guarino, Immediate Past President
• M. Robin Morris, Treasurer
• Julie M. Bargnesi, Recording Secretary
• Diane M. Rodriguez, Corresponding Secretary
• Martha Johnson, Director
• Diane K. Kjervik, Director
• Eileen Urban Kolasa, Director
• M. Jeanne Trott, Director
• Kathleen Hastings, Director
• Ruthe Ashley, Director

Tonia Dandry Aiken
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Board of Directors1994

• Linda M. E. Auton, President
• Julie M. Bargnesi, President-Elect
• Tonia Dandry Aiken, Immediate Past President
• Martha Johnson, Treasurer
• Diane M. Rodriguez, Recording Secretary
• M. Robin Morris, Corresponding Secretary
• Ruthe Ashley, Director
• Vicki Braum, Director
• Diane K. Kjervik, Director
• Davia Solomon, Director
• M. Jeanne Trott, Director

Linda M. E. Auton
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Board of Directors1995

• Julie M. Bargnesi, President
• Diane M. Rodriguez, President-Elect
• Linda M. E. Auton, Immediate Past President
• Martha Johnson, Treasurer
• M. Jeanne Trott, Recording Secretary
• Davia Solomon, Corresponding Secretary
• Sally Austin, Director
• Patricia Becker, Director
• Penny Brooke, Director
• Diane K. Kjervik, Director
• M. Robin Morris, Director
• Diane Trace Warlick, Director

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Board of Directors1996

• Diane M. Rodriguez, President
• M. Jeanne Trott, President-Elect
• Julie M. Bargnesi, Immediate Past President
• Sally Austin, Treasurer
• Davia Solomon, Recording Secretary
• Diane Trace Warlick, Corresponding Secretary
• Patricia Becker, Director
• Penny Brooke, Director
• Lorie Brown, Director
• Andrea Gansheimer, Director
• Paula DiMeo Grant, Director
• Diane K. Kjervik, Director

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Board of Directors1997

• M. Jeanne Trott, President
• Davia Solomon, President-Elect
• Diane M. Rodriguez, Immediate Past President
• Andrea Gansheimer, Treasurer
• Sally Austen, Recording Secretary
• Diane Trace Warlick, Corresponding Secretary
• Patricia Becker, Director
• Penny Brooke, Director
• Lorie Brown, Director
• Virginia Fleming, Director
• Paula DiMeo Grant, Director
• Diane K. Kjervik, Director

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Board of Directors1998

• Davia Solomon, President
• Sally Austen, President-Elect
• M. Jeanne Trott, Immediate Past President
• Andrea Gansheimer, Treasurer
• Virginia Fleming, Recording Secretary
• Diane Trace Warlick, Corresponding Secretary
• Patricia Becker, Director
• Penny Brooke, Director
• Lorie Brown, Director
• Barbara Grimes, Director
• Diane K. Kjervik, Director

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Board of Directors1999

• Sally Austen, President
• Andrea Gansheimer, President-Elect
• Davia Solomon, Immediate Past President
• Penny Westfall, Treasurer
• Virginia Fleming, Recording Secretary
• Penny Brooke, Director
• Paula DiMeo Grant, Director
• Linda Gobis, Director
• Barbara Grimes, Director
• Diane K. Kjervik, Director
• M. Jeanne Trott, Director
• Diane Trace Warlick, Director

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Board of Directors2000

• Andrea Gansheimer, President
• Diane K. Kjervik, President-Elect
• Sally Austin, Immediate Past President
• Penny Westfall, Treasurer
• Virginia Fleming, Recording Secretary
• Diane Trace Warlick, Corresponding Secretary
• Elizabeth Beall, Director
• Penny Brooke, Director
• Paula DiMeo Grant, Director
• Linda Gobis, Director
• Joanne P. Sheehan, Director

Andrea Gansheimer
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Board of Directors2001

• Diane K. Kjervik, President
• Virginia Fleming, President-Elect
• Andrea Gansheimer, Immediate Past President
• Joanne P. Sheehan, Treasurer
• Penny Westfall, Recording Secretary
• Linda Gobis, Corresponding Secretary
• Elizabeth Beall, Director
• Penny Brooke, Director
• Paula DiMeo Grant, Director
• Monica Mooney, Director
• Barbara Radlauer, Director
• Jackie Walus-Wigle, Director

Diane K. Kjervik
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Board of Directors2002

• Virginia Fleming, President
• Penny Westfall, President-Elect
• Diane K. Kjervik, Immediate Past President
• Elizabeth Beall, Treasurer
• Joanne P. Sheehan, Recording Secretary
• Barbara Radlauer, Corresponding Secretary
• Penny Brooke, Director
• Monica Mooney, Director
• Louann Kitchen, Director
• Andrea Sloan, Director
• Jackie Walus-Wigle, Director
• Susan Ziel, Director

Virginia Fleming (l)
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Board of Directors2003

• Penny Westfall, President
• Joanne P. Sheehan, President-Elect
• Virginia Fleming, Immediate Past President
• Jackie Walus-Wigle, Treasurer
• Susan Ziel, Recording Secretary
• Barbara Radlauer/Janet Feldkamp, Corresponding
  Secretary
• Elizabeth Beall, Director
• Patricia Blair, Director
• Karen Butler, Director
• Louann Kitchen, Director
• Cynthia A. Mikos, Director
• Andrea Sloan, Director

Penny Westfall
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Board of Directors2004

• Joanne P. Sheehan, President
• Susan Ziel, President-Elect
• Penny Westfall, Immediate Past President
• Jackie Walus-Wigle, Treasurer
• Karen Butler, Recording Secretary
• Janet Feldkamp, Corresponding Secretary
• Patricia Blair, Director
• Louann Kitchen, Director
• Cynthia A. Mikos, Director
• Rosemary McCarthy, Director
• Andrea Sloan, Director
• Mable Smith, Director

Joanne P. Sheehan
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Board of Directors2005

• Susan Ziel, President
• Cynthia A. Mikos, President-Elect
• Joanne P. Sheehan, Immediate Past President
• Jackie Walus-Wigle, Treasurer
• Janet Feldkamp, Secretary
• Patricia Blair, Director
• Suzanne Collins, Director
• Paula Grant, Director
• Amy Jerdee, Director
• Daneil McAuliffe, Director
• Rosemary McCarthy, Director
• Bridget Neuson, Director

Susan Ziel
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Board of Directors2006

• Cynthia A. Mikos, President
• Janet Feldkamp, President-Elect
• Susan Ziel, Immediate Past President
• Bridget Neuson, Treasurer
• Suzanne Collins, Recording Secretary
• Amy Jardee, Corresponding Secretary
• Cheryl Farber, Director
• Paula DiMeo Grant, Director
• Daneil McAuliffe, Director
• Rosemary McCarthy, Director
• Randi Kopf, Director
• Jackie Walus-Wigle, Director

Cynthia A. Mikos
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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

• TAANA established the Distinguished Service Award
  in 1985 to recognize an individual members
  leadership role in, and significant contributions
  to, TAANA as an association. The award is
  intended to serve as an expression of sincere
  gratitude for the members committed leadership,
  participation in, and contributions to the
  purposes of TAANA and its growth as the
  professional association for nurse attorneys.

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Recipients of the Cynthia E. Northrop
Distinguished Service Award

• 1986 Cynthia E. Northrop
• 1987 Diane Trace Warlick
• 1988 Katherine J. Pohlman
• 1989 Cynthia E. Northrop

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Recipients of the Cynthia E. Northrop
Distinguished Service Award

• 1990 Sandra L. Berkowitz
• 1991 Felice Quigley
• 1993 D. M. Boulay
• 1994 Tamara Todd Cotton
• Karen Shedd Guarino
• 1995 Tonia D. Aiken
• 1996 Julie M. Bargnesi
• 1998 Linda M. E. Auton

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Recipients of the Cynthia E. Northrop
Distinguished Service Award

• 2001 Paula DiMeo Grant
• 2002 Sally Austin
• 2003 Elizabeth Beall
• 2004 Randi Kopf
• 2005 Cynthia A. Mikos

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OUTSTANDING ADVOCATE AWARD

• TAANA established the Outstanding Advocate Award
  in 1985 to recognize an individual members
  outstanding legal advocacy. The Awards Committee
  recognizes that a nurse attorney can be an
  advocate in many varied ways, such as impacting
  legislation, authoring scholarly works such as
  law review articles, books, journal articles, as
  well as achieving significant rulings in
  appellate practice, trial practice, and
  administrative law practice (i.e. hearings before
  various state boards). The award is intended to
  give recognition to a member whose legal
  theories, strategies and abilities demonstrate
  outstanding advocacy.

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Recipients of theOutstanding Advocate Award

• 1986 Mary E. Kelly
• 1987 Jill M. Follows
• 1988 Marie E. Snyder
• 1989 Cynthia E. Northrop
• Kathleen Flynn Peterson

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Recipients of theOutstanding Advocate Award

• 1992 Kathleen E. Hastings
• 1993 Virginia Trotter Betts
• 1994 Kathleen H. Switzer
• 1995 Diane M. Rodriguez
• 1996 Penny G. Westfall
• 1997 Peggy L. B. Nakamura
• 1998 Diane K. Kjervik

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Recipients of theOutstanding Advocate Award

• 2001 Joanne P. Sheehan
• 2002 Penny Brooke
• 2003 Karen Butler
• 2004 Diane K. Kjervik
• 2005 Phyllis Gallagher

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Recipients of theBoard of Directors Award

• 1991 Pamela Popp
• June Smith Tyler
• 1996 Paula DiMeo Grant
• 1998 Diane M. Rodriguez
• 2001 Monica Mooney
• 2003 Virginia Fleming

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TAANA FOUNDATION

• Incorporated 1984 in Maryland as a charitable
  organization.
• Initial funding of 10,000.00 from parents of
  Cynthia E. Northrop

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TAANA FOUNDATION

• Mission is to educate the public and members of
  the legal and health professions about the impact
  of legal decisions and legislation upon the
  health care delivery system and its participants.

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TAANA FOUNDATION

• First Silent Auction Fundraiser at TAANA Annual
  Conference held in 1997 in Atlanta.

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TAANA FOUNDATION
provides

• Sponsorship of speaker fees and other expenses
  associated with TAANAs annual educational
  program
• Funding students attendance at TAANAs annual
  educational program
• Grants to community organizations
• 2004 Quest, Inc., Orlando, FL
• 2005 Tri-Cities Well Child Clinic, Inc.,
  Batavia, IL

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TAANA FOUNDATION
1984 Board

• Cynthia E. Northrop, President
• Diane Trace Warlick
• Virginia Haggerty
• Elizabeth Price
• D. M. Boulay
• Mary Kelly
• Katherine J. Pohlman
• Loretta Costa
• Elizabeth Chaney
• Delores Wilson

Cynthia E. Northrop
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TAANA FOUNDATION
1985 Board

• Cynthia E. Northrop, President
• Sandra Berkowitz, Secretary
• Virginia Haggarty, Trustee
• Mary E. Kelly, Trustee
• D. M. Boulay, Trustee
• Diane Trace Warlick, Member
• Katherine J. Pohlman, Member
• Pamela A. Ames, Member
• Mary Powers Antoine, Member
• Jill Follows, Member
• Dolores Pegram Wilson, Member

Cynthia E. Northrop
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TAANA FOUNDATION
1986 Board

• Cynthia E. Northrop, President
• Diane Trace Warlick, Treasurer
• Virginia Haggerty, Trustee
• Mary Kelly, Trustee
• Joann Smith, Trustee
• Mary Powers Antoine, Member
• D. M. Boulay, Member
• Katherine J. Pohlman, Member
• Elizabeth Bowyer, Member
• Ellen Murphy, Member
• Jill Follows, Member
• Sandra L. Berkowitz, Member

Cynthia E. Northrop
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TAANA FOUNDATION
1987 Board

• Cynthia E. Northrop, President

Cynthia E. Northrop
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TAANA FOUNDATION
1988 Board

• Cynthia E. Northrop, President

Cynthia E. Northrop
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TAANA FOUNDATION
1989 Board

• Cynthia E. Northrop, President

Cynthia E. Northrop
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TAANA FOUNDATION
1990 Board

• Sandra L. Berkowitz, President

Sandra L. Berkowitz
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TAANA FOUNDATION
1991 Board

• Sandra L. Berkowitz, President
• Ellen Murphy, Treasurer
• Mary Kelly, Secretary
• Jill Follows, Director

Sandra L. Berkowitz
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TAANA FOUNDATION
1992 Board

• Sandra L. Berkowitz, President
• Ann Mech, Treasurer
• Diane Trace Warlick, Secretary
• Katherine J. Pohlman, Director
• Felice Quigley, Director

Sandra L. Berkowitz
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TAANA FOUNDATION
1993 Board

• Katherine J. Pohlman, President

Katherine J. Pohlman
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TAANA FOUNDATION
1997 Board

• Tonia Aiken, President
• Linda M. E. Auton, Treasurer
• Davia Solomon, Secretary

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TAANA FOUNDATION
1998 Board of Trustees

• Paula DiMeo Grant, President
• Linda M. E. Auton, Treasurer
• Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary
• Penny Brooke, Trustee
• Andrea Gansheimer, Trustee
• Rena Murtha, Trustee
• M. Jeanne Trott, Trustee

Paula DiMeo Grant
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TAANA FOUNDATION
1999 Board of Trustees

• Paula DiMeo Grant, President
• D. M. Boulay, Treasurer
• Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary
• Rena Murtha, (Community Member) Trustee
• Penny Brooke, Trustee
• Andrea Gansheimer, Trustee
• M. Jeanne Trott, Trustee

Paula DiMeo Grant
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TAANA FOUNDATION
2000 Board of Trustees

• Paula DiMeo Grant, President
• D. M. Boulay, Treasurer
• Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary
• Rena Murtha, Trustee
• Sally Austin, Trustee
• Penny Brooke, Trustee
• Shellie Karno, Trustee
• M. Jeanne Trott, Trustee

Paula DiMeo Grant
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TAANA FOUNDATION
2001 Board of Trustees

• Penny Brooke, President
• D. M. Boulay, Treasurer
• Sally Austin, Secretary
• Rena Murtha, Trustee
• Elizabeth Beall, Trustee
• Andrea Gansheimer, Trustee
• Paula DiMeo Grant, Trustee
• Shellie Karno, Trustee
• M. Jeanne Trott, Trustee

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TAANA FOUNDATION
2002 Board of Trustees

• Penny Brooke, President
• D. M. Boulay, Treasurer
• Sally Austin, Secretary
• Ralph Dupont, Trustee
• Elizabeth Beall, Trustee
• Elizabeth Edwards, Trustee
• Diane K. Kjervik, Trustee
• Barbara Radlauer, Trustee
• Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee

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TAANA FOUNDATION
2003 Board of Trustees

• Penny Brooke, President
• D. M. Boulay, Treasurer
• Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary
• Ralph Dupont, Trustee
• Elizabeth Beall, Trustee
• Elizabeth Edwards, Trustee
• Virgnia Fleming, Trustee
• Ardele Float, Trustee
• Barbara Radlauer, Trustee
• Andrea Sloan, Trustee
• Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee

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TAANA FOUNDATION
2004 Board of Trustees

• Penny Westfall, President
• Elizabeth Beall, Treasurer
• Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary
• Sherry Gold, Trustee
• Ardele Float, Trustee
• Andrea Sloan, Trustee
• Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee
• Stephanie Wise, Trustee

Penny Westfall
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TAANA FOUNDATION
2005 Board of Trustees

• Penny Westfall, President
• Elizabeth Beall, Treasurer
• Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary
• Paula DiMeo Grant, Trustee
• Sherry Gold, Trustee
• Andrea Sloan, Trustee
• Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee
• Stephanie Wise, Trustee
• Joanne P. Sheehan, Trustee
• Rosemary McCarthy, Trustee

Penny Westfall
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TAANA FOUNDATION
2006 Board of Trustees

• Penny Westfall, President
• Elizabeth Beall, Treasurer
• Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary
• Paula DiMeo Grant, Trustee
• Andrea Sloan, Trustee
• Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee
• Stephanie Wise, Trustee
• Joanne P. Sheehan, Trustee
• Rosemary McCarthy, Trustee
• Susan Ziel, Trustee

Penny Westfall
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TAANA FOUNDATION
Mary Eleanor McGarvahHumanitarian Award

• Ceremony naming award held May 30, 1987
• Award is granted to individual or group that has
  made a significant contribution to the
  development of health law, nursing and policy

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TAANA FOUNDATION
Mary Eleanor McGarvahHumanitarian Award

• Named for Mary Eleanor McGarvah who was the first
  nurse attorney
• Born June 15, 1886 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
• Graduated from nursing school in 1911
• Graduated from law school in 1929
• Worked for Detroit Health Department
• Focused on maternal and infant health
• Opened an evening and Saturday law practice
• Co-authored Jurisprudence for Nurses (1945)
• Died April 3, 1979

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TAANA FOUNDATION
Mary Eleanor McGarvahHumanitarian Award

• Mary Eleanor McGarvah
• graduating from nursing school
• 1911

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TAANA FOUNDATION
Mary Eleanor McGarvahHumanitarian Award

• Mary Eleanor McGarvah
• (c. 1930 1940)

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Mary Eleanor McGarvah 80th Birthday Celebration
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TAANA FOUNDATION
Mary Eleanor McGarvahHumanitarian Award

• October 17, 1998 award presented to Tipper Gore
  in Boston in recognition of her humanitarian
  efforts especially for breast cancer.
• March 23, 1999 ceremony held in Washington, D.C.
  where award was presented by Paula DiMeo Grant,
  Sally Austin and Diane K. Kjervik.

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TAANA FOUNDATION
Mary Eleanor McGarvahHumanitarian Award

• May 20, 2003 award presented to Congresswoman
  Lois Capps of California in Washington, D.C.
• Presentation by Penny Brooke, Elizabeth Beall,
  Louann Kitchen and Penny Westfall.

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Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA) and Penny
Brooke McGarvah Award presentation May 20, 2003
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Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA) McGarvah Award
presentation May 20, 2003
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TAANA STATE CHAPTERS
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• Alaska Chapter (1984)
• Northern California Chapter (1986)
• Southern California Chapter (1995)
• Connecticut Chapter (1992)
• Tampa Bay (Florida) Chapter (1995)
• Georgia Chapter (1994)
• Chicago (Illinois) Chapter (1993)
• Indiana Chapter (1998)

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• Kentucky/Southern Ohio Association of Nurse
  Attorneys (1986)
• New England Chapter (1989)
• Chesapeake Nurse Attorneys, Inc. (1991)
• Michigan Chapter (1990)
• New York Metropolitan Chapter
• Western New York Chapter (1990)
• Western Pennsylvania Chapter (1997)

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• Texas chapter (1991)
• Utah/Intermountain Chapter (1992)
• Twin City (Minnesota) Nurse Attorneys
• Northern New Jersey
• Toledo (Ohio)
• Milwaukee (Wisconsin)
• West Virginia

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Supreme Court Admission
June 12, 1989

• Paula DiMeo Grant, Washington, DC
• Catherine Parks, Florida
• Barbara Beck Dickinson, Illinois
• Ann Baldwin Mech, Maryland
• Katherine J. Pohlman, New Jersey
• Kathleen Obermayer Curley, New Jersey
• Marita Molloy Hutchinson, Pennsylvania
• Felice Quigley, Pennsylvania
• Martha Romney, Pennsylvania
• Movant Mary Kelly

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Supreme Court Admission June 12, 1989
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Supreme Court Admission
July 13, 1994

• Karen Richardson, California
• Linda Wilder-Curtis, Connecticut
• Linda M. E. Auton, Massachusetts
• Anne Loughran Rubin, Pennsylvania
• Eleanor Tintner Segal, Pennsylvania
• Michelle Hoffman Young, Pennsylvania
• M. Robin Morris, South Carolina
• Jamie Richarson, Texas
• Jean DiMotto, Wisconsin
• Margaret Leppanen, Wisconsin
• Movant Paula DiMeo Grant

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Supreme Court Admission
June 19, 1995

• Evelyn Schipske, California
• Dorothy Cox Duffy, New Jersey
• Susan Bennet McAuley, New Jersey
• Diane K. Kjervik, Minnesota
• Maureen Gatto, Pennsylvania
• Barbara Hirsch, Maryland
• Davia Solomon, California
• Laurie Badzek, West Virginia
• Julie M. Bargnesi, New York
• Movant Paula DiMeo Grant

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Supreme Court Admission June 19, 1995
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Supreme Court Admission
November 10, 1997

• Sally Austin, New York
• Kathleen Hessler, Washington
• Mary Lucas Cavanaugh, Illinois
• Joan Cerniglia-Lowensen, Maryland
• Cheryl D. Farber, Pennsylvania
• Janet Feldkamp, Ohiio
• Virginia M. Fleming, Massachusetts
• Trudy A. Kiaunis, Connecticut
• Kathleen A. McCormac, California
• Deborah L. Phillips, California
• Joanne P. Sheehan, Connecticut
• M. Jeanne Trott, New Hampshire
• Angela M. Vieira, Massachusetts
• Movant Diane K. Kjervik

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Supreme Court Admission November 10, 1997
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Supreme Court Admission
June 21, 1999

• Simone Blais, California
• Karen Butler, New York
• Elaine Conway, Massachusetts
• Elizabeth Edwards, Maryland
• Andrea Gansheimer, California
• Shellie Karno, Illinois
• Randi Kopf, Maryland
• Roseanne Matricciani, Maryland
• Barbara Radlauer, Connecticut
• Carol Russell, New York
• Amanda Scott, Maryland
• Alexis Taylor, Illinois
• Jackie Walus-Wigle, California
• Patricia Welch, New Jersey
• Movant Sally Austin

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Supreme Court Admission
April 30, 2001

• Movant

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Supreme Court Admission
May 19, 2003

• Conswella Byrd, California
• Kaylan Thornhill, California
• Suzanne Collins, Florida
• Daneil McAuliffe, Florida
• Cynthia A. Mikos, Florida
• Russ Metler, Georgia
• Bridget Neuson, Illinois
• Marcia Parker, Maryland

• Carol Holmes, Michigan
• Gloria Ramsey, New Jersey
• Derek Defreitas, New York
• Charles Mils, Rhode Island
• Rosemary McCarthy, Texas
• Penny Brooke, Utah
• Elizabeth Beall, W. Virginia
• Movant Penny Westfall

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Supreme Court Admission May 19, 2003
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Supreme Court Admission
April 4, 2005

• Janet Michael, Maine
• Edith Brous, New York
• Janice Greening, Colorado
• Phyllis Gallagher, California
• Ghada Anis, Washington, DC
• Teressa Sanzio, Arizona
• Imelda Harrington, New York
• Ardelle Float, California
• John Jay, California
• Patricia Blair, Texas by motion
• Anne-Jo Pennock McTague, New York by motion
• Movant Elizabeth Beall

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Supreme Court Admission April 4, 2005
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TAANA ARCHIVES

• The American Association of Nurse Attorneys
  Nursing Law and Ethics Collection dedicated in
  memory of Cynthia E. Northrop
• Housed in the Honorable John J. Burns Library at
  Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
• Dedication luncheon held on November 7, 1997

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TAANA ARCHIVES

• Agreement for Donation signed by M. Jeanne Trott,
  President of TAANA and Robert K. ONeill, Burns
  Librarian
• Exhibit of selected archives held during 1998
  TAANA annual meeting in Boston at a reception in
  the Burns Library
• Exhibit of selected archives held during 2006
  TAANA Gala in Boston at a reception at the Burns
  Library

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Burns Library Chestnut Hill, MA
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PATIENT SELF-DETERMINATION ACT (PSDA)effective
11/1/91

• Analysis done by the Legislative Affairs
  Committee co-chaired by Sherrie Trede Black and
  Paula DiMeo Grant with contribution by Marie
  Infante
• In 1990 testimony submitted that was recorded in
  the National Register
• In 1991 BOD authorized letter to Governors
  listing organization as resource for
  implementation of Act

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ANNUAL CONFERENCES
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Annual Conferences

• November 11-13, 1982
• Washington, DC
• November 4-6, 1983
• Los Angeles, CA
• November 2-4, 1984
• Philadelphia, PA

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Annual Conferences

• October 4-6, 1985
• Minneapolis, MN

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Annual Conferences

• October 16-19, 1986
• San Francisco, CA

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Annual Conferences

• October 15-18, 1987
• Boston, MA

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Past Presidents Current President Katherine J.
Pohlman, Diane Trace Warlick, Cynthia E.
Northrop and Mary Kelly
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Katherine J. Pohlman, President Jill Follows,
Award Recipient Diane Trace Warlick, Award
Recipient Felice Quigley, Recording Secretary
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Frank Reardon, Speaker Katherine J. Pohlman,
TAANA President Cynthia E. Northrop, TAANAF
President Elizabeth Bowyer, Program Chair (l-r)
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Mary OReilly, Mary Powers Antoine, Katherine J.
Pohlman, Michele Franck (non-member)
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Mary OReilly, Mary Powers Antoine, Katherine J.
Pohlman, Michele Franck (non-member), Cynthia E.
Northrop
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Annual Conferences

• November 10-13, 1988
• Louisville, KY

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Annual Conferences

• October 20-22, 1989
• Baltimore, MD

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Annual Conferences

• October 26-29, 1990
• Chicago, IL
• October 17-20, 1991
• Anaheim, CA

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Annual Conferences

• October 8-11, 1992
• Washington, DC
• October 14-17, 1993
• New Orleans, LA

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Annual Conferences

• October 20-24, 1994
• San Antonio, TX
• October 12-15, 1995
• Chicago, IL

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Annual Conferences

• October 17-20, 1996
• San Francisco, CA
• October 23-26, 1997
• Atlanta, GA

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Annual Conferences

• October 15-18, 1998
• Boston, MA

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Annual Conferences

• October 21-24, 1999
• Denver, CO

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Annual Conferences

• October 19-21, 2000
• New Orleans, LA

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Annual Conferences

• October 19-21, 2001
• Alexandria, VA
• canceled due to 9/11

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Annual Conferences

• October 3-5, 2002
• San Diego, CA

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Annual Conferences

• October 23-25, 2003
• Alexandria, VA

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Annual Conferences

• October 28-30, 2004
• Orlando, FL

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Annual Conferences

• November 3-5, 2005
• Chicago, IL

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Annual Conferences

• October 26-28, 2006
• San Francisco, CA

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TAANA MEMBERSHIP PUBLICATIONS

• in brief
• first issue July 1983

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TAANA MEMBERSHIP PUBLICATIONS

• Inside TAANA
• first issue January 1985

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TAANA MEMBERSHIP PUBLICATIONS

• Journal of Nursing Law
• first issue August 1993

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Health Law, Legislation Compliance Section
CHAIRPERSONS

• Judith Ringholz
• 2005 Susan Martin, Judith Ringholz
• Outstanding Section Member Award Amy Jerdee
• 2004 Susan Martin, Amy Jerdee
• 2003 Louann Kitchen, Susan Martin, Amy Jerdee
• 2002 Louann Kitchen, Susan Ziel
• 2001
• 2000 Penny Westfall

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Health Law, Legislation Compliance Section
CHAIRPERSONS

• 1999 Penny Westfall
• 1998 Penny Westfall
• 1997 Penny Westfall
• 1996 Penny Westfall
• 1995 Penny Westfall
• 1994 Karen Shedd Guarino/Penny Westfall
• 1993 Audrey Covner
• 1992 Mary Powers Antoine

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Education Section
CHAIRPERSONS

• 2006 Laurie Badzek, Kathleen Mixson
• 2005 Laurie Badzek, Kathleen Mixson
• Outstanding Section Member Award Laurie Badzek
• 2004 Laurie Badzek, Kathleen Mixson
• 2003 Laurie Badzek
• 2002 Laurie Badzek
• 2001
• 2000 Penny Brooke

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Education Section
CHAIRPERSONS

• 1999 Penny Brooke
• 1998 Penny Brooke
• 1997 Penny Brooke
• 1996 Penny Brooke
• 1995 Penny Brooke
• 1994 Penny Brooke
• 1993 Penny Brooke
• 1992 Penny Brooke

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Insurance Risk Management Section
CHAIRPERSONS

• 1994 Elizabeth Barnett
• 1993 Karen Logue
• 1992 Karen Logue

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Litigation Section
CHAIRPERSONS

• 2006 Sharon Bridges, Trudy A. Kiaunis
• 2005 Doreen Bartlett, Trudy A. Kiaunis
• Outstanding Section Member Award Karen Butler
• 2004 Karen Butler, Doreen Bartless
• 2003 Karen Butler
• 2002 Joanne Sheehan, Karen Butler
• 2001 Joanne Sheehan, Karen Butler
• 2000 Joanne Sheehan, Victoria Goldstein

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Litigation Section
CHAIRPERSONS

• 1999 Joanne Sheehan, Victoria Goldstein
• 1998 Kathleen Russell, Linda Gobis
• 1997 Kathleen Russell
• 1996 Kathleen Russell
• 1995 Kathleen Switzer
• 1994 Patricia Becker
• 1993 Patricia Becker
• 1992 Marlene Garvis

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Legal Nurse Consulting Section
CHAIRPERSONS

• 2006 Conswella Byrd
• 2005 Cindy Banes, Conswella Byrd
• Outstanding Section Member Award Conswella Byrd
• 2004 Conswella Byrd
• 2003 Conswella Byrd, Gayle Sullivan
• 2002 Katherine Dempski, Gayle Sullivan
• 2001
• 2000 Gayle Sullivan

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Legal Nurse Consulting Section
CHAIRPERSONS

• 1999 Barbara Grimes
• 1998 Barbara Grimes
• 1997 Barbara Grimes
• 1996 Barbara Grimes

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Students Section
CHAIRPERSONS

• 2006 Daniel Tounsel, Catrina Sparacio
• 2005 Daniel Tounsel, Susan Ziel
• Outstanding Section Member Award Daniel Tounsel
• 2004 Daniel Tounsel, Susan Ziel

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TAANA PUBLICATIONS

• Business and Legal Guidebook for Nurse
  Practitioners (2005)
• Health Law, Legislation and Compliance Section
  chaired by Amy Jerdee
• Model Curriculum of Legal Content in Nursing
  Education (revised 2004)
• Task Force chaired by Diane K. Kjervik

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TAANA PUBLICATIONS

• On Becoming a Nurse Attorney Questions and
  Answers (1991)
• Guidelines for the Selection of Counsel for the
  State Nurses Association (1985)
• Task Force chaired by Diane Trace Warlick

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TAANA POSITION PAPERS

• Professional Liability Insurance for Nurses
  (1988)
• Task Force chaired by Sandra L. Berkowitz
• Developed into brochure Demonstrating Financial
  Responsibility for Nursing Practice
• Registered Care Technologist (1989)
• Task Force chaired by Mary Powers Antoine
• The Juris Doctorate as a Terminal Degree
  (1/9/1999)

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TAANA POSITION PAPERS

• Experts on Nursing (2/5/2004)
• Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) (7/4/2004)
• Expert Testimony in Nursing Malpractice Actions
  (9/23/2004)

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TAANA AMICUS BRIEFS

• 1986 Wrable v. Community Memorial Hospital
• Brief written by Mary E. Kelly and Diane Trace
  Warlick
• 1988 Ellen Johnson, RN v. Broken Arrow Public
  Schools, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, Denver,
  CO
• Joined in the brief filed by the Oklahoma
  Educational Association
• Amicus Committee chaired by Diane Trace Warlick

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TAANA AMICUS BRIEFS

• 1989 Cruzan by Cruzan v. Harmon, United States
  Supreme Court
• Filed joint brief with the ANA
• Amicus Committee chaired by Diane Trace Warlick
• 2003 Sullivan v. Sullivan, Illinois Supreme Court
• Filed brief written by Karen Butler, Co-Chair of
  Litigation Section, assisted by Chicago Chapter,
  particularly Leatrice Schmidt

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TAANA /NURSING SERVICE ORGANIZATION (NS0)
AGREEMENT (1997)

• Collaborated in development and endorsement of
  stand-alone disciplinary defense reimbursement
  product
• This product provides legal representation to
  nurses involved in State disciplinary proceedings
  before nursing licensing boards
• TAANA members eligible to be identified as
  attorneys available to provide this legal
  representation

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TAANA 25TH YEAR GALA CELEBRATION

• Held March 31-April 1, 2006 in Boston, MA
• Reception and viewing of archives at Boston
  College
• Educational program on end-of-life issues and
  disciplinary defense
• Gala dinner and program

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THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ATTORNEYS
Remember our history Expand our knowledge
Commit to our future