01/22/2024
Sigma Announces 2023-2025 International Leadership
Election results from Sigma’s 47th Biennial Convention
INDIANAPOLIS — Sigma elected the organization’s 2023-2025 international leadership at the 47th Biennial Convention House of Delegates (14-15 November 2023). Convention was held both virtually and in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
This year's Sigma call to action is "Be Bold".
There were 940+ attendees at convention both online and in person.
Below are the election results from the fall Convention. The Region 6 coordinator is from Louisiana (LSU).
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President
Sandra C. Garmon Bibb, DNSc, RN, FAAN
President-elect (newly elected)
Liz Westcott, DCM, MSc, DipMan, RGN
Vice President
Gloria Chan, DNP, CRNA
Secretary (returning)
Nancy Rollins Gantz, PhD, MBA, MSN, RN, CGNC, CNEn, FRCSI, FAONL
Treasurer (newly elected)
Kathleen Bradley, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Regional Chapters Coordinating Committee Chair (newly elected)
Jennifer Graber, EdD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP
Directors (newly elected)
Diana-Lyn Baptiste, DNP, RN, CNE, FPCNA, FAAN
Thomas Kearns, EdD, FAAN, MA, FFNMRCSI, Med, BNS, RNT, RGN, RPN
Jennifer Saylor, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC
Directors (returning)
Debra Anderson, PhD, MNS, GDNS(ED), BA, RN
Elizabeth Weathers, PhD, RGN, BSc (Hons), PGCertTL, FAAN
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE:
Newly-elected Governance Committee members for a two-year term include:
Adesola Ogunfowokan, PhD, MScN, BNSc, RN, RM, RPHN, FWACN
Charlotte Swint, DNP, MSN, MPH, FNP-BC, CNE, CNRN, CHES, C-RH, C-0B
Nancy Thompson, MS, RN
Newly-elected Governance Committee members for a four-year term include:
Jancie Agazio, PhD, CRNP, RN, FAANP, FAAN
Megan Lippe, PhD, RN
Returning Governance Committee members include:
Leslie Gelling, PhD, MA, BSc(Hons), PGCertHE, RN, FHEA, FRSA
Karen Gorton, PhD, RN, FNP, MS
LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION COMMITTEE:
Newly-elected Leadership Succession Committee members for a two-year term include:
Linda Connelly, PhD, DNP, MSH, CNS, APRN, CNOR
Nicola Cornally, PhD, MSc, BSc, RGN, DipNUrs
Sarah Marshall, DNP, MS, RNC
Janet Wong, PhD, RN, FHKCHSE, FCHSM, FAAN
Newly-elected Leadership Succession Committee members for a four-year term include:
Anthony Gomez, CGNC, DAPAANZ, RN, BScN, MScN, CertAP, EDipFS, CertATT, COSH, PGHSc, CertCI, NZDipPsych, Cert
Stephanie Jeffers, PhD, RN
Milko Zanini, PhD, RN, MSN, MaSoc
Returning Leadership Succession Committee members include:
Karen Maxwell, EdD, RN, NPD-BC
Tamar Rodney, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Colleen Maykut, DNP, RN
REGIONAL COORDINATORS
Africa: Sylvia Oger Ofosu Dwamena, RGN, MN, BSc, Dip in Nursing
Asia: Rick Kwan, PhD, RN, FHKAN
Europe: Marie-Louise Luiking, PhD
Latin America/Caribbean: Sheryl Garriques-Lloyd, MSc, RN
Middle East: Wafaa Bin Ali, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN
Oceania: Elizabeth Halcomb, PhD, BN(Hons), RN, GradCert ICNurs, GradCertHE, FACN
North America Region 1: Laura Van Auker, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, MSN, SN-C
North America Region 2: Gay Goss, PhD, APRN-BC, WHNP-BC
North America Region 3: Krystal Davis, EdD, MSN, RN
North America Region 4: Sara Thimmes, BSN, RN
North America Region 5:Devita Stallings, PhD, RN
North America Region 6: Benita Chatmon, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE
North America Region 7: Katrina Embrey, DNS, RN
North America Region 8: Haley Townsend, EdD, RN, FNP-BC
North America Region 9: Kady Martini, DNP, RN, EBP-CH, NEA-BC
North America Region 10: Sandra Maxwell, MN, BScN, RN
North America Region 11: Barbara Dewhirst, PhD, MSN, RN, CNL, CHSE
North America Region 12: Tami Jakubowski, DNP, CPNP-PC, CNS
North America Region 13: Judith Cornelius, PhD, MS, RN
North America Region 14: Amita Avadhani, PhD, DNP, NEA-BC, CNE, DCC, ACNP-BC, CCRN, FAANP, FCCM
North America Region 15: Jason Kirchick, MPH, MSN, RN, CNL, MEDSURG-BC
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About Sigma
The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) is a nonprofit organization with the mission of developing nurse leaders anywhere to improve healthcare everywhere. Founded in 1922, Sigma has more than 100,000 active members and 600 chapters at institutions of higher education and healthcare partners from Armenia, Australia, and Botswana to Thailand, the United States, and Wales. Sigma members include clinical nurses and administrators, academic nurse educators and researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and others working to fulfill the organization’s vision of connected, empowered nurse leaders transforming global healthcare.
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