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The Central Arizona Chapter offers professional development, scholarships, mentorship and community service opportunities. The chapter was created to serve central Arizona area professional nurses. The chapter is devoted to identifying the specific needs of its members so that program activities support their desired professional growth and development.

Benefits of Membership

AzNA Events: Opportunities for local networking, education and career symposiums and conventions, leadership growth, and advocacy for the practice of nursing in Arizona.

Arizona Foundation for the Future of Nursing : Providing grants and scholarships for advances in research, education, workforce, and leadership.

ANA Mentorship Program:  One-to-one mentoring relationships connect mentees with nurses who have more professional experience.

Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation : Engage and inspire with other nurses to take action within health and wellness initiatives focused on activity, sleep, nutrition, quality of life and safety.

Well-Being Initiative Resources to support your mental well-being. 

 

Ways to Get Involved

Serve on a board: The Board of Directors reports and is accountable to the AzNA membership. The board responsibilities are listed in detail within the bylaws and include governing the association, establishing policies and procedures, ensuring adequate resources, selecting and evaluating the executive director, determining and monitoring programs and services, and ensuring the fiscal security of the association. Board meetings are approximately every six weeks. Members of the Board sit on other committees and have other non-committee responsibilities.

Serve on a Committee: Bylaws, Nominations, Public Policy, Political Action, Convention Planning

Read publications:  AzNA Today, Arizona Nurse, American Nurse Today, Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

 

Chapter 1 Board Members:

President - Emily Fengel  
Vice Pres -  Shelby Smith
Treasurer - Jen Wanders
Secretary - Lisa Radesi
Dir at Large - Karen Ofafa
Dir at Large - Stephanie Desiderio
Dir at Large -  Beth Hale
Dir at Large - Marysol Pino
Past President - Cathleen Murphy-Taylor


Please feel free to  view the bylaws  and learn what your professional nursing association is all about.

Check out our events listed HERE
Contact us at:  aznacentralaz@gmail.com

 

  

                    

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