AANN Leadership
The American Association of Neuroscience Nurses is led by a board of directors who begin and end their terms at the AANN Annual Educational Meeting each year.
To learn more about AANN’s governance, you can download the bylaws, AANN Board Organizational Structure, or a press release about the current board. If you are a member of the AANN board, you can access board documents in the AANN Board-Only section or NeuroNetwork.
Interested in joining the board? Learn more about the nominations process and elections.
If you would like to contact a member of the AANN Board of Directors, please email info@aann.org.
President
Sandra J. Brettler,
MSN RN CNRN
Immediate Past President
Michelle Van Demark,
MSN RN ANP-BC CNRN FNCS
President-Elect
Debbie Summers,
RN MSN ACNS-BC SCRN CNRN FAHA
Secretary/ Treasurer
Linda Littlejohns,
MSN RN SCRN CNRN FAAN,
Director at Large
Mary McKenna Guanci,
MSN RN CNRN SCRN
Director at Large
Rachel Malloy,
MSN RN CNRN SCRN
Director at Large
Tracey Berlin,
MSN-Ed RN CNRN CCRN-K
Director at Large
Kimberly S. Meyer,
PhD ACNP-BC CNRN
Director at Large and American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN) Board Liaison
Michelle Hill,
MS RN AGCNS-BC CNRN CCRN SCRN
Director at Large
Madona Plueger,
MSN APRN ACNS-BC CNRN FAES
Board Mentee
Amanda Gressel,
BSN RN CNRN SCRN
Executive Director
Leah Zamora,
CAE
2020 Board Meeting Schedule
JANUARY
7 - AANN Board Virtual Orientation Call, Time 5:00 PM CT
8 - AANN Board Conference Call, 6:00pm CT
FEBRUARY
11 - AANN Leadership Call, 2:00pm CT
APRIL
16 - AANN Board Orientation, Orlando, FL
17 - AANN Board Meeting, Orlando, FL
18-21 - Annual Educational Meeting, Orlando, FL
MAY
4-8 - Nurses Week
11-15 - Neuroscience Nurses Week
12 - AANN Leadership Call, 2:00pm CT
JULY
8-10 - AANN Board Meeting and Tri-board Meeting, Chicago, IL
AUGUST
11 - AANN Leadership Call, 2:00pm CT
20-22 - AANN Advances in Stroke Care Conference – Louisville, KY
22-23 - International Neuroscience Nursing Research Symposium (INNRS) – Louisville, KY
SEPTEMBER
10 AANN Board Conference Call, 6:00pm CT
NOVEMBER
5-7 - AANN Board Meeting, Chicago, IL
DECEMBER
1 - AANN Leadership Call, 2:00pm CT