Name and Credentials: Cathy Catrambone, RN, PhD
Candidate Statement
Currently, I serve on the STTI Board of Directors as chair of the Regional Chapter Coordinating Committee (RCCC). I lead a team of 15 regional coordinators that provide service to our 470+ chapters worldwide. Given our commitment as an organization to the Vision 2020 goals, an important aspect of my role has been to: 1) represent the voice of the chapter leaders to the STTI Board and share that perspective as strategic decisions are made regarding the growth of the organization; 2) expand the role of the regional coordinator team consistent with the complexities of the organization; and 3) launch an innovative chapter health process that assists leaders in meeting bylaw requirements and maintaining chapter health and vitality. The emphasis on chapter health is essential to the organization as our success is dependent upon the strength of our chapters in providing a strong foundation. Understanding the continued challenges that chapters face will be critical to our global expansion.
I currently serve on a variety of STTI task forces/committees that have broadened my scope of the organization that include Board Liaison to the Governance Committee, Global Regions, Communities of Interest, Chapter Health (chair), Chapter Key Award (chair), Showcase for Regional Excellence Task, and Speakers Bureau. In the previous two biennia, I served as Region 5 coordinator and worked with a diverse group of leaders from 37 chapters in Illinois, Missouri, Pakistan and Brazil. I was successful at creating a strong regional identity, one that promoted collaborative relationships between the chapter leaders to share their successes and challenges in engaging new members, addressing leadership succession planning challenges, conducting regional programming, and sharing opportunities for international service.
As Vice President, there are three strategic initiatives on which I will focus:
- Expand and refine the chapter health initiative based on our experience and success in 2009-2011 and continue to address the individual needs of chapters
- Work collaboratively with the RCCC chair to integrate our new Regional Coordinators from the five regions outside North America and identify regional needs for growth
- Represent STTI within the nursing and health care community in response to the IOM call to action and planning for nursing’s expanded role
Currently, I am an Associate Professor at Rush University College of Nursing and Gamma Phi Chapter member. I teach in the DNP and PhD programs with an emphasis on leadership development, research and health policy. I have extensive board experience on professional and not-for-profit organizations. Consistent with the health mission of STTI and a clinical background in pulmonary critical care, I served more than 15 years on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago (RHAMC) and am President of the RHAMC Nursing Assembly.
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