Candidate for President-Elect

Candidate Statement
Through three decades of service in the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, I have developed my leadership capacity, deepened my understanding of member needs, and fueled my passion to honor our organizational values. I am inspired to help lead the next phase of transition to a global organization by realizing Vision 2020. In reflecting on this nomination for President-Elect, I realize the joy I experience in serving members and pledge efforts for four key goals.

Expand Leadership Capacity. Advancing nursing leadership, individually and collectively, by advocating for programs, policies and resources that advance nurses and nursing globally can help each member flourish and support our sustainability. I bring leadership skills to build relationships to help each of us live our best as we improve population health and invite members to seek local, regional and global experiences to embrace the vision of “creating a global community of nurses who lead using scholarship, knowledge and technology to improve the health of the world’s people.”

Serve the Organization. A passionate and engaged educator and scholar, I have an unwavering commitment to develop future thought leaders around the globe. My sustained record of public and professional service, locally and globally leverages experience in strategic thinking through my academic positions, clinical practice and service in community and professional organizations. I have administrative and front line service in organizational redesign and outcomes assessment which can be applied to restructuring required by our global commitment. I have budgetary experience for fiscal accountability and exploring innovative revenue streams through extensive administrative, research, and practice positions. As co-investigator for the national Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project, I participated in transforming nursing education and policy, a model for transforming our organization to achieve Vision 2020.

Listen to Member Needs. My four years as Vice President gave me the opportunity to meet with chapters and members locally and globally; I was inspired by your dedication, enthusiasm and commitment to the organization’s values and ideals. To succeed in the global environment, we must reach across diverse groups and examine shifting member demographics and generational needs which require creative approaches to increase and sustain member engagement. My invitational leadership style forged from my research on teamwork, healthy environments and relationship centered care seeks to build consensus, use differing views to expand vision, and apply appreciative inquiry to develop relevant member and chapter opportunities.

Implement Vision 2020. By infusing our organization with the spirit of inquiry that seeks new frontiers through innovation, we can position leaders for building capacity in all global regions as we actualize Vision 2020; this will be the challenge and opportunity for our President-Elect. I have built connections nationally and globally in working to expand Vision 2020 through participation in STTI’s Arista3 Think Tanks for Asia, Europe and Africa which further illuminated the commonalities we have as nurses around the world, examined divergent views and stimulated creative ways to expand global partnerships among chapters.

I pledge to listen to your dreams and aspirations for STTI so together we develop and sustain this unique organization for future generations.

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