Current candidates for 2023 elections

Thank you to those who have submitted nomination (consent to serve) forms declaring their candidacy for elected office in WSNA. If you are considering running for office, it is not too late!

WSNA members may declare their candidacy by submitting a nomination (consent to serve) form by March 19, 2023 or can be nominated from the floor at the General Assembly on May 18, 2023.

The nomination form is available here or may be obtained by calling WSNA.

Elections will take place by secret ballot shortly after the Washington State Nurses Convention. Regardless of the time and method of nomination, the names of all candidates will appear on the mailed ballot. (Write-in candidates are also allowed.)

So far, the following WSNA members have been slated for office:

Except as noted, terms for all offices are two years. Descriptions of all offices may be found here.

The Board of Directors is made up of 11 members: three officers (President, Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer), five directors elected at-large (with two seats designated for staff nurses only) and the chairs of the Legislative and Health Policy Council, Professional Nursing and Health Care Council and the Cabinet on Economic and General Welfare.

President

• Justin Gill, King County Nurses Association, Bothell

Vice President

• Julia Barcott, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Yakima

Secretary / Treasurer

• Martha Goodall, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Mead

Director At-Large (3 open positions)

• John Gustafson, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, Poulsbo
• Pam Pasquale, District 7, Wenatchee
• Heather Stephen-Selby, King County Nurses Association, Renton

Director At-Large Staff Nurse (2 open positions)

• Sara Bergenholtz, District 7, Wenatchee

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Member (4 open positions)

• No candidates yet

Chair / Member of WSNA Board of Directors

• Erin Allison, Northwest Regional Nurses Association, Bellingham

Member At-Large (3 open positions)

• Ingrid Anderson, King County Nurses Association, Snoqualmie
• Emily Kay, King County Nurses Association, Seattle
• Evette Kendall, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Yakima
• Cheryl Osler, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane
• Secrett Simmons, District 7, Deer Meadows
• Ruby Crisostomo Tan, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, Puyallup
• Kathleen Thompson, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane

Chair / Member of WSNA Board of Directors

• No candidates yet

Member At-Large (1 open position)

• Anjanette Bryant, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Ellensburg

Administration (1 open position)

• No candidates yet

Education (1 open position)

• Mikey Ann O’Sullivan, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane

Ethics and Human Rights (1 open position)

• Chisula “Chee” Chambers, King County Nurses Association, Renton

Practice (1 open position)

• No candidates yet

Research (1 open position)

• No candidates yet

Delegate (12 open positions)

• Julia Barcott, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Yakima
• Sara Bergenholtz, District 7, Wenatchee
• Anjanette Bryant, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Ellensburg
• Susie Cervantes, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Toppenish
• Edna Cortez, King County Nurses Association, Shoreline
• Sue Glass, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane
• Martha Goodall, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Mead
• Jennifer A. Graves, King County Nurses Association, Seattle
• John Gustafson, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, Poulsbo
• Judy Huntington, King County Nurses Association, Kent
• Evette Kendall, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Yakima
• Jessica Lewellen, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane
• Mikey Ann O’Sullivan, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane
• Jon Olson, Southwest Regional Nurses Association, Kelso
• Heather Stephen-Selby, King County Nurses Association, Renton
• Anita Stull, King County Nurses Association, Seattle
• Ruby Crisostomo Tan, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, Puyallup
• Tristan Twohig, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane
• Lynnette Vehrs, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane

Offices for the following three bodies are restricted to members represented by WSNA for collective bargaining.

Chair / Member of WSNA Board of Directors

• Edna Cortez, King County Nurses Association, Shoreline

Vice Chair

• (David) Jacob Garcia, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Pasco

Secretary / Treasurer

• Jon Olson, Southwest Regional Nurses Association, Kelso

Member At-Large (7 open positions)

• Susie Cervantes, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Toppenish
• Yunna Flenord, University Place, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association
• Jessica Lewellen, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane
• Shelly Mead, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, University Place
• Tristan Twohig, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane

Member (3 open positions)

• Anne Landen, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, Tacoma

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Delegate (20 open positions)

• Julia Barcott, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Yakima
• Anjanette Bryant, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Ellensburg
• Claire Bucio-Martinez, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Yakima
• Susie Cervantes, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Toppenish
• Edna Cortez, King County Nurses Association, Shoreline
• Emily D’Anna, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, Tacoma
• Yunna Flenord, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, University Place
• Jacob Garcia, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Pasco
• Martha Goodall, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Mead
• Evette Kendall, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Yakima
• Jessica Lewellen, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane
• Shelly Mead, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, University Place
• Jon Olson, Southwest Regional Nurses Association, Kelso
• Ruby Crisostomo Tan, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, Puyallup
• Tristan Twohig, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane