Meet the 2023 candidates for WSNA offices

The WSNA Nominations / Search Committee and the Economic and General Welfare (E&GW) Nominating / Search Committee thank all the nurses who have chosen to run for elected office this year. WSNA is a member-driven organization; YOU are WSNA, and volunteer elected leaders like you are essential to keeping members’ voices at the forefront.

All members featured here have consented to run for WSNA elected offices (as of March 2023) and will be included on the ballot. Elections will take place shortly after the 2023 Washington State Nurses Convention ends. Full candidate profiles will be included in the Spring-Summer 2023 issue of The Washington Nurse magazine.

It’s not too late to run for office

Members who want to self-declare their candidacy for an elected office may still do so by submitting a self-declaration (consent to serve) form by 5 p.m. on May 18 (the day of General Assembly). Nomination forms may be submitted electronically. To submit a form, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/serve23. Nominations will also be accepted during our General Assembly.

All WSNA members in good standing, whether or not you are represented for collective bargaining by WSNA, have the right to run for and/or be appointed to the WSNA Board of Directors, councils, and committees, and as a WSNA delegate to the 2024-25 American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly. Only WSNA members represented for collective bargaining (union members) have the right to run for the WSNA Cabinet on Economic and General Welfare and the E&GW Nominating / Search Committee, as well as a delegate to the 2024 American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Convention.

WSNA 2023 elections process

WSNA is finalizing plans to elect officers to the Board of Directors, the Cabinet on Economic and General Welfare, various statewide councils, and delegates to the ANA and AFT national conventions using a secure electronic voting system. WSNA will oversee the election process, which will be administered by Survey Ballot Systems, a company with deep experience in conducting secret ballot elections for nurse associations, unions, and other nonprofit organizations.

Notice of the election, including instructions for accessing and submitting your secret ballot electronically, will be mailed to each WSNA member’s last known home address by USPS first class mail shortly after the WSNA Convention. Members will also have access to a special election web page with information on the candidates and how to process your ballot.

The voting method and following timeline is subject to change based on actions taken at the WSNA Membership Assembly on May 18, 2023.

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, DNP, ARNP, RN, King County Nurses Association, Bothell

Vice President

• Julia Barcott, RN, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Yakima

Secretary / Treasurer

• Martha Goodall, ADN, RN, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Mead

Director At-Large (3 open positions)

• Sean Dumas, BSN, RN, King County Nurses Association, Shoreline
• John Gustafson, BA, ADN, RN, CMSRN, 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

Chair (also serves on the Board of Directors)

• Erin Allison, BSN, RN, CEN, Northwest Regional Nurses Association, Bellingham

Member At-Large (3 open positions)

• Ingrid Anderson, MSN, RN, CEN, SANE, King County Nurses Association, Snoqualmie
• Emily Kay, BSN, RN, King County Nurses Association, Seattle
• Evette Kendall, RN, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Yakima
• Cheryl Osler, Ed.D., MS-CNS, MA-LMHC, RN, MSL, CNE, CLNC, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane
• Secrett Simmons, RN, District 7, Deer Meadows
• Kathleen Thompson, BSN, RN, CDCES, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane

Chair (also serves on the Board of Directors)
 

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Member At-Large (1 open position)

• Anjanette Bryant, RN, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Ellensburg

Administration (1 open position)

• Rachel Wang, MHA, BSN, RN-BC, King County Nurses Association, Seattle

Education (1 open position)

• Antwinett O. Lee, EdD, MSN-CNS, BSN, RN, King County Nurses Association, Lynnwood
• Mikey Ann O’Sullivan, MSN, BSN, RN, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane

Ethics and Human Rights (1 open position)

• Chisula “Chi” Chambers, MPH, BSN, RN, King County Nurses Association, Renton

Practice (1 open position)
 

• Alan Lee Brown, BSN, RN, CVN, Northwest Region Nurses Association, Ferndale

Research (1 open position)
 

• Gordon West, PhD, MHA, BSN, RN, FACHE, AMB-BC, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, University Place

Member (4 open positions)

• Luz Alvarez, BSN, RN, Central Washington Region Nurses Association, Sunnyside
• Chuck Cumiskey, MBA, BSN, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, Olympia

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
• Anne Landen, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, Tacoma
• 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

Chair (also serves on the Board of Directors)

• Edna P. Cortez, RN, King County Nurses Association, Shoreline

Vice Chair

• (David) Jacob Garcia, MBA, MSN, BSN, RN, PCCN, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Pasco

Secretary / Treasurer

• Jon Olson, RN, CEN, Southwest Regional Nurses Association, Kelso

Member At-Large (7 open positions)

• Susie Cervantes, RN, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Toppenish
• Yunna Flenord, RN, University Place, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association
• Darryl Johnson, RN, BSN, BA, CCRN, TNCC, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane
• Anne Landen, RN, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, Tacoma
• Jessica Lewellen, RN, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane
• Shelly Melissa Mead, RN, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, University Place
• Ruby Crisostomo Tan, RN, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, Puyallup
• Tristan Twohig, RN, CEN, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane

Member (3 open positions)

• Lisa Bullek, RN, Central Washington Region Nurses Association, Yakima

Delegate (20 open positions)

• Luz Alvarez, BSN, RN, Central Washington Region Nurses Association, Sunnyside
• Julia Barcott, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Yakima
  
• Anjanette Bryant, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Ellensburg
• Lisa Bullek, RN, Central Washington Region Nurses Association, Yakima
• 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, University Place, Rainier-Olympic Nurses Association
• Jacob Garcia, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Pasco
• Martha Goodall, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Mead
• Evette Kendall, Central Washington Regional Nurses Association, Yakima
• Anne Landen, Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, Tacoma
• Jessica Lewellen, Inland Empire Nurses Association, Spokane
• Shelly Mellissa 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