The American Association of Nurse Attorneys

The American Association of Nurse Attorneys
A 25 Year Retrospective

MISSION STATEMENT The American Association of Nurse Attorneys provides resources, education and leadership to its members and the healthcare and legal communities regarding health law and policy.

GOALS To promote and enhance TAANA and the profession of the nurse attorney To provide educational programs, products, and services to members, chapters, and the public To facilitate communication, collaboration, and leadership among members To identify and influence health law and policy issues and to serve as a resource for the healthcare and legal communities

TAANA FOUNDER CYNTHIA ELLEN NORTHROP, RN, MS, JD 1950 - 1989
BS Columbia Union-College, 1972 MS University of Maryland, 1975 JD University of Baltimore, 1979 Co-authored Legal Issues in Nursing, 1987 Wrote many articles, chapters, directories, manuals Held academic appointments at University of Maryland, Catholic University, Georgetown University, Columbia University and New York Medical College Lectured extensively throughout the world Admitted to bars of Maryland and New York

In the beginning… 1977 Cynthia E. Northrop placed notices in various publications requesting that nurse attorneys or nurses in law school identify themselves.

In the beginning… 1978 Development of a Roster of Nurses with Law Degrees or in Law School was begun; ABA and ANA were contacted.

In the beginning… 1979 Development of a Roster continues; thoughts of an organization begin; related organizations were contacted.

In the beginning… 1980 In March, the first Directory of Nurses with Law Degrees or in Law School was published;

In the beginning… 1980 Regions were established (Region I – west coast; Region II – mid-America; Region III – east coast). Region III held the first meeting on September 28th in Laurel, MD.

In the beginning… 1981 Additional regional meetings were held; in April, the second Directory was distributed; the first local meeting organized by Sandy Berkowitz was held in Philadelphia on November 18th.

In the beginning… 1982 Additional regional and local meetings were held; on August 24th, Cynthia E. Northrop, Ann Mech and Elizabeth Price signed the Articles of Incorporation which were notarized by a used car salesman.

In the beginning… 1982 First national meeting of the American Association of Nurse Attorneys (AANA) was held on November in Washington, DC. Over 70 nurse attorneys and nurses in law school attended. Senator Edward M. Kennedy sent congratulatory telegram.

Eleanor Holmes Norton Keynote Speaker Comparable Worth Comparable Pay Lemmons case

Lori Lustig, Cynthia E. Northrop and Delores Wilson (l to r)

Janine Fiesta, Karen Logue and Tamara Todd Cotton (l to r)

Linda Wilder-Curtis, Elaine Suppes, Mary Kelly and Jill Follows (l to r)

Michael Pollard, Luncheon Speaker FTC Antitrust and Health Professions

Marie Snyder and Delores Wilson

Sandra L. Berkowitz

Mary Lou Mayers, Maureen Cushing and Margaret LaMontagne (l to r)

Marilyn Pesto, Katherine J. Pohlman and Karen Hauss-Nerlfi (l to r)

Laurie Catron and Mary Jane McGinty

Debra Bernard, Judy Schuenemeyer and Carol Hilliard (l to r)

D. M. Boulay, Delores Trojar and Linda Hurst (l to r)

Marie Snyder, Michael Pollard (guest speaker) and Pat Hofstra (l to r)

Gayle Hacker and Al Haggard

Nina Coffey and Trudy Keating

Julia Morris and Beth Price

Felice Quigley, Kathy Hermesch and Kathy Michels (l to r)

Ellen Murphy, Virginia Haggerty, Marilyn McHugh and Bonnie Eyler (l to r)

Theresa Rosselot, Ann Mech and Gilbert Wells (l to r)

Diane Warlick, Sandy Berkowitz and Lori Lustig (l to r)

Steve Brodsky and Ellen Murphy

Signing the first dues check: D. M. Boulay

AANA CHARTER MEMBERS Marcia J. Allar, Boston, MA
Pamela A. Ames, Kansas City, MO Catherine M. Anderson, NY, NY Mary L. Barraca, Chicago, IL Bridget G. Baynes, Sacramento, CA Colleen B. Beaman, Milwaukee, WI Barbara L. Beck, Covington, KY Sandra L. Berkowitz, Philadelphia, PA Debra E. Bernard, Middleburg Heights, OH Gloria Birkholz, Albuquerque, NM D. M. Boulay, Minneapolis, MN Elizabeth A. Bowyer, Boston, MA Nancy J. Brent, Chicago, IL Judith Renzi Brown, Lemogne, PA Sandra Brunton, Indianapolis, IN Laurie J. Catron, Washington, DC Elizabeth A. Chaney, Anaheim, CA Susan D. Chenowith, Philadelphia, PA Marlee Clausing, Maywood, IL Sarah D. Cohn, Woodbridge, CT

AANA CHARTER MEMBERS Ann Ruley Combs, Cincinnati, OH
Kathleen B. Corey, Tucson, AZ Lori Costa, Pasadena, CA Tamara Todd Cotton, Louisville, KY Nancy Kabara Dowling, Towson, MD Deborah A. Doyle, Philadelphia, PA Bonnie J. Eyler, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Jean M. Farquharson, New Orleans, LA Sharon N. Feller, Boulder, CO Melissa Rico Ferrari, Cincinnati, OH Barbara T. Ferbrod, NY, NY Janine Fiesta, Allentown, PA Karla B. Fisher, Lenexa, KS Jill M. Follows, Philadelphia, PA Phyllis M. Gallagher, Anaheim, CA Margaret Mary Robins Garrett, Laurel, MD Kathleen M. Gialanella, Westfield, NJ Lois A. Fenner Giles, Baltimore, MD Sandra L. Gorski, San Francisco, CA Cynthia M. Grubbs, Pittsburgh, PA

AANA CHARTER MEMBERS Albert L. Haggard, San Antonio, TX
Virginia C. Haggerty, Orlando, FL Patricia J. Hajnosz, Bronx, NY Susan Hannon, Westmont, IL Karen Kauss, Brooklyn, NY Laura W. Hilkovitz, Phoenix, AZ Mary Delores Hemelt, Baltimore, MD Patricia S. Hofstra, Park Ridge, IL Wanda L. Hurr, Milwaukee, WI Margaret Jakacki, Bridgeport, CT Catherine Kania Kanner, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Mary P. Kasher, San Francisco, CA Trudy Keating, New Haven, CT Mary Kelly, Los Angeles, CA Nancy Perpall Kelly, Emmaus, PA Jane A. Kenney, Merchantville, NJ Diane K. Kjervik, Minneapolis, MN Donna Guinn Kline, New Orleans, LA Mary Kay Kolar, St. Paul, MN Denice Krez, Chicago, IL

AANA CHARTER MEMBERS Elaine P. Krupnick, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Joyce K. Laben, Nashville, TN Margaret E. LaMontagne, Boston, MA Nancy Sanders Lane, Tucson, AZ Karen R. Logue, Pittsburgh, PA Suzanne Crosswell Louy, Seattle, WA Lori J. Lustig, Alexandria, VA Sharon S. Lutz, Detroit, MI Marguerite R. Mancini, Hartford, CT Rosanne Maraziti, Livingstone, NJ Judy Irene Massong, Olympia, WA Marcia M. Meade, Spokane, WA Ann B. Mech, Baltimore, MD Alene M. Mercer, Raleigh, NC Kathleen A. Michels, Madison, WI Donna Marie Moniz, Seattle, WA Eileen Moore, Newport Beach, CA Julia Caldwell Morris, San Mateo, CA Linda B. Moskowitz, Norwalk, CT Ellen K. Murphy, Milwaukee, WI

AANA CHARTER MEMBERS Joanne Napiewocki, Southfield, MI
Terry A. Noeth, San Francisco, CA Cynthia E. Northrop, NY, NY Claire C. Obade, Philadelphia, PA Margaret S. O’Connell, Long Island City, NY Carol Pillsbury Patton, Ann Arbor, MI Patricia Elaine Permakoff, NY, NY Kathleen Flynn Peterson, St. Paul, MN Deborah Peyton, Towson, MD Lillian A. Phelan, Los Angeles, CA Gwen K. Pohl, Washington, DC Katherine J. Pohlman, Boston, MA Pamela W. Popp, Cincinnati, OH Elizabeth Price, Washington, DC J. ‘Gail Rahn, Charleston, SC Alane A. Repa, Cicago, IL Julie A. Remter, Atlanta, GA Sonja H. Rhodes, Tustin, CA Paul F. Richard, Fargo, ND Linda Faith Rosen, Philadelphia, PA

AANA CHARTER MEMBERS Mary C. Rupert, Hampton Bays, NY
Martha A. Schick, Richmond, VA Joanne M. Sclmek, San Diego, CA Tresa Schlecht, Alexandria, VA Judith A. Schuenemeyer, Wilmington, DE Patricia Scully, Tucson, AZ Ellie Sega, Drexel Hill, PA Janet Brenan Sherry, Oklahoma City, OK Jill S. Slattery, Montclair, NJ Molly K. Smith, Eugene, OR Marie E. Snyder, Boston, MA Christine B. Spak, Hartford, CT Dolores Telfer Trojnar, Annandale, VA Virgie M. Vakil, Media, PA Patricia M. Wark, Lexington, SC Diane Trace Warlick, U.S. Virgin Islands Gilbert L. Wells, Arlington, VA Linda M. Wilder-Curtis, Hartford, CT Delores Pegram Wilson, Newark, NJ Donna L. Yukna, New Orleans, LA Debra Zboray, Hackensack, NJ

Board of Directors 1982 Cynthia E. Northrop Loretta Costa
Patricia Hofstra Sandra L. Berkowitz Lori Lustig Elizabeth Chaney

Board of Directors 1983 Cynthia E. Northrop, President
Sandra L. Berkowitz, Vice-President Loretta Costa, Treasurer Dolores Pegram Wilson, Recording Secretary Elizabeth Price, Corresponding Secretary Patricia Hofstra, Director Elizabeth Chaney, Director Albert Haggard, Director Virginia Haggarty, Director Katherine J. Pohlman, Director Diane Trace Warlick, Director Cynthia E. Northrop

Board of Directors 1984 Cynthia E. Northrop, President
Sandra L. Berkowitz, Vice-President Virginia Haggarty, Treasurer Diane Trace Warlick, Recording Secretary Elizabeth Price, Corresponding Secretary D. M. Boulay, Director Elizabeth Chaney, Director Loretta Costa, Director Mary Kelly, Director Katherine J. Pohlman, Director Dolores Pegram Wilson, Director Cynthia E. Northrop

In 1984, name was changed to TAANA by bylaws amendment at annual meeting.

Board of Directors 1985 Diane Trace Warlick, President
D. M. Boulay, Vice-President Virginia Haggarty, Treasurer Mary Kelly, Recording Secretary Katherine J. Pohlman, Corresponding Secretary Pam Ames, Director Mary Powers Antoine, Director Sandra L. Berkowitz, Director Jill Fellows, Director Cynthia E. Northrop, Director Dolores Pegram Wilson, Director Diane Trace Warlick

Board of Directors 1986 Mary Kelly, President
Katherine J. Pohlman, Vice-President Mary Powers Antoine, Treasurer Elizabeth Bowyer, Recording Secretary Jill Follows, Corresponding Secretary Cynthia E. Northrop, Director Sandra L. Berkowitz, Director D. M. Boulay, Director Virginia Haggarty, Director Ellen Murphy, Director Diane Trace Warlick, Director Pamela Ames, Director Mary Kelly

Board of Directors 1987 Katherine J. Pohlman, President
Mary Powers Antoine, Vice-President Jill Follows, Treasurer Felice M. Quigley, Recording Secretary Elizabeth Bowyer Malacoft, Corresponding Secretary Mary Kelly, Director Tamara Todd Cotton, Director Marcia Meade, Director Martha Cohn Romney, Director Diane Trace Warlick, Director Cynthia E. Northrop, Director Katherine J. Pohlman

Mary Powers Antoine, Vice-President Mary O’Reilly Yob, Treasurer Felice Quigley, Corresponding Secretary Tonia Dandry Aiken, Recording Secretary Elizabeth Bowyer, Director Mary Kelly, Director Tamara Todd Cotton, Director Marcia Meade, Director Martha Cohn Romney, Director Katherine J. Pohlman

Mary Powers Antoine, Vice-President Mary O’Reilly Yob, Treasurer Felice Quigley, Corresponding Secretary Tonia Dandry Aiken, Recording Secretary Linda M. E. Auton, Director Tamara Todd Cotton, Director Karen Guarino, Director Marni Leger, Director Kimberly Nelson, Director Martha Cohn Romney, Director Katherine J. Pohlman

Board of Directors 1990 Mary Powers Antoine, President
Tamara Todd Cotton, President Elect Felice Quigley, Vice-President Karen Shedd Guarino, Treasurer Tonia Dandry Aiken, Recording Secretary Linda M. E. Auton, Corresponding Secretary Marni Leger, Director Kimberly Nelson, Director Martha Cohn Romney, Director Katherine J. Pohlman, Director Mary O’Reilly Yob, Director Mary Powers Antoine

Board of Directors 1991 Tamara Todd Cotton, President
Karen Shedd Guarino, Vice-President Elizabeth Bowyer Malacoff, Treasurer Tonia Dandry Aiken, Recording Secretary Linda M. E. Auton, Corresponding Secretary Mary Powers Antoine, Director Julie M. Bargnesi, Director M. Robin Morris, Director Diane M. Rodriguez, Director Felice Quigley, Director

Board of Directors 1992 Karen Shedd Guarino, President
Tonia Dandry Aiken, President-Elect Tamara Todd Cotton, Immediate Past President M. Robin Morris, Treasurer Linda M. E. Auton, Recording Secretary Diane M. Rodriguez, Corresponding Secretary Eileen Urban Kolasa, Director M. Jeanne Trott, Director June Smith Tyler, Director Julie M. Bargnesi, Director Elizabeth Bowyer Malacoff, Director Alice Rini, Director Karen Shedd Guarino

Board of Directors 1993 Tonia Dandry Aiken, President
Linda M. E. Auton, President-Elect Karen Shedd Guarino, Immediate Past President M. Robin Morris, Treasurer Julie M. Bargnesi, Recording Secretary Diane M. Rodriguez, Corresponding Secretary Martha Johnson, Director Diane K. Kjervik, Director Eileen Urban Kolasa, Director M. Jeanne Trott, Director Kathleen Hastings, Director Ruthe Ashley, Director Tonia Dandry Aiken

Board of Directors 1994 Linda M. E. Auton, President
Julie M. Bargnesi, President-Elect Tonia Dandry Aiken, Immediate Past President Martha Johnson, Treasurer Diane M. Rodriguez, Recording Secretary M. Robin Morris, Corresponding Secretary Ruthe Ashley, Director Vicki Braum, Director Diane K. Kjervik, Director Davia Solomon, Director M. Jeanne Trott, Director Linda M. E. Auton

Board of Directors 1995 Julie M. Bargnesi, President
Diane M. Rodriguez, President-Elect Linda M. E. Auton, Immediate Past President Martha Johnson, Treasurer M. Jeanne Trott, Recording Secretary Davia Solomon, Corresponding Secretary Sally Austin, Director Patricia Becker, Director Penny Brooke, Director Diane K. Kjervik, Director M. Robin Morris, Director Diane Trace Warlick, Director

Board of Directors 1996 Diane M. Rodriguez, President
M. Jeanne Trott, President-Elect Julie M. Bargnesi, Immediate Past President Sally Austin, Treasurer Davia Solomon, Recording Secretary Diane Trace Warlick, Corresponding Secretary Patricia Becker, Director Penny Brooke, Director Lorie Brown, Director Andrea Gansheimer, Director Paula DiMeo Grant, Director Diane K. Kjervik, Director

Board of Directors 1997 M. Jeanne Trott, President
Davia Solomon, President-Elect Diane M. Rodriguez, Immediate Past President Andrea Gansheimer, Treasurer Sally Austen, Recording Secretary Diane Trace Warlick, Corresponding Secretary Patricia Becker, Director Penny Brooke, Director Lorie Brown, Director Virginia Fleming, Director Paula DiMeo Grant, Director Diane K. Kjervik, Director

Board of Directors 1998 Davia Solomon, President
Sally Austen, President-Elect M. Jeanne Trott, Immediate Past President Andrea Gansheimer, Treasurer Virginia Fleming, Recording Secretary Diane Trace Warlick, Corresponding Secretary Patricia Becker, Director Penny Brooke, Director Lorie Brown, Director Barbara Grimes, Director Diane K. Kjervik, Director

Board of Directors 1999 Sally Austen, President
Andrea Gansheimer, President-Elect Davia Solomon, Immediate Past President Penny Westfall, Treasurer Virginia Fleming, Recording Secretary Penny Brooke, Director Paula DiMeo Grant, Director Linda Gobis, Director Barbara Grimes, Director Diane K. Kjervik, Director M. Jeanne Trott, Director Diane Trace Warlick, Director

Board of Directors 2000 Andrea Gansheimer, President
Diane K. Kjervik, President-Elect Sally Austin, Immediate Past President Penny Westfall, Treasurer Virginia Fleming, Recording Secretary Diane Trace Warlick, Corresponding Secretary Elizabeth Beall, Director Penny Brooke, Director Paula DiMeo Grant, Director Linda Gobis, Director Joanne P. Sheehan, Director Andrea Gansheimer

Board of Directors 2001 Diane K. Kjervik, President
Virginia Fleming, President-Elect Andrea Gansheimer, Immediate Past President Joanne P. Sheehan, Treasurer Penny Westfall, Recording Secretary Linda Gobis, Corresponding Secretary Elizabeth Beall, Director Penny Brooke, Director Paula DiMeo Grant, Director Monica Mooney, Director Barbara Radlauer, Director Jackie Walus-Wigle, Director Diane K. Kjervik ®

Board of Directors 2002 Virginia Fleming, President
Penny Westfall, President-Elect Diane K. Kjervik, Immediate Past President Elizabeth Beall, Treasurer Joanne P. Sheehan, Recording Secretary Barbara Radlauer, Corresponding Secretary Penny Brooke, Director Monica Mooney, Director Louann Kitchen, Director Andrea Sloan, Director Jackie Walus-Wigle, Director Susan Ziel, Director Virginia Fleming (l)

Board of Directors 2003 Penny Westfall, President
Joanne P. Sheehan, President-Elect Virginia Fleming, Immediate Past President Jackie Walus-Wigle, Treasurer Susan Ziel, Recording Secretary Barbara Radlauer/Janet Feldkamp, Corresponding Secretary Elizabeth Beall, Director Patricia Blair, Director Karen Butler, Director Louann Kitchen, Director Cynthia A. Mikos, Director Andrea Sloan, Director Penny Westfall

Board of Directors 2004 Joanne P. Sheehan, President
Susan Ziel, President-Elect Penny Westfall, Immediate Past President Jackie Walus-Wigle, Treasurer Karen Butler, Recording Secretary Janet Feldkamp, Corresponding Secretary Patricia Blair, Director Louann Kitchen, Director Cynthia A. Mikos, Director Rosemary McCarthy, Director Andrea Sloan, Director Mable Smith, Director Joanne P. Sheehan

Board of Directors 2005 Susan Ziel, President
Cynthia A. Mikos, President-Elect Joanne P. Sheehan, Immediate Past President Jackie Walus-Wigle, Treasurer Janet Feldkamp, Secretary Patricia Blair, Director Suzanne Collins, Director Paula Grant, Director Amy Jerdee, Director Daneil McAuliffe, Director Rosemary McCarthy, Director Bridget Neuson, Director Susan Ziel

Board of Directors 2006 Cynthia A. Mikos, President
Janet Feldkamp, President-Elect Susan Ziel, Immediate Past President Bridget Neuson, Treasurer Suzanne Collins, Recording Secretary Amy Jardee, Corresponding Secretary Cheryl Farber, Director Paula DiMeo Grant, Director Daneil McAuliffe, Director Rosemary McCarthy, Director Randi Kopf, Director Jackie Walus-Wigle, Director Cynthia A. Mikos

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
TAANA established the Distinguished Service Award in 1985 to recognize an individual member’s leadership role in, and significant contributions to, TAANA as an association. The award is intended to serve as an expression of sincere gratitude for the member’s committed leadership, participation in, and contributions to the purposes of TAANA and its growth as the professional association for nurse attorneys.

Recipients of the Cynthia E. Northrop Distinguished Service Award
1987 – Diane Trace Warlick 1988 – Katherine J. Pohlman 1989 – Cynthia E. Northrop

1990 – Sandra L. Berkowitz 1991 – Felice Quigley 1993 – D. M. Boulay 1994 – Tamara Todd Cotton & Karen Shedd Guarino 1995 – Tonia D. Aiken 1996 – Julie M. Bargnesi 1998 – Linda M. E. Auton

2001 – Paula DiMeo Grant 2002 – Sally Austin 2003 – Elizabeth Beall 2004 – Randi Kopf 2005 – Cynthia A. Mikos

OUTSTANDING ADVOCATE AWARD
TAANA established the Outstanding Advocate Award in 1985 to recognize an individual member’s outstanding legal advocacy. The Awards Committee recognizes that a nurse attorney can be an advocate in many varied ways, such as impacting legislation, authoring scholarly works such as law review articles, books, journal articles, as well as achieving significant rulings in appellate practice, trial practice, and administrative law practice (i.e. hearings before various state boards). The award is intended to give recognition to a member whose legal theories, strategies and abilities demonstrate outstanding advocacy.

Recipients of the Outstanding Advocate Award
1986 – Mary E. Kelly 1987 – Jill M. Follows 1988 – Marie E. Snyder 1989 – Cynthia E. Northrop Kathleen Flynn Peterson

1992 – Kathleen E. Hastings 1993 – Virginia Trotter Betts 1994 – Kathleen H. Switzer 1995 – Diane M. Rodriguez 1996 – Penny G. Westfall 1997 – Peggy L. B. Nakamura 1998 – Diane K. Kjervik

2001 – Joanne P. Sheehan 2002 – Penny Brooke 2003 – Karen Butler 2004 – Diane K. Kjervik 2005 – Phyllis Gallagher

Recipients of the Board of Directors Award
1991 – Pamela Popp June Smith Tyler 1996 – Paula DiMeo Grant 1998 – Diane M. Rodriguez 2001 – Monica Mooney 2003 – Virginia Fleming

TAANA FOUNDATION Incorporated 1984 in Maryland as a charitable organization. Initial funding of $10, from parents of Cynthia E. Northrop

TAANA FOUNDATION Mission is to educate the public and members of the legal and health professions about the impact of legal decisions and legislation upon the health care delivery system and its participants.

TAANA FOUNDATION First Silent Auction Fundraiser at TAANA Annual Conference held in 1997 in Atlanta.

TAANA FOUNDATION provides
Sponsorship of speaker fees and other expenses associated with TAANA’s annual educational program Funding students’ attendance at TAANA’s annual educational program Grants to community organizations 2004 – Quest, Inc., Orlando, FL 2005 – Tri-Cities Well Child Clinic, Inc., Batavia, IL

TAANA FOUNDATION 1984 Board
Cynthia E. Northrop, President Diane Trace Warlick Virginia Haggerty Elizabeth Price D. M. Boulay Mary Kelly Katherine J. Pohlman Loretta Costa Elizabeth Chaney Delores Wilson Cynthia E. Northrop

Cynthia E. Northrop, President Sandra Berkowitz, Secretary Virginia Haggarty, Trustee Mary E. Kelly, Trustee D. M. Boulay, Trustee Diane Trace Warlick, Member Katherine J. Pohlman, Member Pamela A. Ames, Member Mary Powers Antoine, Member Jill Follows, Member Dolores Pegram Wilson, Member Cynthia E. Northrop

Cynthia E. Northrop, President Diane Trace Warlick, Treasurer Virginia Haggerty, Trustee Mary Kelly, Trustee Joann Smith, Trustee Mary Powers Antoine, Member D. M. Boulay, Member Katherine J. Pohlman, Member Elizabeth Bowyer, Member Ellen Murphy, Member Jill Follows, Member Sandra L. Berkowitz, Member Cynthia E. Northrop

Cynthia E. Northrop, President Cynthia E. Northrop

Sandra L. Berkowitz, President Sandra L. Berkowitz

Sandra L. Berkowitz, President Ellen Murphy, Treasurer Mary Kelly, Secretary Jill Follows, Director Sandra L. Berkowitz

Sandra L. Berkowitz, President Ann Mech, Treasurer Diane Trace Warlick, Secretary Katherine J. Pohlman, Director Felice Quigley, Director Sandra L. Berkowitz

Katherine J. Pohlman, President Katherine J. Pohlman

Tonia Aiken, President Linda M. E. Auton, Treasurer Davia Solomon, Secretary

TAANA FOUNDATION 1998 Board of Trustees
Paula DiMeo Grant, President Linda M. E. Auton, Treasurer Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary Penny Brooke, Trustee Andrea Gansheimer, Trustee Rena Murtha, Trustee M. Jeanne Trott, Trustee Paula DiMeo Grant

Paula DiMeo Grant, President D. M. Boulay, Treasurer Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary Rena Murtha, (Community Member) Trustee Penny Brooke, Trustee Andrea Gansheimer, Trustee M. Jeanne Trott, Trustee Paula DiMeo Grant

Paula DiMeo Grant, President D. M. Boulay, Treasurer Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary Rena Murtha, Trustee Sally Austin, Trustee Penny Brooke, Trustee Shellie Karno, Trustee M. Jeanne Trott, Trustee Paula DiMeo Grant

Penny Brooke, President D. M. Boulay, Treasurer Sally Austin, Secretary Rena Murtha, Trustee Elizabeth Beall, Trustee Andrea Gansheimer, Trustee Paula DiMeo Grant, Trustee Shellie Karno, Trustee M. Jeanne Trott, Trustee

Penny Brooke, President D. M. Boulay, Treasurer Sally Austin, Secretary Ralph Dupont, Trustee Elizabeth Beall, Trustee Elizabeth Edwards, Trustee Diane K. Kjervik, Trustee Barbara Radlauer, Trustee Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee

Penny Brooke, President D. M. Boulay, Treasurer Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary Ralph Dupont, Trustee Elizabeth Beall, Trustee Elizabeth Edwards, Trustee Virgnia Fleming, Trustee Ardele Float, Trustee Barbara Radlauer, Trustee Andrea Sloan, Trustee Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee

Penny Westfall, President Elizabeth Beall, Treasurer Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary Sherry Gold, Trustee Ardele Float, Trustee Andrea Sloan, Trustee Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee Stephanie Wise, Trustee Penny Westfall

Penny Westfall, President Elizabeth Beall, Treasurer Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary Paula DiMeo Grant, Trustee Sherry Gold, Trustee Andrea Sloan, Trustee Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee Stephanie Wise, Trustee Joanne P. Sheehan, Trustee Rosemary McCarthy, Trustee Penny Westfall

Penny Westfall, President Elizabeth Beall, Treasurer Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary Paula DiMeo Grant, Trustee Andrea Sloan, Trustee Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee Stephanie Wise, Trustee Joanne P. Sheehan, Trustee Rosemary McCarthy, Trustee Susan Ziel, Trustee Penny Westfall

Mary Eleanor McGarvah Humanitarian Award
TAANA FOUNDATION Mary Eleanor McGarvah Humanitarian Award Ceremony naming award held May 30, 1987 Award is granted to individual or group that has made a significant contribution to the development of health law, nursing and policy

TAANA FOUNDATION Mary Eleanor McGarvah Humanitarian Award Named for Mary Eleanor McGarvah who was the first nurse attorney Born June 15, 1886 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada Graduated from nursing school in 1911 Graduated from law school in 1929 Worked for Detroit Health Department Focused on maternal and infant health Opened an evening and Saturday law practice Co-authored Jurisprudence for Nurses (1945) Died April 3, 1979

TAANA FOUNDATION Mary Eleanor McGarvah Humanitarian Award Mary Eleanor McGarvah graduating from nursing school 1911

TAANA FOUNDATION Mary Eleanor McGarvah Humanitarian Award Mary Eleanor McGarvah (c – 1940)

80th Birthday Celebration
Mary Eleanor McGarvah 80th Birthday Celebration

TAANA FOUNDATION Mary Eleanor McGarvah Humanitarian Award October 17, 1998 award presented to Tipper Gore in Boston in recognition of her humanitarian efforts especially for breast cancer. March 23, 1999 ceremony held in Washington, D.C. where award was presented by Paula DiMeo Grant, Sally Austin and Diane K. Kjervik.

TAANA FOUNDATION Mary Eleanor McGarvah Humanitarian Award May 20, 2003 award presented to Congresswoman Lois Capps of California in Washington, D.C. Presentation by Penny Brooke, Elizabeth Beall, Louann Kitchen and Penny Westfall.

Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA) and Penny Brooke
McGarvah Award presentation May 20, 2003

Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA) McGarvah Award presentation
May 20, 2003

TAANA STATE CHAPTERS

Alaska Chapter (1984) Northern California Chapter (1986) Southern California Chapter (1995) Connecticut Chapter (1992) Tampa Bay (Florida) Chapter (1995) Georgia Chapter (1994) Chicago (Illinois) Chapter (1993) Indiana Chapter (1998)

Kentucky/Southern Ohio Association of Nurse Attorneys (1986)
New England Chapter (1989) Chesapeake Nurse Attorneys, Inc. (1991) Michigan Chapter (1990) New York Metropolitan Chapter Western New York Chapter (1990) Western Pennsylvania Chapter (1997)

Texas chapter (1991) Utah/Intermountain Chapter (1992) Twin City (Minnesota) Nurse Attorneys Northern New Jersey Toledo (Ohio) Milwaukee (Wisconsin) West Virginia

Supreme Court Admission
June 12, 1989 Paula DiMeo Grant, Washington, DC Catherine Parks, Florida Barbara Beck Dickinson, Illinois Ann Baldwin Mech, Maryland Katherine J. Pohlman, New Jersey Kathleen Obermayer Curley, New Jersey Marita Molloy Hutchinson, Pennsylvania Felice Quigley, Pennsylvania Martha Romney, Pennsylvania Movant – Mary Kelly

June 12, 1989

July 13, 1994 Karen Richardson, California Linda Wilder-Curtis, Connecticut Linda M. E. Auton, Massachusetts Anne Loughran Rubin, Pennsylvania Eleanor Tintner Segal, Pennsylvania Michelle Hoffman Young, Pennsylvania M. Robin Morris, South Carolina Jamie Richarson, Texas Jean DiMotto, Wisconsin Margaret Leppanen, Wisconsin Movant – Paula DiMeo Grant

June 19, 1995 Evelyn Schipske, California Dorothy Cox Duffy, New Jersey Susan Bennet McAuley, New Jersey Diane K. Kjervik, Minnesota Maureen Gatto, Pennsylvania Barbara Hirsch, Maryland Davia Solomon, California Laurie Badzek, West Virginia Julie M. Bargnesi, New York Movant – Paula DiMeo Grant

June 19, 1995

November 10, 1997 Sally Austin, New York Kathleen Hessler, Washington Mary Lucas Cavanaugh, Illinois Joan Cerniglia-Lowensen, Maryland Cheryl D. Farber, Pennsylvania Janet Feldkamp, Ohiio Virginia M. Fleming, Massachusetts Trudy A. Kiaunis, Connecticut Kathleen A. McCormac, California Deborah L. Phillips, California Joanne P. Sheehan, Connecticut M. Jeanne Trott, New Hampshire Angela M. Vieira, Massachusetts Movant – Diane K. Kjervik

November 10, 1997

June 21, 1999 Simone Blais, California Karen Butler, New York Elaine Conway, Massachusetts Elizabeth Edwards, Maryland Andrea Gansheimer, California Shellie Karno, Illinois Randi Kopf, Maryland Roseanne Matricciani, Maryland Barbara Radlauer, Connecticut Carol Russell, New York Amanda Scott, Maryland Alexis Taylor, Illinois Jackie Walus-Wigle, California Patricia Welch, New Jersey Movant – Sally Austin

April 30, 2001 Movant –

May 19, 2003 Conswella Byrd, California Kaylan Thornhill, California Suzanne Collins, Florida Daneil McAuliffe, Florida Cynthia A. Mikos, Florida Russ Metler, Georgia Bridget Neuson, Illinois Marcia Parker, Maryland Carol Holmes, Michigan Gloria Ramsey, New Jersey Derek Defreitas, New York Charles Mils, Rhode Island Rosemary McCarthy, Texas Penny Brooke, Utah Elizabeth Beall, W. Virginia Movant – Penny Westfall

May 19, 2003

April 4, 2005 Janet Michael, Maine Edith Brous, New York Janice Greening, Colorado Phyllis Gallagher, California Ghada Anis, Washington, DC Teressa Sanzio, Arizona Imelda Harrington, New York Ardelle Float, California John Jay, California Patricia Blair, Texas – by motion Anne-Jo Pennock McTague, New York – by motion Movant – Elizabeth Beall

April 4, 2005

TAANA ARCHIVES The American Association of Nurse Attorneys Nursing Law and Ethics Collection dedicated in memory of Cynthia E. Northrop Housed in the Honorable John J. Burns Library at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Dedication luncheon held on November 7, 1997

TAANA ARCHIVES Agreement for Donation signed by M. Jeanne Trott, President of TAANA and Robert K. O’Neill, Burns Librarian Exhibit of selected archives held during 1998 TAANA annual meeting in Boston at a reception in the Burns Library Exhibit of selected archives held during 2006 TAANA Gala in Boston at a reception at the Burns Library

Burns Library Chestnut Hill, MA

PATIENT SELF-DETERMINATION ACT (PSDA) effective 11/1/91
Analysis done by the Legislative Affairs Committee co-chaired by Sherrie Trede Black and Paula DiMeo Grant with contribution by Marie Infante In 1990 testimony submitted that was recorded in the National Register In 1991 BOD authorized letter to Governors listing organization as resource for implementation of Act

ANNUAL CONFERENCES

Annual Conferences November 11-13, 1982 – Washington, DC
Los Angeles, CA November 2-4, 1984 – Philadelphia, PA

Annual Conferences October 4-6, 1985 – Minneapolis, MN

Annual Conferences October 16-19, 1986 – San Francisco, CA

Annual Conferences October 15-18, 1987 – Boston, MA

Past Presidents – Current President
Katherine J. Pohlman, Diane Trace Warlick, Cynthia E. Northrop and Mary Kelly

Katherine J. Pohlman, President Jill Follows, Award Recipient
Diane Trace Warlick, Award Recipient Felice Quigley, Recording Secretary

Frank Reardon, Speaker; Katherine J
Frank Reardon, Speaker; Katherine J. Pohlman, TAANA President; Cynthia E. Northrop, TAANAF President; Elizabeth Bowyer, Program Chair (l-r)

Mary O’Reilly, Mary Powers Antoine, Katherine J
Mary O’Reilly, Mary Powers Antoine, Katherine J. Pohlman, Michele Franck (non-member)

Mary O’Reilly, Mary Powers Antoine, Katherine J
Mary O’Reilly, Mary Powers Antoine, Katherine J. Pohlman, Michele Franck (non-member), Cynthia E. Northrop

Annual Conferences November 10-13, 1988 – Louisville, KY

Annual Conferences October 20-22, 1989 – Baltimore, MD

Annual Conferences October 26-29, 1990 – Chicago, IL
Anaheim, CA

Annual Conferences October 8-11, 1992 – Washington, DC
New Orleans, LA

Annual Conferences October 20-24, 1994 – San Antonio, TX
Chicago, IL

Annual Conferences October 17-20, 1996 – San Francisco, CA
Atlanta, GA

Annual Conferences October 15-18, 1998 – Boston, MA

Annual Conferences October 21-24, 1999 – Denver, CO

Annual Conferences October 19-21, 2000 – New Orleans, LA

Annual Conferences October 19-21, 2001 – Alexandria, VA
canceled due to 9/11

Annual Conferences October 3-5, 2002 – San Diego, CA

Annual Conferences October 23-25, 2003 – Alexandria, VA

Annual Conferences October 28-30, 2004 – Orlando, FL

Annual Conferences November 3-5, 2005 – Chicago, IL

Annual Conferences October 26-28, 2006 – San Francisco, CA

TAANA MEMBERSHIP PUBLICATIONS
… in brief – first issue July 1983

Inside TAANA – first issue January 1985

Journal of Nursing Law – first issue August 1993

Health Law, Legislation & Compliance Section
CHAIRPERSONS Judith Ringholz 2005 Susan Martin, Judith Ringholz Outstanding Section Member Award: Amy Jerdee 2004 Susan Martin, Amy Jerdee 2003 Louann Kitchen, Susan Martin, Amy Jerdee 2002 Louann Kitchen, Susan Ziel 2001 2000 Penny Westfall

Health Law, Legislation & Compliance Section
CHAIRPERSONS 1999 Penny Westfall 1998 Penny Westfall 1997 Penny Westfall 1996 Penny Westfall 1995 Penny Westfall 1994 Karen Shedd Guarino/Penny Westfall 1993 Audrey Covner 1992 Mary Powers Antoine

Education Section CHAIRPERSONS 2006 Laurie Badzek, Kathleen Mixson
Outstanding Section Member Award: Laurie Badzek 2004 Laurie Badzek, Kathleen Mixson 2003 Laurie Badzek 2002 Laurie Badzek 2001 2000 Penny Brooke

Education Section CHAIRPERSONS 1999 Penny Brooke 1998 Penny Brooke

Insurance Risk Management Section
CHAIRPERSONS 1994 Elizabeth Barnett 1993 Karen Logue 1992 Karen Logue

Litigation Section CHAIRPERSONS 2006 Sharon Bridges, Trudy A. Kiaunis
2005 Doreen Bartlett, Trudy A. Kiaunis Outstanding Section Member Award: Karen Butler 2004 Karen Butler, Doreen Bartless 2003 Karen Butler 2002 Joanne Sheehan, Karen Butler 2001 Joanne Sheehan, Karen Butler 2000 Joanne Sheehan, Victoria Goldstein

Litigation Section CHAIRPERSONS
1999 Joanne Sheehan, Victoria Goldstein 1998 Kathleen Russell, Linda Gobis 1997 Kathleen Russell 1996 Kathleen Russell 1995 Kathleen Switzer 1994 Patricia Becker 1993 Patricia Becker 1992 Marlene Garvis

Legal Nurse Consulting Section
CHAIRPERSONS 2006 Conswella Byrd 2005 Cindy Banes, Conswella Byrd Outstanding Section Member Award: Conswella Byrd 2004 Conswella Byrd 2003 Conswella Byrd, Gayle Sullivan 2002 Katherine Dempski, Gayle Sullivan 2001 2000 Gayle Sullivan

Legal Nurse Consulting Section
CHAIRPERSONS 1999 Barbara Grimes 1998 Barbara Grimes 1997 Barbara Grimes 1996 Barbara Grimes

Students Section CHAIRPERSONS 2006 Daniel Tounsel, Catrina Sparacio
2005 Daniel Tounsel, Susan Ziel Outstanding Section Member Award: Daniel Tounsel 2004 Daniel Tounsel, Susan Ziel

TAANA PUBLICATIONS Business and Legal Guidebook for Nurse Practitioners (2005) Health Law, Legislation and Compliance Section chaired by Amy Jerdee Model Curriculum of Legal Content in Nursing Education (revised 2004) Task Force chaired by Diane K. Kjervik

TAANA PUBLICATIONS On Becoming a Nurse Attorney: Questions and Answers (1991) Guidelines for the Selection of Counsel for the State Nurses Association (1985) Task Force chaired by Diane Trace Warlick

TAANA POSITION PAPERS Professional Liability Insurance for Nurses (1988) Task Force chaired by Sandra L. Berkowitz Developed into brochure “Demonstrating Financial Responsibility for Nursing Practice” Registered Care Technologist (1989) Task Force chaired by Mary Powers Antoine The Juris Doctorate as a Terminal Degree (1/9/1999)

TAANA POSITION PAPERS Experts on Nursing (2/5/2004)
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) (7/4/2004) Expert Testimony in Nursing Malpractice Actions (9/23/2004)

TAANA AMICUS BRIEFS 1986 Wrable v. Community Memorial Hospital
Brief written by Mary E. Kelly and Diane Trace Warlick 1988 Ellen Johnson, RN v. Broken Arrow Public Schools, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, Denver, CO Joined in the brief filed by the Oklahoma Educational Association Amicus Committee chaired by Diane Trace Warlick

TAANA AMICUS BRIEFS 1989 Cruzan by Cruzan v. Harmon, United States Supreme Court Filed joint brief with the ANA Amicus Committee chaired by Diane Trace Warlick 2003 Sullivan v. Sullivan, Illinois Supreme Court Filed brief written by Karen Butler, Co-Chair of Litigation Section, assisted by Chicago Chapter, particularly Leatrice Schmidt

TAANA /NURSING SERVICE ORGANIZATION (NS0) AGREEMENT (1997)
Collaborated in development and endorsement of stand-alone disciplinary defense reimbursement product This product provides legal representation to nurses involved in State disciplinary proceedings before nursing licensing boards TAANA members eligible to be identified as attorneys available to provide this legal representation

TAANA 25TH YEAR GALA CELEBRATION
Held March 31-April 1, 2006 in Boston, MA Reception and viewing of archives at Boston College Educational program on end-of-life issues and disciplinary defense Gala dinner and program

* Remember our history * * Expand our knowledge *
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ATTORNEYS * Remember our history * * Expand our knowledge * * Commit to our future *

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