2012 Board of Directors Nomination Slate
Nominee for Director
Jacki S. Witt, WHNP-BC, MSN, JD, SANE-A
MSN and JD, University of Missouri at Kansas City, MO
BSN, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
Current Position
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Missouri at Kansas City
Sexual Assault Examiner
KCSANE - Truman Medical Center
Coversa, North Kansas City Hospital
NCC Involvement
Self Assessment Module Reviewer, 2003
Nurse Practitioner, Women's HIV Clinic
Kansas City Free Health Clinic
Coordinator, Prenatal Education
North Kansas City Hospital
Certification
Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner since 1993
Candidate Statement I believe my experience and qualifications make me well-suited to serve on the Board. My practice, educational and administrative backgrounds encompass a wide spectrum of development, administration and evaluation expertise. I have been a certified women's health nurse practitioner since 1-993; my clinical practice has been almost exclusively with vulnerable populations across the lifespan. I currently see patients 1 1/2 days per week at a rural health department and an inner city safety net hospital clinic.
In addition, 1 have over 20 years' experience as an educator in all levels of nursing education. Currently I am a Clinical Associate Professor at the School of Nursing at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, teaching in the BSN and DNP programs. I am also experienced in continuing nursing education administration and serve as the Director of Continuing Nursing Education at UMKC.
Nationally, I am the Project Director for the Title X Clinical Training Center for Family Planning. This federally-funded initiative has been in operation since 2006 and this is our second funding cycle. We do extensive reproductive health training for family planning professionals in Title X settings via this cooperative agreement. I also serve on the Board of Directors of the Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH). My involvement with both organizations provides an opportunity for the NCC and NPWH to communicate and collaborate easily and efficiently.
I appreciate the opportunity to apply for a Board of Directors position. I have the interest, enthusiasm and experience to lend to NCC.
Nominee for Board Director
David McLean, MD, MPH, FACOG, C-EFM
MD, University of West Indies, Jamaica
MPH, Columbia University, New York
Current Position
Attending Physician
Department of Ob/Gyn
LeHigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, PA
NCC Involvement
Member, EFM Content Team, 2006-Present
Certification
Electronic Fetal Monitoring since 2005
Candidate Statement
Inthe years that I have served as a member of the Electronic Fetal Monitoring Exam Content Committee I have the utmost respect for the organization and its mission and believe that certification and maintenance of competency is an important component of ensuring that health care professionals are delivering quality care.
My interest in serving on the Board of the NCC is motivated by my desire to contribute to the organization and to play a role in furthering it's mission. I believe that certifying competency in a specialized skill is essential to ensuring quality health care and to serve on the Board of the most renowned certification organization would be a privilege and a professional obligation that I would embrace enthusiastically.
Certified Nurse Representative to the Nominating Committee
Patsy S. Queen, RNC, MNN, MSN
MSN, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
BSN, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
BSEd, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Current Position
Instructor
Department of Nursing
Gaston Community College
Dallas, NC
NCC Involvement
Director, NCC Board of Directors 2008 to present
Member, Maternal Newborn Nursing Content Team, 2004 to present
Invited Participant, NCC Item Writer Workshop, 2003
NCC Certification
Maternal Newborn Nursing since 1996
Candidate Statement
I have had the privilege of serving as a member of the Board of Directors of National Certification Corporation (NCC) since 2008. NCC consistently sets the mark of excellence for nurse certification organizations and provides its constituency a credential of which to be proud. As a maternal-newborn nurse, I have attempted to particularly represent NCC’s base of nurses certified in maternal-newborn, in-patient obstetrics, and low-risk newborn nursing. Serving in the Nominating Committee would allow me to represent this constituency for future NCC leadership.