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Participating on a GCNA Committee
is one way to get involved in your professional organization. The
responsibilities of each committee are listed below, along with
a list of meeting dates. GCNA members are urged to join a committee
to help us further the goals of the Association. Just let us know
if you would like to visit or be added to a committee.
Members are also encouraged to run for a position
on the GCNA Board of Directors
or the Nominating Committee. If you are interested, please contact
the GCNA office to find out the procedure for running for an office.
Visitors, including students, are encouraged to attend
any of our meetings. We all enjoy new faces and fresh ideas! If
you would like to come to a meeting, please contact the GCNA office
by phone (216-771-6922) or email (GCNA@clevelandnurse.org)
to find out the location and to give us your name.
In most cases the chair of the committee has an email
address. To correspond by email with the chair, just click on the
name.
We're looking forward to meeting you!
THE GCNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GCNA
COMMITTEES
- Professional
Development Committee
- Community
Affairs Committee
- Membership
Committee
- Finance
Committee
- Nominating
Committee
- Bylaws
Committee
The GCNA Board
of Directors
President: Diane Winfrey, APRN, BC
Click here for a list of all
GCNA Board members and their
email addresses.
Responsibilities
- transact the business of the Association
between meetings.
- establish major administrative policies
governing the affairs of the Association and devise, coordinate
and supervise measures for the Association's growth and development.
- exercise all powers of the Association
not reserved in the Bylaws to the voting body, the officers, and/or
other units of the Association.
- provide for such work of the officers
and committees as may be deemed expedient; provide for the proper
care of materials, equipment, and funds of the Association, for
the payment of legitimate expenses, for the annual auditing or
reviewing of all books of account by a certified public accountant,
and for the investment of funds of the Association.
- appoint an Executive Director, define
the duties and fix the compensation for such position.
- Establish, review and update changes
regarding personnel policies, job descriptions and salaries.
- appoint committees, task forces and
ad hoc groups unless otherwise specified in the Bylaws, and coordinate
their activities.
- make all other appointments not otherwise
provided for and fill vacancies as necessary and as provided for
in these Bylaws.
- determine the date and place of each
meeting of the Association and of the Board of Directors.
- provide for the establishment and
dissolution of organized clinical, occupational and special interest
units, considering such recommendations as may come form the members.
- approve fund raising activity prior
to the initiation of same by any unit of the Association.
- provide for representation at meetings
of voluntary organizations, public or governmental agencies upon
request or as deemed appropriate.
- report to the Association membership
at each regular meeting the business transacted between meetings.
Meeting Dates
Contact the GCNA office for meeting
locations and dates at 216-771-6922 or gcna@clevelandnurse.org.
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Professional
Development Committee
Responsibilities
- assess the needs of the membership
and the nursing community for professional programming, and recommend
to the Board a plan to meet the needs.
- plan the programs for regular meetings
of this Association in cooperation with the Board of Directors.
- study and evaluate matters relating
to continuing nursing education and recommend appropriate action.
- plan for the coordination of programs
offered by the Association.
Meeting Dates
Contact the GCNA office for meeting
locations and dates at 216-771-6922 or gcna@clevelandnurse.org.
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Community
Affairs Committee
Responsibilities
- evaluate legislation proposed by
the federal, state or local government and/or community groups
and recommend to the Board of Directors a course of action.
- assess and report the community's
political climate as it relates to legislative endeavors of the
American Nurses Association and the Ohio Nurses Association.
- recommend to the Board of Directors
ways to improve GCNA’s and nursing’s image.
- recommend to the Board of Directors
ways to increase GCNA’s volunteer activity in the Greater
Cleveland community.
Meeting Dates
Contact the GCNA office for meeting
locations and dates at 216-771-6922 or gcna@clevelandnurse.org.
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Membership
Committee
Responsibilities
- develop and recommend to the Board
plans for retaining and increasing membership of this Association
to meet annually established targets.
- develop and recommend to the board
plans for communicating the purpose, positions and activities
of GCNA to the nursing community.
Meeting Dates
Contact the GCNA office for meeting
locations and dates at 216-771-6922 or gcna@clevelandnurse.org.
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Finance
Committee
Responsibilities
- prepare the annual budget and submit
to the Board of Directors.
- advise as to expenditures of funds
and report the same to the Board of Directors.
- supervise the securities owned by
the Greater Cleveland Nurses Association.
Meeting Dates
Contact the GCNA office for meeting
locations and dates at 216-771-6922 or gcna@clevelandnurse.org.
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Nominating
Committee
Responsibilities
- prepare a ticket consisting of nominees
for each position to be filled.
- present a report and its ticket to
the Board of Directors at least three (3) months prior to the
annual meeting.
- assist the Board of Directors in
identifying qualified members eligible to serve on appointed bodies
internal and external to the organization. The list should reflect
both the organizational need for candidates and the diversity
of the nursing community.
Meeting Dates
Contact the GCNA office for meeting
locations and dates at 216-771-6922 or gcna@clevelandnurse.org.
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Bylaws
Committee
Responsibilities
- suggest and receive proposed amendments
to the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of this Association
and make recommendations to the Board of Directors.
- submit proposed amendments to the
voting body for action at a regular meeting or Special Meeting
in accord with the provisions in these Bylaws.
Meeting Dates
Contact the GCNA office for meeting
locations and dates at 216-771-6922 or gcna@clevelandnurse.org.
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