American Red Cross (ARC)

Nursing Newsletter

Posting of Our Officer Nominations

In this issue Office Nominations Page 1

Bargaining Team for ARC Page 1

2014 Nurse Corps Scholarship Program Page 1

Educational Seminar June 18 2014 Page 2

2014 Nurse Corps Scholarship Program Page 2

ONA 2014 Convention Photos Page2

June 13 2014

Oregon Nurses Association 18765 SW Boones Ferry Road Suite

200 Tualatin OR 97062 1-800-634-3552 within Oregon wwwOregonRNorg

Oregon Nurses Association Bargaining Unit Newsletter

ARC Officers

President Rich App RN

Vice President Matt Clark RN

Secretary Carolyne Kituy RN

Treasurer Vacant

Membership Chair Vacant

Grievance Chair Eduarda DaSilva-Winterburn RN

Negotiations Team Advisory Member Judy Heineman RN

Professional Nursing

Care Committee (PNCC)

Eduarda DaSilva-Winterburn

Julie Hoke RN ndash Chair

Maureen Wilkin RN

ONA Labor Relations

Representative

Pat Sheridan-Walker RN MED JD

503-293-0011 ext 312 cell 503-545-8966

Email Sheridan-walkeroregonRNorg

Executive Committee

President Rich App

Vice President Matt Clark

Secretary Carolyne Kituyi

Treasurer Jackie Armovit

Grievance Chair Eduarda DaSilva-

Winterburn

Membership Chair Lynn Sivaivai

PNCC Chair Judy Heineman

Bargaining Team for ARC

The Bargaining Team Committee is made

up of the executive committee plus two

other members in good standing At this

time there are no candidates other than

the executive committee members

The PNCC is made up of the PNCC Chair

and representatives of other units as

appointed by the executive committee

Eduarda DaSilva-Winterburn and Tammy

Bates from Portland Metro Whole Blood

Jennifer Zimmerman from Apheresis

Jan Hopkins from Southern Oregon and

Barbara Tucker from Klamath Falls have

expressed an interest in joining this

committee

According to the Bylaws at the discretion

of the executive committee where only

one qualified candidate is nominated for a

position an election will not occur for that

position and the single qualified candidate

will be awarded the position

The NURSE Corps

Scholarship Program is a

federal program that assists

students accepted or enrolled

in qualified nursing programs

with tuition and other

expenses in exchange for

working in an eligible

Critical Shortage Facility

after graduation

To learn more you can visit the

NURSE Corps Scholarship

Program website here

2014 NURSE Corps Scholarship Program

The ARCONA bylaws require posting of candidates for 14 days

prior to an election The following nurses have been nominated

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Oregon Nurses Association | 18765 SW Boones Ferry Road Suite 200 | Tualatin OR 97062 | 1-800-634-3552 within Oregon | wwwOregonRNorg

Join Us for an Educational Seminar

June 18 2014 6-8 pm

Former Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for the

American Red Cross (ARC) Dr Mary Joe Drew

will be presenting a two hour training ldquoCaring for the

Blood Donor with Medical Complications such

as Citrate Toxicity and Vasovagal Reactionsrdquo

June 18 2014 from 600 - 800 pm

Dr Drew received her MD from the University of Colorado

and is Board Certified in Clinical Pathology and Blood

BankingTransfusion Medicine She was Chief Medical

Officer for the American Red Cross-Pacific Northwest Region

from September 2007 to July 2013 Her responsibilities

included oversight of medical aspects of blood donor

operations of a blood collection center collecting 240000

donations per year

Following the training we will have a question and answer

session Pizza will be provided

Rich App

Judy Heineman

Eduarda DaSilva-Winterburn

Anne Kessi

and Pat Sheridan-Walker

enjoyed the day especially the

chance to have their picture taken

with Governor John Kitzhaber

ARC Nurses Were Well Represented at ONArsquos 2014

Convention in May