Lynnette Vehrs, MN, RN
President
Julia Barcott, RN
Chair, Cabinet on Economic & General Welfare
Sally Watkins, PhD, RN
Executive Director
Leadership organizational chart #
- Volunteer Org Chart (pdf; 71.5 KB)
Get an overview of all the various groups and organizations within WSNA and their relationships to each other.
Board of Directors, 2019–2021
From left: Susan Glass, Adam Halvorsen, Julia Barcott, Jennifer Graves, Justin Gill, Lynnette Vehrs, Chuck Cumiskey, Verlee Sutherlin, Rosa Young and Christina Bradley. (Judi Lyons not shown).
Board of Directors #
2019 – 2021
Lynnette Vehrs
President
Spokane
WSNA District 4
Jennifer Graves
Vice-President
Seattle
WSNA District 2
Verlee M. Sutherlin
Secretary / Treasurer
Nine Mile Falls
WSNA District 4
Julia R. Barcott
Chair, Cabinet on Economic & General Welfare
Yakima
WSNA District 6
Justin Gill
Chair, Legislative & Health Policy Council
Gig Harbor
WSNA District 3
Chuck Cumiskey
Chair, Professional Nursing & Health Care Council
Olympia
WSNA District 13
Susan Glass
Member, At-Large
Spokane
WSNA District 4
Christina Bradley
Member, At-Large
Tacoma
WSNA District 3
Rosa Young
Member, At-Large
Seattle
WSNA District 2
Adam Halvorsen
Member, At-Large, Staff Nurse
Richland
WSNA District 15
Judi Lyons
Member, At-Large, Staff Nurse
Ellensburg
WSNA District 18
Cabinet on Economic & General Welfare #
The Cabinet sets priorities for functions and activities of WSNA labor relations, including developing and reviewing policies and procedures related to the conduct of the economic and general welfare program.
Professional Nursing & Health Care Council #
The Professional Nursing & Health Care Council is responsible for addressing issues of nursing practice that have been identified by members of the nursing profession and the public. Primary focus is given to the adherence to ethical, professional and legal standards of nursing practice.
Legislative & Health Policy Council #
The Legislative & Health Policy Council sets the annual health policy and legislative agenda for the Washington State Nurses Association and plays an active role in reviewing and advancing WSNA’s legislative priorities. It also helps set the agenda for WSNA’s annual Advocacy Camp and Lobby Day.
Find out more about how you can get involved in WSNA leadership
Bylaws #
- WSNA Bylaws (2020) (pdf; 405.2 KB)
General Assembly #
The General Assembly is WSNA’s governing, democratic body; it convenes every two years at WSNA’s Washington State Nurses Convention. Resolutions passed by the General Assembly help determine the priorities of the association, and thereby directly affect the work of WSNA’s Board of Directors and staff for the ensuing biennium.
Resolutions passed at the 2019 Washington State Nurses Convention #
- 1 - Gun Violence (pdf; 258.6 KB)
- 2 - Protection of Health Care Workers and Patients in Safety Handling (pdf; 241.8 KB)
- 3 - Disaster Emergency Preparedness (pdf; 235.8 KB)
- 4 - Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention (pdf; 250.7 KB)
- 5 - Develop Participate and Report on Safe Staffing (pdf; 232.2 KB)
Regions and districts #
District Nurses Associations have been a part of WSNA from the beginning. Districts are unrelated to Local Units and are not involved in collective bargaining (union) activities. All members of WSNA are also members of their District or Regional Nurses Association. They are supported by a portion of membership dues and are intended to provide educational offerings, scholarship fundraising and networking on a local level.