Connecticut Student Nurses Association
Advisors	Contacts	Membership	Duties
CSNA Officers and Board 2009-2010
Tom Fedora	President	tomfedo@yahoo.com	Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing
Holly Mirizio	Vice President	Holly.mirizio@uconn.edu	University of Connecticut
Cecilia Trieu	Secretary	Trieu001@student.wcsu.edu	Western Connecticut State University
Kimie A. Cunningham	Treasurer	Kimie.rn2010@yahoo.com	Naugatuck Valley Community College
Sharon McCullough	Board Member	Sem-r.n.2b@sbcglobal.net	Gateway Community College
Chris Rago	Board Member	Christopher.rago@uconn.edu	University of Connecticut
Kathleen Merwin	Board Member	Kathleen.merwin@uconn.edu	University of Connecticut
Danytza Ward	Board Member	Work: danytza.ward@ct.gov Home: danytzaw@usa.net
April McGrath	Board Member	April_mcgrath@sbcglobal.net	Gateway Community College
CSNA Advisors
Charlotte Parniawski	Advisor	Work: ncparn@bpthosp.org Home: cparniawski@comcast.net	Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing
Kris Kelley	Advisor	Kelleykris@sbcglobal.net	Naugatuck Valley Community College
Joan Palladino	Advisor	palladinoj@wcsu.edu	Western Connecticut State University
Katie Hereld	NSNA Consultant	kayteem@sbcglobal.net
CSNA Former Executive Officers
Katie Hereld	Consultant & Former President	kayteem@sbcglobal.net	Naugatuck Valley Community College
Jennifer DeNardi	Former Vice President	jdenardi84@yahoo.com	University of Bridgeport
Michelle Cordeiro	Former Secretary	mcordeiro125@comcast.net	Western Connecticut State University
Monique Samuels	Former Treasurer	Mrsam183@yahoo.com	University of Bridgeport
	NSNA & CNA CONTACTS
Cathy Ramos	NSNA Executive Assistant	cathy@nsna.org	NSNA HEADQUARTERS National Student Nurses' Association 45 Main Street, Suite 606 Brooklyn, NY 11201
Virginia Malerba	CNA Administrative	Virginia@ctnurses.org	CNA Location 377 Research Parkway
Welcome to the CSNA Website
Dear Connecticut Student Nurses, The Connecticut Student Nurses Association (CSNA) is a chapter of the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA). CSNA consists of nursing students from all over the state of Connecticut and provides a resource for students to join together and participate in various community activities.     Some of the things CSNA would like to see happen are: Community health/service projects: communication and cooperative projects with nursing students from schools throughout the state Breakthrough to Nursing: speaking to high school students (especially minorities and men) about career opportunities in nursing Membership: getting more students actively involved with CSNA and NSNA Legislation: political action and liaison with legislators regarding laws for nurses, nursing policy, and nursing practice  If you are interested in getting things going at the state level, WE NEED YOU!!!    We encourage all Connecticut NSNA members to contact any board member with comments, suggestions, ideas or questions.  You can reach us by clicking our e-addresses under “CSNA Officers and Board” on this website. CSNA President
Membership
Membership to CSNA is free with your paid membership to our national organization, the National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA). Information regarding NSNA membership is available at www.nsna.org Questions Any questions? Questions may be directed to any of our officers or to Tom Fedora, CSNA President at tomfedo@yahoo.com
Duties of Connecticut Student Nurses’ Association Officers:

• Serve as the principal officer of CSNA.
• Represent National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) in matters relating to the CSNA and perform all other duties pertaining to the office.
• Delegate responsibilities to CNSA officers, board, and members.
• Oversee CSNA projects with Connecticut Student Nurse Association member schools and school Student Nurse Association presidents.
• Plan meeting agendas with faculty advisor(s) and preside at all meetings.

• Assume the duties of the President in the absence or disability of the president.
• Accede to the office of President in the case of vacancy of the office.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the President.
• Organize the Council of School Presidents (COSP) meeting in the fall and the Annual Meeting/Elections of New Officers in the spring.

• Keep complete and accurate minutes at official CSNA meetings.
• Maintain standard approved minute format utilized by NSNA.
• Retain original copy of minutes and send signed copies of minutes to Connecticut

• Handle all correspondence on behalf of CSNA.
• Keep up an up-to-date mailing list of all current state and school officers/advisors.

• Act as a custodian of all funds. Along with the advisor, Treasurer’s name is on the account at the Bridgeport Hospital’s credit union.
• Be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness, and safekeeping of all financial records including deposits, withdrawals, checks written, and receipts for expenditures.
• Reconcile the monthly of bank statement.
• Create a year-end fiscal report of income and spending.
• Give monthly reports to advisor as well as report at CSNA meetings.

• Attend all CSNA meetings and perform all tasks delegated.
• Vote on all issues.
• Head at least one committee (Breakthrough to Nursing, Nominations, Education, Legislative, Community Service).

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