
Board of Directors.
CT Nurses Association's Board of Directors are elected by members and work to implement the mission of the Connecticut Nurses' Association. Our mission is to empower and lead the profession to shape the future of nursing and healthcare in Connecticut. The Association exerts it's organized influence on education, legislation, and the workplace, to protect and advance the practice of nursing and the health of the people in Connecticut. We connect our members to each other, with our collective passion, compassion, power and purpose.

Cassandra Esposito
MSN, APRN, FNP-C
President

Vivienne Friday
EdD, MSN, RN, MSOL
Vice President

Susanne Yeakel
MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CNML
Secretary

Hayley Dunnack Yackel
PhD, RN, CMSRN, OCN
Treasurer

Stephanie McGuire
MS, APRN, NP-BC
Interim Chair, Government Relations Committee

Open
Term - Fall 2025
Chair, Governance Committee

Mary Jane Williams
PhD, RN
Senior Policy Advisor,
Government Relations Committee

Kimberly Sandor
MSN, FNP, RN
Executive Director
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Susan Goncalves
DNP, MS, RN-BC
Connecticut Membership Assembly Representative to the American Nurses Association
Board of Trustees Officers
Gladys Vallespir Ellett, CNF President
Stephanie Paulmeno, CNF Treasurer
Joan McNiel, CNF Secretary
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Board of Trustees
Judith Hahn
Crystal Rose
Alison Moriarty Daley
Pennie Branden Sessler​
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