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
Term - October 2023 - October 2027
President
Hayley Dunnack Yackel
PhD, RN, CMSRN, OCN
Term - October 2026 - October 2027
President - Elect
Vivienne Friday
EdD, MSN, RN, MSOL
Term - October 2025 - October 2027
Vice President
Susanne Yeakel
MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CNML
Term - October 2023 - October 2027
Secretary
Kaitlin Cuas
MSN, RN ACM-RN GERO-BC CDP
Term - October 2026 - October 2028
Treasurer
Seema Pillai
DNP, RN, MBA, NEA-BC, NPD-BC
Term - October 2026- October 2028
Chair, Government Relations Committee
Dr. Mary Salisbury
DNP, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Term - October 2026- October 2028
Chair, Governance Committee
Susan Goncalves
DNP, MS, RN-BC
Term - October 2023 - October 2027
Connecticut Membership Assembly Representative to the American Nurses Association
Kimberly Sandor
MSN, FNP, RN
Executive Director
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Board of Trustees Officers
Gladys Vallespir Ellett, CNF President
Stephanie Paulmeno, CNF Treasurer
Joan McNiel, CNF Secretary
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Board of Trustees
Crystal Mercado
Alison Moriarty Daley
Pennie Branden Sessler​
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