|
President:
Devon Morris
|
University of Oklahoma Nursing Student |
|
|
 |
Devon Morris is a senior nursing student at the University of Oklahoma. He is happily married and graduated with a degree in Physiology from Oklahoma State University in 2008. After graduating, he had a strong desire to serve others, and therefore chose to become a nurse at OU-Tulsa. When he began the nursing program, he joined the ONSA Board of Directors by serving as the Community Projects Director. His current activities in leadership include serving in his local student nursing association chapter as the President and serving the State of Oklahoma as the President for ONSA. Devon’s long-term goal is to become a DNP and serve a more vulnerable population through medical missions. |
|
|
onsapresident@gmail.com |
|
|
|
First Vice President:
Tara Gantz-Davis
|
Langston University Nursing Student |
|
|
 |
Hello Oklahoma Nursing Students! My name is Tara Gantz-Davis and I am a BSN student at Langston University School of Nursing- Tulsa campus where I serve as LUSON-SNA Co-Secretary and as a Student Faculty Forum Representative. I will graduate in December 2011 and am looking forward to all the wonderful things I am going to do for others. I am very interested in Women’s Health as well as Community Health, Patient Education, Public Awareness, and Patient Advocacy. I hope to one day get my Master’s degree and am extremely fortunate to be a part of this great profession! |
|
|
onsa1vp@gmail.com |
|
|
|
Second Vice President:
Hollie Burns
|
Bacone College Nursing Student |
|
|
 |
Hello my name is Hollie Burns I am proudly serving as your 2nd Vice president for ONSA 2011-2012. I am a senior at Bacone College. Currently I am employed at St. John Medical Center as a Senior Nurse Assistant in the Emergency Department. As a May graduate I plan to start work in the ED after passing the NCLEX. I am very excited to be serving on the BOD this year, we are going to make this year an exciting one for all members. I cannot wait to meet and greet everyone over the next year, and hope to see you all at convention for a spectacular event that you are sure to enjoy! |
|
|
onsa2vp@gmail.com |
|
|
|
Secretary:
Tracye Carter
|
University of Central Oklahoma Registered Nurse |
|
|
 |
Greetings to all students in the nursing profession! My name is Tracye Carter and I am proudly serving as your 2011-2012 ONSA Secretary. I am a nursing graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma. There, I also served on the local level as my program's SNA president. When I have free time I thoroughly enjoy spending time with my husband, family, and friends. Catch me on a good day eating my favorite dish and watching a good movie! As much as I enjoy all of that, I enjoy teaching and learning as well. In fact, I plan to further my education and purse the field of nurse anesthesiology. Hard work, does pay off and I encourage each of you to hold fast to your goals and aspirations. I'm here to assist in any way I am capable. |
|
|
onsasec@gmail.com |
|
|
|
Treasurer:
Stephanie Creek
|
University of Oklahoma Nursing Student |
|
|
 |
My name is Stephanie Creek. I am a junior at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, College of Nursing. I desire to participate in the advancement of electronics and data management to improve healthcare. My husband, daughter, and I have lived in the Tulsa area for approximately 23 years. I enjoy cooking, organizing, tinkering with electronics, and playing with my grandchild, Penelope. I appreciate the opportunity to serve as your 2011-2012 ONSA Treasurer and hope to exceed your expectations. |
|
|
onsatreasurer@gmail.com |
|
|
|
Membership Director:
Jennifer Combs
|
Bacone College Nursing Student |
|
|
|
My name is Jennifer Combs I am a 34yr old mother of two boys 11 and 5. I have been married for 13yrs to a very supportive husband and father of our children. I have always wanted to be a nurse. This dream started when I was a very small child. I pretended to be a nurse as a child treating my sister for all sorts of pretend illness. I started my medical career in 1999 as a medical assistant. I tried to go back to school a few times to become an RN but something would always happen stopping me from fulfilling my dream. After many attempts I finally managed to get into the nursing program I am currently in semester 4 of 5 at Bacone college in Muskogee. I will graduate in May 2012 and plan to go on to get my BSN starting in August 2012. My goal is to work in a critical care area upon graduation in May. |
|
|
onsamembership@gmail.com |
|
|
|
Public Relations Director:
Tiffany Richardson
|
Bacone College Nursing Student |
|
|
 |
Tiffany Richardson is in her first year of nursing school at Bacone College. She has a wonderful husband and son that support her every step of the way. She completed her Bachelors of Business Administration in Telecommunications in 2005 and works part time at Go Ye Village in Tahlequah. She currently serves as Junior Rep Secretary of BSNA. She would like to continue the fantastic support received from different organizations that enable us to have a great Convention each year. Contact Tiffany if your organization is interested in becoming a vendor for our fall convention or supporting the Oklahoma Nursing Student Association. |
|
|
onsapr@gmail.com |
|
|
|
Director-at-Large:
Tatum Middleton
|
Tulsa Community College Nursing Student |
|
|
 |
Hello! I am Tatum Middleton, your 2011-2012 Director-at-large. I am a first year nursing student at Tulsa Community College, and serve on the board of directors for TCC's SNA. I also work at St. John Medical Center in the Emergency Department as tech. I have worked off and on in the medical field for 13 years, starting out volunteering for the American Red Cross. I have known for a long time that I wanted to be a nurse, but I have taken some time to get here. I think the most important thing for future nurses to know is that they should never give up. Sometimes we may need to alter our route a bit, but many roads can still lead to the same destination. I look forward to meeting many of you this year as we bring our Road Trip Tour to your local chapters, and also look forward to speaking to everyone about participating in House of Delegates. We have an exciting year planned, and I am very happy to have the opportunity to serve you all!! |
|
|
onsadal@gmail.com |
|
|
|
Legislative Director:
Melissa Ayers
|
Bacone College Nursing Student |
|
|
 |
I am Melissa Ayers, your 2012 ONSA Legislative Director. I am currently a senior nursing student at Bacone College in Muskogee, OK, and work at St. Francis on the 4w Medical ICU Unit. I hope to pursue ICU or adult Oncology nursing after graduating. I have been married for 21 years and have 2 beautiful daughters. I left a career in Medical Administration/Management to pursue a nursing career, and am currently following my dream. Becoming a nurse is something I have always wanted to do, and I look forward to sharing my knowledge and experience with you this year! |
|
|
onsalegdir@gmail.com |
|
|
|
Newsletter Editor:
Marvie Paez
|
Bacone College Nursing Student |
|
|
 |
My name is Marvie Paez. I am a junior at Bacone College. I currently represent the ONSA as the Pulse Point Newsletter Editor of the year 2011-2012. I am the oldest of 3 children of Vincent Paez and Cecilia Paez. I was born in the Philippines and moved to Lawrence, KS when I was 10 years old. I chose nursing as my career because it’s a career of ever changing care. I've been a CNA for 4 years and I have a lot of experience in nursing care. When I was little, I used to play nurse my with my little sister and pretended to check her pulse, temperature and listen to her heart. It is my dream and goal to become a nurse. I am dedicated and confident with nursing school especially with the support of my family and friends. I also dedicate in becoming a nurse to my little sister. I hope to take a position as an RN in surgery. My class will graduate in the year of 2013. I am proud to serve all the nursing students in Oklahoma with the members of ONSA! |
|
|
onsanewseditor@gmail.com |
|
|
|
Community Projects Director:
Kelly Jo Brown
|
Tulsa Community College Nursing Student |
|
|
 |
My name is Kelly Jo Brown. I hold the office of Community Director at TCC as well as ONSA. I am re-careering, earning my RN with Tulsa Community College. In my previous educational pursuits I earned my associate's degree in science from Longview Community College, my bachelor's degree in business management and my master's of business administration, both from University of Phoenix. After working as a business consultant with MetLife I moved Tulsa to follow my husband who was promoted with his organization. I intend to use my nursing degree in medical missionary work. In the mean time I am channelling my efforts to helping people by volunteering at Bedlam clinic and Day Center for the homeless. Additionally, I volunteer for Kohmen Race for the Cure, speak at local 8th grade classes to encourage young people to pursue nursing as a career, and mentor level 1 and 2 nursing students. |
|
|
onsacommunity@gmail.com |
|
|
|
Breakthrough to Nursing Director:
Amanda Carey
|
SW Oklahoma State University Nursing Student |
|
|
 |
My name is Amanda Carey. I currently represent the ONSA as Breakthrough to Nursing and serve as the ONSA Liaison for the SNA at SWOSU. Nursing is not only a career to me, but a calling of compassion. “People may not remember what you said or did, but they will remember how you made them feel” (anonymous author). I know that a nurse has a huge impact on making mankind “feel” better and plan to be a part of that. I participated in Club Med, an extracurricular program at Fairview High School that introduced me to multiple areas of the health field and mother is a registered nurse. I enrolled at SWOSU after graduation and looked into becoming a pharmacist, but with further investigation I changed my major to nursing. Still interested in the pharmaceutical aspect, I plan to continue my education and become a certified registered nurse anesthetist. While in college, I participate in 5K runs, triathlons, coed basketball & softball, as well as community awareness; Relay for Life, Apheresis donation, and volunteer for the Agape Clinic. I have worked as a personal care aide and for many years have been a certified life guard. I am very excited to work on the board this year and I want to make it the best year possible! |
|
|
onsabreakthrough@gmail.com |
|
|
|
Graduate Consultant: Crystal Moore
|
University of Oklahoma Nursing Student |
|
|
 |
Crystal Moore graduated from The University of Oklahoma-Shusterman Campus. She is one of five children and graduated from Broken Arrow High School in 2007. After high school, she finished her pre-requisites at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in order to apply for the Nursing Program at OU Tulsa. On the Norman Campus, she stayed involved with campus life through leadership in her sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi. After moving back to the Tulsa campus, she joined the ONSA Board of Directors by serving as Director-at Large and serving her local chapter as treasurer. She is now working at St. John Medical Center in the Neurotrauma ICU. Crystal's long term goal in education is to become a DNP. She loves life and everything that comes with it! |
|
|
onsagrad@gmail.com |
|
|
|
OLN Consultant:
Rhonda Lawes
|
University of Oklahoma Registered Nurse |
|
|
 |
My name is Rhonda Lawes and I am the OLN faculty consultant for the Board of Directors for ONSA. It has been my privilege to work alongside the Board as they work to serve you, the members of ONSA. I am an assistant Professor at the University Of Oklahoma College Of Nursing and my two favorite courses to teach are Pharmacology and Acute and Chronic Illness 2. I am already impressed with your new board as they hit the ground running for 2010-2011. In their first first quarter of their term, they have already led a state-wide community service project and raised more than enough support to educate and feed over 300 teens in Haiti regarding cholera and AIDS prevention! The education took place in Haiti on December 11, 2010. I can't wait to see what the board accomplishes in the rest of their term and I am looking forward to supporting them in their roles as they continue to lead ONSA to even more effective service for all members! |
|
|
olnconsultant@gmail.com |
|
|
|
ONA Consultant:
Rachel Schupp
|
University of Oklahoma Registered Nurse |
|
|
 |
My name is Rachel Schupp and I am the new ONA consultant for the ONSA BOD 2011-2012! I am a past president of ONSA and am excited to be back to help out the future nurses of Oklahoma! I am looking for-ward to being a great resource between ONA and ONSA! I graduated from OU-Tulsa with my BSN in 2009. I'm currently working in the PACU at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa. I'm also a member of the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps, involved in ONA/ANA, OU CON Alumni, NEOSPAN and OSPAN. I am looking for-ward to a great year working with everyone!
|
|
|
onsaona@gmail.com |
|
|
|
Presidential Consultant:
TJ Little
|
University of Oklahoma Registered Nurse |
|
|
 |
My name is TJ Little and I am excited for the opportunity to serve one last year on the ONSA Board of Directors as the ONSA Presidential Consultant!! I graduated from OU-OKC in May, 2010 and am currently employed at OUMC in the Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit!!! During the past 3 years, I have served 3 years consecutively on the ONSA Board as ONSA Director-at-Large, ONSA BTN Director and ONSA Graduate Consultant along with OUSNA President of my class!!! I am an ACLS and BLS instructor and working towards CRNA school application this next year!!! I look forward to everything that the ONSA Board is going to accomplish this year and thank you again for allowing me this opportunity to serve!!! |
|
|
onsapresconsultant@gmail.com |
|
|
