Family

The NWONE family is made up of the following groups:

• The NWONE Board of Directors which includes the elected officers, Regional Council Representatives and At Large Board Members.  

• AONE and other related organizations including the Washington and Oregon Hospital Associations

• The Washington and Oregon Centers for Nursing

• The Washington Consortium of Nurse Educators

• The Washington and Oregon Nursing Leadership Councils

Additionally, NWONE maintains relationships with national nursing and other healthcare professional associations.

NWONE does its work through Committees, Commissions and Councils.

Committees

• Nominating Committee - Patty Cochrell, Chair

• Finance Committee - Thom Hightower, Chair

Commissions

• Commission on Education - Jennifer Graves, Chair

• Commission on Healthcare Policy - Oregon - Pam Steinke, Chair

• Commission on Healthcare Policy - Washington - Barbara Anspach, Interim Chair

• Commission on Member Support Services - Diane Fetzner, Chair

• Commission on Nursing Practice - Pam Smith, Chair

Councils

Regional councils allow members to gather in their local communities, to build relationships and collectively address regional issues and concerns.  Regional councils choose their own council chairpersons and choose a Regional Council Representative to the NWONE Board of Directors.  The Regional Council Chair may also serve as the Regional Representative to the board.  Council Regional Representatives serve a two year term but may be reappointed by their regional constituency.

Current Regional Councils include:

• Northwest Washington Council - Michelle Sand, Chair and Regional Representative
• Southeast Washington Council - Jeannie Eylar and Peg Currie, Co-Chairs and Peg Currie, Regional Representative
• Seattle Area Council - Linda Latta, Co-Chair and Regional Representative, Cathe Clapp, Co-Chair
• Pierce-Kitsap County Council - Shelly Pricco and Kate Bechtold, Co-Chairs and Shelly Pricco, Regional Representative
• Southwest Washington Council - Trece Gurrad and Brenda West, Co-Chairs and Brenda West, Regonal Representative
• South Central Washington Council -  Lori Murray, Chair and Regional Representative
• Portland Area Council - vacant, Regional Representative and chair vacant
• Eastern Oregon Council - Dina Ellwanger, Chair and Theresa Brock, Regional Representative
• Central Oregon Council - Pam Steinke, Chair and Regional Representative
• Willamette Oregon Council - vacant, Chair and Regional Representative
• Southern Oregon Council - JoLynn Wallace, Chair and Regional Representative

The membership in all NWONE Regional Councils generally comes from the membership of NWONE, but group membership is not specifically limited to those who are also NWONE members.  Many Councils invite non-members of NWONE to join their meetings as a source of recruitment to our organization.