Candidate Profiles for the ARN Board of Directors
President-Elect
Kathy G. Clark, MSN CRRN FARN
Election Statement: Patients benefit from the holistic, collaborative, and evidence-based approach to care that Rehab nurses provide regardless of the setting. ARN core values are the principles that guide our activities to achieve positive outcomes for those we serve. I will support the strategic plan of ARN by being a leader and an example for others to follow. I am committed to working until the job is completed. I will advocate for the members and work to promote our professional organization. I will keep an open mind and listen to the input of others before making a decision. I will promote ARN as a professional organization. ARN has a unique role in healthcare due to the holistic approach to providing rehab nursing. The impact on making a difference in our client/patient adjustment to a changed lifestyle has been profound. I will work to ensure all understand the impact we have in healthcare.
ARN Involvement – Chapter Level
Alabama, Member, 2018 – Present
Georgia, Past Member, Board member, Secretary/Treasurer, President-Elect, and President (x2), 1997 – 1998
ARN Involvement – National Level
Secretary/Treasurer, 2015 – 2018
Director, 2010 – 2013
Region 3 Director, 2006 – 2008
Current Employment
Director of Quality, PI & Compliance, Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation & Specialty Hospitals, Warm Springs, GA
Education
MSN, Troy University, Troy, AL
BSN, University of Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Jill Rye, DNP RN CRRN CNL FARN
Election Statement: It has been my privilege to care for people with disabilities and chronic illness for the last 30 years. ARN has provided me the opportunity to participate in advancing the practice of rehabilitation nursing. This participation has been important to my personal and professional growth. I've served ARN on the Board of Directors, as a member of the team that developed the Rehabilitation Nurse Competency Model and have served as ARN's Lead Nurse Planner. My professional experience, along with my continued involvement in ARN, have provided me the skills and insights to lead ARN as President-elect. I'm committed to the continued work of ARN to promote rehabilitation nursing practice, promote its strategic goals and support the financial viability of ARN into the future. It is vital that rehabilitation nurses take the lead to promote innovative strategies and partnerships that support quality patient care to people with disabilities. I look forward to the challenge.
ARN Involvement – National Level
Conference Education Planning Committee, 2008
Conference Education Planning committee Chair, 2019 - 2013
ARN Board of Directors, 2009 - 2012
Current Employment
Clinical Nurse Leader, Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health System, Sioux Falls, SC
Education
DNP, Executive Leadership, American Sentinel University, Aurora, CO
MA in Nursing, Augustan University, Sioux Falls, SD
BA in Nursing, Augustan University, Sioux Falls, SD
Director-at-Large
Mary Ann Laslo, MSNc BSN CRRN CCM
Election Statement: My experience in a variety of rehabilitation nursing roles (staff nurse, nurse manager, case manager, PPS Coordinator, quality nurse, preadmission coordinator, SNF liaison) and settings (inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, home health) will enable me to provide the leadership to achieve the ARN Vision for the Future, “To improve healthcare delivery through the integration of rehabilitation nursing concepts across the post-acute care continuum”. I have a depth of knowledge of current evidence in clinical care and understand the current healthcare delivery environment across the care continuum. I will bring my advocacy, leadership, collaborative spirit, and understanding of the issues facing our specialty to serve ARN and engage our membership and advance practice. Throughout my 25 years in rehabilitation nursing I have been passionate about promoting excellence in our specialty practice. I embrace the opportunity to continue this commitment to ARN at the national level.
ARN Involvement – Chapter Level
Northern California, President, Board Member, Nominating Committee, Conference Committee, 2004 – 2019
ARN Involvement – National Level
Conference Planning Committee – Poster/Presentation, 2013 – 2014
Core Curriculum Contributing Author, 2018 – 2019
Current Employment
Clinical Practice Consultant, Kaiser Permanente, Vallejo, California
Education
MSNc, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
BSN, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL
Raquel Neves, PhDc MSN RN
Election Statement: Through a globalization and internationalization, ARN will be able to reach more rehab nurses around the World. All the expertise that is now held in USA will be shared across the globe, guiding the rehab care abroad.
ARN Involvement – Chapter Level
Northern California, Member, 2016 – Present
UAE ARN Chapter, Working to Charter, 2019 – Present
ARN Involvement – National Level
Content Reviewer, ARN – The Speciality Practice of Rehabilitation Nursing: A Core Curriculum, 8th Edition, 2019
Author - PRN Course, 2019
Current Employment
Rehabilitation Nurse Manager, Royal Health Group, UAE
Adjunct Faculty, Health Science Division - Higher College of Technology, UAE
Education
PhDc, Carlfield University, Texas
MSN, Lisbon Nursing School, Portugal
Nominating & Leadership Development Committee Member
Donna M. Williams, MSN RN CRRN
Election Statement: I have been involved in leadership roles and development of new leaders with ARN and with employers for many years. My experiences as a leader and mentor aligns well with the goals of ARN. Developing and mentoring leaders supports members’ expectations of the organization. They seem to desire ARN to act as a leader in developing both nursing roles and legislation for those we serve. As we identify and mentor new leaders with goals of pursuing success together, we will be able to build a collaborative, and evidence-based approach to improving care and the quality of life. Experienced nurses need to nurture our peers for the health of our future as nurses and as rehabilitation professionals involved and engaged in ARN. By identifying and developing leaders, professionally and personally, we will be able to improve healthcare delivery. My expertise will help with the identification and development of our future leaders.
ARN Involvement – Chapter Level
Northern California, President, 2018 – 2019
Northern California, President-Elect, 2017 – 2018
Northern California, Board Member, 2013 – 2017
Channel Islands (dissolved), Board Member and President, 1987 – 1992
ARN Involvement – National Level
Fellowship Task Force Member, 2018 – 2019
Budget and Finance Committee Member, 2015 – 2016
Secretary/Treasurer, 2005 – 2007
President, 2001 – 2002
Board of Directors, 1994 – 1998, 2000 – 2002, 2005 – 2007
Core Curriculum Author, Editions 5, 6, 7, & 8
Current Employment
Rehabilitation Nurse Case Manager, Kaiser Foundations Rehabilitation Center, Vallejo, CA
Program Surveyor, Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilition Facilities, Tucson, AZ
Education
MSN, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
BSN, California State University Humboldt, Arcata, CA
