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Governance

The ABNN Board of Trustees comprises ten volunteers dedicated to contributing to the future development of certification and continued competency of neuroscience nursing and its subspecialties.

Volunteer Applications

ABNN Board of Trustees - Interested in becoming a member of the ABNN Board of Trustees? ABNN is looking for CNRNs and SCRNs who possess leadership skills that will contribute to ABNN's Strategic Plan and future development of certification. Applications are now being accepted for Trustee positions for 3-year terms beginning with the 2022 AANN Annual Meeting in March in Phoenix, AZ. One to two Trustee positions are available. For additional information, view the ABNN Trustee Candidate Guidelines and download the Trustee Application. Applications are due by Friday, September 24th to Kelly Podkowa, Senior Operations Manager at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

2022–2023 Board of Trustees

Suzy Walter 2

President

Suzy Mascaro Walter, PhD APRN
FNP-BC CNRN

Marianne Beare Vyas 2

President-Elect

Marianne Beare Vyas, PhD
RN ANP-BC CNRN

Sarah Beam

Past President

Sarah Beam, APRN MSN ACNP-BC
CCRN CNRN

Samantha Orr

Secretary/Treasurer

Samantha Orr, MSN RN SCRN

Sarah Strzalka

Trustee

Sarah Strzalka, DNP MSN BSN
RN ASC-BC SCRN

Rebecca Banat

Trustee

Rebecca Banat, MSN/Ed. BSN RN
ONC CNRN FACHE

Carey Heck

Trustee

Carey Heck, PhD MS CRNP
AGACNP-BC CCRN-K CNRN

Cynthia Guede

Trustee

Cynthia Guede, MSN APRN
AGCNS-BC CNRN

Jennifer Sulanke

AANN Board Liaison

Jennifer Sulanke, MS RN CNS CNRN

Jamie Helt

Public Member

Jamie Helt

Caleb Behm

ABNN Board Mentee

Caleb Behm, BSN RN CCRN SCRN

Leah Zamora

Executive Director

Leah Zamora, CAE

 

Staff

Executive Director

Leah Zamora, CAE
847.375.6386
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Senior Operations Manager

Kelly Podkowa
847.375.4895
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Senior Marketing Manager

Allison Begezda, MPS
847.375.4844
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