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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 the future development of certification. Applications are now being accepted for Trustee positions for 3 year terms beginning with the 2021 AANN Annual Educational Meeting in San Antonio, TX, April 17-20, 2021. One to two Trustee positions are available. For additional information, view the candidate guidelines and download the application.  Applications are due by no later than Friday, September 4th to Kelly Podkowa, Senior Operations Manager, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

ABNN Board Mentee - Interested in becoming a mentee on the ABNN Board of Trustees?  This new program is designed to provide a CNRN or SCRN staff nurse (stroke, neuro, ICU, general neuroscience, or disease specific specialty) the opportunity to sit on the ABNN Board of Trustees as a mentee and non-voting member for one year. The goal of this program is to help develop and support future ABNN leaders by giving the mentee exposure to the Board. The mentee will gain valuable insight related to ABNN’s initiatives. Applications for the 2021 term are now available.  Review the 2020 ABNN Board Mentee Handbook and application and submit your application to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by no later than Tuesday, November 17th.

2020–2021 Board of Trustees

Norma McNair

President

Norma McNair, PhD RN ACNS-BC FAHA CNRN SCRN

Sarah Beam

President-Elect

Sarah Beam, APRN MSN ACNP-BC CCRN CNRN

Chris Szabo

Past President

Chris Szabo, PhD RN CCRN CNRN

Suzy Walter

Secretary/Treasurer

Suzy Walter, PhD APRN FNP-BC CNRN

SarahStrzalka

Trustee

Sarah Strzalka, DNP MSN BSN RN ASC-BC SCRN

RebeccaBanat

Trustee

Rebecca Banat, MSN/Ed. BSN RN ONC CNRN

Marianne Beare Vyas

Trustee

Marianne Beare Vyas, PhD RN ANP-BC CNRN

Tracey Anderson

Trustee

Tracey Anderson, MSN CNRN FNP-BC ACNP-BC

Michelle Hill

AANN Board Liaison

Michelle Hill, MS RN AGCNS-BC CCRN CNRN SCRN

Jamie Helt

Public Member

Jamie Helt

ABNN Board Mentee Belly WEB

ABNN Board Mentee

Belly Braimah, BSN RN 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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