AMSN Announces Board of Directors and Officers for 2023

PITMAN, NJ – The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) has named several leaders to officer positions on its Board of Directors (BOD): President Marisa Streelman, DNP, RN, CMSRN, NE-BC; Treasurer Cynthia Rothenberger, DNP, RN, ACNS, BC; Secretary Patricia Bartzak, DNP, RN, CMSRN, TCRN, CNRN; and Immediate Past President Summer Bryant, DNP, RN, CENP, CMSRN.

Joining the BOD as new directors are Kristi Campoe, PhD, RN, CMSRN, CPHQ, sMBA; Michael Szeliga, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CMSRN; and Marie Mullins, BSN, RN, CMSRN, Emerging Professional. Additionally, Cynthia Frazer, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE, joins the BOD as the MSNCB Representative, ex-officio.

These leaders will join current board members: Director Kristi Reguin-Hartman, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC; Director Catherine Skowronsky, MSN, APRN-ACNS-BC, CMSRN; and AMSN CEO Terri Hinkley, EdD, MBA, BScN, RN, CAE. The AMSN Board is responsible for fulfilling the strategic plan, vision, and mission of the 10,000-member nursing association.

ABOUT THE NEW DIRECTORS

• Campoe serves as the U.S. Director of Clinical and Client Services for TillaCare, Ltd. based in Israel. With over 28 years in the acute care setting, consulting, and academia, she is known for her ability to lead innovative programs and enable business and clinical operations through evidence-based practice. As a scientist, Dr. Campoe's program of research addresses medical-surgical nursing, patient safety, and medical device safety while incorporating human factors. She is a Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN®) and a Certified Healthcare Quality Professional (CPHQ). Her AMSN volunteer work includes service to the MEDSURG Journal as an Editorial Board Member, leadership roles as President/Vice-President of AMSN Florida Gulf Coast Chapter #223, and AMSN Research Grant Reviewer.

• Szeliga is a Clinical Nurse Specialist who has been practicing at ChristianaCare in Newark, Delaware since 2018. Certified as an adult-gerontology clinical nurse specialist, medical-surgical registered nurse, and healthcare quality professional, Michael has over 10 years of nursing experience in the acute care setting. Within his organization, he is involved in a variety of unit-based, service-line, and system-level initiatives that focus on improving nursing professional practice, the culture of safety, and patient outcomes. In addition to volunteer work within AMSN, Michael is a member of various professional nursing organizations nationally and within the Delaware Valley region.
• Mullins is a passionate leader with a strong commitment to develop nurses to their highest potential through empowerment. After graduating from Texas Tech University in 2019, Marie worked for three years as a medical surgical nurse. Marie has specialized in cardiac and neurological medicine at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, and is a Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN). She continues to work towards clinical excellence within her organization through quality and leadership. Marie is currently working towards earning her Master's of Science in Nursing Leadership from Grand Canyon University.

“AMSN is incredibly well-positioned to lead the efforts on behalf of medical-surgical nurses with this Board of Directors,” reports AMSN CEO Terri Hinkley EdD, MBA, BScN, RN, CAE. “We are confident this group of leaders will guide AMSN’s strategic plan and its impact on AMSN members and medical-surgical nursing across the country in the areas of nurse well-being, diversity, equity, and inclusivity, and valuing the work of medical-surgical nurses as critical members of the health care team.”

ABOUT THE ACADEMY OF MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSES (AMSN)

The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) is the only specialty nursing organization dedicated to the practice of medical-surgical nursing. A dynamic community of more than 10,000 medical-surgical nurses, and more than 40,000 Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB) certificants, AMSN ranges from nurses who work in a hospital’s med-surg unit, to those in leadership roles working to impact patient safety and quality of care delivery.

AMSN is committed to quality patient care through professional development, certification, scholarship, and advocacy. Medical-surgical nursing is the single largest nursing specialty in the United States and beyond, practiced in several settings across the health care industry, including hospitals, outpatient settings, in homes, via telemedicine and other non-traditional settings. For more information, visit www.amsn.org and on Twitter @MedSurgNurses.

HEADQUARTERS:
Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
200 East Holly Ave
Sewell NJ 08080