TAANA Sections
Chapter Presidents Council
This Chapter Presidents' Council is available for TAANA chapter presidents.
Chair: Taralynn Mackay
Education
Promotes core legal education in nursing programs, awareness of the unique role and function of the nurse attorney in nursing education, and acceptance in the academic community of the Juris Doctor as a terminal degree in nursing education.
Chair: Joanne Klaassen
Health Law and Compliance
Provides resources, education, and leadership in these areas by making resources available in the form of publications, offering educational programs on "hot topics" in health law, and creating a network of leaders in the field of health law and compliance.
Chair: Melanie Balestra
Legal Nurse Consulting
Provides resources, education, and networking opportunities for legal nurse consultants.
Chair: Kathy Mancusi
Litigation
Open to members who practice plaintiff or defense litigation and deals with litigation practice issues such as discovery, depositions, experts, and trials.
Chair: Paula Henry
Student and New Graduate
Open to any nurse attending law school or lawyer attending nursing school. Provides for mentorship with TAANA members and networking opportunities with other aspiring nurse attorneys.
Chair: Jonathan Stweart
TAANA Committees
Archives
The Archives Committee coordinates a collection of TAANA correspondence, publications, papers and reports, financial records, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, videocassettes and audiocassettes at the Burns Library - Boston College, Massachusetts.
Chair: Trudi Kiaunis
Conference Planning
The Conference Planning Committee collaborates with staff to plan national meetings and educational programs.
Chair: Paula Henry
Nominations & Elections
Prepares slate of candidates for Board of Directors, conducts the election process.
Chair: Paula Henry
