The Haitian American Nurses Association Hosts Fundraising Gala
Monday June 15, 2009
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Other presenters at the event included HANA co-founder Alice Casimir, RN, and guest speaker Lillian Rivera, RN, MSN, PhD, administrator of the Miami Dade County Health Department, who promised to continue the collaboration with the organization.
The keynote speaker, Marie O. Etienne, MSN, ARNP, PLNC, associate professor, Miami Dade College, challenged members and attendees to influence and groom other nurses in the nursing profession by helping nursing students and novice nurses to facilitate their transition in the profession and in the association. Etienne challenged HANA members to engage in research to improve patient care by using evidence-based practice.
Florida State Rep. Yolly Roberson, RN, BSN, Esq., the first Haitian-American nurse attorney in the Florida Legislature, challenged HANA members to get involved politically in addressing healthcare policies and legislative issues affecting the nursing profession and the well-being of citizens in Florida.
Scholarship recipients at the event included: Tamara Pluviose, Barry University; Marie Lemaire, Broward College; Marie M. Nicholas, Florida Atlantic University; Jessica Mondestin, Nova University; and Jefferson Ganthier, Miami Dade College, School of Nursing.
Other newly elected HANA officers include: Odiane H. Medacier, MSN, ARNP, 1st vice president; Amina Dubuisson, RN, MSN, MBA/HCM, LNHA, 2nd vice president; Katiana St. Thomas, RN, MSNc, treasurer; Lisa Francois, RN, MSNc, assistant treasurer; Camala Jourdain, RN, MSHSA, secretary; and Nancy Henry, RN, MSN, assistant secretary.
Emmanuela Jean-Baptiste, RN, BS, PLNC, an ED nurse at Jackson Health System, received the Nurse of the Year 2009 award.
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