WELCOME TO THE 2021 BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE! Kristin Jacobs, MSN, MBA, RN, VA-BC™
The Board Development Committee (BDC) is one of the AVA’s most important committees. The BDC is responsible for: 1) developing and recommending a slate of officers and Directors at Large (DL) to the AVA Board of Directors for its approval; 2) reviewing candidates for the AVA Foundation Board positions; and 3) filling open BDC positions. Candidates for both boards and the BDC are reviewed for how individuals can support and fulfill the organizations’ missions and strategic plans. These factors are used to guide the BDC in candidate selection. The Committee currently has 11 members and 5 have begun their service in 2021 (below in alphabetical order by last name):
MICHELE BISCOSSI, ACNP-CS, MS, RN, CNL, VA-BC™ Michele is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Leader in Interventional Radiology at Albany Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, New York. She has been a member of the AVA for 14 years and has served on itsBoard of Directors. She co-authored the AVA Resource Guide for Vascular Access: AVA’s Recommended Study Guide for Vascular Access Board Certification and was the National Task Force Leader of the AVA Vein Health and Preservation Early Assessment Tool.
DARCY DOELLMAN, MSN, RN, CRNI, VA-BC™ Darcy is the Clinical Manager for the Vascular Access Team at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Darcy was the lead author of the “Pediatric CVC Maintenance Bundles” and co-author of the 2016 Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice. Her research on pediatric vascular access care is widely published in prominent peer-reviewed journals.
LORI KACZMAREK, MSN, RN, VA-BC™ Lori has joined the BDC as the AVA Board Liaison and is the current AVA Presidential Advisor. She has had previous leadership roles with the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) and was also Past President of a local chapter of the Greater Milwaukee Area AACN (GMAC-AACN). She has also served as a Director-at-Large for the AVA.
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