Sally Vliem, PhD, RN

President
Chapter Delegate

Present position: WMU, Nursing, Faculty

sally.vliem@wmich.edu

Amy Rogers, MSN., RN
Vice President

Present position:  WMU, Nursing, Part time faculty; Supervisor on PRN basis at Bronson Lakeview Hospital, Paw Paw, MI

amy.rogers@wmich.edu

Joni Jones, PhD, RN
Secretary

Present position: WMU, Nursing, Faculty

joni.jones@wmich.edu

Kirsten Rasmussen, BSN, RN
Treasurer

Present position: Bronson Hospital, BSN, RN

Jennifer Brown, MSN, RN
Counselor; Faculty Advisor;
Governance Committee

Present Position: WMU, Nursing, Faculty

Jennifer.a79.brown@wmich.edu

Seema Thomas, MSN, RN, PBNC
Leadership Succession Committee Chairperson

Present Position: Staff nurse, Neuro Vascular Unit, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo;

Previously:   Part-time faculty for WMU Bronson School of Nursing and Miller College in Battle Creek. Presenter at the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society 2009 Biennial Convention.

Research:  Barriers for Evidence-Based Practice among ICU Nurses.

seemathomas2001@yahoo.com

Diane Stein, BSN, RN
Publicity Committee Chairperson

Present Position:  Registered Nurse for Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan.  I am a member of the Oncology Nursing Society, the Hospice and Palliative Nurse's Association, and the Junior League of Kalamazoo. I also hold a Bachelor's degree in Business from Davenport University.

I've been married for 15 years, and my husband and I live in Plainwell.

Previously: I am a recent graduate (2009) of the WMU Bronson School of Nursing.

dianelstein@yahoo.com 

Julie Switek, MSN, RN
Program Committee Chairperson
Chapter Delegate

Present position: Nurse manager at Bronson Hospital.

Mary Ann Stark, PhD, RN

Karen Morin Leadership Development Fund Chairperson

Present position: WMU, Nursing, Faculty

Lynda Papendick, BSN, RN

Editor of Newsletter

Wendy Kershner, MSN, C.P.N.P., IBCLC, RN
Historian/Photographer

Present position: WMU, Nursing, Faculty

Susan Nelson, MSN, APRN-BC, RN
Historian/Photographer

Present position: WMU, Nursing, Faculty
susan.nelson@wmich.edu

Patricia Fuehr, MSN, APRN-BC, RN
Leadership Succession Committee member

Present position: WMU, Nursing, Faculty
patricia.fuehr@wmich.edu

Angela Niemi, BSN, RN
Leadership Succession Committee member

Present position:

anggudd1@yahoo.com

Mary Baukus, MS, RN
Governance Committee member

Present position: WMU, Nursing, Faculty
mary.baukus@wmich.edu

Rosemarie Nedeau-Cayo, MS, RN
Past President

Present position: Instructor Education Services, Bronson Methodist Hospital

Coordinate learning experiences, clinical practice and critical thinking across a variety of clinical settings.  Responsible for the Nurse Intern Programs, primarily Medical Surgical and Critical Care

Coordinate the Graduate Nurse Program, focused on NCLEX success preparation and exploration of practice issues common to new graduates orientation.

Develop Patient Education Teaching materials

Previously: Instructor: Bronson Methodist Hospital School of Nursing where primary responsibilities were classroom and clinical teaching of Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing. 

Director: Bronson Methodist Hospital School of Nursing where primary responsibilities included administration of a diploma school of nursing, operated within the rules of the State of Michigan Board of Nursing, the Department of Education and the National League of Nursing Commission on Accreditation.

cayor@bronsonhg.org 

Linda Zoeller, Ph.D., RN
Director of WMU Bronson School of Nursing

linda.zoeller@wmich.edu