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Candidate Statements:1 RH Opener 3/16/09 9:25 PM Page 16 Ballot Notification, List of Nominees, and Officer/Director Candidate Statements Ballots for the 2009 National Consolidated Election will be mailed by first class mail on April 9, 2009 to all CNA/NNOC members who are eligible to vote. Please notify CNA/NNOC of any recent changes to your address so that a ballot can be mailed to a current address. Members who do not receive a ballot by April 16, 2009 and meet the eligibility criteria can receive a duplicate ballot by faxing a request List of Nominees for Titled Officers, Directors, Commissioners and Ballot Committee: Council of Presidents: Deborah Burger,* Geraldine Jenkins,* Malinda Markowitz,* Zenei Triunfo-Cortez* Secretary: Margie Keenan Treasurer: Martha Kuhl* Board of Directors: Region 1: Veronica Rocha* Region 2: Janice T. Webb* Region 3: Sherri Stoddard* Region 4: Carol Koelle* Region 5A: Christina Swift* Region 5B: Yvonne Drake, Debra Grinstead, Bonnie Martin,* Veronica Pehl Region 6A: Kathy Daniel* Region 6B: Debbie Cuaresma* Region 7: DeAnn McEwen Region 8A: David Welch* Region 8B: Kathleen Dennis, Felicia Dreesmann Region 8C: Catherine B. Kennedy* Region 9A: Lauri Hoagland* Region 9B: James (Jim) Beers, Catherine Brandt, Denise Puzzuto Donnelly, Mirthia Kaufman,* John D. Schneider Region 9C: Trande Phillips* Region 9D: Kathryn Donahue,* Karin Szarvas-Kidd Region 10A: John Trites* Region 10B: Greg Miller,* Patty Sweeney Region 10C: Lorna Grundeman,* Jose S. Martinez Melena Region 11A: Robert Anthony Marth, Jr.* Region 11B: Alicia Torres* Region 11C: Donna C. Carter, Michelle Gutierrez Vo* Region 12A: Allen Fitzpatrick* Region 12B: Genel Morgan* Region 12C: Diane Koorsones* Region 12D: Maureen Dugan* 16 REGISTERED NURSE to (760) 751-9901. Duplicate ballot requests should include first and last name, mailing address, and voting region. All ballots that are received in the designated PO Box by 9 a.m., May 1, 2009 will be counted. The ballot count will be conducted at the CNA/NNOC headquarters office, 2000 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA, 94612 on Friday, May 1, 2009. Region 13: Diane Ellis, Sharon Johnson, Brenda Langford* Region 14: Maureen Caristi,* Coralie (Cokie) Giles Joint Nursing Practice Commission: NP/CNS (at large): Marla Bagge, Lian Huang* Nursing Educator (at large): Joan K. Silva Region 1: Thomas Salminen Region 2: Lynnanne Cheney* Region 3: [no candidates] Region 4: [no candidates] Region 5: [no candidates] Region 6: [no candidates] Region 7: Cindy Nizetich, DeAnn McEwen,* Sharon L. Speck Region 8: Elsa Owens (Lissa), Pamela Wyman Region 9: Susan C. Bateman-Ketcham* Region 10: Cuong Phu Pham* Region 11: Michelle Oyarzo Region 12: Sheila J. Rowe,* Nancy E. Lewis Region 13: Dorothy Ahmad, Diane Ellis,* Regina Ellis Region 14: Tina M. Brown Ballot Committee (At Large) Kathy Bates Millicent Borland James Darby* Joe Donahue* Kay McVay Allie Lewis Gina Macalino Elsa Owens (Lissa) * denotes incumbent Titled Officer and Board of Director Candidates Statement of Interest: James (Jim) Beers: I would like to improve W W W. C A L N U R S E S . O R G local representation for all nurses in the hospital. Also to see a return on union dues at the local level not just the state level. Members should have a stronger voice how their dues are spent. Catherine Brandt: My role as relief Charge nurse in the Emergency Department has allowed me to be a patient and nurse advocate. I am committed and loyal to my profession and will be strong and dedicated voice for patients, colleagues, and healthcare as a whole. Deborah Burger: I'm proud that with our present leadership we've won the best contracts for nurses, and patient protections, in the country. I hope you'll join me in building and expanding on that proud record, and winning ratios and single payer guaranteed health care for everyone. Maureen Caristi: None Filed Donna C. Carter: I am truly excited to serve all CNA members. The opportunity to increase participation of nurses is one of my goals. I will work to coordinate our participation. CNA's strong efforts to enact Medicare for all (single-payer) has my enthusiastic endorsement. I am ready and willing to accomplish these goals! Debbie Cuaresma: I would like to remain a board member for Region 6B and to continue to represent my colleagues in all hospitals in my Region and also to look forward to representing the new facilities that will be included in my Region. I continue to advocate for RNs. Kathy Daniel: I will continue to work with our CNA/NNOC leaders to achieve and maintain MARCH 2009