district associations
A district association is an officially recognized group that meets the qualifications and responsibilities as defined by TNA's bylaws. A district association:
- serves a clearly defined geographic area;
- has bylaws that govern its members and regulate its affairs which are congruent with those of TNA;
- has stated purpose and functions congruent with those of TNA;
- maintain membership that meets the qualifications in the TNA bylaws, unrestricted by considerations of nationality, race, color, creed, religion, handicap, lifestyle, sex, or age; and
- is entitled to services from TNA as defined by the TNA Board of Directors.
District 1
President: Brad Harrell - brharrell@gmail.com
Counties: Shelby and Fayette
Meeting Information:
All members are welcome to attend the Board of Directors Meetings. Information regarding location will be posted soon.
2011 District 1 Meetings:
District 2
President: Angie Hightower - aautfan@comcast.net
Counties: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Knox,
Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and UnionMeeting Information:
All District 2 meetings will be held at the University of Tennessee Medical Center Wood Auditorium.
Dates to be standardized to the second Thursday of each month from September 2011 through April 2012 unless specific, known conflicts. Time 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
February 8, 2012 - District 2 Board of Directors Meeting - 5 p.m. Cafeteria at UTMC
District 2 General Meeting - Teresa Palmer Guest Speaker on Palliative Care and the Nurse's Role - 6 p.m. - Location: Wood Auditorium at UTMC
March 8, 2012: Legislative Update per Carole Myers, PhD, RN, Chair, TNA Government Affairs & Health Policy Committee
April 19, 2012: NOTE: third Thursday due to NSNA convention second Thursday of the month. District and student recognition event; pending specifics.
May 2012 Meeting: B Phillips to contact organizers (Mary Lynn) of regional Nurses’ Week recognition program regarding participation of District 2.
District 3 (Music City District)
President: Margie Gale - margie.n.gale@vanderbilt.edu
Counties: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Houston,
Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Perry, Robertson
Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Wayne, and WilliamsonMeeting Information:
District 3 meets the third Tuesday every three months at 6 p.m. and meetings are open to all attendees. Meetings are held at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing Annex on 21st Avenue, Godchaux Annex Room 161. Parking is available across the street at Wesley Place Garage. Board of Directors Meeting will be held at 5 p.m. prior to membership meetings. Contact margie.n.gale@vanderbilt.edu or 615.587.2237 for more information
Mark your calendars for 2012:
March 20, 2012, Tuesday - Membership Meeting - 6 p.m. - Location: Godchaux Annex Room 161
June 19, 2012, Tuesday - Membership Meeting - 6 p.m. - Location: Godchaux Annex Room 161
September 18, 2012, Tuesday - Membership Meeting - 6 p.m.
Location: Godchaux Annex Room 161
December 11, 2012, Tuesday - Membership Meeting - 6 p.m. -
Location: Godchaux Annex Room 161
District 4
President: Allyson Neal - allyson.neal@comcast.net
Counties: Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea, and Sequatchie
Meeting Information:
February 9, 2012, Thursday - 6:15 p.m. - EMR: What Nurses Need to Know by Craig Derogatis,
Clinical Analyst ED Parkridge and Parkridge East
Location: Golden Corral, 1808 Gunbarrel Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37421
Criteria for successful completion include: attend the entire session and turn in an evaluation form.
Dinner is available to be purchased.
The 1.0 contact hour will be compliments of District 4 TNARSVP by Friday February 3, 2012 to Allyson Neal 423-899-5081 ext 107 or allyson.neal@comcast.net
April 12, 2012, Thursday - Membership Meeting - Time & Location TBA
August 9, 2012, Thursday - Membership Meeting - Time & Location TBA
December 13, 2012, Thursday - Membership Meeting - Time & Location TBA
District 5
President: Billie Sills - dewars3@aol.com
Counties: Carter, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington
Meeting Information:
February 9, 2012, Thursday, Presentation by Sharon Adkins, MSN, RN, TNA Executive Director
Location: WSCC Lyceum on Morristown Campus
6:00 to 6:30pm: meet and greet
6:30 to 7:30pm: presentation
7:30 to 8:00pm: questions/answers
Hosted by TNA District 5 and Walters State Community College Student Nurse Association
Please respond to WSCC SNA Faculty Advisor, Raycene Brewer at Raycene.brewer@ws.edu or 423-585-6987
Meeting Flyer
District 6 (Golden Circle District)
President: Keesha Reid - keeshareid@yahoo.com
Counties: Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, and McNairy
Meeting Information:
District 8
President: Vacant
Counties: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Franklin, Lincoln, Moore, and Warren
Meeting Information:
Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. in the private dining room of Harton Regional Medical Center unless otherwise noted.
District 9 (Upper Cumberland District)
President: Angel Brewer - ang_brewer@yahoo.com
Counties: Clay, Cumberland, Dekalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White
Meeting Information:
Contact Angel Brewer, RN, acting District 9 President, for further information at 931-267-2548
District 10
President: Vacant
Counties: Benton, Carroll, Henry, Humphreys, Lake, Obion, and Weakley
Meeting Information:
District 10 meetings are normally held at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the months of February, April, June, August, October and December at the University of Tennessee at Martin in the Nursing Department, 131 Gooch Hall.
The District 10 meetings follow the local Sigma Theta Tau chapter meeting.
District 12
President: Doris Glosson - dgnations@comcast.net
Counties: Dyer, Lauderdale, and Tipton
Meeting Information:
District 15
President: Janice Harris - jfharris@mtsu.edu
Counties: Wilson and Rutherford
Meeting Information:
Please contact Janice Harris, District 15 President for details at jfharris@mtsu.edu
For more information on TNA District Associations, contact TNA at 800-467-1350