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:
May 7, 5:30pm - BOD Meeting - Baptist Corporate Building, 350 North Humphreys Blvd.,
Memphis, TN 38120, Room TBA
May - Annual TNA Nurses Walk
Nurses Walk in Junior League 5K for Kids
"Taking Steps to End Childhood Obesity"
Saturday, May 11th
8 am - Registration
9 am - 5K BeginsRegister online: Online Registration
Find more info: http://juniorleagueofmemphis5k.racesonline.com/
Enter "Tennessee Nurses Association" as team. Nursing team is wearing purple!Location: Junior League of Memphis
3475 Central Avenue
Memphis, TN 38111-4407
September 3, 6:00pm - CE Planning Meeting - Open to Membership - Location TBA
October 1, 5:30pm - BOD Meeting - Baptist Corporate Building, 350 North Humphreys Blvd.,
Memphis, TN 38120, Room TBA
October 18-20, 2013 - TNA Annual Convention
November 12, 6pm - Membership CE Meeting - Final Date/Time/Location/Topic TBAAll members are welcome to attend all District Meetings.
District 2
President: Billie Phillips - brphil@bellsouth.net
Counties: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Knox,
Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and UnionMeeting Information:
All District 2 meetings will be held at the LMU campus off I-40 on Cedar Bluff Road in Knoxville from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. with Board of Directors meetings at 5 p.m.
February 14, 2013 - Mary Lynn Brown will present Hot Topics in Cardiology.
March 14, 2013 - Carol Myers will present Legislative Update.
April 11, 2013 - Speaker TBA - Student Recognition Reception
May 9, 2013 - Speaker TBA - This meeting has been cancelled
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:
Location: 11 Godchaux Annex, Vanderbilt School of Nursing
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
June 18, 2013 VUSN Light Hall, Vanderbilt University
6 PM General Member Meeting and Light Supper Provided
6:30 PM Program “Best Practices in Nursing Poster Session”
We invite all nurses, (you do not need to be a TNA member), to submit a poster. Poster focus will be Research in Nursing or translational examples of Evidence Based Practice in Nursing. CLICK HERE for information and an application. Please note: the link to submit a poster will not work properly if you do not copy and paste the link in your browser.
District 4
President: Linda Foster - rosie6011@aol.com
Counties: Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea, and Sequatchie
In Celebration of Nurses Week
Please join
District 4 TNA and CANAP
On Thursday, May the 9th at 6pm EST
UTC School of Nursing
Family Violence and Nursing
Chris Walls, MSN, APNRefreshments will be served
Door prizes
All nurses are invited to attend as we celebrate nurses
Contact: Linda Foster, TNA District 04 President, at rosie6011@aol.com or Allyson Neal at allyson.neal@comcast.net
District 5
President: Kathleen Jones - kathleen.jones@ws.edu
Counties: Carter, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington
Meeting Information:
All District 5 meetings, in 2013, will be held at the Harrison Christian Church, 2517 Browns Mill Road, Johnson City, Tennessee 37604 in the Fellowship Hall
April 25, Thursday –General Meeting – 6:30pm- 8pm--This meeting has been cancelled
May 23, Thursday –General Meeting – 6:30pm- 8pm
June 27, Thursday –General Meeting – 6:30pm- 8pm
July 25, Thursday –General Meeting – 6:30pm- 8pm
Aug. 22, Thursday –General Meeting – 6:30pm- 8pm
Sept. 26, Thursday –General Meeting – 6:30pm- 8pm
Oct. 24, Thursday - General Meeting - 6:30 pm - 8 pm
Nov. 21, Thursday –General Meeting – 6:30pm- 8pm
Dec. 5, Thursday –General Meeting – 6:30pm- 8pmJanuary – December 2014
Location: TBA
District 6 (Golden Circle District)
President: Leslie Lee - lsleenp@aol.com
Counties: Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, and McNairy
Meeting Information:
District 8
President: Amy Holder - aholder@mscc.edu
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 - angelbrewer3@yahoo.com
Counties: Clay, Cumberland, Dekalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White
Meeting Information:
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: Vacant
Counties: Dyer, Lauderdale, and Tipton
Meeting Information:
District 15
President: Debra Sullivan - debrasullivan@gmail.com
Counties: Wilson and Rutherford
Meeting Information:
Please contact Debra Sullivan, District 15 President for details at debrasullivan@gmail.com
For more information on TNA District Associations, contact TNA at 800-467-1350