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 – [email protected]
Counties: Shelby and Fayette
Meeting Information:
May 7, 5:30pm – BOD Meeting – Baptist Corporate Building, 350 North Humphreys Blvd.,
Memphis, TN 38120, Room TBAMay – Annual TNA Nurses Walk – Final Date/Time/Location TBA
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 TBAOctober 18-20, 2013 – TNA Annual Convention
November 12, 6pm – Membership CE Meeting – Final Date/Time/Location/Topic TBA
All members are welcome to attend all District Meetings.
District 2
President: Billie Phillips – [email protected]
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 – Nurses Week Celebration
District 3 (Music City District)
President: Margie Gale – [email protected]
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 [email protected] or 615.587.2237 for more information
March 19, 2013 VUSN Godchaux Annex Room TBA
6 PM General Member Meeting
6:30 PM Program with Panel “Nurses Together for A Healthy Community” featuring topics The Healthy Nurse, Workplace Violence Prevention in Healthcare, Preventing Conflict and Bullying in Nursing and Full Scope of Advance Practice Nursing to Promote Community Health.June 18, 2013 VUSN Godchaux Annex Room TBA
6 PM General Member Meeting and Light Supper Provided
6:30 PM Program “Best Practices in Nursing Poster Session”
Information and application will be posted here soon to submit your poster. Poster focus will be Research in Nursing or translational examples of Evidence Based Practice in Nursing.
District 4
President: Linda Foster – [email protected]
Counties: Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea, and Sequatchie
District 5
President: Kathleen Jones – [email protected]
Counties: Carter, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington
Meeting Information:
District 6 (Golden Circle District)
President: Vacant
Counties: Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, and McNairy
Meeting Information:
District 8
President: Amy Holder – [email protected]
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 – [email protected]
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 – [email protected]
Counties: Wilson and Rutherford
Meeting Information:
Please contact Debra Sullivan, District 15 President for details at [email protected]
For more information on TNA District Associations, contact TNA at 800-467-1350