GBANS Board Biographies

 

President : Mary Mann

Contact: Mary.Patton.Mann@student.Mercer.edu

Bio: Hey everyone! My name is Mary Mann and I am the President of GBANS. I
love nursing and most of all love GBANS! Basically, I am in charge of planning
the GANS convention and NSNA convention for our school and I do other odds and
ends as well. If you have any questions about
GBANS, how to get involved, or nursing in general I will do my best to answer
them!

 

 
President Elect: crystal Webster


'Contact:Crystal.rose.webster@student.mercer.edu
Bio: My name is Crystal Webster, and I am President-Elect of GBANS. I will be
assisting the President, Mary Mann, with all aspects of the organization. This
semester we will be busy planning for the GANS convention in Athens, GA! I
hope you all get involved this year by attending meetings, events, and the
convention in October! Please feel free to contact me if you have any
questions about GBANS or how to get involved. I look forward to working with
everyone to make this an amazing year!
 
 

First Vice President: Tiffany Tanner

 
 Contact: tanner.tiffany13@yahoo.com
Bio: Hello Nursing students!  My name is Tiffany Tanner and I am the first vice president for GBANS.  I am a junior at GBCN.  I am excited about serving on GBANS board this year!  I am responsible for arranging all speakers and room locations for the GBANS meetings.  I also help the president and president elect.  Please contact me with any questions or ideas on speakers that interest you!

Second Vice President: Rebekah Tillman

 Contact: Rebekah.rachel.tillman@student.mercer.edu

Bio: Hi! I am a junior at GBCN.  I am interested in pediatric and neonatal intensive care nursing. I am looking forward to serving you on the GBANS board as the second Vice-President. I will be coordinating the career fair that will be held at the beginning of spring semester. If you have any questions about GBANS or any recommendations for the career fair, please feel free to email me at bekaht26@gmail.com. Have a great semester and I hope to see you all at the GBANS meetings and convention!

 

 

Secretary:Julia Phanthavong

Contact: Julia.Phanthavong@student.mercer.edu

Bio: Junior nursing student; Volunteer at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Birth Date: May 13, 1989; Birth Place: Jacksonville, Fl; Plan on being a pediatric nurse; Activities: Reading, being with family and friends, shopping, and watching Korean dramas

 

Treasurer: Shawanda Mullings

 Contact: Shawanda.denisemullings@student.mercer.edu

Bio: I am the Treasurer for the 2009-2010 school year and very excited about
serving on the GBANS board. Please feel free to contact me if you have any
questions about GBANS or ways to get involved in GBANS!


 

Breakthrough to Nursing: Jonathan Denham

Born in Jonesboro, GA. Started at the University of S. Carolina, and three schools and two majors later, landed at GBCN. Plan on graduating in December of 2010 and hopefully go into pediatric nursing and more schooling. Enjoy playing guitar and music in general. 

 

Fundraising: Ashley Crumbley

 Contact: ashley.ann.crumbley@student.mercer.edu

Bio: Hey everyone! My name is Ashley Crumbley and I’m a Junior here at GBCN. I am the Fundraising Director for the 2009-2010 school year and very excited about serving on the GBANS Board. It’s my responsibility to create fundraising ideas to raise money for Georgia Baptist College of Nursing. If you have any suggestions or questions please feel free to contact me at. I look forward to an exciting school year and working with all of you! 

 

 

Community Service Co-Directors: Heather Beckler &Valerie Kartwe

Heather Beckler

Contact: Heather.marie.beckler@student.mercer.edu

Bio: Hello I am Heather Beckler I am a 2nd year nursing
student, community service rep, 21 years old, played basketball in college at
mercer Macon, and am a Phi Mu alum (my sorority)

 

 

Valerie Kartwe

Contact: Valerie.taylor.kartwe@student.mercer.edu

Bio: Junior Nursing Student
-Biology Degree from the University of Michigan
-Student Ambassador for the College of Nursing
-Member of Who's Who of America
-Student Externship at Gwinnett Medical
-Gwinnett Medical Scholar
-President's List 2008

 

 

Co-Legislative Directors: Tamara Attis and Megan Fitzpatrick

Tamara Attis

 Contact: Tamara.attis@yahoo.com

Bio: Hello Everyone!  My name is Tamara Attis, and I am the Co-Legislative Director for GBANS 2009-2010.  My role is to inform you about pertinent legislation in Georgia affecting nurses and nursing students.  I will also inform you about Health STAT (Health Students Taking Action Together)  Looking forward to being partners with you in making changes to improve health issues!  Should you have any questions, please email me.




Megan Fitzpatrick

Contact: mfitz54@gmail.com

Bio:Friends and colleagues!  I'm Meg Fitzpatrick.  This year I will be serving GBANS for the first time as a Co-Legislative Director.  I'm very excited about the opportunity to bring pertinent nursing and health care issues to your attention.  As nursing students, we can often become "too busy" but still want to get involved somehow.  I hope that throughout the year, through my email updates, there might be an issue or two that sparks your attention, gets you excited, and nudges you to get involved a little (or a lot!).  Please contact me anytime.  I'd love to hear from you!

 

 

 Nominations and Elections: Tracey Cooksey

Contact: Traceysamaria.cooksey@student.mercer.edu

Bio:Tracey S.Cooksey
Two children: Antoine,Jr.(AJ)-16 and Anna 7
Hobbies: Reading, spending time with my family, working out.
After graduation, I hope to eventually work in a pediatric cardio unit and
work towards my advanced degree (Nurse Practitioner)

 

 

 Webmaster:Ojong Klages

 

Contact: oklages@gmail.com

Bio: Hello everyone, I am Ojong Klages and I am a Junior at GBCN. My hobbies include working out, baking, reading. My long term goals are to become an ER doctor or ER nurse practitioner. For now, I intend to soar through nursing school. I wish everyone a wonderful semester.

 

 

SGA Representative: Jada Johnson

 Contact: Jada.laquita.johnson-bell@student.mercer.edu

Bio: Hi, my name is Jada Johnson-Bell, I’m a junior and I will be serving as the SGA representative for the 2009-2010 school year.  I will serve as the liaison between both GBANS and SGA, keeping my finger on the pulse of both organizations.  I will be the “go to” person for what’s happening in both organizations, so feel free to contact me.  I hope everyone has a great year!

 

 

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Junior Class Representative: Brittney Bogan

 
Contact:Brittney.arnette.bogan@student.mercer.edu

Bio: My name is Brittney Bogan. I am the junior Class rep for the 2009-10 year. I
am originally from Albany, Georgia. And I believe that GBANS is always a great
opportunity to get involved.

 

 

Senior Fast Track Representative: Katie Collins

 

 
 
Contact:Katie.r.collins@student.mercer.edu
Bio: My name is Katie Collins and I am the Senior Fast Track class representative.

 

 

Senior Traditional Representative: Jennifer Brummit

Contact: jennifer.ashley.brummitt@student.mercer.edu

Bio:I'm Jennifer, a junior here at GBCN. I am the NEC Director.  I will be taking
care of nominations and elections in the spring for next year's GBANS
officers.  Feel free to contact me at

 

PR Director: Hannah Wood

 Contact: Hannah.ruth.wood@studentmercer.edu

Bio: I am a Junior at GBCN and want to work in the ER when I graduate.  I love traveling, rock climbing and spending time with my boyfriend and friends when I'm not studying or in class.  I'm just looking forward to starting my junior year and getting one step closer to graduation!

 

 

Faculty Advisors: Professor Jill Ray and Dr. Dare Domico

 Jill Ray

 

 

 

 

Dr Dare Domico