Local Networking Groups are a great way to network and join forces with local ambulatory care nurses.
- Discuss local issues, share best practices, and establish your own unique goals for your group.
- LNGs provide education, professional support, and information, and can be a unique way to make a difference at the local level.
- They coordinate opportunities to promote AAACN membership at regional and local meetings of ambulatory care nurses
Current Local Networking Groups
Bluegrass Coalition
(Kentucky)
Co-Chairs: Brenda Hughes and Keegan Chase
Boston
Chair: Amelia Coyle
Coastal Coalition
(Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia)
Chair: Dawn Fletcher
Houston
(Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia)
Chair: Dawn Fletcher
Inland Northwest
(Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho)
Chair: Joel Seier
Iowa
Chair: Jessica Soenksen
Kansas
Co-Chairs: Brooke Gibson and Jeanne Ogle
New York Metro
Co-Chairs: Jaclyn Schindler and Cristina Mendes
Philadelphia
Chair: Jennifer Wagner
San Diego
Chair: Patrick Turpin
Southern Louisiana
Chair: Michelle Jeter
Tennessee
Chair: Amy Cadoret
How to Start a LNG
To create an LNG, the person who will serve as Chair must be a member of AAACN, and contact the AAACN National Office with the request.
The Chair serves as the official spokesperson for their LNG and should keep records of meetings and maintain communication with the National Office about activities.
The group decides on the frequency of meetings, as well as the type of meeting, which can include educational sessions, networking events, or listening to and discussion of an audio-conference.
The National Office can provide assistance with inviting members local to the LNG’s location via eblast to upcoming meetings and events, as well as advertising events on the AAACN Website.
Scheduled Meetings/Events
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AAACN Local Networking Groups
If you have questions about the LNGs, or wish information, please contact us.
Houston Area Local Networking Group
Illinois Ambulatory Nurse Practice Consortium Local Networking Group of AAACN
Chair: Dawn Wimmer
Inland Northwest American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nurses (IN-AAACN) LNG
Coeur d’Alene, ID
Chair: Lori Jackson
New York Metro Local Networking Group
Chair: Jaclyn Schindler, MPH, PMC, FNP-BC, RN-BC
Co Chair: Cristina Mendes, MSN, RN, CPN
San Diego AAACN Local Networking Group
San Diego, CA
Chair: Patrick Turpin
Southern Louisiana LNG
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Chair: Michelle Jeter
