Board of Directors
NCANS Board of Directors (meeting times)
If you’d like to serve as a member of an NCANS committee this year, please contact any member of the Board.
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Tracy Waters, President |
PRESIDENT
“Greetings! I am so exited to serve as President for the North Carolina Association of Nursing Students. I am originally from Rocky Mount, NC. I attended Nash Community College and graduated in May of 2011, I am an MIU Nurse at Pitt County Memorial Hospital and I can wait to assist the Nursing Students of North Carolina with the transition from student nurse to Registered Nurse. Please if you have any questions about convention, membership to NCANS, running for office or even questions about nursing school, I would be more than happy to assist you in any way possible. Feel free to contact me at the email address below or look me up on Facebook. Please remember to get plugged in through Facebook by joining our North Carolina Association of Nursing Students Group! Can’t wait to hit the ground running on this upcoming school year. I wish all of you the best of luck on each nursing test and every milestone of your nursing school journey.
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Chasity H. Godwin, Vice President
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VICE PRESIDENT Hi, I am Chasity Godwin and I am currently a senior nursing major at Barton College, home of the Bulldogs! Words cannot even express how excited I am to be in this position as Vice President! I am currently the President of Barton College’s local chapter and expanding my horizons and networking at the state level is such an amazing opportunity. As Vice-President, my plan and overall goal for my time in office includes raising awareness of NCANS and expanding student membership across the state. I also hope to enhance recognition of our state chapter on a national level and to promote professional nursing and the importance of becoming involved. I know that this will be an arduous task, but I am passionate about what I do and the career of nursing. My duties as Vice-President also include serving as a liaison between the board members and providing support to them if needed. Upon graduation, my plans are to work for a few years in a critical care setting and then eventually to further my career as a Nurse Practitioner. I believe that nurses are an integral part of the health care system, and a holistic nursing approach makes all the difference in the world. Again, I am incredibly excited to serve North Carolina and my hopes are that awareness will be raised across the state along with an increased yearning for joining the nursing profession. It is my honor to serve you and please feel free to contact me via email.
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VACANT, Secretary
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SECRETARY
POSITION VACANT
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Kelly Maines, Treasurer |
TREASURER
Hi fellow nursing students! My name is Kelly and I am proud to be serving you as NCANS Treasurer. A little about me, I was born and raised in North Carolina. I obtained a Business Finance degree from UNC Wilmington, realizing this was not my purpose in life. I now know I am fulfilling my purpose. Currently, I am a senior at UNC Chapel-Hill, looking forward to my graduation in May of 2011. I serve as treasurer for my local ANS chapter where I have been able to use my previous degree and further develop crucial skills such as time management and organization. I love the passion that being a part of this organization ignites for nursing students. Nursing is my passion. I love that nursing is a profession in which you can take pride in yourself, and in small and large ways have such an impact on others. I hope that each of you find being a part of this professional organization is a step in your future profession as nurses. I look forward to this year on NCANS Board, please let me know if you have any questions!
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VACANT, Publications Director
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PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR
POSITION VACANT
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Whitney Benfield, Legislative Director
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LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR My name is Whitney Benfield, and I am a senior nursing student at Western Carolina University. I am currently the President of our SNA chapter and a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority. I am extremely honored and excited to serve you as the Legislative Director for our state. With the changes in Healthcare reform, I am excited to keep you all informed of changes within North Carolina and nationally. I also will strive to encourage and motivate nursing students across the state to be involved within their chapters as leaders and catalysts of change. With the upcoming year, we will be making plans for resolutions to take forth to the House of Delegates. These resolutions will reflect the personal passions of nursing students and make an impact on a national level. Like all of you, I chose nursing because I am passionate about helping others to achieve their very best. I hope that you all will contact me with your own passions in nursing to make great changes for our future!
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VACANT, Breakthrough to Nursing Director
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BTN DIRECTOR
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VACANT, District I Director
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DISTRICT I DIRECTOR
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Alice Abreu, District II Director |
DISTRICT II DIRECTOR Alice is from Concord, NC and attends Cabarrus Community College and we look forward to serving with her on the Board. |
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VACANT, District III Director |
DISTRICT III DIRECTOR POSITION VACANT
NCANSDistrict3Director@gmail.com
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VACANT, District IV Director
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DISTRICT IV DIRECTOR
POSITION VACANT
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VACANT, District V Director |
DISTRICT V DIRECTOR POSITION VACANT
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Lindsay Johnston, Executive Consultant
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EXECUTIVE CONSULTANT
I am Lindsay Johnston and I graduated in May of 2011 from Western Carolina University. I plan to return to my hometown area of Greensboro, North Carolina and hope to work in the Emergency Department or ICU. I was an active board member in WCU’s chapter of ANS and want to extend ideas to ANS chapters across the district while also encouraging participation and membership in both the local and state levels of NCANS. I plan to help local chapters of ANS make the best of their organizations and hope to start new chapters in several schools across the district. I am very excited for the upcoming year look forward to every minute of it. NCANSExecutiveconsultant@gmail.com.
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Scott Goodsite, Executive Consultant II
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EXECUTIVE CONSULTANT II My name is Scott Goodsite and I attend the University of North Carolina in Greensboro pursuing my BSN and will graduate in Dec 2013. I enjoyed working as Publications Director and BTN Director in past years and look forward to new challenges this year as Executive Consultant I for NCANS. I graduated from Wake Tech’s ADN program in December of 2010. I look forward to the challenges of being an RN working in critical care on the Intermediate Surgical Care Unit(ISCU) at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill,NC. I plan on pursuing an MSN in nursing as well and hope to work as an NP in Oncology one day or possibly pursue a teaching position. I look forward to working hard for the students of North Carolina, and I hope that if you have any questions or suggestions you will email me. I look forward to hearing from you.
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Jonathan Shaw, Special Consultant
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SPECIAL CONSULTANT Hello everyone. My name is Jonathan Shaw, I graduated from East Carolina University College of Nursing in May 2011, home of the Pirates. I am originally from Salisbury, NC. During my time at ECU I served on ECU’s Student Leadership Council for the College of Nursing and I was also fortunate enough to serve as President of the Multicultural Student Nurse Association at the college. Outside of school, my hobbies include traveling, going to the movies, meeting new people, and spending time with my family and friends. My goals as Special Consultant include: Promoting unity and fellowship of all student nurses and encouraging not only membership, but active participation within NCANS. My future career goals include advancing my education as an MSN student and later obtaining my PhD. I currently have an interest in a variety of areas which include Geriatrics, Postpartum, and Oncology. My life-time goal is to one day own and operate a health clinic as a Practitioner with a concentration in Adult and Family Health. I’m looking forward to serving as NCANS Special Consultant and collaborating with my fellow board members to make this a successful year. |
 Sharon Cooney, NCNA Consultant & Parliamentarian |
CONSULTANT/PARLIAMENTARIAN My name is Sharon Cooney. I am Curriculum Developer for Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. I obtained my BSN from East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, and my MSN with a clinical specialty in cardiovascular nursing from Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO. I am a Certified Orthopedic Nurse and licensed in North Carolina as a Registered Nurse. I am active in my professional associations, serving as on the by-laws committee for District 22 of NCNA. I am a member of National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON), Triangle Chapter of NANO, North Carolina Nurses Association, District 22 NCNA, and a sustaining member of the North Carolina Association of Nursing Students and the National Association of Nursing Students. In the past, I have served on different committees of NCNA, the Triangle Region, NAON, and the Triangle Chapter of NAON.
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