OUR OFFICERS

Katherine Gilbrech, President

Katherine is in her J2 semester of nursing school. After she graduates, she wants to gain experience in labor and delivery or critical care and eventually begin a midwifery/FNP program.

Fun Fact: Katherine was the picture that popped up when you googled "Eureka Pizza" for several years!

President: 
  • Plan board meetings
  • Delegate responsibilities appropriately to board and committee members
  • Communicate with EMSON faculty
  • Ensure that SNA executive officers and committees fulfill their duties. This includes: general body meetings, fundraising events, and helping with White Coat, Senior Splash, and Pinning ceremonies. Most importantly, the president is available to help the board members in whatever way needed.
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Jordan Rumbach, Vice President

Jordan is in her J1 semester. After graduation, Jordan would like to work in the ER or ICU. She plans on going back to school to become a family nurse practitioner.

Fun Fact: When she was younger, Jordan won tickets to meet Miley Cyrus at her concert!

Vice President:
  • Coordinate meeting dates and times- both for the board and for general body meetings
  •  Reserve rooms for meetings and order food for SNA body meetings
  • Facilitate meetings alongside the president
  • Assist the President in any other tasks necessary

Bailey Van Horn, ​​Secretary

Bailey is in her J2 semester. Upon graduation, she wants to pursue her CRNA and work in a Med Spa.

Fun fact: Bailey has been to 15 countries!

Secretary:
  • Corresponding with SNA members through emails regarding all questions
  • Record all points for members participation in SNA sponsored events
  • Correspond with faculty about events and volunteers
  • Create point opportunities and decide point values
  • Disseminate information to SNA members about upcoming event

Meg Arthur, Treasurer

Meg is in her J2 semester. Upon graduation, Meg want to pursue a career in NICU/labor and delivery or Pediatric hematology/oncology. She would then like to further her education in an MSN-DNP program.

Fun Fact: Meg's arms are different lengths!

Treasurer:
  • Handle the finances of SNA
  • Make a yearly budget that monitors the spending and fundraising to ensure the club stays financially stable 
  • Write checks as needed for club spending, and deposit money that the club makes during our fundraisers 
  • Collect incoming J1 dues and equipment sales
  • Help plan senior splash and Arkansas state and National convention

Hannah Berndt, Volunteer Chair

Hannah is in her J2 semester. After graduation, Hannah wants to work in an ER or ICU and eventually pursue her DNP. She would also like to be a travel nurse as well as become fluent in Spanish.

Fun Fact: Hannah knows how to surf!

Volunteer Chair:
  • Organize community outreach events for students- both on campus and off campus
  • ​Organize drives to benefit local charities 
  • Provide opportunities to earn points for SNA through community service

​Kailey McNett, Breakthrough to Nursing

Kailey is in her J2 semester. Upon graduation, she wants to either be a nurse in the ER or ICU and plans on going back to school to get to get her Nurse Practitioner license.

Fun Fact: Kailey worked at Bubba Gump's as a shrimp mascot for a summer!

​Breakthrough to Nursing:
  • Oversees distributing mentor and cohort representative applications for each semester, and selecting mentors and cohort representatives
    • In charge of keeping up with points from the mentor meetings and making sure all challenges are resolved 
  • Remind the cohort representatives about the monthly faculty meetings
  • Organize monthly NSNA Breakthrough to Nursing projects 
  • Help grow the number of nursing students in the local SNA chapter 
  • Help mentor fellow nursing students
  • Aid in the development of leadership and professional skills among the nursing school

Hannah Smith, Fundraising Chair

Hannah is in her J1 semester. After graduation, Hannah plans to work in the ICU and wants to further her education by going to CRNA school.

Fun Fact: Hannah is an only child!

​Fundraising Chair:
  • Responsible for putting on events and selling items that raise money for our organization
  • Put on a back to school bash for EMSON to raise money
  • Organize percentage nights for SNA by talking to local businesses
  • In charge of taking t-shirt/sweatshirt designs to Houndstooth and other vendors to order and print t-shirts and sweatshirts for all students of EMSON to purchase and enjoy 
  • Organize the t-shirt/sweatshirt pass-outs and collect the money

Ally Schaeffer, Webmaster

Ally is in her J2 semester of nursing school. Upon graduation Ally would like to become a pediatric or NICU nurse and eventually go back to school in order to become a Nurse Practitioner.

Fun Fact: Ally is ambidextrous! 

Webmaster:
  • Update all of the social media accounts (Insta and FB page) on a regular and timely basis
  • Maintain the EMSON website
  • Make flyers for upcoming meetings and post them around Epley
  • Take photos for SNA at events held (i.e. Senior Splash, Volunteer events, White Coat, Pinning, etc.)

OUR ADVISORS

​Dr. Lisa Franks, SNA Mentor

Dr. Lisa Franks is an instructor of Nursing and lab coordinator at the University of Arkansas and a mentor for the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Student Nurses Association.

Dr. ​Kelly Johnson, SNA Mentor

Dr. Kelly Johnson is an assistant professor of Nursing at the University of Arkansas and a mentor for the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Student Nurses Association.