Board of Directors

On January 1, 2002, the Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nursing was launched under the guidance of eleven APNs from all over the state who served as a Steering Committee. The birth of such an organization was eagerly anticipated by many APNs in Illinois, and on September 21, 2002, ISAPN was officially christened by charter members who elected the first Board of Directors and ratified the first set of permanent bylaws. Building on the work of the Steering Committee, the Board of Directors quickly articulated their vision for ISAPN in terms of four priorities:

1. Diversified membership base
2. Financial stability
3. Legislative/political presence
4. Successful marketing campaign

Much progress has been made towards all four priorities. ISAPN's membership is, indeed, diverse as it encompasses certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse midwives, certified nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists. ISAPN rapidly established its legislative and political presence in just one session of the Illinois General Assembly by the passage of an amendment to the School Code that allows APNs to sign school physical forms and the APN license-pending bills. All of these milestones are evidence of a successful marketing campaign, as well as the offering of a women's health conference in Bloomington and Chicago made possible by co-sponsorship with Wyeth.

We have staff and this website to answer your APN questions to attend to the myriad of activities necessary to maintain a vibrant organization that is responsive to its members' needs. Call 866-GO-IL-APN for more information.

We hope you will share in the pride and enthusiasm of ISAPN, as we come together to harness a collective commitment and energy into a unified voice for advanced practice nursing.

President:                                 Julie Adkins, CNP

julieadkins@mchsi.com

julie.adkins@mchsi.com

 

Vice President:                          Cristin Rassi, CNS

Secretary:                                 Kim Warren, CNP

Warren1973@sbcglobal.net

 

Treasurer:                                 Teresa Valerio, CNP

                                                tdvalerio@comcast.net

 

GR/PAC Chair:                          Bridget A. Cahill, CNP

                                                bacgovrel@comcast.net

 

Program Chair:                         Phil Robles, CRNA

                                                p-robles@sbcglobal.net

 

Membership/Marketing Chair:   Peter Kale, CNP

peter.kale@carle.com

 

Region 1 Chair:                         Collen Burkart, CNP

russburkart4@comcast.net

 

Region 2 Chair:                         Mary Barton, CNP

mary@bartonnet.org

 

Region 3 Chair:                         Marian Parr, CNP

mparrfnp@sbcglobal.net

 

Region 4 Chair:                         Dot Behrns, CNP

Dot_berhns@hotmail.com

 

Region 5 Chair:                        Vicki Young, CNP

                                                vyoung@lc.edu

 

Region 6 Chair:                         Maureen Klemme, CNP

mpklemme@midamer.net

 

Region 7 Chair:                         Laura Tucco, CNP

lauratucco@hotmail.com

 

CNM Representative:                Karen Collins, CNM

karcollins1@gmail.com

 

CNP Representative:                Robin Schertz, CNP

jd.seven@verizon.net

 

CNS Representative:                 Mary Webb, CNS

mwebb@nch.org

 

CRNA Representative:              Phillip Robles, CRNA

                                                p.robles@sbcglobal.net

 

Student Representative:          Julia Knight

                                                       juliaknight1@me.com