National Committee & Representatives
ACNN holds an Annual General Meeting (AGM) each year during the Annual National Conference. Nominations for National Committee office-bearer and ordinary committee member positions are called for prior to the AGM, with voting taking place at the AGM. All committee positions become vacant each year and therefore are open to all members to nominate for a position. The National Committee comprises the office-bearers and ordinary committee members. There may be additional members for specific roles as determined by the National Committee.
The National Committee has a full day face-to-face meeting in association with the National Conference and teleconferences monthly. Additional face-to-face meetings may be arranged if required.
The committee for 2017 to 2018
Appointed at the AGM on 20 October 2017
President: A/Prof Karen Walker
Vice President: Dr Jennifer Dawson
Secretary and Public Officer: Shelley Reid
Treasurer: Dr Karen New
Assistant Treasurer: Samantha Lannan
Ordinary Members: Vivienne Whitehead, Angela Casey, Cassandra Prezioso
Conference Coordinator: Jane Roxburgh
President: A/Prof Karen Walker - NSW
E-mail: president@acnn.org.au
Karen is interested in mentoring and developing leadership skills in neonatal nurses. As the president of ACNN, Karen is very much enjoying working with the executive, branches, special interest groups and members of ACNN to promote the profession of neonatal nursing.
Vice President: Dr Jennifer Dawson - VIC
RN, PhD
Treasurer: Dr Karen New - QLD
RN, PhD
E-mail: treasurer@acnn.org.au
Karen is a Clinical Academic Fellow at the University of Queensland and the Royal Brisbane &
Women’s Hospital, Brisbane Australia. Karen was awarded her PhD in April 2012. Her thesis investigated the timing of transfer of premature infants from incubators to open cots.
Karen is actively involved in not-for-profit associations such as The Council of International Neonatal Nurses (current President); the Cochrane Collaboration and a Director of Cochrane Innovations; and the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, the peak multi-disciplinary scientific society for perinatal care.Karen is very interested in developing visiting programs to developing countries to provide education to neonatal nurses to improve outcomes for neonates and their families.
Assistant Treasurer: Samantha Lannan - QLD
RN
Secretary and Public Officer: Shelley Reid - NSW
RN RM BAppSc(Nursing), BA(Psych), Postgrad Dip Editing & Publishing, MPH(Health Promotion)
E-mail: thesecretary@acnn.org.au
Shelley has a background in neonatal nursing and currently works as a clinical audit and research clinical nurse specialist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Newborn Care in Sydney. She was founding editor for Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Nursing in 1998 and continues to work as a freelance editor. Her particular interests revolve around developmentally supportive care for the preterm neonate, the psychological aspects of preterm infants within families, family centred care and professional aspects of neonatal nursing.
Professional Officer: Dr Linda Ng - QLD
E-mail: theprofessionalofficer@acnn.org.au
Ordinary Members:
Vivienne Whitehead (NSW)
Cassandra Prezioso (VIC)
