National Executive Committee

The National Executive Committee is elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held during the ACNN National Conference. Nominations for Executive positions are called for prior to the AGM. All executive positions become vacant annually and are open for nominations from members, subject to conditions within the constitution.

The Executive comprises office-bearers and ordinary members. From time to time there may be additional members for specific roles as determined by the Executive. 

The Executive meets via teleconference monthly and face to face twice a year. 

Executive - 2020 to 2021

Appointed at the AGM on 3 September 2020

President: Anndrea Flint
Vice President: Amy Forbes-Coe
Secretary and Public Officer: Shelley Reid
Treasurer: Samantha Lannan
Professional Officer: Linda Ng
Ordinary Members: Dustylee Williams, Sarah Neale (Social Media)

President: Anndrea Flint - QLD

Treasurer: Samantha Lannan - TAS

Samantha is a registered nurse and midwife who has worked as a neonatal nurse for over twenty years.  She has worked in several neonatal units around Australia and has held clinical nurse, clinical facilitator and nurse unit manager positions. Samantha is currently working as a neonatal nurse in Hobart and maintains her passion for family centred care. She was an active member of the Queensland Branch of ACNN before taking on the role of assistant treasurer and then treasurer on the ACNN national executive committee.
E-mail: treasurer@acnn.org.au  

Secretary and Public Officer:  Shelley Reid - NSW

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 from 1998 and for the first six years of Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Nursing 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.  Shelley is currently a PhD candidate at the Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney.
E-mail: thesecretary@acnn.org.au

Professional Officer: Dr Linda Ng - QLD

Linda has clinical experience and qualifications in Adult Intensive Care and Neonatal Intensive Care.  Linda’s research focuses on postgraduate education of Registered Nurses and its impact on nursing care as well as on retention of nurses in the industry. She has an interest in simulation and neonatal skin. Linda is amember of The Honour Society of Nursing Sigma Theta Tau International-Phi Delta Chapter at Large and a collaborator in the Education, Simulation and Scholarship.  
E-mail: theprofessionalofficer@acnn.org.au

Ordinary Member: Dustylee Williams - QLD 

Dustylee Williams is a neonatal nurse who is passionate about leadership and sustainable healthcare. She has worked in several neonatal units across Queensland and has been involved in key quality improvement projects that have enhanced family centered care. Dustylee is an active member within ACNN and is Chair of the Leadership SIG and member of the Queensland Branch Committee. Currently she is undertaking her Executive Master of Business Administration (Complex Program Leadership) to strengthen her strategic management capabilities and develop competencies to bridge the gap between the business of healthcare and clinical practice.

Social Media: Sarah Neale

Sarah has worked in neonatal units around Australia and currently calls Sydney home. She is passionate about supporting new and innovative ways of improving clinical care and compassionate teamwork, and has completed a Masters in Nursing – Clinical Teaching and Leadership. Sarah manages the ACNN social media accounts, and hopes to  increase awareness of the work and research Australian neonatal nurses achieve, and to raise the profile of our profession.

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