MNA President Lou Bartolo’s Election Message

Dear MNA Members,

I am excited to share with you may vote in the MNA elections until August 27, 2024. Voting for your elected leaders both at the state and district levels is one of your fundamental rights as an MNA member. Please take a few minutes to vote so that we achieve a higher voter participation rate this year.

Your electronic ballot will appear in your MNA registered email inbox from our electronic voting vendor. Please check your spam file as well as your inbox for your electronic ballot which will be sent from:

announcement@associationvoting.com

MNA is also making available more information on the 2024 MNA Candidates. It will be available during the entire election period. You will find the following for each of the 2024 MNA candidates:

• Name and credentials
• Photograph
• Candidate Essay
• Candidate Biosketch
• Campaign Flyer or Video (only if candidate submitted one to MNA)

 

Please go to the MNA members only website to view information on each of the MNA candidates. 

 

This candidate information can be found on the Members-Only pages of the MNA website. So, before you cast your ballot you are encouraged to learn more about the candidates.

 

To access the member-only pages of the MNA website, go to

https://mna.nursingnetwork.com

 

“Log in” at the upper right web page and enter your email address and password; or, if you are using a device that you have previously logged on to the MNA website, you may already be at the MNA Members-only website.

 

From this site, open “MNA Election Information” in the blue colored left sided column, then open “MNA Candidate Information”.

 

Click on each candidate’s file to see their information.

 

OR

 

If you do not see a blue colored vertical column on the left side of the screen, then go to the right side of your screen on the blue horizontal bar that says” Following” in a green box and next to it “Active Member” in a dark blue box.  On the right side of the horizontal bar, you will see a square with three horizontal lines. Click on that box and the blue colored vertical column on the left should appear. At the top of the column, it says About Us, scroll down to the bottom of the column to the next to the last item titled MNA Candidate Information. When you click on that link, the five MNA Candidate names will appear. You can click on each candidate and view their candidate information.

 

Alternatively, you may click on each candidate’s hyperlink below. 

President-elect Candidate Nayna Philipsen

President-elect Candidate Mary Jean Schumann

Secretary Candidate Rebecca Wiseman

MNA Officer Representative to the ANA Membership Assembly Lou Bartolo

MNA Officer Representative to the ANA Membership Assembly Karen E. B. Evans

MNA Officer Representative to the ANA Membership Assembly Nayna Philipsen

MNA Officer Representative to the ANA Membership Assembly Mary Jean Schumann

If you have difficulties accessing the MNA Members Only pages, please contact Barbara Biedrzycki, Interim Executive Director at MNAInfo@MarylandRN.org.

Sincerely,

Lou J. Bartolo, DNP, MSN, RN

President, Maryland Nurses Association