Elections
WOCN 2021 ELECTION RESULTS
Thank you to all the eligible WOCN members who participated in this year’s WOCN annual elections.
We are pleased to announce the following results in compliance with the WOCN Bylaws:
According to Article VI, Section 9 of the WOCN Bylaws, Leadership Development Committee is responsible for identifying “an individual that is qualified to fill the vacancy for remainder of the term and present to the Board for approval”. As such, the following recommendations were made and subsequently approved by the WOCN Board of Directors:
- The outcome of this year’s elections resulted in a one-year vacancy for the Treasurer, since Vicky Pontieri-Lewis will resign the position, effective June 26, 2021, to serve as President-Elect. Derik Alexander was approved to serve the remainder one-year term as Treasurer.
- Mary Jo Conley was approved to serve as Director, replacing Derik Alexander, for a two-year term.
Join us in congratulating the following volunteer leaders who will take office on the WOCN Board of Directors, effective June 26, 2021:
President-Elect, 2021-2023
Vittoria (Vicky) Pontieri-Lewis, MS RN ACNS-BC-CWOCN
Vicky Pontieri-Lewis, MS RN ACNS-BC-CWOCN has been a member of the WOCN Society for 31 years. She works as the Clinical Administration/WOC Nurse at RWJ Barnabas Health System. Her educational background includes: Master of Science Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 1993; Bachelor of Science, Nursing Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, 1983; Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Education, Abbott Northwestern School; Of Enterostomal Therapy, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1990; Lean Six Sigma – Greenbelt.
Treasurer, 2021-2022
Derik Alexander, MSN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN
Derik Alexander, MSN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN has been a member of the WOCN Society for 16 years. He works as the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse Practitioner, Department of Surgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center. His educational background includes: Master’s of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Phoenix, 2009; Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing, Grand Canyon University, 2004; Associate of Applied Science in Nursing, El Paso Community College, 1994; Licensed Vocational Nurse, St. Philip’s College, 1991
Director, 2021-2023
Vashti Livingston, MS, RN, CWOCN
Vashti Livingston, MS, RN, CWOCN has been a member of the WOCN Society for 20 years. She works as a CWOCN Ambulatory Urology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center NYC. Her educational background includes: Emory University WOCNEP (2001); MS in Adult Health Nursing (2005); BSN (1990) and BS Biology (1984)
Director, 2021-2023
Mary Jo Conley, BSN, RN, CWOCN
Mary Jo Conley, BSN, RN, CWOCN has been a member of the WOCN Society for 31 years. She works as CWOCN at Hackensack University Medical Center. Her educational background includes: RN/AD from Muhlenberg Hospital School of Nursing/Union County College, Plainfield, NJ; BSN from Jersey City State College, Jersey City, NJ; Abbot Northwest Hospital Enterostomal Therapy Nursing Education Program, Minneapolis, MN.
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