district associations
A district association is an officially recognized group that meets the qualifications and responsibilities as defined by TNA's bylaws. A district association:
- serves a clearly defined geographic area;
- has bylaws that govern its members and regulate its affairs which are congruent with those of TNA;
- has stated purpose and functions congruent with those of TNA;
- maintain membership that meets the qualifications in the TNA bylaws, unrestricted by considerations of nationality, race, color, creed, religion, handicap, lifestyle, sex, or age; and
- is entitled to services from TNA as defined by the TNA Board of Directors.
District 1
President: La-Kenya Kellum - lakellum@msn.com
Counties: Shelby and Fayette
Meeting Information:
All members are welcome to attend the Board of Directors Meetings. All meetings are held at the Memphis Public Library (Poplar Street location) from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. on Tuesdays in Meeting Room A.
2010 District 1 Meetings
September 14, 2010 - Board of Directors Meeting
October 12, 2010 - Annual Delegate Meeting
November 9, 2010 - CE Program
December 14, 2010 - BOD (CE planning meeting for 2011)
District 2
President: Mary Gunther - mgunther@utk.edu
Counties: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Knox,
Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and UnionMeeting Information:
All meetings will be held at the University of Tennessee Medical Center Wood Auditorium
District 3 (Music City District)
President: Margie Gale - margie.n.gale@vanderbilt.edu
Counties: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Houston,
Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Perry, Robertson
Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Wayne, and WilliamsonMeeting Information:
District 3 meets the third Tuesday every three months at 6 p.m. and meetings are open to all attendees. Meetings are held at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing on 21st Avenue. Parking is available across the street at Wesley Place Garage.
September 21, 2010 - Meet Your Candidate: A Political Candidates Forum
December 13, 2010 - Special Performance for Nurses, TBA
District 4
President: Lena Patterson - lena_patterson@memorial.org
Counties: Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea, and Sequatchie
Meeting Information:
If you do not have email or would like to receive District 4 information via postal service, please contact Gretchen Davis at 423-421-9801.
District 5
President: Billie Sills - dewars3@aol.com
Counties: Carter, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington
Meeting Information:
All general membership meetings are on the first Thursday of every other month and start at 6:30 p.m. at Logan's Steak House in Johnson City.
RSVPs are needed so the restaurant can plan ahead.
October 7, 2010 - General Membership MeetingDecember 2, 2010 - General Membership Meeting
District 6 (Golden Circle District)
President: Mimi Bowling - mbowling@jscc.edu
Counties: Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, and McNairy
Meeting Information: Unavailable at this time.
District 8
President: Susie Compton - scompton@mscc.edu
Counties: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Franklin, Lincoln, Moore, and Warren
Meeting Information:
Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. in the private dining room of Harton Regional Medical Center unless otherwise noted.
District 9 (Upper Cumberland District)
President: Kathleen McCoy - kathleenmccoy1@gmail.com
Counties: Clay, Cumberland, Dekalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White
Meeting Information:Unavailable at this time.
District 10
President: Ruby Black - rblack@utm.edu
Counties: Benton, Carroll, Henry, Humphreys, Lake, Obion, and Weakley
Meeting Information:
District 10 meetings are normally held at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the months of February, April, June, August, October and December at the University of Tennessee at Martin in the Nursing Department, 131 Gooch Hall.
The District 10 meetings follow the local Sigma Theta Tau chapter meeting.
September 14, 2010, 6 p.m., Business Meeting
Location: Room 136 of Good Hall, University of Tennessee Martin
Agenda items include discussion of pertinent issues, plans for convention, election of officers for 2011, and plans for post convention follow-up. If you are interested in running for President, Secretary, or serving as a Delegate to the TNA House of Delegates at Convention on Oct. 22 - Oct. 24, please contact me as soon as possible at rblack@utm.edu.
District 12
President: Doris Glosson - dgnations@comcast.net
Counties: Dyer, Lauderdale, and Tipton
Meeting Information: Unavailable at this time.
District 15
President: Janice Harris - jfharris@mtsu.edu
Counties: Wilson and Rutherford
Meeting Information:
For more information on TNA District Associations, contact TNA at 800-467-1350