Leadership Council

The Leadership Council is a representative advisory body that provides informed guidance, advice, and/or recommendations on professional issues and organizational matters via collaboration with the ANA Board of Directors. The Leadership Council reports to the ANA Membership Assembly.

The Leadership Council shall be composed of two representatives from each C/SNA and the IMD, who shall be the president and chief staff officer or their designees. Each C/SNA president or the president’s designee shall be a C/SNA-ANA member. 

The Leadership Council shall elect a Leadership Council Executive Committee composed of a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and two members-at-large from its members.

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

• Chair: Brian Arwood, DNP, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNE, PMH-BC 
  Indiana State Nurses Association
  Term: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025
  
  
• Vice-Chair: Vicki Byrd, MSN, RN
  Montana Nurses Association
  Term: January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024
  
  
• Member-at-Large: Andrew Nydegger, DNP, MSNEd, RN, CNE
  Urah Nurses Association
  Term: January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024
  
  
• Member-at-Large: Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN-NEA-BC
  Texas Nurses Association
  Term: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025
  
  
• ANA Board Liaison to LCEC: Amanda Oliver, BSN, RN, CCRN, CPST
  ANA-Illinois
  Term: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024

GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES

• Leadership Summit on C/SNA Essentials 
• ANA Leadership Council Operating Guidelines (approved December 11, 2024)
• Expense Policy for Leadership Council Meetings
  
  

QUESTIONS?

If you have questions, please contact ANA’s Office of General Counsel/Governance  at leader@ana.org.