Chapter President’s Update - January 2025

The Mountain to Sound Chapter wishes you a Happy New Year. We have a busy quarter planned for all our critical and acute care nursing colleagues. We hope to see you at an event soon.

We invite you to join us at your chapter meeting on Monday, February 3rd from 5:30-6:30. We will be meeting virtually for a journal club led by Mary McCarthy. Learn more and sign up here: https://mtsaacn.nursingnetwork.com/nursing-events/146322-moutain-to-sound-virtual-journal-club-meeting#!registration

March 11th and 12th we are hosting a certification course at Overlake with MTS member Nicole Kupchik. If you are on your certification journey, looking for an update, or just need CEs, come join us! Sign up here: https://mtsaacn.nursingnetwork.com/nursing-events/144814-ccrn-pccn-certification-review-course#!registration

We have begun planning for our fall symposium and would appreciate your help on the symposium planning committee. The team meets remotely once a month and needs your help. If you would like to join, even if it's just occasionally, or if you have speaker ideas/topics, please email Akane at akanekochan@hotmail.com.

MTS is planning a Spring Certification Celebration; we will send details as soon as the contracts are signed. We are excited to celebrate the certified nurses in the Pacific Northwest.

Stay tuned for more educational dinners this winter and spring. We have a few in the works and look forward to sharing these soon. If you have an idea for an educational dinner, please let me know at mj98125@msn.com

Mountain to Sound Chapter of AACN is your local chapter, and we are recruiting for our 2025-2026 board of directors and committee chairs. The team will be led by President-Elect co-chairs Collyn West and Melissa Hutchinson. If you are interested in helping your chapter in the coming year, please let us know by completing this form: https://forms.office.com/r/haknyzehfP. This call for nominations will remain open until March 31, 2025.

We want to encourage all chapter members to consider helping your community by signing up for the Seattle King County Health Care Clinic April 24-27; details are available at https://seattlecenter.org/skcclinic/volunteers/.

Lastly, NTI registration is open. We hope to see you in New Orleans May 19th – May 21st or virtually. NTI offers over 37 CE contact hours. June brings the virtual option. One lucky MTS symposium attendee won registration to NTI! Sign up here: https://www.aacn.org/conferences-and-events/nti

I am looking forward to seeing you at an event soon,

Mary Jo Kelly, DNP, ARNP-CNS, CCNS, CCRN

2023-2025 Mountain to Sound President