Maryland Association of Nursing StudentsBoard of Directors 2018- 2019
President
Erin Rodriguez
Harford Community College/ Towson University
manspresident@gmail.com
Erin Rodriguez is enrolled in an ATB program at Harford Community College and Towson University. She is in her final semester at Harford Community College and is planning on performing her practicum in Belize. She will complete her bachelors degree at Towson University in May 2019. She currently works at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in the ICU as a nurse extern. She is looking forward to working as a critical care nurse and aspires to be a flight nurse while continuing her volunteer work as an EMT. As President, she hopes to be able to assist in increasing membership of the NSNA as well as obtaining a record number of attendees for the annual MANS convention
Vice President
Corey Reichenbach
Community College of Baltimore County
Corey Reichenbach is entering his final semester at the
Community College of Baltimore County and expected to graduate in December of
2018. He earned his Bachelor’s of
Science in Biology from Salisbury University in 2012. He is currently working on the Neurosciences
unit at Johns Hopkins Bayview as a Nurse Associate and is excited to serve his
community through nursing. As Vice
President Corey hopes to involve more student nurses in such an important
organization. Additionally, Corey plans to host a successful annual convention
for the nursing students of Maryland, and reach more students.
Secretary
Amanda Sampson
Community College of Baltimore County
Newsletter Director
Tiemikia Williams
University of Notre Dame
Tiemika Williams earned her associates degree iin nursing from the Community college of Baltimore County Essex campus. She is currently pursuing her bachelors in nursing at the University of Notre Dame. As the Newsletter Chair she hopes to bring a greater awareness to the issues facing nursing students today.
Public Relations Director
Alicia N. Lew, MA, CISD,
CDE, RN
Frostburg State University
Alicia Lew is currently pursuing a bachelors degree in nursing at the Frostburg State University. Alicia's mission as The Public Relations Chair is to assist in raising awareness among fellow nursing students and to act as a guide in the discovery of pertinent resources via the MANS website and our social media.
Community Health Director
Jessie Michalak
Community College of Baltimore County
manscommunity@gmail.m
.Jessie Michalak is an ADN student at CCBC Essex with an expected graduation date of December 2019. She has her B.S. in Community Health from University of Maryland, College Park and currently works as a Community Health Worker for Evolent Health where she works closely with nurses and social workers to address the socioeconomic barriers of patients in their care management programs. After graduation, Jessie plans to continue toward her BSN degree and beyond, with an interest in providing whole-patient nursing care in the oncology setting. As Community Health Chair, her aim is to educate nursing students on the importance of prevention, meeting patients where they are to address their health needs, and how treating the entire patient, rather than just the admitting diagnosis, are keys to improved health outcomes.
Breakthrough to Nursing Director
Elizabeth
Huber
Towson University
mansbreakthroughtonursing@gmail.com
Elizabeth Huber graduated from CCBC in May 2018 and is currently a ATB student at Towson University and will graduate with her BSN in May 2019. She is currently an RN in the Emergency Room at Medstar Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She plans to continue her education in holistic and cannabis nursing. As Breakthrough to Nursing Chair she looks forward to educating students of all ages about the nursing profession while encouraging and celebrating diversity throughout the nursing field
Membership and Nominations Director
Christie Stone
Community College of Baltimore County- Essex/ Stevenson University
Legislative Director
Natasha Holmes
Towson University
manslegislativechair@gmail.com
Natasha Holmes has earned her associates degree in Nursing from the Community College of Baltimore County- Essex campus. She is currently enrolled in Towson University where she is pursuing her bachelors in Nursing. Natasha's goals for her term as
Legislative Chair include spreading awareness and knowledge of the
legislative aspect of nursing to her peers while encouraging active
involvement in advocacy.
Image of Nursing Director
Emily Peters
Frostburg State University
Emily Peters completed her ADN from CCBC Essex Spring 2018 and is currently working on her BSN at Frostburg State University. Emily started her first nursing job at union memorial in August, on a Med Surg unit. Emily's desire to join the MANS board was founded on a need to become more involved in creating a community among nursing students. Like so many of her classmates nursing is her second career and she was nervous and in the dark when it came to the entire process. As image of nursing director, she hopes to shine a spotlight on these non traditional students, and really showcase the different paths we all have towards a common goal!
State RN Consultant
Sheila Pierre-Louis, BSN, RN
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Marianne Eichenberger
Dr. Marianne Eichenberger is a Professor of Nursing at the Community College of Baltimore County. Her area of specialization is psychiatric mental health nursing. She began her journey in nursing as an inpatient nurse unit working with adults struggling with all types of mental illness and she has had the opportunity to care for psychiatric patients in acute and community settings. She began teaching at the Community College of Baltimore County in 2001 and continues to enjoy teaching the Mental Health Nursing Concepts course and working with students as a faculty advisor to the Nursing Student Association. She is looking forward to working with the Maryland Association of Nursing Students as their faculty advisor.
MNA Student Liaison
Shajuana Taylor, RN
Towson University
Shajuana (Shae) Taylor is a ATB student at Towson University Northeast and received her
Associates Degree in Nursing from Harford Community College in May 2017. Shae represented Harford as the President of her school chapter, the Harford Community College Student Nurse Association, and was awarded the District 7 Student Leadership Award. Shae is currently working as a new graduate nurse at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center University of Maryland, on their Neurotrauma IMC Unit. During her time as MANS-MNA student liaison, Shae hopes to bridge the gap between nurses and nursing students, in hopes that students and nurses build a closer relationship.
MANS Student Consultant
Tupochere Kasambwe Kalebe, RN
University of Maryland University College/Howard Community College
manspresidentialadvisor@gmail.com
Tupochere Kasambwe Kalebe, RN graduated May 2017 from Howard Community College’s Nursing program. She is attending University of Maryland University College to pursue a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. Currently, Tupo is working at a community hospital on the Intensive Care Unit. She looks forward to serving the students of Maryland and hopes to increase membership and active involvement of school chapters.