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Welcome to the ITNS Chapter page!!  Whether you are part of an existing chapter or a chapter in development, you will find a plethora of resources to assist you on your path to continued growth and development.  Below you will notice avenues to contact Chapter Presidents of chartered chapters and Chapter Leaders of inactive and developing chapters.  Information regarding our newly developed National Representative (NR) position is included here along with those newly appointed and the country they represent.

Feel free to contact your current Chapter Development Director with any questions:

Mimi Funovits, RN, BS, CCTC
Work Address
UPMC - Starzl Transplant Institute
3459 5th Avenue, 7 South
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
Phone: 412-647-5432
Fax: 412-647-5070
funovitsm@upmc.edu

Active Chapters & Chapter Presidents and National Representatives

Buckeye Chapter (2001)
www.ITNSBuckeye.org
President: Judy McCoy
Email: mccoyj@ccf.org

Colorado Chapter (2001)
President: Kelli Janz
Email: Kelli.Jantz@healthonecares.com
or rkjantz@gmail.com

Dallas / Fort Worth (Texas) Chapter (1991)
www.dfwitns.org
President: Sandy Sander
Email: sanders@dneph.com

Delaware Valley (Philadelphia, PA)
Patty Pfeiffenberger, President
Email: Patrice.Pfeiffenberger@uphs.upenn.edu

Gateway (St Louis, MO) Chapter (2008)
President: Masina Scavuzzo
Email: Scavuzzo.Masina@bjc.org

Georgia Chapter (2004)
President: Apryl Lewis
Email: April.Lewis@emoryhealthcare.org

Golden Triangle Chapter (2002)
www.itns-gtc.org
President: Nancy Pepke
Email: pepken@upmc.edu

Greater Chesapeake Chapter
President: Mary Herster
Email: MHERSTER@umm.edu

Great Lakes (Michigan) Chapter (1995)
President Patrice Garland
Email: pgarland@beaumonthospitals.com

Heart of Ohio Chapter (2006)
President: Joshua Gossett
Email: joshua.gossett@osumc.edu

Louisiana Chapter (1992)
www.laitns.org
President: Tere Crouchet
Email: tcrouchet@ochsner.org

Magnolia (Mississippi)
Tracey  Kendrick, President
Email: tgkendrick@nursing.umsmed.edu

 

Massachusetts Chapter (2000)
President, Denise Morin
Email: Denise.morin@lahey.org

MidAmerica (Nebraska) Chapter (2008)
President: Penny Dennis
Email: pdennis@nebraskamed.com

North Carolina Chapter (1999)
President: Marion Stewart
Email: Marion.stewart@duke.edu
http://ncitns.blogspot.com

Northeast Florida Chapter (2003)
President: Heidy David-Robinson
Email: heidyarnold@aol.com

Seattle Chapter (1995)
President: Sue Moore
Email: smoore@u.washington.edu

South Texas Chapter (San Antonio) (2003)
President: Micaela Buecher
Email: micaela.buecher@uhs-sa.com

Texas Medical Center Chapter (Houston) (2004)
President: Stephanie Washington
Email: SLWashington@tmhs.org

Upper Midwest Heartland Chapter (2000)
Minneapolis/Rochester, MN
President: Debra Tarara
Email: tarara.debra@mayo.edu

Upper State NY (Rochester) Chapter (2004)
President: Judy Gierlach
Email: Judy_Gierlach@urmc.rochester.edu

WI ITNS  (Wisconsin) Chapter (2008)
www.wiitns.org
President: Lori Bassindale
Email: loribassindale@gmail.com

 

International Chapters

Alberta (Canada) Chapter (2003)
President Bernadette Dodd
Email: bdodd@cha.ab.ca

First Ontario (Toronto) Chapter (1993)
President Susan Kiernan
Email: Susan.Kiernan@uhn.on.ca

 

London Ontario, Canada Chapter (1997)
President Grant Fisher
Email: Grant.fisher@lhsc.on.ca

UK / Ireland Chapter (2001)
President Moria Perrin
Email: Moira.perrin@uhb.nhs.uk

Developing Chapters

Although very rewarding and gratifying, many of our ITNS members are aware it takes a bit of work to charter an ITNS Chapter!!  It only seems fit to acknowledge those ITNS members and their local committees who are currently working to charter new chapters in their areas!!  If you reside in one of these areas and either aren't involved or didn't know a chapter was being developed, please feel free to contact those listed below!!  If you are thinking of working toward the development of a local ITNS Chapter of your own, feel free to contact the ITNS Chapter Development Director, Mimi Funovits funovitsm@upmc.edu.

Arizona
Mary Murphy
Email: mmurphy@phoenixchildrens.com

Arkansas
Thomas Lites, President
Email: TLITES@uams.edu

Heart of America (Kansas)
Adam Olberding
Email: aolberding@kumc.edu

Los Angeles, California
Scott Snider, President
Email: Ssnider@mednet.ucla.edu

Montreal, Quebec
Angela Burns
Email: Angela.burns@muhc.mcgill.ca

Phoenix, Arizona
Amy Glenn
Email: Amy.glenn@roche.com

Portland, Oregon (under redevelopment)
Dale Walker
Email: d_rock1948@yahoo.com

Washington, DC
Penny Keaney
Email: penelope.h.keaney@kp.org

National Representatives

National Representative Application Form PDF

The National Representative (NR) position was developed by the ITNS Board of Directors (BOD) in 2009 to promote professional growth and development to those ITNS members who reside outside the United States and Canada.  The following Representatives have applied for this position and have been appointed by the ITNS BOD.  They are liaisons between transplant professionals in their country and ITNS to facilitate communication, networking, and collaboration to develop educational opportunities. 

New Opportunity, currently accepting applications.  Contact Mimi Funovits at funovitsm@upmc.edu

Australia
Fiona Burrell
Email: burrellf@email.cs.nsw.gov.au

Sweden
Anne Floden
Email: anne.floden@vgregion.se

The Netherlands
Marjo Van Helden
Email: m.vanhelden@nier.umcn.nl

Mirjam Tielen
Email: m.tielen@erasmusmc.nl

 

 

Steps to Charter a New Chapter

Chapter Charter Manual (PDF)

Chapter Resources

Developing Chapter Newsletters

Chapter Web Site Tips

Chapter FAQs

Chapter Development Tips

Developing Chapter Continuing Education

Educational Funding Opportunities

Developing Chapter Journal Clubs

Developing Chapter Study Groups

Chapter Biannual Activity Report

National Representative Biannual Activity Report

Charter Chapter Loan Application

Inactive Chapters

Alabama (Birmingham)
Belgium
Chicagoland / NW Indiana
Metropolitan NY

 
               
 
     

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