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2026 Board Election
Candidate Information Now Available
2026 Annual Meeting & Leadership Academy
Thank you for making Louisville unforgettable.
The NOA 2026 Annual Meeting & Leadership Academy is complete. We are grateful to the elected board leaders, staff leaders, speakers, and member organizations who made three days of learning and connection so meaningful.
From governance and strategy conversations to leadership development and peer connection, this gathering was built around the realities of leading a national nursing organization. Thank you for showing up with insight, generosity, and a shared commitment to the future of nursing.
This page preserves the 2026 speakers, program topics, and schedule highlights as a reference for the NOA community.
The next NOA event is ReConnect, the Fall Virtual Summit, on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
Registration is open.
Register for ReConnect.
2026 Program Recap
Ideas and conversations built for nursing leaders.
The Annual Meeting program brought together structured sessions, workshops, and facilitated peer dialogue for the elected board leaders and staff executives of national nursing organizations.
- Breaking the Cycle: Empowering Leaders to Address Bullying and Incivility
- Legal & Governance: Nonprofit Board Behavior
- AI Ethics in Nursing Organizations
- World Café: Facilitated Peer Dialogue
- Harmony Over Hustle: Sustainable Leadership, Well-Being & Impact
- Diagnose. Design. Deliver.
- Healing the Healers: From Insight to Action
- Critical Roles of Successful Board Members
- AI in Healthcare: Applications, Emerging Technologies & Leadership Considerations
A gathering shaped by the NOA community.
The Annual Meeting created room for practical leadership conversations, shared problem solving, and relationships across national nursing organizations.
Strategy, Workforce & Innovation
Shared approaches to workforce, membership models, partnerships, and advocacy
priorities.
Curated Networking & Community
Opportunities to connect with leaders facing similar challenges and build a trusted
national peer network.
2026 Speaker Faculty
Thank you to our 2026 speakers.
These nationally recognized voices helped make the Annual Meeting a thoughtful, practical, and generous experience for NOA leaders.
Thursday, Aug 13
Renee Thompson
DNP, RN, FAAN, CSP
Breaking the Cycle: Empowering Leaders to Address Bullying and Incivility
Thursday, Aug 13
Nisha Thakker
Tenenbaum Law Group, PLLC
Legal & Governance: Nonprofit Board Behavior
Friday, Aug 14
Sharon Weinstein
MS, RN, CRNI-R, CSP, CVP, FACW, FAAN
Harmony Over Hustle and leadership workshops
Friday, Aug 14
Donna Godfrey
Godfrey Training Associates
Critical Roles of Successful Board Members
Saturday, Aug 15
Matthew Byrne
PhD, RN, CNE
AI in Healthcare: Applications, Emerging Technologies & Leadership Considerations
Schedule Recap
Three days of shared learning in Louisville.
The schedule brought together opening conversations, practical workshops, peer dialogue, and leadership sessions across Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Strategy
Sessions and frameworks built for the leaders of national nursing organizations.
Connection
Cross-specialty conversation across the leadership tier of the profession.
Leadership
Programming designed for elected volunteer boards and senior staff leaders.
Program highlights
Thursday, August 13
- OpeningWelcome and opening remarks
- LeadershipBreaking the Cycle: Empowering Leaders to Address Bullying and Incivility
- GovernanceLegal & Governance: Nonprofit Board Behavior
- DialogueAI Ethics in Nursing Organizations and World Café
Friday, August 14
- KeynoteHarmony Over Hustle: Sustainable Leadership, Well-Being & Impact
- WorkshopDiagnose. Design. Deliver.
- WorkshopHealing the Healers: From Insight to Action
- Board leadershipCritical Roles of Successful Board Members
Saturday, August 15
- CommunityNOA business update
- InnovationAI in Healthcare: Applications, Emerging Technologies & Leadership Considerations
- ClosingClosing remarks and program conclusion
Keep NOA events on your calendar.
ReConnect, the Fall Virtual Summit, is the next NOA event on Saturday, November 14, 2026. Registration is open.
General Information
NOA is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive environment for participants and to supporting the leaders of national nursing organizations.
Nursing Organizations Alliance
2026 Board Election
Meet the nominees for the NOA Board of Directors before the November 14 Annual Business Meeting.
Saturday, November 14, 2026 | Annual Business Meeting
Candidate Information
Please review the candidate biographies below. Voting instructions and details about the candidates’ opportunity to address the membership will be shared before the Annual Business Meeting.
Board Nominee
Janae Lindsley
Executive Director
Association for Nursing Professional Development
Association for Nursing Professional Development
Janae Lindsley serves as Executive Director of the Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD), where she partners with the Board of Directors and staff to advance the organization’s mission and support the growth of the nursing professional development specialty. With more than a decade of experience in nursing association leadership, Janae brings expertise in strategic planning, financial management, governance, and team development.
Janae is passionate about collaborating with nursing organizations to strengthen the profession, advance professional development, and support the growth and success of nurses at every stage of their careers.
Board Nominee
Marisa Streelman
DNP, RN, CMSRN, NE-BC
Executive Director
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
Formerly the Strategic Advisor to the Chief Nurse Executive at University of Michigan Health, her career spans leadership roles at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, University of Colorado Hospital, and Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Streelman earned her BSN from Eastern Michigan University, MSN from University of Illinois-Chicago, and DNP from Rush University in Transformational Leadership.
She started in nursing associations with the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses (AMSN) in 2008, and moved from the local chapter, to serve on the national Scholarship and Awards Committee for AMSN, before the National Board as Treasurer, Director, then President of the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses (2023-2024).
Dr. Streelman has presented both podium and poster presentations nationally and authored publications on topics such as falls, the nursing handoff process, nursing leadership, mentoring, and medical-surgical nursing.
Biographical information is drawn from the candidates’ official nomination applications.
ReConnect
Join Us for the NOA Fall Virtual Summit
Remember, participation in the NOA Fall Virtual Summit is free for representatives of NOA member organizations. Join us Saturday, November 14, 2026, for the Annual Business Meeting, where the Board election will be held, and the afternoon program.
Register to take part in this virtual experience with leaders and colleagues from across NOA member organizations.
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