The next meeting will be 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 18.
Officers
President: Nancy Willis-Smith — Willis-Smith received her BSN in 1987 at Pittsburg State University; a MS in nursing at University of Kansas in Women's Health in 1994; and received her post graduate Family Nurse Practitioner Completion at University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1998.
In 2006 she received the was a Missouri "Award For Excellence" recipient from American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
She is currently in practice with Dr. Jacqueline Orender (family practice) at Pittsburg (KS) Freeman Clinic and teaching since 2003 in the family nurse practitioner masters program for University of Missouri, Kansas City.
Vice-President: Molly Shifferd — Shifferd, FNP currently works for Freeman Health Systems with Dr. Sean Pfeffer, Family Practice in Joplin. She received her Masters in Nursing in 2006 from the University of Texas at Arlington. She received her Bachelors in Nursing in 1999 from Mt. St. Mary's College in Los Angeles, California. Molly moved to the Joplin area in August of 2006.
Treasurer: Melinda Hoover — Melinda works at Freeman Health Systems at Dr. Kimberly Wood's office. She graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2000.
Secretary: Miranda Vincent — Miranda currently works with Dr. Bryan Barnes DO, family practice. She has worked with him since June 2008. She graduated with her BSN Dec. 2004 from Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences and graduated from Missouri State University in May 2008 with her MSN, family nurse practitioner speciality.
