Board
The CRONA Board is composed of eight nurses who work at Stanford and Packard Hospitals. Elections are held every two years and anyone who is a member in good standing can and is encouraged to run for office.
It is the responsibility of the Board to represent the nurses by ensuring compliance with the contract and assisting with members’ problems. In addition, the Board and elected members negotiate the contracts.
The Board members are paid up to the equivalent of 3.5 full time positions, divided among the officers, depending upon hours worked. In addition, each Hospital provides the CRONA Board with thirty-two hours to be used for CRONA business.
Each unit is entitled to a representative for every 20 members. These are called Area Representatives and they also are elected every two years. If units have vacancies, members can volunteer to fill the vacancy and the Board will appoint them.
Other elected positions are the Negotiation Committees, the Ballot and Election Committee and the Bylaws Committee.
The current officers are listed below.
Lorie has worked at Stanford Hospital in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (North ICU) since 1989. Lorie had previously served as CRONA’s secretary and in that role has developed an understanding of the challenges that CRONA is facing in this present day healthcare system.
I have worked at Stanford Hospital since 1972, presently in E2 ICU. What I bring to the position is experience in negotiating and mediating conflicts, ability to thoroughly research various options in problem solving, the tenacity to follow through issues and the willingness to collaborate and compromise.
I currently work on F1/F2 Maternity Services. My objectives are to work towards staff nurse participation in policies and practice enabling nurses to provide safer and more comprehensive care; strive to create a more collaborative labor/management relationship in order to address staffing and acuity, a more flexible work environment, job satisfaction, reduction of paper work by jointly working to develop effective tools for documentation; protect the CRONA nurses’ rights under the contract.
The LPCH Vice President office can only be filled by a LPCH nurse and voted upon by only LPCH nurses.
I currently work in Life Flight. My objectives are to assure compliance with regulatory agencies; help implement the CRONA contract; support nurses in professional crisis; improve knowledge and understanding of labor issues; increase knowledge of CRONA as an organization; serve as liaison between nurses, union, and management.
I have worked at Stanford since 1970 in a variety of positions and in many different areas of the hospital. My present position as a Med-Surg Float nurse gives me a great deal of insight into the problems that the nurses on Med-Surg units face daily and I am able to use that to focus on areas that need legislative interventions.
Paul works at LPCH as a Critical Care Transport Specialist. He has been an Area Representative for many years and a valuable member of the LPCH Negotiation Committee and Team for several contract negotiations. He has extensive knowledge of the institutions and has a firm commitment to CRONA membership.
CRONA Treasurer since November 2006. Area Representative for pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. Member of CRONA Bylaws Committee. Some of my objectives while a member of th CRONA Board are: help maintain the integrity of CRONA’s financial records and practices; bring fresh ideas to the CRONA leadership; and encourage other CRONA members to participate in our organization
CRONA Secretary since April 2007. Area Representative for Labor and Delivery. Member of CRONA Negotiating Committee and Team. Some of my objectives are: serve the membership as best as I can; to increase my job skills in order to best serve as Secretary; and help educate CRONA members through the monthly newsletter.