Our Leadership
Our union is led by frontline nurses whom our members elect. We draw on the experience and opinions of hundreds of local leaders across our union to set the direction for our movement.
Board of Directors
The NYSNA board of directors meet regularly throughout the year. If you're interested in observing one of these meetings, please log in to your Membership page. For the board meeting schedule, action reports, and other board meeting resources, please visit your Membership page.
Nancy Hagans, BSN, RN, CCRN
President
Maimonides Medical Center
Judith Cutchin, DNP, RN
First Vice President
NYC H+H/Woodhull
Bill Schneider, BSN, RN, CCRN
Second Vice President
Adirondack Medical Center
Michelle Jones, MSN, RN, ANPC
Secretary
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Margaret Franks, BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC
Treasurer
Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Marie Boyle, BSN, RN
Director at Large
South Shore University Hospital
Marion Enright, RN
Director at Large
Nathan Littauer Hospital
Denash L. Forbes, MSN, RN
Director at Large
Mount Sinai West
Flandersia Jones, MPH, BSN, RN,
Director at Large
BronxCare Health Systems
Sonia Lawrence, BSN, RN
Director at Large
NYC H+H/Lincoln
Petar Lovic, BSN, RN, CPEN, CCRN
Director at Large
NYC H+H/Elmhurst Hospital
Ari Moma, MSA, RN
Director at Large
Interfaith Medical Center
Aretha Morgan, MSN, RN
Director at Large
NY-Presbyterian Hospital
Jill Toledo, RN
Director at Large
NY-Presbyterian Hospital
Pauline Wallace, BSN, RN
Director at Large
NYC H+H/Kings County
Alizia McMyers, MSN, MHA, BSN, RN
Southern Regional Director
NY H+H/Harlem Hospital
Christopher Honor, BS, BSN, RN, CAPA
Southeastern Reg. Director
Peconic Bay Med. Ctr.
Mary-Lynn Boyts, RN
Lower Hudson/NJ Reg. Dir.
Westchester Medical Center
Catherine Dawson, MSN, RN, CNOR
Central Regional Director
Ellis Hospital
Victoria Davis-Courson, MSN, RN
Eastern Regional Director
UVM-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
John Batson, RN
Western Regional Director
Erie County Medical Center
NYSNA Executive Director Pat Kane, RN, CNOR(E)
Patricia “Pat” Kane, RN, CNORe, is a longtime member and leader of NYSNA. She has served as NYSNA’s Executive Director since December 2019, and before that, she served as NYSNA Director at Large and as Union Treasurer. Ms. Kane is a passionate advocate for nurses and the nursing profession and spent more than 30 years of her nursing career at Staten Island University Hospital/ Northwell Health. She has been active in her North Shore Staten Island community for decades, working to address disparities in access to care, and fighting for social, economic and climate justice. Ms. Kane consistently ranks highly in citywide and statewide power lists. Her recent awards include City & State’s Health Care Power 100 and Albany Power 100 and amMetro and PoliticsNY’s Power Players in Health Care and Labor Power Players list.