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History of South Florida AALNC Chapter
Bernadette Morgan, motivated by our
National Organization and with the support and encouragement of the late
Steve Billings, Esquire, endeavored to gather a group of like-minded
nurses working in the legal profession, and offer a venue in which ideas
could be shared and professional growth could take place. The first
meetings took place in 1993, at a law firm in Hollywood, Florida, with as
few as five or six in attendance. Through group perseverance, the result of
these meetings was the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter of the AALNC,
officially chartered in 1994. The founding members included; Bernadette
Morgan, Lisa Kaufman, AnnMarie Irving, and Rebecca Shilling.
In 1994, under the guidance of Rose
Clifford and Maureen Orr, the Miami Chapter was founded. Both chapters
functioned independently until the year 2000, when they officially merged
to become the South Florida Chapter of the AALNC. AALNC approved the South
Florida Chapter as the chapter representing all the counties in South
Florida. In 2004, our Chapter celebrated it's 10th Anniversary.
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Past Presidents |
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| Greater Fort
Lauderdale |
Miami |
| Bernadette
Morgan - 1993, 1995 |
Rose Clifford -
1994 |
| Lisa Kaufman -
1994, 1996, 1999 |
Maureen Orr -
1995 |
| Lucy Guadalupe
- 1997, 2000 |
Karen Bryndel -
1996 |
| Madeline Good -
1998 |
Josie Vella -
1997 |
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Mary Leverock -
1998, 1999 |
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| South
Florida |
South
Florida Con't |
| Shirley Dibilio
- 2000 |
Beverly
Andreoletti - 2007, 2008 |
| Rusti Slavin -
2001 |
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| Stacy Yuskas -
2002 |
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| Darlene
Cizewski - 2002 |
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| Cheryl Cusimano
- 2003 |
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| Jeanne
Deininger - 2004 |
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| Katy Jones -
2005, 2006 |
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The South Florida Chapter has grown both in
numbers and commitment, and now offers;
 | Educational sessions held 5 times per
year at various locations in Broward and Palm
Beach County; |
| An Education Committee whose goal is to
promote the professional advancement of Registered Nurses Consulting
within the legal arena by providing educational opportunity and
information exchange; |
| A Membership Committee whose goal is to
increase paid membership in the Chapter and to increase attendance at
the educational meetings by providing ongoing professional support to
the paid members and potential members; |
| The Informer Newsletter which provides
up to date information on current trends in medical
and legal aspects of Legal Nurse Consulting, and advertising for
available LNC positions in
the South Florida area; and, |
| Chapter members who
manage the website, the e-mail database and Constant Contact are the backbone of communication
between members and non-member LNC's, and our national affiliation.
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| Became an Associate member of the Broward
County Bar Association in 2003. |
| A member of the Florida Statewide Leadership
Committee sponsoring the 1st Florida Statewide Conference that was held in
Orlando, September 23, 24, 2005. |
| Through Constant Contact job postings are
provided to the South Florida Chapter Members. |
| Offers advertising, vendor sponsorship to
companies who provide legal support services within the community. |
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