Board of Governors

WESTERN INSTITUTE OF NURSING
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Friday, October 3, 2025
7:30 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific
Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Seacliff Room - Executive Conference Center on the Lobby Level

                                        MISSION: Connecting a diverse community of nurses in the West to improve health through excellence in nursing research, practice, and education.
VISION: All people have the opportunity to achieve their best health and wellbeing.

A G E N D A
Presiding: Lauren Clark, WIN President

BREAKFAST SERVED AT 7:30 AM

1) Call to Order - 8:00 AM

2) Aspirational Topic/Discussion - (30 minutes)

3) Approval of Consent Agenda

4) Report of the President, Lauren Clark (10 minutes)

5) Report of the Treasurer, Patti Daly (10 minutes)

6) Report of the Director, Bo Perry (10 minutes)

7) Review of Proposed Revisions to WIN Bylaws, Bo Perry (45 minutes) 
7.1) Executive Summary
7.2) Current Bylaws
7.3) Proposed Revised Bylaws

8) Review Draft of Board Duties, Lauren Clark (15 minutes)

BREAK (15 minutes)

10:15 AM

9) Review Draft of WIN SIG Charter, Lauren Clark (30 minutes)
9.1) Filipino-American Nurse Scholars SIG Proposal 

10)  WIN Leadership Academy, Bo Perry (1 hour)

11) Review of WIN Conflict of Interest Policy, Bo Perry (15 minutes)

LUNCH SERVED AT 12 PM (1 hour)

1:00 PM

12) Collaborate with Deans to publish a paper demonstrating the value of a regional nursing society shaping the direction of nursing research, practice, and education in the West, Lauren Clark (30 minutes)
12.1) "Nursing Practice, Research and Education in the West: The Best Is Yet to Come" 

13) WIN Committee Restructuring, Bo Perry (1 hour)

14) WIN Fundraising Efforts, Bo Perry (30 minutes)

BREAK (15 minutes)

3:15 PM

15) Membership Assembly Proposal (15 minutes)
To Consider: Move to a virtual Membership Assembly and/or incorporate portions of the Assembly into the Opening Session and other plenary sessions

16) Executive Session (45 minutes)

17) Revisit Aspirational Topic/Discussion

18) Next Meeting, Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 9 AM to 12 PM Pacific

19) Adjourn

CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of Minutes – July 30, 2025
Quarterly Membership Report
WIN Balance Sheet – August 2025
WIN Profit/Loss Statement – August 2025
NEXus Balance Sheet – August 2025
NEXus Profit/Loss Statement – August 2025

Reminder
Listening and Learning Together – Hosted by WIN’s DEI Committee
Wednesday, October 8, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Pacific