Board of Governors
WESTERN INSTITUTE OF NURSING
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
9 AM to 12 PM Pacific
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
1) Call to Order
2) Approval of Minutes – October 3, 2025
3) Approval of Consent Agenda (see bottom of page)
4) Aspirational Discussion: A Good Thing I Did for WIN in 2025
(mentorship, awards nomination, abstract review, financial support, committee service, special initiative, etc)
5) Report of the President, Lauren Clark
5.1) Regional Presidents' Meetings and CANS/AAN Science Update
5.2) Governance Focus: Bylaws revision; Position descriptions for each member of the Board of Governors
5.3) The Best is Yet to Come follow-up article (Lauren, Heather, Kim, Annette, Andrea) plan for 60th anniversary
6) Report of the Treasurer, Patti Daly
7) Report of the Director, Bo Perry
8) 2026 Membership Assembly (Virtual)
8.1) Agenda
8.2) Proposed Rules of Order
8.3) Set Date/Time
9) WIN Emeritus Nominations
9.1) Joan Shaver
9.2) Joie Whitney
10) Award Proposals
10.1) Practice Award Proposal
10.2) CBPR Award Proposal
11) Leadership Academy Task Force
From Oct minutes: Organize a Leadership Academy task force to focus on the Board’s concerns and to recruit WAN members who have served on the Board for a WIN/WAN task force
12) WIN COI Policy and Disclosure Form
13) WIN Board of Governor’s Agreement
14) Other Business
15) Next Meeting, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 8 AM to 12 PM Pacific
16) Adjourn
CONSENT AGENDA
Quarterly Membership Report
WIN Balance Sheet – November 2025
WIN Profit/Loss Statement – November 2025
NEXus Balance Sheet – November 2025
NEXus Profit/Loss Statement – November 2025
Board of Governors Conference Schedule
Committee Updates