The NWONE family is made up of the following groups:

• The NWONE Board of Directors which includes the elected officers, Regional Council Representatives and At Large Board Members.  

• Strategic Partners and Sponsors

• AONE and other related organizations including the Washington and Oregon Hospital Associations

• The Washington and Oregon Centers for Nursing

• The Washington Consortium of Nurse Educators

• The Washington and Oregon Nursing Leadership Councils

Additionally, NWONE maintains relationships with national nursing and other healthcare professional associations.

NWONE does its work through Committees, Commissions and Councils.

Committees

• Nominating Committee – Connie Huber, Chair

• Finance Committee – JoEllen Vanatta, Chair

Commissions

• Commission on Education – Jennifer Graves, Chair

• Commission on Healthcare Policy – Oregon – Carol Velasquez, Chair

• Commission on Healthcare Policy – Washington – Meredith Gould, Chair

• Commission on Member Support Services – Laurie Brown, Chair

• Commission on Nursing Practice – Joan Caley,  Interim Chair

Councils

Regional councils allow members to gather in their local communities, to build relationships and collectively address regional issues and concerns.  Regional councils choose their own council chairpersons and choose a Regional Council Representative to the NWONE Board of Directors.  The Regional Council Chair may also serve as the Regional Representative to the board.  Council Regional Representatives serve a two year term but may be reappointed by their regional constituency.

Current Regional Councils include:

• Northwest Washington Council – Jan Iverson, Chair and Kim Williams, Regional Representative
  
• Southeast Washington Council – Jeannie Eyler, Chair and Regional Representative
  
• Seattle Area Council – Linda Latta, Chair
  
• Pierce-Kitsap County Council – Diane Fetzner, Chair and Regional Representative
  
• Southwest Washington Council – Thom Hightower, Chair and Regional Representative
  
• South Central Washington Council –  Winnie Warren,  Co-Chair and Regional Representative and Lori Murray, Co-Chair
  
• Portland Area Council – Gretchen Nichols, Chair and Martie Moore, Regional Representative
  
• Eastern Oregon Council – Douglas Romer, Chair and Gloria Larson, Regional Representative
  
• Central Oregon Council – Cheryl Taylor, Chair
  
• Willamette Oregon Council – Cheryl Nester Wolfe, Chair and Regional Representative
  
• Southern Oregon Council – Anne Shevlin, Chair and Regional Representative
  

The membership in all NWONE Regional Councils generally comes from the membership of NWONE, but group membership is not specifically limited to those who are also NWONE members.  Many Councils invite non-members of NWONE to join their meetings as a source of recruitment to our organization.