Rebecca Patton writes a letter of recommendation for Dr. Lori Lioce to be appointed to the ANCC Board of Directors. Patton details Lioce's extensive service to ANA over many years in roles such as chairing the Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics workgroup and as Vice-Chair and Chair of the ANA Political Action Committee Board of Trustees. Patton asserts that Lioce would be a tremendous asset to the ANCC Board, describing her as thoughtful, prepared, innovative, and dedicated to fulfilling responsibilities. Patton encourages the ANA Board of Directors to appoint Lioce to the ANCC Board.

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May!21,!2015!
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Pamela!F.!Cipriano,!PhD,!RN,!NEA<BC,!FAAN!
President!
American!Nurses!Association!
8515!Georgia!Avenue,!Suite!400!
Silver!Spring,!MD!20910<3492!
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Dear!President!Cipriano!and!the!ANA!Board!of!Directors:!!
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It!is!my!strong!recommendation!that!Dr.!Lori!Lioce!be!appointed!to!the!ANCC!Board!of!Directors.!!
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Dr.!Lioce’s!service!over!time!has!advanced!ANA!while!supporting!numerous!activities!and!the!
mission.!!!She!served!ANA!enterprise!in!a!variety!of!roles!including!four!years!on!the!ANA!on!the!
Congress!on!Nursing!Practice!and!Economics.!During!these!years,!I!developed!respect!for!her!
dedication!and!contributions!to!the!Congress’!complex!work.!!She!served!as!workgroup!chair!and!
demonstrated!leadership!skills!within!the!group’s!dynamics.!!She!served!on!the!ANA!Political!Action!
Committee’s!Board!of!Trustees!for!two!terms!and!was!elected!by!the!Trustees!as!Vice<Chair!and!as!
Chair!of!the!Board!of!Trustees.!!!!She!managed!ANA’s!presidential!election!endorsement!process!and!
championed!PAC!fund!raising.!!During!her!term!she!proposed!and!implemented!strategies!that!
resulted!in!funds!close!to!$800,000!during!that!cycle.!
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Dr.!Lioce’s!distinguished!service!to!the!profession!includes!serving!on!The!American!Nurses!
Editorial!Advisory!Board!from!2013<2015,!the!revision!steering!committee!for!the!2015!publication!
of!the!ANA!Code!of!Ethics!for!Nurses!from!2013<!2014,!!and!as!Vice<President!of!the!Board!of!
Directors!for!the!Alabama!State!Nurses!Association!from!2003<2005.!!!
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Dr.!Lioce!would!be!a!tremendous!asset!to!the!ANCC!Board!of!Directors.!!I!know!her!to!be!thoughtful,!
prepared!for!commitments,!innovative,!and!dedicated!to!fulfilling!responsibilities.!!!Lori’s!
appointment!to!the!ANCC!Board!will!not!disappoint!you.!
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Please!contact!me!if!you!have!any!questions.!!
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Rebecca!M.!Patton,!MSN,!RN,!CNOR,!FAAN!
Atkinson!Scholar!in!Perioperative!Nursing!
Case!Western!Reserve!University!
Past!President!(2006!–!2010)!
American!Nurses!Association!
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