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A Letter from IONL President, Angela Charlet

Welcome to the Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders website (IONL)

I would first like to begin by thanking our immediate past president, Cathy Smithson, for her tremendous support she has given me as an upcoming leader as well as the leadership she has provided IONL during her service this past year.   I am pleased to announce we have several new board members dedicated to representing our profession at the state level.  I am honored and excited to serve as President of IONL and to be able to work with such as talented and dedicated team.

During 2013, the board will be working on many projects. First and foremost, we will be listening to you – our members – and responding to your professional needs.   As an affiliate of the American Organization of Nurse Executive (AONE), IONL strives to provide you with information on important issues you are facing in an ever changing health care environment.  I invite you to look around the website and encourage you to provide recommendations on how IONL can better serve you as a nurse leader or assist you in getting involved in a committee or task force.

I am often asked what the most important value of IONL is and I would say it is the opportunity to network with peers whether at conferences, on webinars or via e-mail.  IONL is here to support and develop our nursing leaders in all healthcare settings; no matter where you are in your career.  Leadership happens in all areas of health care.  You can be a chief nursing officer leading a 300+ bed hospital or a nurse manager leading change on your unit.  Our members are able to connect on an on-going basis with their peers and with other nurse leaders across the state.  Nurse leaders (no matter where they are in their leadership development) can quickly e-mail a question to your peers through the IONL website or via the IONL staff to find resources or a contact person who can provide the needed information. 

My goal over the next year is to bring in leaders across all sectors of our health care environment as we continue to expand our organization and meet the needs of all nursing leaders.  I encourage each of you to become more involved in IONL in any way your time and energy allows.  It is through the efforts of many that we will succeed.

Angela Charlet BSN, MHA, RN

President

Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders