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Dakota venegas

President
​president@utahstudentnurse.org​

Hello! I am a current nursing student in my third semester at Southern Utah University. My goal is to work abroad as a nurse and I am also interested in flight nursing. I am excited to be a part of USNA so that I can reach out to anyone who may be interested in nursing and invite everyone to explore the SMORGASBORD of options within this career field! I love to travel, play guitar and be outside hiking, biking, climbing, snowboarding, paddle boarding...anything that puts me out in the sunshine :)

Mckenna Smith 

Vice President
vicepresident@UTAHSTUDENTNURSE.ORG

Hey there! My name is Kenna Smith and I am a nursing student at Brigham Young University. I enjoy photographing weddings and couples, soaking up information in school, watching movies with my husband, participating in humanitarian efforts, drawing in my free time, spending time with family, eating fish tacos, and traveling anywhere and everywhere. I love being a part of a team and making a difference in the world and community around me. I am passionate about spreading awareness and education about vaccines which motivated me to start a collegial pro-vaccination club called “Promote the Poke" where I serve as the co-president. When I graduate with my BSN in one year, I plan to pursue a Family Nurse Practitioner degree and make a difference in my community. I am thrilled to become a part of USNA to connect with other nursing students across Utah and provide opportunities for nursing students reach their full potential.

Katie fuentes

Secretary
secretary@UTAHSTUDENTNURSE.ORG

Hi there! I am currently a third semester nursing student at Southern Utah University and I will be getting my BSN in December. I am so excited to be your USNA Secretary for this year. I hope that I can serve you guys well and that you grow to love USNA as much as I do! My aspiration in life is to become a pediatric nurse practitioner and work in the pediatric field. I have a passion for mental health as a psychology minor and I hope to serve this population both in their physical and mental health. I love reading, netflix, hiking/working out, napping and singing my lungs out in the car. Overall, I look forward to helping future nurses find their home in USNA and maybe we can sing a duet in the car one day together!

 

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Eliza Schmidt

Treasurer
treasurer@UTAHSTUDENTNURSE.ORG

Eliza is a BYU nursing student from Idaho. She grew up hiking in the Tetons with her family and has come to love everything outdoors! She loves backpacking, mountain biking, skiing, boating, and running. When she's not outside, she can often be found baking, reading, or scheming her next road trip. She loves learning about how to heal and help others through nursing and is excited for this opportunity to work with other student nurses across Utah through UtahSNA!

Ashton Cloud

Convention Director/Vice president 2
conventiondirector@UTAHSTUDENTNURSE.ORG

Ashton Cloud is a Military girl and has lived around the world! She chose to go into nursing because she enjoys connecting with people and learning how to help people heal. Although she is unsure which field of nursing she wants to go into, ICU and Women's Health are her main interests. She has plans to graduate BYU's nursing program in December, but until then, she is excited and ready to serve all Utah SNA members!

Tennessee Reed 

Communications Director
contact info below.

oh, you know, just the one who updates this and might get to graduate next year... #2022Grad contact me via my school email: 10852357@my.uvu.edu

Emily rosqvist

Breakthrough to Nursing
btndirector@UTAHSTUDENTNURSE.ORG

Hello! My name is Emily Rosqvist, and I am a second semester student in Utah Valley University’s nursing program. I love to play soccer, bake cakes, go to Disneyland, and travel anywhere sunny. I have grown up in a family of nurses and have always had a love for medicine and learning about how the body works. I love being in the classroom learning new things and being able to help those around me in any way I can. I plan to graduate with my BSN and then apply to a Nurse Practitioner program to become a Family Nurse Practitioner. I am so excited to have the opportunity to be on the USNA board and help grow the nursing community!

Kaylee bender

Regional Director 1
region1director@UTAHSTUDENTNURSE.ORG
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Kaylee Bender is a nursing student from sunny southern California. She loves running, hiking, dancing, reading, and going on adventures with her husband. She aspires to become a pediatric nurse. She loves serving others and seeing the joy and healing that nursing can bring into the community. She is excited to help plan activities for the Utah nursing students to enhance their learning experiences and community outreach efforts.

Kylie HAles 

Regional Director 2
region2director@UTAHSTUDENTNURSE.ORG
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Hi! I’m Kylie Mae Hales, I’m from Spanish Fork,Utah and I’m currently in my second semester of nursing at Snow College. I have wanted to be a nurse ever since I was little. My mom and little sister were the reason I chose nursing as a career path, they are both amazing and strong women I look up too. I’m interesting in pediatric nursing as well as labor and delivery. I’m excited to be regional 2 director for USNA and look forward to meeting so many different people.

amelia Toleman

Region 3 Director
region3director@UTAHSTUDENTNURSE.ORG

Hello! I am a current senior nursing student at BYU and I am looking forward to graduating in December. I hope to pursue a career as a critical care nurse in the United States Air Force. When I am not involved with nursing school, I love to travel, hike, and drink Dr Pepper! I have enjoyed being involved in NSNA and the opportunities NSNA has given me to network, learn, and mentor. Throughout nursing school, I have developed a passion for nurse mentoring and as Region 3 Director I want to help fellow nursing students find their passion for nursing through their involvement with NSNA.

Derek sorensen

Region 4 Director 
region4director@UTAHSTUDENTNURSE.ORG

Hey Y'all! My name is Derek Sorensen and I am a nursing student at Snow College. I am married to a wonderful woman and we have a beautiful daughter. I am a huge comic book nerd and I enjoy watching football (especially the Dallas Cowboys and Utah Utes); baseball (Atlanta braves); and UVU wrestling. I have been working as an EMT since 2016 and have loved being surrounded by great nurses. This has made me want to become a nurse myself. as Region 4 Director, I look forward to working with numerous students to help them become the best nurses they can be.

Allison Swenson

Faculty Advisor
facultyadviser2@utahsutdentnurse.org

Allison began her nursing career in 1997 as an LPN. She has since received her RN in 1999, BSN in 2003, and MSN in 2011. She has worked in pediatrics and float nursing for most of her career. She has also done some administrative nursing as well, working in clinical education, case management and patient placement. Allison started teaching in 2010 and is currently an Associate Professor in the Nursing Department at Utah Valley University teaching in the fundamentals and pediatric courses. She loves serving as a Faculty Advisor for the Utah Student Nurses Association. "I enjoy teaching and working with nursing students. Their knowledge, enthusiasm, and drive to learn and succeed is inspiring."

Donna De silva

Faculty Advisor
facultyadviser3@utahstudentnurse.org

Hello! My name is Donna DeSilva and I am from Cedar City and am the advisor for the SUU SNA. I was born and raised in Southern California and have had a lot of life experiences before I became a nurse practitioner such as being a floral designer and a cross-country truck driver. It took me a long time to figure out that I LOVE NURSING! I started out as a new grad in a PICU in Southern California and enjoyed the challenge of learning so many new things and the intensity of an ICU-it suited my personality very well. I went back to school for my MSN and my FNP and moved to Utah-50 years of California was enough! I was thrilled to get a job teaching nursing at SUU and I absolutely love everyone there! Two other jobs fell into my lap since I have moved to Utah; I work as a hospice nurse helping clients and their families prepare for their final journey, and I am a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE). I am thrilled to be a part of the state SNA!

Rieneke Holman

Faculty Advisor
facultyadviser1@utahstudentnurse.org
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Rieneke has been a nurse since 1997. She received her PhD in 2018 from University of Nevada, Las Vegas and focused her research on teaching pharmacology in the clinical setting. She currently teaches the first semester pharmacology course and is the Associate Program Director at Weber State University. She specialized in labor and delivery nursing and loves to teach maternity nursing as well as pharmacology. Rieneke loves working with students and believes in promoting professionalism in nursing beginning at the student level. She has enjoyed serving as a faculty consultant to the state board because she has been able to get to know nursing students from all over the state.