2025 WVNA Retreat
Blackwater Falls State Park
1584 Blackwater Lodge Road
Davis, WV 26260
Friday, July 11, 2025 at 6:00pm ET - Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 1:00pm ET
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Posted by West Virginia Nurses Association
RetreatInfo
Topic
WVNA Board Retreat, Strategic Planning, Review 2026 HP and L Statement, Review WVNA Bylaws
Additional Information
The WVNA retreat brings together board members, the Health Policy & Legislative Committee, legislative leaders, and engaged members and stakeholders to:
- Develop the 2025–2027 Strategic Plan,
- Finalize the 2026 Health Policy Statement,
- Develop the 2026 Legislative Agenda,
- Review WVNA bylaws or policies.
Speakers
WVNA President, Dr.
Donte Newsom, DNP, FNP-BC, is a family nurse practitioner working in interventional radiology at Allegany Imaging, PC, and UPMC Western Maryland. He is also an adjunct instructor for the family nurse practitioner program at Simmons University. Dr. Newsom earned a BSN, MSN, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice all from West Virginia University. A leader in human and civil rights in West Virginia, Dr. Newsom pursued his Doctor of Nursing Practice with the goal of opening pathways to improve nursing and health care practice. Newsom aspires to influence practice change and shape how care is delivered in the future. Donte currently serves as a board member with Fairness West Virginia, the statewide human/civil rights organization devoted to equal rights for all LGBTQ+ West Virginians. He also serves as a medical officer for Mountaineer Boys State, a board member for The Connecting Link, and on the WVNA Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee (DEI). Donte is a Fairmont, West Virginia, native and spent most of his life in north central WV. He currently lives in Mineral County.