Membership Committee

Cody Mitchell
Director
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
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What is the Role of the Membership Committee?

The Membership Committee is responsible for increasing membership, retaining members, and developing new member benefits.

Cody Mitchell, Director and Chair, Membership Committee

Hello everyone, my name is Cody Mitchell, and I will be serving as one of your NSNA Directors for this upcoming year. I’m currently a Second-Degree student at Villanova University, graduating in August 2024. Prior to enrolling at Villanova, I graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Kinesiology. Upon graduating, I worked at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where I developed my passion for nursing. Working with amazing patients and nurses inspired me to go back to school and pursue nursing. Since enrolling in my program, I’ve been heavily involved in my local student nurses’ association. I’ve grown from a Second-Degree Class Representative on the board of Villanova’s Student Nurses Association of Pennsylvania (SNAP) to being the first ever SNAP Villanova President to come from the Second-Degree program. In addition, I’ve been involved on the state level as a delegate for my school at the state convention and on the national level, I’ve served on the 2023 Foundation of the NSNA Scholarship Selection Committee. Most recently through FNSNA, I’ve had the honor of being awarded the Johnson & Johnson BAND-AID® BRAND Champions for Health Equity Scholarship. I’m also proudly a member of the NSNA Leadership University Honor Society.

Some of my hobbies and interests are weightlifting, watching sports, playing basketball, and finding a good show to watch on Netflix. I also enjoy connecting with others and making new friends, so please reach out if anything is needed or you just want to talk.

​My goal with being on the Board of Directors is to utilize the resources of the membership committee to connect with schools across the country to increase NSNA membership to their pre-Covid numbers. NSNA is a resource that every nursing school should have available, and it will be my mission to be inclusive of all schools across the country to tailor the membership benefits to what students need. I believe an organization is only as great as its members, so let’s be great together! 

NSNA Membership Benefits

Crystal Nettles, 2022-2023 NSNA Director and Chair, Membership Committee, discusses the benefits of NSNA Membership, how to obtain school/state Official Constituency Status, plan activities and engage with your members and how to apply for the NSNA Leadership U Honor Society.​

"Pathways to Inclusion" with Crystal Nettles

Crystal Nettles, 2022-2023 NSNA Director and Chair, Membership Committee, speaks on NSNA membership during the 2022 NSNA Leadership U Summer Summit.

Catch the Wave with NSNA
Members of NSNA and nursing faculty discuss why it is important to be involved with
NSNA and the benefits that students receive when you Catch the Wave with NSNA!

In the following videos, Margaret Ngai 2011-12 NSNA Board Member and Chair of the Membership Committee discusses the opportunities for professional development with NSNA membership.  In the other videos, she outlines the benefits of membership for pre-nursing students and the benefits to members from NSNA Alliance Partners.