Nevada HOSA SLC 2011-2012

Nevada HOSA SLC Recap
March 21st - 24th, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada 
Do you have the Anatomy of a HOSA member? Nevada HOSA challenged their members to think about this question, and the answer was strikingly clear - everyone embodied the values, commitment and dedication that comprises future health professionals, ready to make a difference, improve the future healthcare workforce, and most of all, unite for their 5th Annual State Leadership Conference in Las Vegas!

The Nevada HOSA SLC featured:

• 600 attendees
• 6 outstanding state officers to lead the state

• 33 competitions
• 23 Educational Symposiums
• 1 National Officer
• 1 Keynote Speaker
• 3 days to host all the excitement!

The Opening Session

With the jeering excitement, exciting chants, and streaming lights, encompassed by the the strong bass backbeat - the energy jeered through the bones of everyone in the room, ready to kick-off the beginning of the conference.

To conclude the opening session, the State Officers gave their reflections on what the Anatomy of a HOSA member is - with one mic, no podium and no script, their rendition was perfect.

HOSA NV Chapter Challenge, Decorative Buckets in support of JDRF

The State Officers of Nevada HOSA

The state officers served NV HOSA very well, taking time to not only make everyone’s experience special, but going as far as leading the leadership sessions for the members as well! Talk about true interactions with members! Check out their newsletter here: http://www.nevadahosa.org/newsletter/

President: Tazia Statucki - A student at Southwest Career and Technical Academy aspiring to be a large-animal veterinarian, and a HOSA member of 3 years.

1st Vice President: Dominique Barnett - A sophomore at the Academy of Arts, Careers, and Technology, planning to be a future OB/GYN.
2nd Vice President: Hanna Eason - A junior in Battle Mountain High School and future nurse, a avid part of her school in journalism, student council, HOSA, and spirit squad.
Secretary: Jenny Tenorio - A resident from Las Vegas attending Clark High School, she’s a future veterinarian.
Post Secondary Vice President: Miranda Terrell - A freshmen at the University of Nevada Reno and experienced HOSA veteren, serving as the former 2nd Vice President of Nevada HOSA.

Leadership Sessions

Take one escalator up - surrounded by a glass disarray, cross the floor and in seconds you were surrounded by crowds of anxious chapters shuffling to the many workshops to start the day bright. It was clear by the venue that the hustle and bustle of members everywhere brought a nice reverberating tone that Nevada HOSA has clearly grown to a strong state to represent at Nationals!

Check out the leadership Educational Symposiums in their state program:
http://www.nevadahosa.org/PDF/conferences/Nevada%20HOSA%20SLC%202012%20Schedule.pdf

Sean Sheffer, National President Leadership Workshops Sean Sheffer had the amazing opportunity to host two leadership sessions:
Understanding Ethos: What’s the most important aspect of leadership?
Sean had the amazing opportunity to meet over 150 members who attended his workshop, dedicated to showing Nevada HOSA that the most crucial part in the anatomy of a HOSA member - is character. From the role playing interview, to the negotiating the case of the Ugli Orange, remember that integrity rises above all for HOSA members in any situation!

and Breaking Tradition, Building Bridges
In his second leadership session, members were faced with a question: “If everyone else jumped off a bridge, would you do it?”
Of course the answer is no, BUT, as we get older, the question gets rephrased: “Everyone else is jumping off a bridge, why aren’t you doing it?”
Be sure that no matter what you do in the future, they are your aspirations and your dreams, don’t follow the crowd jumping off bridges if you can build your own!

The Competition

This year the competition was fiercer than ever, with over 33 competitions and the members exponentially increasing the talent pool. The teams were stronger, the individuals were relentless, and knowledge, creativity and skill lightened the conference center and scenarios!

Sean Sheffer was honored to serve as the Judge of HOSA Bowl, his favorite competition when he competed. Through the rise and fall of the many teams, the crowds did their best to remain calm as the buzzers flashed constantly with each question, slowly raising the stakes as time elapsed.


Former National Officers Unite!

Serving the HOSA Bowl Competition

Deborah Howell Keynote Speaker/Presenter

Nevada HOSA was honored to have their guest speaker: Deborah Howell. To name some of her most passionate achievements, she is a licensed physical therapist, empowerment speaker, and the author of Straight to the Heart of What Matters. She is the Founder and CEO of Victory in Action Enrichment and Empowerment Academy and a graduate of the State University of New York  (SUNY) Health Science Center in Brooklyn. For the past seventeen years, Deborah has provided physical therapy services in a wide variety of direct patient care environments throughout the United States. Recently, she created a patient education program called, “The Rehabilitation Experience.” Deborah’s passion and focus is to encourage and facilitate positive and long lasting change, inspiring and empowering participants to live their best life possible!

She led two educational symposiums, dedicated to intrinsically moving participants towards greater personal awareness and insight to the overall health e!ects of nutritional choices, personal choices, stress and other influences in their daily lives.

Check out her cause below:
www.victoryinaction.com
www.facebook.com/victoryinaction

HOSA Night out and the Dance!

The Awards Session

Victory was within reach as the excitement just two days ago translated into anxiousness, today was the accumulation of all their hard work!

Thank you to Nevada HOSA
From Sean Sheffer, National President
I’m so very proud of Nevada HOSA for treating me with hospitality and open arms. I fondly remember the first state leadership conference in Nevada, being on the first state officer team to seeing the current state officers team be installed. The future of Nevada HOSA will always live on in the members who shared the kindle of those flames - and I sincerely hope that I’ve done my part to make an impact on the state association just like it has impacted my life. One day I hope to return to serve Nevada HOSA - even past my official term as National President. Though the time has passed so quickly the memories will stay, to everybody I got a chance to meet with and everybody who worked so hard to be where they were at the conference, stay strong and spirited, and I will see you at the National Leadership Conference in Orlando Florida!

-Sean



Questions? Comments? e-mail me at
shefferhosa@gmail.com