(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 04, 2010 ) Indianapolis – The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), welcomes Eric Vermeulen, the new Director of Constituent Services. An accomplished leader with a background in health services, Vermeulen will oversee STTI’s interactions with chapters, members and volunteer leaders, in addition to managing customer service.
Vermeulen brings more than 14 years of management experience to his position with STTI. After graduating from Indiana University in 1989 with his bachelor’s in English and telecommunications, Vermeulen began his esteemed career career in public service, first serving as a policy fellow through the Governor’s Fellowship Program. From there he continued his work in government, working under the Indiana Division of Family and Children as the eventual manager of 16 county offices. In 2003, Vermeulen became the director of Maternal and Children’s Special Health Care, administering a multi-million dollar health insurance program for special needs youth. His expertise in health care policy management continued at Myers and Stauffer where he served as a senior health care policy and reimbursement analyst, and then at the Indiana Health Care Association, where he served as the Director of Member Services and Regulatory Affairs, before joining STTI.
Vermeulen has been recognized for his accomplishments by several organizations: He was named “Indiana Director of the Year” by the Division of Family and Children (1998); elected chairperson of the Morgan County Step Ahead Council (1998-1999); and was elected to three terms to the board of directors for the Middle Way House, a domestic violence shelter (1995-1999). He played a key role in the 1999 rollout of Hoosier Healthwise, the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 and the Welfare Reform Act of 1996. He also received his Juris Doctorate from the Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington in 1994.
“The honor society will undoubtedly benefit from the years of health care leadership expertise provided by Eric,” says Patricia E. Thompson, RN, EdD, FAAN, chief executive officer of STTI. “We are eager to see our membership, volunteers and chapters grow under his leadership.”
“Having worked alongside many dedicated members of the nursing profession over the years, I feel especially privileged to be part of an organization that is so universally recognized for its thought leadership in nursing and health care in general,” says Vermeulen. “I’m thrilled at the opportunity to play even a small part in maintaining and enhancing STTI’s sterling worldwide reputation.”
The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the learning, knowledge and professional development of nurses committed to making a difference in health worldwide. Founded in 1922, STTI has inducted more than 400,000 members in 86 countries. Members include practicing nurses, instructors, researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs and others. STTI’s 469 chapters are located at 586 institutions of higher education throughout Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ghana, Hong Kong, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, The Netherlands, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Swaziland, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, the United States and Wales. More information about the STTI can be found online at www.nursingsociety.org.
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