2024 Elections are Now Open

 Cast your vote for the 2024 slate to approve the Board of Directors and Nominating and Leadership Development Committee! 

On June 8, you should have received a ballot via email with the subject line "Your ARN 2024 Board Elections Ballot." This email contains your link to complete a ballot for the 2024 ARN election. If you do not see that email, please check your spam folder, and feel free to reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Meet the Candidates 

Maureen Musto is a Clinical Nurse Specialist who has practiced as a bedside and advance practice nurse for over 25 years at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital, where she has devoted her career to the advance of rehabilitation nursing. She is an evidence-based practice (EBP) mentor who develops, guides, and encourages staff nurses to become active critical thinkers and to incorporate evidence-based practice into their daily care to improve patient outcomes. Read More

Sylvia Duraski is a nurse practitioner for Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital part of Northwestern Medicine. She is responsible for medical management, history taking, physical examination, ordering treatment, and education of inpatient and outpatient neurologically impaired individuals. She is a certified rehabilitation registered nurse through the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses and certified brain injury specialist through the Brain Injury Association of America and most recently a Certified Stroke Registered Nurse through the American Board of Neuroscience Nursing.  Read More

Raquel Neves Ph.D. MSN CRRN RN has over 17 years of clinical and academic experience in the rehabilitation field.Prior to being the Director at DPRC Rehabilitation Center LLC, she was the Director of Nursing in Royal Health Group. Simultaneously she is an adjunct faculty at the Higher College of Technology  Read More

Linda Sun Young Park, BSN, RN, CRRN, is Clinical Practice Consultant working at Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Vallejo, CA. She started her career as a new graduate nurse in Acute Rehabilitation 10 years ago. As a Clinical Practice Consultant on the unit, she contributes and is dedicated to providing high-quality care and expert consultation on designing, developing, and implementing programs for leadership to attain organizational goals.  Read More

Lalita Thompson MSN RN CRRN Coordinator for TIRR Memorial Hermann Intrathecal Baclofen (ITB) pump program accountable for leadership, education, and clinical support for over 25 years. She has shared her expertise of ITB pump therapy both locally and nationally.  Read More

Karen Saunders earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Radford University in 1988. She has over 30 years' experience in practicing Rehabilitation nursing including Primary Care nursing, Brain Injury Care Coordinator, Home Health, Relief Charge, Nursing Coordinator, Nursing Management, and Nursing Education.  Read More