ANA-Vermont Presidential Candidate Policy Forum

Katherine McFaun Williams, MSN, ACM-RN is licensed registered nurse who has worked for Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) for 35 years. Katherine's background is in cardiovascular and cardiothoracic care, school nursing, and community health. She is board certified in case management, and currently practices as Case Manager in the Emergency Department at DHMC. Katherine has served as president of nursing shared governance at DHMC, as a member of the DHMC Board of Governors medical executive committee, and the DHMC Value Committee. She is the Secretary for ANA-Vermont and currently serves on the DHMC Clinician Wellbeing Council and the DHMC Nursing Shared Governance Ethics and Wellness Council. She is a volunteer with UVM 4-H Extension Service as an Organizational Leader for the Topsham Pony Pals. Kate completed her MSN practicum in health policy with ANA-Vermont in June 2024 and is passionate about nurse advocacy at the state and national level.

Betsy Hassan, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC is current President-Elect for ANA-Vermont. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the MGH Institute of Health Professions, a Bachelors and Masters of Science in Nursing from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Betsy is board certified as Nurse Executive-Advanced and in Nursing Professional Development. Her work experience includes direct patient care, new graduate nursing education, and executive leadership. Betsy’s professional interests include shared decision-making and governance, quality improvement, nursing professional development, and transformational leadership.

Amy Martone, DNP, MBA, RN, NPD-BC is an accomplished nurse leader with 20 years of professional nursing experience that includes bedside nursing, executive leadership, board governance, project management, nursing excellence, and quality improvement. She currently works as the Interim Executive Director for the ANA-Vermont. Amy holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Yale University and undergraduate degrees from Eastern Connecticut State University and the University of Connecticut. She earned her BSN and MBA from Western Governors University. Amy is board certified in Nursing Professional Development and is passionate about nursing education.