AMANDA BOGGS
Amanda recently finished her ADN degree and is currently enrolled to get her BSN through Trinidad State Junior College. She is currently working on a medsurg floor in a rural hospital. She plans to continue her education on and become a Nurse Practitioner. Amanda is excited to serve as your president and reach students throughout the state of Colorado!
HEATHER NEUBAUER
Heather Neubauer is currently enrolled in the BSN program at Platt College in Aurora. In addition to serving as the Membership Director North, Heather is the President of her school’s SNA chapter. She was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, but enjoys all the things Colorado has to offer. Heather has worked for UCHealth on their transplant/hepatology unit as well as in hospice and long term care. She enjoys caring for patients of all ages, but recently discovered her passion for pediatrics. After nursing school Heather and her fiancé plan to stay in the Denver metro area where she hopes to pursue a career in pediatrics.
VANESSA MAXFILED
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JENNA JAVAR
Jenna is attending an ADN program at Trinidad State Junior College, Alamosa. She is also currently serving as the Secretary for her local SNA chapter. Jenna has a BS in marine biology from UCSC and previously worked in veterinary medicine for 8 years. For the past two years she has been working as a telemetry technician and unit secretary in the ICU. After graduating, Jenna plans to obtain her BSN and is considering continuing her education in the medical field and pursuing the role of Nurse Practitioner. In her free time, Jenna enjoys spending time with her family, reading, playing music, and experimenting with new recipes. Jenna is passionate about helping those in need and providing holistic care to patients and their families.
CHELSEA MAYTON
Hey Y’All! Chelsea Mayton, here. I’m pretty stoked to step into the Director of Communications role with COSNA. I’m a Colorado native born and raised in the high desert of southern Colorado surrounded by vast dark starry skies and terrain of buffalo grass, yucca and juniper trees. I am a Denverite now, growing in a new chapter of life’s adventures. I have my BS and MSC in Psychology. My alma mater is Colorado State University and University of Phoenix. Now I am a Regis University CHOICE BSN student. Nursing is one of the most liberating professions. We can pursue any specialty, earn a livable wage, and have the time to enjoy life’s wonders beyond our careers. I challenge each of you to consider active involvement with COSNA and NSNA. I am grateful for this leadership experience!
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AARON OPPERMAN
Hello! My name is Aaron Opperman, and I am excited to be the new Director of Community Outreach for COSNA. I graduated from Colorado State University with a Psychology degree and then served in the Peace Corps as a community health volunteer, serving in Rwanda, Africa. After returning to Colorado, I perused my EMT certification and continuing health care education. I am currently an EMT at Children’s Hospital Colorado Emergency Department and in Regis Universities CHOICE BSN program graduating in December 2022. I live in Parker with my wonderful wife, one dog, and two cats. We most enjoy trying to get out and enjoy the beautiful Colorado hiking trails. Our dog Cali loves to go with us and often comes back half-covered in mud. We are an energetic family and motivated to organize some outreach events with COSNA!
NICOLE MACLENNAN
Nicole is currently a senior in the BSN program at Platt College in Aurora. Nicole has been an EMT for 7 years and hopes to work in an emergency department upon graduation in June. Although Nicole is from the Boston area and is a Boston Bruins fan, she loves Colorado and all the live sports Denver has to offer. In her free time Nicole loves exploring Colorado with her white husky, Kona who she got a week before being accepted into nursing school!
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LAURA HYRE
I am Laura Hyre, and I will be serving as the Membership Director. I just graduated May 8th, 2021 with my BSN degree. I moved from Alabama (lived there for 14 years) and moved to Colorado 2 years ago after being accepted to Colorado Christian University Nursing Program. I am married with 3 children and 1 dog. I work full time as a medical assistant/scribe and while going to school full-time the last 2 years. Now, I am studying for the NCLEX to pass another mile marker. I would like to work as a Pediatric Nurse and hope to get accepted to Children's Hospital CO Residency program. I am open to any door God has for me as a new nurse graduate. I have been awarded the Dean’s List, I am a member of different nursing societies such as ANA, NSNA, SPN, and others. I look to learning and growing not only as a new nurse, but as a person. I am thankful for this opportunity to help serve with the CNSA and lead other nursing students and new nurses in this journey together.
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ANI MATT
Ani is currently Nursing Faculty at Aims Community College in Greeley. Ani began her nursing career in 1997 as CNA and obtained her LPN and then ADN from Front Range Community College in 2005. The entirety of her career has been spent in the Intensive Care Unit and then as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. Ani obtained her BSN and MSN-Ed from Western Governors University in 2016 and began her career in education in 2017. In addition to being the advisor for the Colorado Student Nurses Association, she is also the faculty advisor for the Aims Community College Student Nurses Association. She teaches Medical Surgical Nursing, Pharmacology, and Mental Health Nursing. When she is not molding the minds of the next generation of nurses, she can be found sunburnt and muddy in the garden, relaxing with a Stephen King novel, or doing a DIY project in the house.