UF administrator named president of Florida Nurses Association

University of Florida College of Nursing administrator Andrea Gregg, D.S.N., R.N., has been elected president of the Florida Nurses Association. Gregg, an associate professor, is director of the College of Nursing's Jacksonville campus.

The Florida Nurses Association is a constituent of the American Nurses Association and the only organization representing more than 200,000 nurses in Florida regardless of specialty or practice area.

Gregg, who has practiced as a registered nurse for 35 years both in clinical and administrative roles, has served as an elected officer on numerous professional and community boards, including the Florida Nurses Foundation, the Florida League for Nursing and the Child Guidance Center. She is the past chairwoman of the Florida Center for Nursing and continues to sit on the center's board of directors. She has worked closely with other state organizations to lobby the legislature for increased funding for nursing workforce solutions and nursing education.

Gregg was appointed director of the college's Jacksonville campus in 1995. She has worked collaboratively to establish and maintain a distance-learning program, enabling graduate nurses to attend classes and complete courses in Jacksonville.