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| Eric Vermeulen |
The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), welcomes Eric Vermeulen as 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 new position. After graduating from Indiana University in 1989 with a bachelor’s in English and telecommunications, he began his 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, eventually managing 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 director of member services and regulatory affairs. Vermuelen earned a juris doctor degree from the Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington in 1994.
Vermeulen has been recognized by several organizations for his accomplishments. He was named Indiana Director of the Year by the Division of Family and Children (1998); was elected chairperson of the Morgan County Step Ahead Council (1998-99); and was elected to three terms on the board of directors for the Middle Way House, a domestic violence shelter (1995-99). 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.
“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.” RNL
