For the past week, I’ve shared pieces of my journey and some of the reasons I decided to run for the Emergency Nurses Association Board of Directors.

Today, I simply want to say thank you.

Thank you to the nurses who taught me.

The colleagues who challenged me.

The mentors who opened doors.

The people who trusted me with leadership opportunities.

The emergency nurses who have stopped me in hallways at conferences to share an idea, concern, success, or frustration.

And especially the people who encouraged me to take this next step.

For 20 years, emergency nursing has been part of my life, and somehow I am still learning from this profession every day.

I don’t believe leadership means having all the answers.

I believe it means being willing to listen, being willing to work, and being willing to stand up when it matters.

That is what I have tried to do throughout my career.

That is what I will continue to do.

And that is what I promise to do if you trust me with a seat on the ENA Board of Directors.

So today, I am asking.

If you are an eligible ENA member, I would be honored to have your vote.

Whatever the outcome, thank you for allowing me to serve this profession that has given me so much.

Emergency nurses show up for everyone else.

I want to keep showing up for emergency nurses.

Vote Jamla Rizek for ENA Board of Directors.

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