About FAANP

AANP Charter Fellows recognized at the 2010 FAANP 10th Anniversary celebration in Phoenix, AZ. Left to Right: Barbara Sheer, Marie-Eileen Onieal, Barbara Resnick, Mona Counts, Zo Demarchi, Charon Pierson, Loretta Ford, Denise Lane, Margaret Fitzgerald, and Jan Towers.

Established by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) in 2000, the Fellows of the AANP (FAANP) is dedicated to the global advancement of NPs and the high-quality health care they deliver. By engaging recognized NP leaders who have made outstanding contributions to NP education, policy, clinical practice or research, and developing NP leaders of the future, we are furthering the NP profession while enhancing AANP's mission.

FAANP 2012-2013 Leadership

Chair	Elizabeth R. Barker, PhD, APRN-BC, CHE, FAANP
Past-Chair	Mona M. Counts, PhD, CRNP, FNAP, FAANP
Secretary	Janet DuBois, DNP, FNP, ARNP, FAANP
Treasurer	Ric Ricciardi, PhD, NP, FAANP
Members at Large	Ruth Kleinpell, RN, FAAN, FAANP Susan D. Ruppert, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, NP-C, FCCM, FAANP

Selection Committee

Jean Aertker, DNP, FNP-BC, ARNP, COHN-S, FAANP
Kathryn L. Fiandt, PhD, FAANP
Joyce Knestrick, PhD, CRNP, FAANP
Anne Moore, MSN, RNC (APN), FAANP
Reyn Mosier, COL. US Army, MSN, MBA, FNP-C, FAANP
Charon Pierson, PhD, GNP, FAANP
Cathy St. Pierre, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP

Nominations Committee

Rod Hicks, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN, FAANP
Dixie Harms, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C, BC-ADM, FAANP
Patricia F. Pearce, MPH, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP