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AANP Board of Directors

Meet Your Elected Leadership

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is governed by a board of directors comprised of volunteer nurse practitioner (NP) members — four officers and 11 region directors elected by AANP members. Elections are held annually and elected board members may not serve more than three consecutive terms in the same position. AANP’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) also serves as a non-voting member of the board.

Meet your AANP Board of Directors.

Officers

In addition to 11 region directors elected by AANP members, the board of directors also includes four elected officers.

Valerie J. Fuller, PhD, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAAN, FNAP, FAANP

President
Valerie J. Fuller, PhD, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAAN, FNAP, FAANP
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Colleen Leners

President-Elect
Colleen Leners, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAADN, FNAP, FAAN
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Karen Ketner

Treasurer
Karen Ketner, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP
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Recording Secretary
Doreen Cassarino, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP, FNAP
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Region Directors

AANP members in each of the association's 11 regions elect a region director who serves on the board of directors.

Donna Montesi

Region 1: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI and VT
Donna Montesi, DNP, MBA, ANP-BC, FAANP
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Colleen Walsh-Irwin

Region 2: NJ, NY and Puerto Rico
Colleen Walsh-Irwin, DNP, ANP-BC, AACC, EBP-C, FAAN, FAANP
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Donald Bucher, DNP, ACNP-BC, AGNP-C, FAANP

Region 3: D.C., DE, MD, PA, VA and WV
Donald Bucher, DNP, ACNP-BC, AGNP-C, FAANP
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Carolina Dimsdale, DNP, MSN, ACNP-BC, AACC, CHSE, FAANP

Region 4: KY, NC, SC and TN
Carolina Dimsdale, DNP, MSN, ACNP-BC, AACC, CHSE, FAANP
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Debbi Lindgren-Clendenen

Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH and WI
Debbi Lindgren-Clendenen, RN, MN, GNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP
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Robert Metzger, DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC

Region 6: AR, LA, OK and TX
Robert Metzger, DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC
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Miranda Kliment, DNP, APRN, FNP

Region 7: IA, KS, MO and NE
Miranda Kliment, DNP, APRN, FNP
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Jason Gleason

Region 8: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT and WY
Jason Gleason, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP
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Bessie L. Burk, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, FAANP

Region 9: AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV and U.S. Pacific Territory
Bessie L. Burk, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, FAANP
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Michelle Anderson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP

Region 10: AK, ID, OR and WA
Michelle Anderson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
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Michelle A. Nelson, PhD, MS, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP, FADLN

Region 11: AL, FL, GA, MS and U.S. Virgin Islands
Michelle A. Nelson, PhD, MS, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP, FADLN
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Chief Executive Officer

AANP's CEO serves as a non-voting member of the board of directors.

Jon D. Fanning, MS, CAE, CNED

CEO
Jon D. Fanning, MS, CAE, CNED
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