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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.

Stephen A. Ferrara, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

President
Stephen A. Ferrara, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
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Valerie J. Fuller, PhD, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP

President-Elect
Valerie J. Fuller, PhD, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP
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Karen Ketner

Treasurer
Karen Ketner, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP
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Angela Thompson

Recording Secretary
Angela Thompson, DNP, FNP-C, BC-ADM, CDCES, FAANP
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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, FAANP
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Colleen Walsh-Irwin

Region 3: D.C., DE, MD, PA, VA and WV
Colleen Leners, DNP, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP
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Irene Bean

Region 4: KY, NC, SC and TN
Irene Bean, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FNAP
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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

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

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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Theresa Brown

Region 9: AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV and U.S. Pacific Territory
Theresa Brown, DNP, ACNP-BC, AACC, FAANP
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Laurel Hallock Koppelman

Region 10: AK, ID, OR and WA
Laurel Hallock Koppelman, DNP, FNP-C, APRN, FAANP
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Doreen Cassarino

Region 11: AL, FL, GA, MS and U.S. Virgin Islands
Doreen Cassarino, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP, FNAP
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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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