AANP Region Directors and State Liaisons
Your Local AANP Officials
Are you looking for ways to connect with NPs in your state or region? Are you curious about AANP's ongoing efforts in your state? Are you interested in running for an AANP elected position?
Search for your region and state below to find out more about the health care leaders setting the stage for the future of AANP.
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Region 1: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI and VT
Region Director
Donna Montesi, DNP, MBA, ANP-BC, FAANP
Full BioConnecticut
State Liaison: Christina Mukon, DNP, FNP, NP-C
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State Liaison: Jacqueline Carter, RN, MSN, FNP-C
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State Liaison: Maria Grotz, NP
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State Liaison: Jillian Belmont, DNP, APRN
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State Liaison: Olajumoke Adetunji, APRN, DNP
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State Liaison: Maureen Boardman, MSN, FNP-BC-FAANP
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Region 2: NJ, NY and Puerto Rico
Region Director
Colleen Walsh-Irwin, DNP, ANP-BC, AACC, EBP-C, FAANP
Full BioNew Jersey
State Liaison: Varsha Singh, DNP, APN, NEa-BC, FAHA, FAANP
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State Liaison: Candice Job, FNP-BC
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State Liaison: Mildred Negron, DNP, FNP-BC, CCRN
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Region 3: D.C., DE, MD, PA, VA and WV
Region Director
Colleen Leners, DNP, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP
Full BioDelaware
State Liaison: Janice James-Webb, MS, APRN, AGNP-C
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State Liaison: Mary Fisher, DSN,APRN, JD
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State Liaison: Kristen Rawlett, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, CNE
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State Liaison: Eugene Lucas, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
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State Liaison: Rebekah Compton, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
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State Liaison: Rhonda Parker, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
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Region 4: KY, NC, SC and TN
Region Director
Irene Bean, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FNAP
Full BioKentucky
State Liaison: Joy Coles, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MBA, CCRN
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State Liaison: Carolina Tennyson, DNP, ACNP-BC, AACC, CHSE
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State Liaison: Melissa Felder, DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-C
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State Liaison: Carla Kirkland, MSN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, ENP-BC
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Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH and WI
Region Director
Debbi Lindgren-Clendenen, RN, MN, GNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP
Full BioIllinois
State Liaison: Julie Creaden, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
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State Liaison: Kimberly Broughton-Miller, DNP, APRN, FNP-C. ENP-C, FAANP
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State Liaison: Jerilynn Spring, DNP, FNP-BC
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State Liaison: Ellie Strock, ANP-BC, APRN, CDCES, FAANP
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State Liaison: Evelyn Duffy, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP
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State Liaison: Traci Snedden, PhD, RN, CPNP, CNE, FNAP
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Region 6: AR, LA, OK and TX
Region Director
Robert Metzger, DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC
Full BioArkansas
State Liaison: Julia Ponder, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-C, CEN
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State Liaison: Lisa Bayhi, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC, FAANP
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State Liaison: Antonia (Toni) Pratt-Reid, MSN, APRN, FNP, C-NP, CCRN
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State Liaison (North): Vicki Brooks, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
State Liaison (South): Tracy Wilson, DNP, MSN.Ed., RN, FNP-C
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Region 7: IA, KS, MO and NE
Region Director
Miranda Kliment, DNP, APRN, FNP
Full BioIowa
State Liaison: Andrea Achenbach, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C
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State Liaison: Ashley Beying, APRN, FNP-BC
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State Liaison: Cynthia Hollis-Keene, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
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State Liaison: LaDonna Hart, DNP, APRN-FNP
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Region 8: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT and WY
Region Director
Jason Gleason, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP
Full BioColorado
State Liaison: Constance McMenamin, MSN, APN-C, RN
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State Liaison: David Vaughan, APRN, DNP, FNP-C
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State Liaison: Jenn Vandal, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
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State Liaison: Brandi Pravecek, DNP, CNP, FNP-BC
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State Liaison: Diane Chapman, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
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State Liaison: Kristen Kohlbrand, DNP, FNP-C, ENP-C
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Region 9: AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV and U.S. Pacific Territory
Region Director
Theresa Brown, DNP, ACNP-BC, AACC, FAANP
Full BioArizona
State Liaison: Sun Jones, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
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State Liaison: Carol Lynn Cunningham, DNP, RN, FNP-C
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State Liaison: Miki Miura, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
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State Liaison: Terry Bartmus, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, ENP-C
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State Liaison: Gloria Doherty, ACNP-BC, AHS
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State Liaison: Aurelia Long, MSN, FNP, WHNP, CNLCP, LC-C
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Region 10: AK, ID, OR and WA
Region Director
Laurel Hallock Koppelman, DNP, FNP-C, APRN, FAANP
Full BioAlaska
State Liaison: Lisa Jackson, DNP, APRN, FNP, NP-C
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State Liaison: Michelle Anderson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
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State Liaison: James Sims, DNP, ARNP, ANP-BC
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State Liaison: Amy J. Howells, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC/AC
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Region 11: AL, FL, GA, MS and U.S. Virgin Islands
Region Director
Doreen Cassarino, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP, FNAP
Full BioAlabama
State Liaison: Brittany Sanders, DNP, ANP-C, GNP-C
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State Liaison (North): Sunitha Menon, MSN, FNP -BC
State Liaison (South): Amanda Chaney, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, AF-AASLD
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State Liaison: Michelle Nelson, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
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State Liaison: Shonda Phelon, DNP, FNP-BC, APMHNP-BC, GNP-BC
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State Liaison: Robin Y. Hughes, MPH, MSN, AGPCNP
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