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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.

Region 1: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI and VT

Region Director

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

State Liaison: Donna Montesi, DNP, APRN-BC, WCC, FAANP
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Maine

State Liaison: Sandra Hayes, NP
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Massachusetts

State Liaison: Maria Grotz, NP
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New Hampshire

State Liaison: Jillian Belmont, DNP, APRN
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Rhode Island

State Liaison: Denise Coppa, PhD, APRN-CNP, FNP-C, PNPPC-BC, FAANP
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Vermont

State Liaison: Michelle Wade, MSN/Ed, APRN, NP-C, ACNPC-AG
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Region 2: NJ, NY and Puerto Rico

Region Director

Amita Avadhani, Ph.D., DNP, NEA-BC, CNE, DCC, ACNP-BC, NP-C, CCRN, FAANP, FCCM
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New Jersey

State Liaison: Varsha Singh, DNP, APN, NEa-BC, FAHA, FAANP
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New York

State Liaison (North): Candice Job, FNP-BC

State Liaison (South): Colleen Walsh-Irwin, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, AACC, EBP-C, FAANP
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Puerto Rico

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
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Delaware

State Liaison: Suzette Flores, DNP, BSW, APRN, ANP-C
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District of Columbia

State Liaison: Linda Duquette-Petersen, FNP, MS
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Maryland

State Liaison: Sanna Ali, CRNP
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Pennsylvania

State Liaison: Jo Ann Serota, DNP, CPNP, FAANP, IBCLC
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Virginia

State Liaison: Deborah Gray, DNP, ANP-BC, FNP-C, FAANP
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West Virginia

State Liaison: Jodi Hayes Biller, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
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Region 4: KY, NC, SC and TN

Region Director

Frank Manole, DNP, MSN, MBA, ACNP-BC, FAANP
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Kentucky

State Liaison: Joy Coles, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MBA, CCRN
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North Carolina

State Liaison: Carolina Tennyson, DNP, ACNP-BC, AACC, CHSE
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South Carolina

State Liaison: Dianna Inman, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS
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Tennessee

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

Angela Thompson, DNP, FNP-C, BC-ADM, CDCES, FAANP
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Illinois

State Liaison: Isis Reyes, MSN, AG-ACNP-BC
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Indiana

State Liaison: Kristy Umana, MSN, FNP-C
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Michigan

State Liaison: Ericka Brunson-Gillespie, DNP, RN, AGACNP-BC
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Minnesota

State Liaison: Debbi Lindgren-Clendenen, RN, MN, GNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC
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Ohio

State Liaison: Evelyn Duffy, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP
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Wisconsin

State Liaison: Tina Bettin, DNP, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, APNP, FAANP
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Region 6: AR, LA, OK and TX

Region Director

Jessica Peck, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN
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Arkansas

State Liaison: Julia Ponder, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-C, CEN
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Louisiana

State Liaison: Lisa Bayhi, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC, FAANP
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Oklahoma

State Liaison: Antonia (Toni) Pratt-Reid, MSN, APRN, FNP, C-NP, CCRN
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Texas

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
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Iowa

State Liaison: Andrea Achenbach, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C
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Kansas

State Liaison: Ashley Beying, APRN
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Missouri

State Liaison: Margaret Benz, MSN (R), APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP
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Nebraska

State Liaison: LaDonna Hart, DNP, APRN-NP, NP-C
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Region 8: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT and WY

Region Director

Maria Kidner, APRN, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP
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Colorado

State Liaison: Constance McMenamin, MSN, APN-C, RN
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Montana

State Liaison: David Vaughan, APRN, DNP, FNP-C
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North Dakota

State Liaison: Adam Hohman, DNP
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South Dakota

State Liaison: Brandi Pravecek, DNP, CNP, FNP-BC
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Utah

State Liaison: Diane Chapman, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
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Wyoming

State Liaison: Kristen Kohlbrand, DNP, FNP-C, ENP-C
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Region 9: AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV and Pacific U.S. Territories

Region Director

Theresa Brown, DNP, ACNP-BC, AACC, FAANP
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Arizona

State Liaison: Bessie Lynn Burk, DNP, FNP-BC
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California

State Liaison (North): Sheri Rickman-Patrick, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

State Liaison (South): Beth Haney, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, FAAN
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Hawaii

State Liaison: Bradley Kuo, DNP, MEd, FNP, PMHNP, CARN-AP
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Nevada

State Liaison: Josh Hamilton, DNP, RN-BC, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CNE, FAANP
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New Mexico

State Liaison: Gloria Doherty, ACNP-BC, AHS
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Pacific U.S. Territories

State Liaison: Teofila Cruz, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
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Region 10: AK, ID, OR and WA

Region Director

Sarah Sparks, DNP, APRN, NP-C
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Alaska

State Liaison: Lisa Jackson, DNP, APRN, FNP, NP-C
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Idaho

State Liaison: Michelle Anderson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
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Oregon

State Liaison: James Sims, DNP, ARNP, ANP-BC
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Washington

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
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Alabama

State Liaison: Robin Lawson, DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP
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Florida

State Liaison (North): Kathleen Wilson, PhD, APRN, CPNP, FNP-BC, BCADM, FAANP

State Liaison (South): Arlene Wright, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP
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Georgia

State Liaison: Michelle Nelson, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
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Mississippi

State Liaison: Shonda Phelon, DNP, FNP-BC, APMHNP-BC, GNP-BC
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U.S. Virgin Islands

State Liaison: Janette Bowers, DNP, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
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