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: Alanna Kavanaugh, EdD, FNP-BC, CNE, CHSE, FCCP, FNYAM, FFNMRCSI
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State Liaison: Jacqueline Carter, RN, MSN, FNP-C
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State Liaison: Stephen Wood, ACNP-BC
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State Liaison: Siobhan Benham, MS, APRN, FNP-C
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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, FAAN, FAANP
Full BioNew Jersey
State Liaison: Varsha Singh, DNP, APN, NEa-BC, FAHA, FAANP
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State Liaison: Jose M. Maria, FNP, RN
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State Liaison: Carmen T. Lopez Rodriguez, DNP, ANP-BC, FAANP
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Region 3: D.C., DE, MD, PA, VA and WV
Region Director
Donald Bucher, DNP, ACNP-BC, AGNP-C, FAANP
Full BioDelaware
State Liaison: Janice James-Webb, DNP, MAS, APRN, AGPCNP-C
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State Liaison: Mary Fisher, DSN,APRN, JD
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State Liaison: Jessica Peters, DNP, MS, RN, ACNP-BC
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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
Carolina Dimsdale, DNP, MSN, ACNP-BC, AACC, CHSE, FAANP
Full BioKentucky
State Liaison: Wynetta J. Fletcher, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
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State Liaison: Sandra N. Pratt, DNP, FNP-BC, ACHPN
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State Liaison: Melissa Felder, DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-C
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State Liaison: Diane B. Rybacki, MSN, ACNP-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: Carolyn Dickens, PhD, MBA, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP
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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: Marie Grosh, DNP, APRN-CNP, LNHA
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State Liaison: Richard McLaughlin, DNP, ACNP-BC, FAANP
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Region 6: AR, LA, OK and TX
Region Director
Robert Metzger, DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC
Full BioArkansas
State Liaison: Nycole D. Oliver, DNP, MBA, APRN, RN, FNP-C, ACNPC-AG, CEN, FAEN
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State Liaison: Jean Genzale, DNP, ANP-C, CVNP-BC
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State Liaison: Barbara Carey, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC
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State Liaison: Vicki Brooks, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
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Region 7: IA, KS, MO and NE
Region Director
Miranda Kliment, DNP, APRN, FNP
Full BioIowa
State Liaison: Nicole Sporrer, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C
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State Liaison: Laurel Short, DNP, FNP-C, AQH
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State Liaison: Renee Endicott, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
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State Liaison: Lindee Abe, DNP, APRN, FNP-C-ENP-C, CCM, CNE
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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: Annmarie E. Kropp, DNP, RN, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
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State Liaison: Benjamin J. Miller, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, ACNPC, ENP-C, FAANP
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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
Bessie L. Burk, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, 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: Cindy Callisto, DNP, MSN, FNP-C
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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
Michelle Anderson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
Full BioAlaska
State Liaison: Lisa Jackson, DNP, APRN, FNP, NP-C
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State Liaison: Cathy R. Arvidson, PhD, FNP-BC, APRN, FAANP
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State Liaison: Katherine Hammond, DNP, FNP-C, APRN, CEN
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State Liaison: Madeline D. Wiley, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, FAANP
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Region 11: AL, FL, GA, MS and U.S. Virgin Islands
Region Director
Michelle Nelson, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Full BioAlabama
State Liaison: Lindsay Kemp, DNP, FNP-C
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State Liaison: Ivonne Johnson, DNP, MBA, APRN, ANP-C, PNP-C
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State Liaison: Pamela Ograbisz, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
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State Liaison: Rebecca Graves, PhD, NP-C, FAANP
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State Liaison: Robin Y. Hughes, MPH, MSN, AGPCNP
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