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AANP Regional Directors and State Representatives

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

Regional Director

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

State Representative: Donna Montesi, DNP, APRN, WCC, FAANP
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Maine

State Representative: Nancy Browne, MS, PPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
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Massachusetts

State Representative: Leah McKinnon-Howe, DNP, ANP-BC
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New Hampshire

State Representative: Sean Lyon, MSN, APRN, FNP
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Rhode Island

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

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

Regional Director

Stephen A. Ferrara, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP
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New Jersey

State Representative: Joan Zaccardi, DNP, APN, FAANP
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New York

State Representative (North): Laura Markwick, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP

State Representative (South): Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PPCNP, CPNP, FAANP
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Puerto Rico

State Representative: Carmen Lopez Rodriguez, DNP, ANP BC, FNP, FAANP
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Region 3: D.C., DE, MD, PA, VA and WV

Regional Director

Richard Ricciardi, CRNP, PhD, FAANP, FAAN
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Delaware

State Representative: Sharon Baptiste-Brown, MSN, APRN-BC, GNP
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District of Columbia

State Representative: Capt. Joel Dulaigh, MSN, ACNP-BC, FAANP
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Maryland

State Representative: S. Dale Jafari, DNP, FNP-BC
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Pennsylvania

State Representative: Eugene Lucas, DNP, CRNP, PMHNP-C, FNP-C
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Virginia

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

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

Regional Director

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

State Representative: Elizabeth Partin, DNP, APRN, FAANP
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North Carolina

State Representative: Maria Colandrea, DNP, NP-C, CCRN, CORLN, FAANP
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South Carolina

State Representative: Kahlil Demonbreun, DNP, RNC-OB, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC, FAANP
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Tennessee

State Representative: Irene W. Bean, DNP, APRN, PMHNP, FAANP
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Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH and WI

Regional Director

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

State Representative: Laura Tucco, PhD, FNP-BC, CNS-BC
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Indiana

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

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

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

State Representative: Mary Jane Maloney, DNP, APRN-CNP, FAANP
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Wisconsin

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

Regional Director

Captain James LaVelle Dickens, DNP, FAAN, FAANP
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Arkansas

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

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

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

State Representative (North): Shelagh Larson, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, NCMP

State Representative (South): Anna Jessup, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
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Region 7: IA, KS, MO and NE

Regional Director

Shanna D. Chapman, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
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Iowa

State Representative: Claudia Beckwith, MSN, FNP-BC, FAANP
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Kansas

State Representative: Tracy Clark, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, ACHPN
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Missouri

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

State Representative: Miranda Kliment, DNP, APRN, FNP
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Region 8: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT and WY

Regional Director

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

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

State Representative: Jennifer Sofie, DNP, ANP, FNP
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North Dakota

State Representative: Adam Hohman, DNP
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South Dakota

State Representative: Vicky Buhr, RN, MSN, FNP
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Utah

State Representative: Julie Balk, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE
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Wyoming

State Representative: Kristina Davis, DNP, FNP-C, ENP-C, AGACNP-BC
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Region 9: AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV and Pacific U.S. Territories

Regional Director

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

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

State Representative (North): Surani Hayre-Kwan, MBA, DNP, FNP-BC, FACHE, FAANP

State Representative (South): Beth Haney, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP

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Hawaii

State Representative: Laura Reichhardt, MS, APRN, AGNP-C
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Nevada

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

State Representative: Joyce Powers, RN, MSN, FNP, FAANP
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Pacific U.S. Territories

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

Regional Director

Sarah Sparks, DNP, APRN, NP-C
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Alaska

State Representative: Shannon Hilton, APRN
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Idaho

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

State Representative: Laurel Hallock Koppelman, DNP, FNP-C, APRN
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Washington

State Representative: Louise Kaplan, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
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Region 11: AL, FL, GA, MS and U.S. Virgin Islands

Regional Director

Doreen Cassarino, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP
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Alabama

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

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

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

State Representative: Janet Ross, MSN, APRN-BC, FNP-C, COHN-S/CM
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Mississippi

State Representative: Johnnie Wijewardane, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP
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U.S. Virgin Islands

Representative: Naita Salmon, MSN, ANP
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