2018 AANP Election Results
AANP is pleased to announce the official results of the 2018 election. The ballots have been qualified by Survey & Ballot Systems in accordance with the election policies and procedures as approved by AANP. Terms of office begin at the close of the AANP 2018 National Conference in Denver, July 1, 2018. Congratulations to all.
Board of Directors
| President-Elect | Sophia Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP | Metairie, LA |
| Recording Secretary | Cindy Edwards-Tuttle, MA, FNP-BC | Sylvania, OH |
Regional Directors
| Region 2 Director | Stephen Ferrara, DNP, FNP, FAANP | White Plains, NY |
| Region 4 Director | April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP | Nolensville, TN |
| Region 6 Director | James Dickens, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP | Denton, TX |
| Region 8 Director | Deanna Babb, DNP, FNP BC, FAANP | Great Falls, MT |
| Region 10 Director | Tracy Klein, PhD, ARNP, FAAN, FAANP | Portland, OR |
State Representatives
| Alabama | Kathleen Rhodes, DNP, FNP-C | Harvest, AL |
| Arizona | Bessie Burk, DNP, FNP | Arizona City, AZ |
| California (North) | Sheri Rickman Patrick, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC | Elk Grove, CA |
| California (South) | Theresa Brown, MSN, ACNP-BC, AACC | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| Connecticut | Lynn Rapsilber, DNP, ANP-BC, APRN, FAANP | Torrington, CT |
| Delaware | Sharon Baptiste-Brown, MSN, APRN-BC, GNP | Newark, DE |
| Florida (North) | Stacia Hays, DNP, CPNP-PC, CNE | Gainesville, FL |
| Florida (South) | Arlene Wright, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC | Fort Myers, FL |
| Georgia | Janet Ross, MSN, APRN-BC, FNP-C, COHN-S/CM | Buchanan, GA |
| Hawaii | Lenora Lorenzo, DNP, APRN, FNP, GNP, ADM, CDE, FAANP | Haleiwa, HI |
| Illinois | Julie Adkins, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP | West Frankfort, IL |
| Indiana | Angela Thompson, DNP, FNP-C, BC-ADM, CDE, FAANP | Plainfield, IN |
| Iowa | Anne Gentil-Archer, ARNP, DNP, AGNP-C, PMHNP-BC | Iowa City, IA |
| Kansas | Karen Roberts, DNP, FNP, APRN-C | Lawrence, KS |
| Maine | Valerie Fuller, PhD, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP | Falmouth, ME |
| Maryland | Veronica Gutchell, DNP, CRNP | Columbia, MD |
| Massachusetts | Leah McKinnon-Howe, DNP, ANP-BC | Norwood, MA |
| Michigan | Ericka Brunson-Gillespie, DNP, RN, AGACNP-BC | Canton, MI |
| Minnesota | Debbi Lindgren-Clendenen, AGPCNP-BC, GNP-BC | Minneapolis, MN |
| Mississippi | Linda Watkins, DNP, APRN, FNP-C | Madison, MS |
| Nebraska | Miranda Kliment, DNP, APRN | Valparaiso, NE |
| Nevada | Sheryl Giordano, APRN-C | Henderson, NV |
| New Hampshire | Gene Harkless, DNSc, APRN, FNP-BC, CNL, FAANP | Alton, NH |
| New Mexico | Melissa Rietz, BA, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, RYT-200 | Farmington, NM |
| Ohio | Christine Williams, APRN-CNP, FAANP | Shaker Heights, OH |
| Pacific U. S. Territories | Teo Cruz, RN, MSN, FNP-C | Barrigada, GU |
| Pennsylvania | Donald Bucher, DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCP | Harrisburg, PA |
| Rhode Island | Marianne Hurley, MS, FNP-C, GNP-C, CDOE, FAANP | Wakefield, RI |
| U. S. Virgin Islands | Naita Salmon, ANP | Christiansted, VI |
| Vermont | Michelle Wade, MSN/Ed, APRN | Rutland, VT |
| Virginia | Mary Duggan, MS, CCRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP | Oakton, VA |
| West Virginia | Toni DiChiacchio, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP | Morgantown, WV |
| Wisconsin | Tina Bettin, DNP, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, APNP | Marion, WI |
Nomination Council
| Nomination Council | George Peraza-Smith, DNP, APRN, GNP-BC, AGPCNP-C | Tampa, FL |
| Honey Jones, DNP, ACNP-BC | Mebane, NC | |
| Kathleen Woodruff, RN, DNP, ANP-BC | White Hall, MD |
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