AUSTIN, TEXAS — The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is pleased to announce the 2020–2021 AANP Board of Directors (BOD), effective June 28. The BOD will guide the association and empower its members through practice, education, advocacy, research and leadership. BOD members' combined experience and knowledge will benefit AANP in continuing to advance nurse practitioners (NPs) as leaders in health care. The 2020–2021 AANP BOD members are:
Sophia L. Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP – President
April Kapu, DNP, ACNP-BC, FAANP – President-elect
Kathy Wheeler, PhD, FNP, FAANP – Treasurer
Gretchen Schumacher, PhD, GNP-C, FNP, NP-C, FAANP – Recording Secretary
Deborah Wachtel, DNP, MPH, APRN, FAANP
Region 1 – CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
Stephen Ferrara, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP
Region 2 – NJ, NY, Puerto Rico
Lori Martin-Plank, PhD, FNP-C, GNP-BC, PMHNP, FNAP, FAANP
Region 3 – DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV
Frank Manole, DNP, MSN, MBA, ACNP-BC, FAANP
Region 4 – KY, NC, SC, TN
Angela Thompson, DNP, FNP-C, BC-ADM, CDCES, FAANP
Region 5 – IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
James Dickens, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
Region 6 – AR, LA, OK, TX
Kathleen Haycraft, DNP, FNP/PNP-BC, DCNP, FAANP
Region 7 – IA, KS, MO, NE
Maria Kidner, APRN, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP
Region 8 – CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
Karen Ketner, DNP, FNP, FAANP
Region 9 – AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV, Pacific U. S. Territories
Sarah Sparks, DNP, APRN, NP-C
Region 10 – AK, ID, OR, WA
Doreen Cassarino, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP
Region 11 – AL, FL, GA, MS, U. S. Virgin Islands
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The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is the largest professional membership organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties. It represents the interests of the more than 290,000 licensed NPs in the U.S. AANP provides legislative leadership at the local, state and national levels, advancing health policy; promoting excellence in practice, education and research; and establishing standards that best serve NPs’ patients and other health care consumers. As The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner®, AANP represents the interests of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, patient-centered health care. For more information about AANP, visit aanp.org.