American Association of Nurse Practitioners® Announces 2020–2021 Board of Directors
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:
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Officers
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
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Regional Directors
Deborah Wachtel, DNP, MPH, APRN, FAANP
Region 1 – CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VTStephen Ferrara, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP
Region 2 – NJ, NY, Puerto RicoLori Martin-Plank, PhD, FNP-C, GNP-BC, PMHNP, FNAP, FAANP
Region 3 – DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WVFrank Manole, DNP, MSN, MBA, ACNP-BC, FAANP
Region 4 – KY, NC, SC, TNAngela Thompson, DNP, FNP-C, BC-ADM, CDCES, FAANP
Region 5 – IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WIJames Dickens, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
Region 6 – AR, LA, OK, TXKathleen 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, WYKaren Ketner, DNP, FNP, FAANP
Region 9 – AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV, Pacific U. S. TerritoriesSarah Sparks, DNP, APRN, NP-C
Region 10 – AK, ID, OR, WADoreen 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.