An AANP Member Guide to the Upcoming Elections
With nominations now open for the 2025 AANP Election, find out how you can get involved in your national nurse practitioner organization.
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is a member-driven organization and relies on its members to step into leadership roles to best advocate for nurse practitioners (NPs) delivering patient-centered care. To that end, AANP hosts annual elections — inviting members to run for AANP leadership and to vote. To quote AANP president Stephen A. Ferrara, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN: “Voting is a chance to directly impact the future of AANP, so I encourage every eligible member to cast a ballot. Your voice matters and together we can shape the direction of our association!”
The 2025 ballot features the following positions: treasurer; six region director openings; 21 state liaison (SL) openings; and four openings on the nomination council. Nominations for these positions opened on Sept. 16, 2024, and will close on Oct. 31, 2024. Learn more below about open positions, important deadlines and more.
Treasurer
Of the open positions in this election, Treasurer is the only elected office that is also a Board Officer position. AANP’s Treasurer has a term of office for two years, and an estimated time commitment of 25-30 hours per month. The Treasurer works with the CEO to oversee the financial health of AANP and requires that the elected officer: review and submit the annual budget to the board of directors (BOD); participate in the implementation of the annual budget; review the expenditures and financial status of AANP on a quarterly basis; present the finance report at the AANP Annual Membership Meeting; and more. You may learn more about the position on AANP’s website.
Region Directors
The open positions for Region Directors include:
- Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont).
- Region 3 (Washington, D.C., Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia).
- Region 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin).
- Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska).
- Region 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada and Pacific U.S. territories).
- Region 11 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and the U.S. Virgin Islands).
Region Directors have a term of office for two years, and an estimated time commitment of 15-20 hours per month. The requirements of the office include communicating and working with state liaisons (SLs) to facilitate the needs of members; representing regional membership on the BOD; collaborating with staff to plan and coordinate annual regional invitational leaders’ meetings in their regions; and much more. Learn more about the Region Director position here.
State Liaisons
AANP members elected to an SL position work as a contact person between the Region Director, BOD and executive staff. SLs have a term of two years, and the position has an estimated time commitment of 5-10 hours per month. The 2025 AANP Elections will have 25 open positions for SLs from states in regions 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. More information about each region may be found here, and a more detailed description of what SLs accomplish for AANP members are here.
Nomination Council
Members of the Nomination Council develop a slate of qualified candidates for elected positions within AANP and are accountable to both the BOD and members of AANP. Individuals elected to the Nomination Council serve for three years, and the position requires 10-15 hours per month.
The Nomination Council members participate in developing information regarding the nomination process and disseminating that information to AANP members; recruit qualified candidates for positions not filled through the nomination process; submit a slate of fully vetted candidates to the BOD for their approval; and other responsibilities which may be found here.
Dates to Remember
If you’re interested in running for an open position this election, learn more about the process at on AANP's website, and please make sure to self-nominate before Oct. 31. After nominations close, the slate of candidates, bios and campaign messages will be posted on Feb. 3, 2025. Voting is held from March 3-31, 2025, and election results will be posted on April 3, 2025. Elected officers will begin their term of office on June 21, 2025, following the closing general session at the 2025 AANP National Conference.