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Officers
Section Chair: Rebecca Shasanmi Ellis
Immediate Past Chair: Julie Kruse
Chair-Elect: Vacant
Secretary: Lindsay Novacek
Secretary Elect: Vacant
Treasurer: Rita Munley Gallagher
Treasurer Elect: Sharon Starr
Section Councilors: Ifeyinwa Asiodu, Stephanie Fisher, Jaime Watts Isley, Kia Skrine Jeffers, Claire Valderama-Wallace, & Kashica J. Webber-Ritchey
Student Liaison: Octavia Vogel
Action Board: TBD
Governing Councilors: Rita Munley Gallagher, Kathy F Shaw, & Shannon Simonovich
Committees
Archives: Mary Canales (Chair)
Awards: Ruth Grubesic (Chair)
Membership Engagement & Communications, Social Media & LEAD Moderator, & Webmaster: Corinna Dan (Chair)
Diversity & Social Justice: Claire Valderama-Wallace (Chair)
- Anti-Racism Pre-Conference Session Sub-Committee: TBD
Education Subcommittees (2):
- Continuing Education Planning & Implementation Subcommittee: Alasia Ledford (Chair)
- Continuing Education Accreditation Subcommittee: Mary McKenzie (Chair)
Global Health: Ivette Ceballos (Chair)
Local Arrangements Washington DC, 2025: Rita Munley Gallagher (Chair)
Nominating Committee: Debra Anderson (Chair)
Policy & Resolutions: Roberta Lavin (Chair)
Program: Karen Butler (Chair)
Research: Stephen Padgett (Chair)
PHN Section Reps to APHA
Executive Board: Shirley Orr
AJPH Editoral Board: Shawn Kneipp
PHN Section Reps to Other Organizations
- Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations: Rebecca Shasanmi Ellis, Julie Kruse
External Representation
- ANHE: Tom Engle
- Council on Linkages: Lori Edwards
- Nursing Community Coalition (NCC): Corinna Dan (Primary Liaison), Tom Engle (Co-Primary Liaison), Rebecca Shasanmi Ellis (Alternate Liaison), & Julie Kruse (Alternate Liaison)