
Executive Board and Staff
APHA's Executive Board is a 24-member body that serves on behalf of the Governing Council. The Board meets regularly throughout the year to discuss Association business. In the area of policy, the board carries out established Association policies and adopts interim public policy between Governing Council meetings. In management, the Board elects the executive director and establishes annual budgets, among other duties. The Board also reviews and coordinates the recommendation of Association boards and committees and defines and approves of policies and procedures relating to Affiliates and Sections. The Board works on membership issues such as overseeing election procedures and establishing dues (subject to Governing Council approval). And the Board approves appointments to most Association boards and committees.
APHA's staff work at Association headquarters in Washington, D.C. Staff members support Association members and APHA's mission to improve the health of the public and achieve equity in health status.
Meet the APHA Executive Board
APHA's Executive Board is a 24-member body that serves on behalf of the Governing Council. The Board meets regularly throughout the year to discuss Association business.


Moose Alperin, EdD, MPH, MCHES
Term: October 2021-October 2025

Georges C. Benjamin, MD
Dr. Benjamin has been APHA's executive director since 2002.

Rebecca Boulos, PhD, MPH
Term: October 2024-November 2024

Jessica Boyer, MPH, MSW
Term: November 2023-November 2027

Monique J. Brown, PhD, MPH
Term: November 2023-November 2027

Bryan O. Buckley, DrPH, MPH, MBA, ACC
Term: October 2021-October 2025

Karl Cooper, JD
Term: October 2024 - November 2025

Ella Greene-Moton
Term: November 2022-November 2025

M. Aaron Guest, PhD, MPH, MSW
Term: November 2023-November 2026

Benjamin H. Hernandez, MBA
Term: November 2022-November 2025

Claude A. Jacob, DrPH, MPH
Term: November 2022-November 2026

Amy Lee, MD, MPH, MBA, CPH
Term: October 2021-October 2025

Toby Levin, PhD, MPH, CPH, CHES
Term: October 2024 - November 2025
Nandi Marshall, DrPH, MPH, CHES, CLC, CDE
Term: October 2024-November 2027

Rebecca Nevedale
Term: October 2024-November 2025

Shirley A. Orr, MHS, APRNA
Term: November 2023-November 2027

Donna-Marie Palakiko, PhD, MS, APRN
Term: November 2024 - November 2028

Virginia Reising, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC, PEL-CSN
Term: October 2024-November 2025

Gopal Sankaran, MD, DrPH, MNAMS, CHES
Term: November 2022-November 2026

Jimmie Smith, MD, MPH
Term: November 2024-October 2028

Veena Thamilselvan, MSPH
Term: 2024-2025

Melissa Toledo-Ontiveros, MA, MCJ, MPA
Term: November 2024-November 2028

Deanna J. Wathington, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Term: November 2023-October 2026