The Nominations Committee is responsible for the recruitment and selection of candidates for Association-wide office, including Executive Board, Speaker of the Governing Council, Treasurer and President-Elect, as well as Honorary Vice-Presidents for the United States, Latin American and the Caribbean, and Canada. All candidates for Association-wide office are selected from among the membership of the Association, except for the candidates for the offices of honorary vice president which may include persons who are not members of the Association.
The Nominations Committee is composed of the president and the executive director as non-voting members and nine voting members of the Governing Council.
For more information on the Nominations Committee, contact Committee Chair, Dr. Quinyatta Mumford, or APHA Governance Liaison Courtney Taylor.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Chair: Quinyatta Mumford, DrPH, MPH, CHES, —Arkansas Public Health Association (Term Expires 2025)
Laurie Elams-Evans, PhD, MPH- EPI (Term Expires 2027)
Shenita Freeman, DSc, MSHIA, MPH — APH (Term Expires 2026)
Angelica Hardee, PhD —CHPPD (Term Expires 2025)
Sarah Maness, PhD, MPH —PHEHP (Term Expires 2026)
Quinyatta Mumford, MPH, CHES —Arkansas Public Health Association (Term Expires 2025)
Iyabo Obasanjo, DVM, PhD —MCH (Term Expires 2026)
Alex Sheehan, MPA, MPP, MS, MBA, MSPS- Mental Health (Term Expires 2027)
Maija Wiliams, MPH —HA (Term Expires 2025)
Sandy Worrell, MA- HIIT (Term Expires 2027)
Deanna Wathington, MD, MPH, FAAFP — Ex-Officio (President)
Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP — Ex-Officio (Executive Director)
Courtney Taylor, MSc — Staff Liaison
OPEN ASSOCIATION OFFICER POSITIONS FOR 2025
Job Description: APHA President-Elect (PDF)
Job Description: APHA Treasurer (PDF)
Job Description: APHA Executive Board Member (PDF)
Completed online nominations forms are due by 11:59PM ET on April 18, 2025. Nominations will need to following information about the nominee in order to complete this form:
- Governance, fundraising and public health experience
- Leadership roles within APHA or related organizations
- Evidence of impact within the nominee's field of expertise
- Letters of recommendation, CV and bio-sketch