NAP Leadership

Executive Committee 

The Executive Committee consists of NAP's Officers: President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Secretary/Treasurer, and various Vice Presidents, including VPs for Public Policy, Professional Development, Partnerships and Networking, Interprofessional Collaboration, and Membership. The Officers are elected by the Council and serve two-year terms. 

Council  

The function of the NAP Council is to make decisions affecting the strategic direction, programs and services of the organization. It is made up of all the Academy Chairs and Chairs-Elect as well as the Executive Committee and is staffed by the Executive Director. The Council meets face-to-face twice a year, usually during the Annual Meeting each spring and again in the fall. In July and in January, meetings are held by conference call.

NAP Council

Andrea Pfeifle

President

Physical Therapy

Anthony Breitbach

President-Elect

Athletic Training

Rick Weisbarth

Immediate Past President

Optometry

Victor Bray

Secretary/Treasurer

Audiology

Lynn Williams

Vice President
Professional Development

Speech-Language Pathology

Joanne Wisely

Vice President
Public Policy

Speech-Language Pathology

Laurel Daniels Abbruzzese

Vice President
Membership

Physical Therapy

Juli Maxworthy 

Vice President
Partnerships & Networking

Nursing

 John Conry
Vice President
Interprofessional Collaboration

Pharmacy

 

Ericka Zimmerman

Chair

Athletic Training

Sarah Manspeaker

Chair-Elect

Athletic Training

Debra Abel

Chair

Audiology

Donna Smiley

Chair-Elect

Audiology

Geralyn Crain

Chair

Dentistry

David Itzkoff

Chair-Elect

Dentistry

Norma Conner

Chair

Nursing

Kate Gawlik

Chair-Elect

Nursing

Stephanie Petrosky

Chair

Nutrition and Dietetics

Katie Eliot

Chair-Elect

Nutrition and Dietetics

Felicia Chew

Chair

Occupational Therapy

Sarah McKinnon

Chair-Elect

Occupational Therapy

Richard Soden

Chair

Optometry

Marc Taub

Chair-Elect

Optometry

Hoai-An Truong

Chair

Pharmacy

Amber King

Chair-Elect

Pharmacy

Kim Dunleavy

Chair

Physical Therapy

Chad Lairamore

Chair-Elect

Physical Therapy

Michael Allswede

Chair

Physician

Wendy Madigosky

Chair-Elect

Physician

Cathi Grus

Chair

Psychology

David Farmer

Chair-Elect

Psychology

Bob Smith 

Chair

Podiatric Medicine

Vacant

Chair-Elect

Podiatric Medicine

 

Nancy Colletti

Chair

Respiratory Care

Kim Clark

Chair-Elect

Respiratory Care

Lynn Jackson

Chair

Social Work

Suzanne Boyd

Chair-Elect

Social Work

John McCarthy

Chair

Speech-Language Pathology

Ellayne Ganzfried

Chair-Elect

Speech-Language Pathology

Bob Murtaugh

Chair

Veterinary Medicine

Heather Case

Chair-Elect

Veterinary Medicine