APON - Key Persons


Abigail Slaven

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Ad Hoc Manuscript

Job Titles:
  • Reviewer, 2012 - Present

Alexandra Giralt Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Allison McNeil

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Allison Summers

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • CAE
Allison stepped into service as APHON's Executive Director in 2023. She is a recognized association management professional with 30-plus years of experience working with industry leaders across six continents. Under her leadership, her team was recognized with an ASAE Power of A Summit Award, and she has been honored as a Smart Women in Meetings Industry Leader. Allison believes in the power of associations to serve individuals and move industries forward. She has served twice as the president of the American Marketing Association Chicago and recently served on Association Forum's Professional Practices Committee. She has volunteered with the American Society of Association Executives, Service Club Leaders Conference, Convention Industry Council, Joint Meetings Industry Council, U.S. Travel Meetings Mean Business Advisory Council, and The Podcast Academy. Allison is business author and avid podcaster who loves working with membership communities. Wish to connect with the Allison or the APHON staff?

Allyson Jones

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Amy Haskamp

Job Titles:
  • Director - at - Large
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Amy Newman

Job Titles:
  • Director - at - Large
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Anne Marie Sterk - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of Committee

Audrey E. Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Belinda N. Mandrell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Beth Fisher

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the ACE Center Committee
  • Member of Committee

Beth Israel Deaconess

Job Titles:
  • Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Collaborative Committee Member

Breanne Roche

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair

Casey Hooke

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Catherine Fiona MacPherson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Cecelia A. Gladbach

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Chris Donaghey

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Christina Baggott

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Christina Knox Conley

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Colleen M. Nixon

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Dana Farber

Job Titles:
  • Nurse
  • Scientist

Deborah B. Crom

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Deborah LaFond

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Deborah S. Echtenkamp

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Deborah Tomlinson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Denise Mills

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Dyane Bunnell

Job Titles:
  • President of the Board of Directors

Elizabeth A. Duffy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Elizabeth R. Sniderman

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Elizabeth Yarbrough

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Emily Padgett - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of Committee

Erin Friedman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Local Chapter Committee
  • Member of Committee

Faith Gibson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Gwendolyn Kimball

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Heidi Abendroth

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Holly Remington

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Ida M. (KI) Moore

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Ijeoma Julie Eche-Ugwu

Job Titles:
  • Director - at - Large
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of Committee

Janice Nuuhiwa

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Janice Withycombe

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Janie Avila

Job Titles:
  • Immediate past Chair

Jessica Graef

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Joan E. Haase

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Karen Kestenbaum

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Kari Wheeler

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair of the Local Chapter Committee

Kathleen Ackerman

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Kathleen Montgomery

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Kathleen Ruccione

Job Titles:
  • Founder 's Award for Excellence in Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 2011
  • Member of Committee

Kathy Perko - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of Committee

Kaye L. Schmidt

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer of the Board of Directors

Kelly Laschinger

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Kimberly Pike-Grimm

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Kitty Montgomery

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Kristin A. Stegenga

Job Titles:
  • Editor

Kristin M. Belderson - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of Committee

Laura Clarke-Steffen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Laurel Reiss

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Development Committee
  • Member of Committee

Lauri Linder

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

LeighAnna Hutchinson

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Linda Abramovitz - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Lisa Bashore

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Mariana DuraƱona

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Marika Highberger

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Maritza Salazar-Abshire

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Mary Newman

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of the Board of Directors

Maureen Lynch Baker

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Melody A Watral

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Meredith Foxx - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Micah Skeens - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of Committee

Michelle Tolley

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Mindy Bibart

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Pamela S. Hinds

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Paola Viveros Lamas

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Peggy L. Townsend

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Rachael Kunkel

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Rebecca W Manes

Job Titles:
  • Immediate past Chair
  • Member of the ACE Center Committee

Richard John Ramos

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Roberta L. Woodgate

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Editorial Board

Robin Pitts

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Rosa Rivera

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Ruth Anne Herring

Job Titles:
  • Immediate past Chair

Sara Davis

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Scarlett Czarnecki

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Leadership Development Committee

Shannon Koty

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Sharon Bergeron

Job Titles:
  • Director - at - Large
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Stacy Wolf

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Local Chapter Committee
  • Member of Committee

Susie Burke

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Suzanne Smolik

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Teresa M. Conte

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Terri L. Boyce

Job Titles:
  • Member of Committee

Tonya Ureda

Job Titles:
  • Immediate past Chair