This committee works with the 51³Ô¹Ïstaff to plan high quality Annual Meetings and training for all incoming program planners.

Please note: 51³Ô¹ÏRegular Individual and Student members may be appointed by the 51³Ô¹ÏPresident to Board Advisory Committees and Ad Hoc Committees (usually Task Forces) unless otherwise specified in the 51³Ô¹ÏBylaws. Sustaining members may not be appointed to these committees.

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Committee Roster

Program Planning Committee Chair
Emily Lenz, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CHWP
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Program Planning Committee Chair-elect and Poster Chair
April Lehrling, MS, RN-C
Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Section Program Planners

Administration
Shannon Kuykendall, CPC
University of Georgia

Advanced Practice Clinicians
Nancy Russell, DNP, FNP-BC
Johns Hopkins University

Clinical Medicine
Melanie Trost, MD
Duke University

Health and Well-Being Executive Leadership
LaNika Wright, PhD, WHNP- BC
East Carolina University

Health Promotion
Alic Czachowski, EdD, MPH, CHES
Columbia University

Mental Health
Leigh Norwood, LCSW
Michigan State University

Nurse Administrator
April Lehrling, MS, RN-C
Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Nursing
Megan Huddleston, RN, BSN
University of Missouri

Pharmacy
Michele Frontale, BS, RPh
Syracuse University

51³Ô¹ÏExecutive Committee

51³Ô¹ÏPresident
Joel Schwartzkopf, DPAS, MPA, FACHE
University of Washington

51³Ô¹ÏPresident-Elect
Andreea Baker, RN, BSN, MSN
Doane University

51³Ô¹ÏVice President/Leadership Development Advisor
Michelle Laabs, MSN, FNP-C
Concordia University Irvine

BOD Liaison
Padma Entsuah, MPH, CHES, CWHC
Columbia University

Continuing Education Advisors

Chair, Continuing Education Committee and Advisor for Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Education for Family Physicians
Scott Henderson, MD
University of Missouri

Advisor for Continuing Education for Certified Health Education Specialists
Gina Orlando, MPH
Columbia University

Advisor for Continuing Nursing Education
Brenda Masiga-Crowell, DNP, MBA, RN, CNL
Purdue University

Advisor for Continuing Education for Psychologists
Michael Malmon, PhD
Metropolitan State University of Denver

Advisor for Continuing Education for National Certified Counselors
Kiera Walker, MA, LPC, NCC
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Advisor for Continuing Education for Social Workers
Hillary Liles, LCSW, LCAS
East Carolina University

Advisor for Continuing Education for Pharmacists
Deb Hubbell, RPh, FACHA
University of Connecticut


51³Ô¹ÏStaff

Chief Program Officer
Susan Ainsworth, BA
51³Ô¹Ï

Director of Education Administration
Lisa Pitrone
51³Ô¹Ï

Senior Education Coordinator
Katie Wilkins, BS
51³Ô¹Ï

Education Administrative Assistant
Misty Bowen, BA
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