Board of Directors

AAKP is proud of our National Board of Directors. Please click on photo for biographical information.

EDWARD V. HICKEY III PRESIDENT, former Vice President and Secretary; Chair, AAKP Veterans Health Initiative, U.S.M.C.
PAUL T. CONWAY VICE PRESIDENT, Chair of Policy and Global Affairs<
DALE ROGERS Secretary
RICHARD KNIGHT MBA, Immediate Past President, former AAKP Vice President

NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

KENT BRESSLER – MA, RN
CATHERINE CAMPBELLDNP, RN, MBA, CHC, CCM, FACHE
GITTHALINE A. “CANDIE” GAGNE Certified Surgical Technologist
OLIVER “CHEF O” HALE AAKP Ambassador since 2016
JONATHAN HAYDAK, PhD AAKP Ambassador since 2018
CHRISTINE A. HERNANDEZ, RN, BSN
JANICE LEA, MD, MSC, FASN, Executive Committee Member
JAMES W. MYERS III – CHAIR OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE, AAKP FIELD AMBASSADOR
TIMMY T. NELSON – AAKP FIELD AMBASSADOR
CANDICE REED – AAKP FIELD AMBASSADOR
DAVID RODRIGUEZ – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER, AAKP FIELD AMBASSADOR
BARRY SMITH – PhD, MD