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.

JENNIFER JONES VICE PRESIDENT, former Executive Committee Member, U.S.M.C.

SUZANNE RUFF TREASURER

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

PAUL T. CONWAYChair of Policy and Global Affairs

GITTHALINE A. “CANDIE” GAGNE Certified Surgical Technologist

OLIVER “CHEF O” HALE AAKP Ambassador since 2016

JONATHAN HAYDAK 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

DAVID RODRIGUEZ AAKP Field Ambassador, Executive Committee Member

SARA EVE SCHAEFFER MBA, MA, RD

BARRY SMITH PhD, MD