President-Elect
Andrea Petrovanie-Green, MSN, RN, AMB-BC; Magnet® ANA Consultant, will serve as the next President-Elect of AAACN. She will serve as President-Elect for 2025-2026 and become the AAACN President in Spring 2026. The AAACN Board of Directors (BOD) appoints the President-Elect, ensuring selection of the most qualified member to lead AAACN.
A member for 25 years, Andrea has served in numerous leadership roles, including Director and Secretary on the Board of Directors, elected member of the Leadership Development and Nominating Committee (LDNC), Special Interest Group (SIG) Co-Chair, and reviewer for the Scope and Standards of Practice for Professional Telehealth Nursing. She has also been an active participant in many AAACN conferences.
Board of Directors
Mary Blankson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer at Community Health Center, Inc., has been elected to the AAACN BOD for a three-year term. A member since 2016, Mary has served as an appointed Board member and contributed in roles such as Co-Chair of the Future Volunteer Leadership Task Force and as part of the team that developed the Nurse Executive Toolkit. An active participant in AAACN conferences, Mary has also shared her expertise as a presenter.
Amy Cadoret, MHA, MSN, NEA-BC, AMB-BC, Associate Nursing Officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been elected to the Board of Directors for a three-year term. A member since 2017, Amy is a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and has served as Chair of the Inclusion and Belonging Committee for three years. She has been an active conference attendee and presenter and was the recipient of the 2022 Administrative Excellence Award.
Gregory Kopp, MN, MHA, RN, AMB-BC, CENP, National Program Manager for Nursing Clinical Practice at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Integrated Veterans Care, has been elected to serve a 3-year term on the BOD. He has been a dedicated volunteer leader over the past decade, holding leadership roles such as Co-Chair of the AAACN/AMSN Handoff Toolkit Task Force, Chair of the Advocacy Committee, where he championed the importance of advocacy, and most recently, Chair of the 2024 Program Planning Committee.
Leadership Development and Nominating Committee Members
Jessica Polk, DrPH, MPH, BSN, RN, Director of Clinical Integration Programs at Wellstar Clinical Partners, has been elected to serve a 2-year term on the Leadership Development and Nominating Committee (LDNC), which identifies qualified AAACN members to run for elected offices and oversees the annual election and awards/scholarships process. She has been active since joining AAACN in 2019, serving as the Inaugural Emerging Fellow Board Member and as a member of the CCTM Course Evaluation Assessment Task Force.
Patrick Turpin, MSN, CNS, RN, Primary Care Manager for the Veterans Administration, was elected to the LDNC for a 2-year term. A member since 2018, he has attended several conferences and held multiple leadership roles, including Chair of the RN Residency White Paper Review and Update Task Force and Co-Chair of the newly created Federal Nursing SIG.
Congratulations to our incoming leaders!