ACHA Sections
ACHA is dedicated to providing the best networking opportunities to its members and understands that members should be able to maintain a relationship with others in their specific scope of practice or area of expertise. To help members achieve this goal, ACHA has nine sections that reflect the professional diversity of the individual members of ACHA. These sections play a pivotal role in the program planning of ACHA’s Annual Meeting, held each spring, and in providing support to section members.
As an ACHA member, you may enroll in the section best suited to your needs [the following pages accessible to members only]:
Administration
Chair, Tresa Saxton, PhD, MPH, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, tmsaxton@uncg.edu
Advanced Practice Clinicians
Chair, Geraldine Taylor, ANP, NP, Bentley University, gtaylor@bentley.edu
Clinical Medicine
Chair, Phillip Bressoud, MD, University of Louisville, bressoud@louisville.edu
Health Promotion
Chair, Gina Baral Abrams, MPH, LSW, CHES, Princeton University, gbaral@princeton.edu
Mental Health
Chair, Marcus Hotaling, PhD, Union College, hotalinm@union.edu
Nurse-Directed Health Services
Chair, Brenda Johnston, RN, MSN, Oklahoma City University, bjohnston@okcu.edu
Nursing
Chair, Patricia Pointer, MLPN, Duke University, jigge002@mc.duke.edu
Pharmacy
Chair, Greg Yeakel, BS, Iowa State University, gyeakel@iastate.edu
Students/Consumers
Chair, Sawan Prabhu, West Virginia University, sprabhu@mix.wvu.edu
Each ACHA section:
- is for members with a focus on or interest in the area of college health targeted by the section
- is concerned with the aspects of student health specific to its members’ expertise
- addresses the specific knowledge and skill enhancement needs of its members
- promotes the dissemination of current information relevant to section members
- provides a forum for the interchange of ideas and experiences of section members
- assists members with a common interest in developing collegial relationships
- may develop, recommend to ACHA's Board, and promote standards or guidelines for the field
- represents the interests of all section members
