NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT
Results of the 2021 ACHA National and Section Elections
June 2, 2021
Thank you to everyone who took time to participate in this year's election—it is sincerely appreciated. We know that these newly elected leaders will do an incredible job representing the field of college health, and they will play a crucial role in continuing to advocate for and advance the health and well-being of our nation's students and campus communities.
In accordance with the Association Bylaws, ACHA announces the following 2021 National Election results:
Executive Committee
President: Scott Tims, PhD, CHWP, Tulane University (elected President-elect last year)
President-elect: Jessica Higgs, MD, FAAFP, FACHA, Bradley University
Vice President: Darren Aaron, MHA, NREMT, Wake Forest University
Regional Representatives to the Board of Directors
Region II Representative: Andreea Baker, RN, BSN, MSN, Concordia University Nebraska
Region IV Representative: Nancy Gentry Russell, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, Johns Hopkins University
Region VI Representative: Cheryl Hug-English, MD, MPH, University of Nevada, Reno
Sections
Administration Section
Chair: Marcie Thompson, MBA, Oregon State University
Chair-elect: Carol Griggs, PhD, The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Secretary: Erica Bumpurs, AAS Occupational Therapy, BS Health Care Administration, Sam Houston State University
Member-at-Large: Joel Schwartzkopf, PA-C, MPAS, MBA, Washington State University
Program Planner-elect: Robin Prososki, Oregon State University
Advanced Practice Clinicians Section
Chair-elect: Amy Guidera, BSN, MSN, DNP, Belmont University
Program Planner-elect: Nicole Gaudino, BSN, MS, AGNP-C, Adelphi University
Member-at-Large: Brooks Irvin, MMS, Wake Forest University
Clinical Medicine Section
Chairs (co-chairs): David S. Edwards, MD, Texas Tech University, and Catherine O'Neil, MD, Bucknell University
Secretary: Maria Fletcher, MD, Butler University
Health Promotion Section
Chair-elect: Raphael D. Coleman, PhD, MPH, Columbia University
Secretary: Rebekah King, BS, MPH, Washington State University
Program Planner-elect: Kris Mereigh, MPH, Smith College
Mental Health Section
Chair: Alan Lorenz, MD, Rochester Institute of Technology
Chair-elect: Ryan Patel, DO, FAPA, The Ohio State University
Program Planner: Keith Anderson, PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Program Planner-elect: Alejandro Martinez, PhD, Stanford University
Nurse Administrators Section
Chair-elect: Andreea Baker, RN, BSN, MSN, Concordia University, Nebraska
Program Planning-elect: April Lehrling, MS, RN-C, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Nursing Section
Chair-elect: Elisa Burkett, RN, University of Missouri-Columbia
Secretary: Jacquelyn Hop, DNP, MSN, MBA, BSN, University of Central Florida
Program Planner-elect: Cindy S. Ference, MSN, RN, University of Nebraska, Kearney
Pharmacy Section
Chair-elect: Michele Frontale, BS Pharmacy, Syracuse University
Program Planner-elect: Ashlee Stone, PharmD, University of Connecticut