Annual Election of Board of Directors
We are delighted to present this year’s candidates for various positions in this election. Take a few moments to acquaint yourself with each candidate by watching their personal video recordings and reading through their biographical statements.
This year’s election is open from July 18 – August 2, 2024.
All voting members will receive voting instructions via APHON Elections noreply@directvote.net by end of day July 18th. Please check your other/spam/junk folder if you do not see this email in your inbox. If you still do not see this email, please contact support@directvote.net (available Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm central time USA excluding holidays).
Candidate for President-Elect
(1 position for a 4-year term)
Amy Newman, PhD RN CPNP-PC
Amy is an Assistant Professor at Marquette University, serves as Nurse Scientist at Children’s Wisconsin and as Nurse Practitioner at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI. Amy has been an APHON member since 1998.
Candidate for Treasurer
(1 position for a 3-year term)
Kaye Schmidt, MA RN CPHON® NEA-BC
Kaye currently serves as a Director at Children’s Blood & Cancer Center in Austin, TX, and has been an APHON Member since 1989.
Candidates for Director-at-Large
(2 positions for 3-year terms)
Mindy J. Bibart, DNP RN CPHON® NEA-BC CPPS CBBSS
Mindy is currently a Director, Clinical Programs, Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant & Apheresis at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH and has been an APHON member since 2011.
Danielle Gunter, PhD RN CPN
Danielle is currently the Director of Undergraduate Programs, College of Nursing at the University of Memphis College of Nursing in Memphis, TN, and has been an APHON member since 2010.