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APNA Addictions Council

Vision

The Addictions Council shall be the transformative/expert resource in advancing excellence in the prevention and treatment of substance use and addictive disorders.

Goals

The Council advocates comprehensive, evidence-based interventions for substance use and addictive disorders that are patient-centered, population-focused, and delivered in a continuum of care, from prevention to recovery.


Resources

Substance Use Resources
Tobacco & Nicotine Dependence Resources


Council Communities – APNA Members Only

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Tobacco Dependence Branch

APNA Addictions Council Members

Chair

Susan E. Caverly, PhD, ARNP


Co-Chair

Laura G. Leahy, DrNP, APRN, PMH-CNS/FNP, CARN-AP, FAANP


Steering Committee

Carolyn Baird, DNP, MBA, RN-BC, CARN-AP, CCDPD, FIAAN
Carol Essenmacher, DNP, NCTTP
Deborah Finnell, DNS, PHMNP-BC, CARN-AP, FAAN
Jennifer Guy, BSN, RN, BC-PMH
Brayden Kameg, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN, CNE
Madeline Naegle, PhD, CNS, PMH-BC, FAAN
Kathleen Schachman, PhD, APRN
Victoria Selby, PhD, MS, PMHNP-BC, CRNP
Marie Smith, PMHNP-BC, EMT-B
Bruce (Jamie) Stevens, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP


Advisory Panel

Carla Abel-Zieg ARNP, CNS
Marissa Abram PhD, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, FIAAN
Anna Acee EdD, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Tramarea Adams RN
James Adams MSN, PMHCNS-BC
Susie Adams PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Lisa Agnos BSN, RN-C
Paula Alexander-Delpech PhD, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Robert Allen RN, FPMHNP, LMSW
April Ames-Chase PhD (c), MSN, PMH-BC, CARN, CNL
Rose Theresa Anderson MSN, PMHNP, BC, BSN, RN, PHN
Paula Anderson MS, PMHNP-BC
Juanita Andrews BSN, RN
Susan Archacki-Resnik MSN, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Baginski RN, APRN, MSN
Lauren Barber MSN, PMHNP-BC, ARNP, MHSA
Diane Barber DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Amy Barnes MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Monique Batchelor RN, MSN, DNP, PMHNP
Steven Baumann APRN, NP
Bailey Bennett MSN
Maureen Bentley MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Kirk Bergmark APN, PMHCNS-BC
Ann Bispo MSN, PMHCNS
Marci Bisset MSN, PMHNP
Suzan Blacher PhD, MSN, RN, CARN, FIAAN
Kene Booker-Mahatha
Elizabeth Bott MSN, RN
Jennifer Bowen DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Julita Braxton NP
Shelly Brown DNP
Margaret Brown MSN, PMHNP-BC
Naomi Brown MSN, PMHNP-BC
Kelly M. Buckley
Chelsey Bumgarner MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CNE
Erica Butcher RN
Richard Cain PMHNP-BC, MSN, MS, RN
Alyssa Cain PMHNP-BC, RN
Tamika Caines BSN, RN
Marianne Call APRN
Meriel Campbell MS, RN, NP, CNS
Christopher Caratzas BSN, RN-BC
Kelly Carlson PhD, APRN-BC, NP
Mary Carmel RN
Bethanne Carson MSN, PMHNP
Nicole Cerussi DNP, PMHNP-BC
Margot Chadwick PMHNP-BC
Danielle Chappell MSN, PMHNP-BC
DessyeDee Clark PhD, ARNP PMH-CNS
Spencer Cole MSN, PMHNP-BC
Kayla Cross MSN, MA, RN-BC
Lora Cunningham MSN, RN-BC
Theresa Damien MS, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Donna Davis MSN, CNS, CRNP
Sharon Davis FPMHNP-BC
Matthew Davis MSN, PMHNP-BC
Susan Dawson EdD, PMHCNS/NP-BC
Laura Dayton RN
Mark deClouet Jr
Todd Dickson DNP, APRN, PMHNP
Patricia Dotson DNP MSN, PMHCNS, LCDC
Sharon Dragovich APRN, BC, PMH, CNS
Nina Drinnan MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Tammy DuBose APRN
Elizabeth Ducat MSN, PMHNP
Dawn Dykstra RN, BSN
Cynthia Estes DNP, MHA, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Denise Fairbank RN-BC
Linda Ferris MSN, RN, PMHN-BC
Mihaela Fletcher DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C
Kay Foland PhD, MSN, BS, RN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, CNP
Joseph Franklin, Jr. MHS, BSN, RN
Edward Freeman PhD, APRN, BC
Jill Garner MS RN
Michelle Geiss
Judith Gentz RN, MS, PMHCNS-BC, NP
Ann Gershone RN, BSN, DNP
Noreen Giordano DNP
Susan Glodstein DNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCS-BC
Yovan Gonzalez MSN, FNP-BC
Melinda Goodwin RN-BC, LMHC
Christopher Gossett RN
Kathleen Greer BSN, Med, PMHNP-Student
Derrick Grey DNP, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Faye Grund PhD, APRN-BC
Nicholas Guenzel PhD, APRN-NP
Lacy Hager MSN, Ed, RN
Dawn Hahn RN-BC, CMCN, CARN
Sharon Haight-Carter PMHNP-BC
Gwen Hampton PMHCNS
Linda Hancock RN
Laurel Hanetho BSN, RN-BC
Ingrid Hansen FPMHNP
Lauren Hansen DNP, MEd, APRN, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Shari Harding DNP, PMHNP-BC, CPRP
Rebecca Haynes RN, PMHNP-BC
Phoebe Henderson MSN, RN, CNE
MaLinda Henderson PMHNP-BC
Diane Hickman PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Kim Hickman DNP, PMHNP-BC, APRN, RN-C
Alicia Holod BSN, BA, RN
Lee Anne Horn PMHNP-BC
Julia Houfek PhD, APRN-CNS, BC
Kayla Huesman MHA, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CARN
Kim Hutchinson EdD, MS, MSN, BSN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN
Amanda Jackson BSN, RN
Susan Jacobson PMHNP, CNS
Emily Jimenez
Eudora Jones DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Gregory Jones RN
Erica Joseph PhD, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, NP-C
Mary Justice PhD, RN, CNE
Diane Justusson RN
Barbara Kadesky PMHNP
Kelly Katara DNP
Lori Kidd PhD, RN, CNS
Jae-Hoon Kim CRNP-PMH
Valerie Kolbert ARNP, PMHCNS-BC
Marin Konstadt APRN, BC
Olena Korsun RN
Mary Kosman APRN
Belinda Kotin NPP
Wanda Lancaster DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Sheila Langford RN, BSN

Patricia Latham RN, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Melanie Laub PMHNP
Michelle Lauer MSN, RN, BC, PMHNP-BC
Eletha Lectora MS, RN
William Leiner MS, RN, PMH-BC
Merianne Lero MSN, RN
Matthew Lindquist MSN, RN, PMHNP, BC
Kate Lindsay MSN, RN
Heidi Linn RN
Chelsea Livingston BS, RN-BC
Mark Loszewski NP
Melinda Luckay RN, BSN, MSN, PMHNP
Pamela Lusk DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP
Jennifer Lyons RN, BSN
Brandee Madden DNP, PMHNP-BC
Elizabeth Marigi BSN, RN
Tara Mariolis PhD, RN, CNE
Linda Mays DNP, PMHNP-BC
Jennifer McIntosh PhD, RN, CNE, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Kris McLoughlin DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Stephanie Meany RN
Connie Mele MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN-AP
Michelle Mercier MSN, PMHNP-BC
Jacob Merkel MSN
Catherine Messinger DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Susanne Meyers NP, PMHNP-BC
Lacy Miller DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP
Tami Mitchell RN
Ann Mitchell PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FIAAN, FAAN
Heather Mol MSN, RN
Laura Montgomery MA, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, RN
Marguerite Moon
Laura Mooney BSN-RN, PMH-BC
James Moreno RN
Patricia Morrison CNP
Audrey Naser APRN
Teresa Neubeck BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Marian Newton PhD, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, RN
Sandra Nichols PhD, APRN
Patricia Nisbet DNP, PMHNP-BC
Deborah O’Dell BSN, MSN, RN
Margaret Onyeukwu MSN, PMHNP
Melanie Opack RN
Kelly Ortega MSN, APN, PMHNP-BC
Cynthia Papendick MS, APRN-BC
Sharon Parker MS, RN, CNS
Mark Pavlick RN, MS
Elizabeth Petitt MSN, MNUEd, FNP-C, PMHNP-BE, SANE-A
Bethany Phoenix PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN
Stephanie Plummer DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP
Logan Pockl RN
Christine Possemato RN, MSN, PMHNP
Jennifer Pursley BSN, RN, CARN-BC
Maureen Rafa BS, RN, PMHBC
Jeffery Ramirez PhD, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN
Mary Rapa RN
Tammy Reddington MSN, BSN, APRN, RN
Lesley Reed RN
Roseann Regan PhD, APRN, BC
Jdee Richardson PhD, PMHNP
Luann Richardson PhD, DNP, FNP, PMHNP, FAANP
Aleksander Ripple BSN, RN
William Robertson MSN, ANCC PMHN
Danielle Ross MHNP
Patrice Roy APRN, BC
Clara Rubio Casalegno BSN, MSc, RN
Zahida Sairitupa APRN
Jane Sander ARNP, DNP
Lorisha Santiago BSN, RN
Margaret Scharf PMH-NP, DNP, PMHNP Leader
Amanda Schuh PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Jennifer Serback MSN, APN-C,PMHNP-BC, CMSRN
Daryl Sharp PhD, RN, FAAN
Sylvia Simeone DNP, PNHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC NEA-BC
Liliana Simmons MSN, MA, PMHNP-BC, PHN
Virginia Singer DNP
Catherine Skowronsky MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CMSRN
Rosemary Smentkowski MSN Ed, RN, PMH-NP, BC, CARN
Kenya Smith DNP, PMHNP-BC
Melissa Smith MSN, PMHNP-BC
April Snell DNP-PMHNP, BSN, RN, LMFT, LPC-MHSP
Martha Snow MSN, RN, PMHNP, CARN-AP
Janet Stagg MS, RN, PMHCNS
Roberta Stanhope ARNP, PMHCNS, BC, PLLC
Linda Stanhope MSN, Ed, RN-BC, CARN, LCAS
Ann Stanton PhD, RN, APNP, PMHNP-BC
Dina Stewart PMHNP-BC
Wendy Stultz MSN, RN
Debra Swingle APRN
Nancy Syms PMHNP-BC
Brandon Thatcher PMHNP-BC
Michael Tierney BSN, RN-BC NE-BC, CADC
Matthew Tierney MS, CNS, ANP, PMHNP, FAAN
Lisa Tincher NP, FNP-C, PMHNP
Candace Trippe MSN, PMHNP-BC
Wendy Trout MSN, PMHNP, APRN
Michelle Tsai DNP, PMHNP-BC
Ronald Tyson DNP, DMin, CNP, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, CARN-AP
Michael Valenti PhD, APRN
Dorothy Valin PhD, APRN PMHCNS
Judith Van Cleef MS, RN-BC-Retired
Amye Varnum PMHN, RN, BC
Jessica Vetter RN, MSN, PMHCNS, PMHNP-BC
Diane Vines RN, PhD
Jason Wagner APRN, PMHNP-BC, RN, LMHC, MCAP
Matthew Walker DNP, APRN, CNP, PMHNP-BC
Dorraine Webb PMHCNS
Kathleen Webster DNP, PMHNP
Christina Weiser RN
Robert Weiss PMH-NP, APRN, MSN, NBC-HWC, CTTS
Janice Wentworth RN
Sandra West DNP
Michele Whitaker BSN, RN, E-RYT
Diane Wieland PhD, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Efi Wilkins DNP, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CNE, FCN
Debra Willsey MS, RN, FPMHNP
Cynthia Wilson MSN, PHMCNS, BC
Sabina Winningham MSN, BSN, RN
Kathleen Wolff PhD, APRN, CNS
Kentoinette Wright RN
Kerry Wyman BSN, RN
Kathleen Yost RN MSN MC
Tia Young BS Psych, BSN