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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 co-occurring mental health disorders.

Goals

The Council advocates comprehensive, evidence-based interventions for substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders that are patient-centered, population-based, and delivered across the lifespan.


Resources

Substance Use Resources
Tobacco & Nicotine Dependence Resources


Council Communities – APNA Members Only

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APNA Addictions Council Members

Chair

Queen Henry-Okafor, PhD, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC


Associate Chair

Rosemary Smentkowski DNP, MSN Ed, RN, PMHNP- BC, CARN


Steering Committee

Susan Caverly, PhD, APRN
Nicole Cerussi, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Shane Gallagher, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Rich Goddard, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Jeanette Green, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CPNP-PC, PMHS
Dawn Johnson, RN
Aaron Langford, RN, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Laura Leahy, DrNP, APRN, PMH-CNS/FNP, CARN-AP, FAANP
Lee Moore DNP, MEd, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Ibukun Odutola, DNP, PMHNP-BC, APRN, MSN, RN, BSN
Julie Perry DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Matthew Tierney, MS, CNS, ANP, PMHNP, FAAN


Advisory Panel

Robert Abel, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Denise Adams, RN, MSN, PMHNP-BC
James Adams, MSN, PMHCNS-BC
Sara Adams, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Susie Adams, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Tramrea Adams, RN
Anike Grace Aganaba Alabi, PMHNP-BC
Robert Allen, RN, FPMHNP, LMSW
April Ames-Chase, PhD, RN, PMH-BC, CARN, CNL, FIAAN
Susan Archacki-Resnik, MSN, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Kandace Arlaud, BSN, RN-BC
Romnee Auerbach S, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Abosede Babalola, DNP, MHA, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Patrici Baginski, RN, APRN, MSN
Akisha Bailey, MSN, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Carolyn Baird, DNP, MBA, RN-BC, CARN-AP, CCDPD, FIAAN
Diane Barber, DNP, APRN, NP-C, PMHNP-BC
Amy Barnes, MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Kennie Bassey
Steven Baumann, APRN, NP
Dawn Baxter, RN, BSN
Alicia Bell, RN, BSN, MA
Maureen Bentley, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Stephanie Biddulph, MSN, PMHNP, CARN-AP
Colleen Birkhofer, APN
Marci Bisset, MSN, PMHNP
Ann Bispo, MSN, PMHCNS
Anne Blaise, RN, BSN
Anuoluwapo Bode-Oloye, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Kathleen Bolding, MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Jennifer Bowen, DNP, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Mary Rochelle Bragan, MS, RN, CNL, CARN
Rachel Broussard, DNP
Naomi Brown, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Shelly Brown, DNP
Brenda Bruck, MSN, APN, PMHNP, CARN-AP
William Bruck, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Kelly M. Buckley
Keisha Burrell
Sherry Burkhard, BSN, RN
Lynda Burt, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Rani Busse, RN
Richard Cain, PMHNP-BC, MSN, MS, RN
Meriel Campbell, MS, RN, NP, CNS
Denise Canchola, DNP, PMH-CNS-BC
Christopher Caratzas, RN, MSN, PMH-BC
Margot Chadwick, PMHNP-BC
DessyDee Clark, PhD, ARNP PMH-CNS
Nicole Clark, MSN, BA, RN-BC
Dawn Clayton, RN-C, MSN
Sheila Cochren, RN, BSN, PMH-BC
Brittany Cole, RN, MSN
Spencer Cole, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Kayla Cross, MSN, MA, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Candie Cuneo, DNP, APRN
Alexa Curtis, PhD, MPH, APRN, FAANP
Heather Cynowa, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Anne Dalton, MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C
Theresa Damien, MS, PMHNP-BC
Donna Davis, MSN, CNS, CRNP
Matthew Davis, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Sharon Davis, PMHNP-BC, CDE
Tymeeka Davis
Fernand De Los Reyes, PhD, RN, PMH-BC, FNYAM, FADLN
Sharon De Peralta, BSN, MBA, DNP, PhD, RN, PHN, CPHQ, EBP-C
Diane DeCarolis, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Dawn DeCosta, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Sandra DeGroat, MA, MSN, APN, PMHNP-BC, CCTP, CAIMHP
Todd Dickson, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, FNP-BC
Sahara Dominguez, MSN, APRN, FNP-c, PMHNP-c
Patricia Dotson, DNP MSN, PMHCNS, LCDC
Janel Draxler, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Nina Drinnan, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Elizabeth Ducat, MSN, PMHNP
David Eaves, RN
Sonia Edwards
Uchenna Ekeabu, DBA, MBA, MSN, APN, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Eldershaw, PhD, PMHNP
Nora Elnahas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Jennifer Erickstad, RN, PMH-BC
Cynthia Estes, DNP, MHA, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Mindy Fabbro, DNP, FNP-BC
Denise Fairbank, BSN, PMH-BC
Jenise Farano, DNP, APRNA-FPA, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Linda Ferris, MSN, RN, PMHN-BC
Deborah Finnell, PhD, RN, CARN-AP, FAAN
Mihaela Fletcher, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C, CNE, CARN-AP, FIAAN
James Flores, RN, BSN, PMHNP-BC
Jeanne Florio, RN, MS, APRN, BC
Kay Foland, PhD, MSN, BS, RN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, CNP
Reney Fontenot, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Sarah Fortin, MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Dana Frank, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Elda Garcia Puigvert, RN
Adrian Geeslin, RN
Hedy Gerber, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Michelle Geiss
Judith Gentz, RN, MSN, CNS-BC, NP
Jessica Giddens, DNP, FPMHNP-BC, MSN, RN, BSN
Terry Gillen, RN
Noreen Giordano, DNP
Michael Gomez, BSN
Anaximenes Gonzalez
Melinda Goodwin, RN-BC, LMHC
Christopher Gossett, APRN
Donna Gravely, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Randall Gray, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CCRN, NEA-BC
Derrick Grey, DNP, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Diane Greenberg, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Tonya Greever, BSN, RN
Nicholas Guenzel, PhD, APRN-NP
Jennifer Gyu, BSN, RN, BC-PMH
Lacy Hager, MSN, Ed, RN
Sharon Haight-Carter, PMHNP-BC
Nadra Haji-Suleyman
Patricia Hall-Stevens, PMHNP-BC, RN
Laurel Hanetho, BSN, RN-BC
Ingrid Hansen, FPMHNP
Lauren Hansen, DNP, MEd, APRN, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C
Shari Harding, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CPRP
Debbie Harrison, DNP, APRN, FNP, PMHC, BIS, RN
Rebecca Haynes, PMHNP-BC, MSN, RN
Phoebe Henderson, MSN, RN, CNE
Avis Hershfield, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-C
Diane Hickman, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Kim Hickman, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, VHA-CM
Wanda Hilliard, DNP, MBA, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Alicia Holod, PhD, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Lee Anne Horn, PMHNP-BC
Julia Houfek, PhD, APRN-CNS, BC
Celeste Howard-Bourque, PMHNP-BC, APRN, MSN
Kayla Huesman, MHA, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CARN
Jodi Huffman-Frazee, PMHNP
Esther Huston, RN, BSN, SANE
Kim Hutchinson, EdD, MS, MSN, BSN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN
Susan Jacobson, RN, PMHNP, CNS
Jayne James, MSN, APRN-BC, PMHCNS, PMHNP
Judith Jarosinski, PhD, RN
Shanita Jenkins, BSN, RN
Eudora Jones, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Barbara Kadesky, PMHNP
Brayden Kameg, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, CNE, FAAN
Sooksai Kaewbua, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Angelina Kalafatis Finley, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CARN, CNE
Feruza Kashkooli, MSN, MPA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Kelly Katara, DNP
Aicha Katty
Tammy Kaylor, MSN, BA, RN, CDCA
Lori Kidd, PhD, RN, CNS
Grace Kim, BSN, RN
Amy Kirsch, MSN, RN
Jessica Knapp, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Valerie Kolbert, ARNP, PMHCNS-BC
Olena Korsun, RN
Sonya Kowalski
Janet Landis, BSN, RN, CRNP
Sheila Langford, RN, BSN
Eletha Lectora, MS, RN
William Leiner, MS, RN, PMH-BC
Andrea Lerma, MSN, RNCS, APRN
Heather Leutwyler, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, FAAN

Trish Lewis, BSN
Julie Lichterman, MPH
Chin-Nu Lin, PhD, MSN, MA, PMHRN-BC, CNE
Kate Lindsay, MSN, RN
Benitho Louissaint, APRN
Melinda Luckay, RN, BSN, MSN, PMHNP
Pamela Lusk, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Brandee Madden, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Alison Maddox, BSN, MS PMHNPs
Cynthia Mai, APRN
Lynne Mann, MSN, RN, CNE
Elizabeth Marigi, BSN, RN
Julia Mattingly, RN, MSN
Bethany McGee, BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Jennifer McIntosh, PhD, RN, CNE, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Kris McLoughlin, DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Heidi McNeeley, MSN, CRNP
Stephanie Meany, RN, PMH-BC
Kerry Melachouris, RN BC PMHNP-BC
Connie Mele, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN-AP
Michelle Mercier, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Jacob Merkel, MSN, PMHRN-BC, PMHNP-BC
Catherine Messinger, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Stephanie Michelle, MSN
Rudley Miland, BSN, BA, RN, TTS
Lacy Miller, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP
Ann Mitchell, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FIAAN, FAAN
Laura Mooney, BSN-RN, PMH-BC
Lori Mooney, MS, CRNP, PMH
Joshua Moran Jimenez, DNP, PMHNP, CARN, CPHQ, NE-BC
James Moreno, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Christine Moriconi, PsyD, MA, MSN, LMFT, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Morrison, CNP
Betty Mosier-Johnson, MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Linda Mullen, RN
Audrey Naser, APRN
Anne Naulty, RN, MSN, PCCN
Madeline Naegle, PhD, CNS, PMH-BC, FAAN
Teresa Neubeck, BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Marian Newton, PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, ANEF
Sandra Nichols, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Angela Nickens, RN, MSN, FNP, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Nisbet, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Nwaefuna, DNP-PMHNP, APRN, FOWEP
Deborah O’Dell, BSN, MSN, RN
Chizimuzo Okoli, PhD, MPH, MSN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
Temidayo Olanrewaju, RN
Ujaranne Renee Onuorah, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C
Melanie Opack, RN
Mel Orosco, MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Kelly Ortega, MSN, APN, PMHNP-BC
Cynthia Papendick, MS, APRN-BC
Sharon Parker, MS, RN, CNS
Mark Pavlick, RN, MS
Mary Perez, DNP, MSN, NEA-BC, RN-BC
Elizabeth Petitt, MSN, MNUEd, FNP-C, PMHNP-BE, SANE-A
Andrea Petrash, MSN
Cynthia Phillips, APRN, AGPCNP, PMHNP-BC
Suzanne Phipps
Bethany Phoenix, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN
Mary Beth Poplin, MHA, BSN, NE-BC, PMH-BC
Della Porzl, BSN, RN-BC
Christine Possemato, DNP, APN, PMHNP
Rebecca Puchkors, MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Hilary Puzak, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Maureen Rafa, BS, RN, PMHBC
Jeffery Ramirez, PhD, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, CNE, FIAAN, FAANP, FAAN
Jennifer Ramirez, PMHNP
Rennard Ramraj, RN
Mary Rapa, RN
Jill Rathburn, BSN, RN, BCC, CPRC, RTY
Tammy Reddington, MSN, BSN, APRN, RN
Melissa Reed, DNP, MSN, RN-C
Misty Reed, RN
Roseann Regan, PhD, APRN, BC
Tracy Ann Reid-Saunders, APRN-PMHNP-BC
Lisa Reyes-Walsh, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, CNE
Kristie Reynolds, BSN, RN-BC
Jdee Richardson, PhD, PMHNP
Luann Richardson, PhD, DNP, FNP, PMHNP, FAANP
Kelsey Ridlen, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Aleksander Ripple, BSN, RN
Shannon Robinson, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Sophia Robinson, DNP, RN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Kimberly Rodgers, RN-BC
Donna Roe, DNP, APRN, BC, CEN, BC-GERO
Nancy Rogers, MS, RN, PMH-BC, NPD-BC, CASAC-M, CRADC
Linda Romines, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Georgia Rosenblatt, RN, MS, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
Courtney Routson, DNP, PMHNP-BC, LNC
Patrice Roy, APRN, BC
Clara Rubio Casalegno, BSN, MSc, RN
Zahida Sairitupa, APRN
Mary Salerno, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CBIS, LNCC, CLCP
Elizabeth Salter, RN, BS, ADN, MSN
Shilpy Sarguru, DNP, WHNP-BC
Rachel Sasser, DNP, CRNP, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Kathleen Schachman, PhD, FNP-BC, PPCNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FIAAN, FAANP
Danielle Schuetter, PMHNP
Amanda Schuh, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Elina Schwartz, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Kunwal Scott, BSN, RN, FNP-C
JT Seaman, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Valerie Seney, PhD, MA, LMHC, PMHNP-BC
Daryl Sharp, PhD, RN, FAAN
Christie Simon-Waterman, DNP, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
Virginia Singer, DNP
Anna Slaven, MSN, RN
Kenya Smith
Mari Smith-East, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, EMT-B
April Snell, DNP-PMHNP-BC, FNP, APRN LMFT, LPC-MHSP
Alice Spirito, RN, PMH-BC, CARN
Roberta Stanhope, ARNP, PMHCNS, BC, PLLC
Adele Stanley, PhD, FNP-BC
Ann Stanton, PhD, RN, APNP, PMHNP-BC
Bruce Stevens, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Debra Swingle, APRN
Nancy Syms, PMHNP-BC
Karen Taylor, DNP, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Gina Tenge, MSN, RN-BC, CNEcl
Brandon Thatcher, PMHNP-BC
Vanessa Thompson, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-GNP-BC
Michael Tierney, BSN, RN-PMHBC
Wendy Trout, MSN, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Michelle Tsai, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Moriah Tucker, MSN, APRN.CNP, PMHNP-BC
Cassie Turner, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Ronald Tyson, DNP, DMin, CNP, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, CARN-AP
Sally Underwood, RN, BSN, MSN, CARN
Michael Valenti, Ph.D., APRN, PMHNP-BC, NEA-BC
Judith VanCleef, MS, RN-BC-Retired
Amye Varnum, PMHN, RN, BC
Diane Vines, RN, PhD, RRT, CNS, PHN, PMHN
Cara Vitadamo, RN, BSN
JoAnna Wade, APRN, PMHNP
Jason Wagner, APRN, PMHNP-BC, RN, LMHC, MCAP
Theresa Warfield, RN
Denise Warren-Simmons, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN
Scott Watkins, MSN, PMHNP-BC, CARN
Kathleen Webster, DNP, PMHNP
Michele Whitaker, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, C-RYT
Max Whipple, RN-BC, PMHN-BC, CARN, SUDP, MHP
Diane Wieland, PhD, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Lew Wiest, BSN, RN
Jeanne Wiggins, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, PMH-C, ADHD-CCSP, CARN-AP
Valerie Wiggins, MSN, CRNP, PNP
Efi Wilkins, DNP, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CNE, FCN
Holly Wilkinson, APRN
Debra Willsey, MS, RN, FPMHNP
Roy Wilms, RN, MS, MA, PMH-BC
Meaghan Wilson, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C
Monisha Wilson, BSN, RN
Lisa Winick
Sabina Winningham, MSN, BSN, RN
Donald Wleklinski, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Elizabeth Woods, DNP, RN
Lisa Woodworth, APRN
Kentoinette Wright, RN
Heidi Yost, MHA, MSN, PMH-BC, RN
Kathleen Yost, RN, MSN, MC
Michelle Zapanta, MSN, PMH-BC, CIC