Board of Directors
The affairs of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association are governed by its Board of Directors. It is the Board’s responsibility to carry out the objectives and purposes of the association and to this end, the Board may exercise all powers of the association. The primary responsibility of a voluntary governance Board is to establish an organization’s mission, purpose, values, and direction.
Chizimuzo (Zim) Okoli
PhD, MPH, MSN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN Immediate Past President
Joyce M. Shea
DNSc, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN President-Elect
Jane Abanes
PhD, DNP, MSN/Ed, PMHCNS/NP-BC Member-at-Large
Carol Essenmacher
DNP, PMHCNS-BC Member-at-Large
Kerry Peterson
PhD, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP Member-At-Large
