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AAPPN Leaders

Meet Your AAPPN Board Members

A talented group of dedicated volunteers leading your professional association.

Nikki Behner

President

I have been proud to be a member of such an active and progressive specialty organization. Now, more than ever, I believe it is important to highlight and market the skills that psychiatric ARNPs bring to our complex healthcare environment.

    Learn more about Nikki
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    Danielle DeOliveira

    Past Co-President

    Since moving from North Carolina three years ago, I have worked at Peninsula Behavioral Health in Port Angeles. I enjoy community mental health and the challenges of working with a wide variety of mental health struggles.

      Learn more about Danielle

      Jean Tang

      Past Co-President

      I hope to be an effective liaison connecting practice, teaching and research science. I am inspired by the AAPPN mission and its members’ dedication to the profession. It is my honor to serve on the AAPPN leadership team.

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        Kristine Highlander

        Secretary

        AAPPN has been integral to my practice since being a student at Seattle University. I’ve enjoyed my service as the chair of the Membership Committee, At-Large Board member, and former President. I am delighted to serve as AAPPN Secretary. My undergraduate degree in English will likely serve me well in this next chapter of AAPPN volunteering.

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          Danielle Waldron

          Treasurer

          I have been practicing for the past five years after graduating from Seattle University in 2013. I practice in community mental health and focus on addictions.

            Learn more about Danielle
            Candace Mabbitt

            Candace Mabbitt

            Student Board Member

            I am in my first quarter of a Post Grad Certificate program at Frontier University. I have been practicing full time as a Certified Nurse Midwife and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner outside of Seattle for the last eight years. I have been in the role of provider, teacher, preceptor, attending, legislative chair and the President of the WA Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwives.

              Learn more about Candace

              Ginni Buccola

              Member At Large

              AAPPN has been a part of my professional growth and development as a PMHNP from the very beginning of my graduate work at the University of Washington.

              What I have appreciated the most is the opportunity AAPPN provides for us to nurture relationships between one another as Advanced Practice Nursing professionals, connecting our different practices and geographic locations under one lovely umbrella.

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                Leslie Hite

                Member At Large

                AAPPN has given me the opportunity to connect with many members across the state and grow professionally as a PMHNP through volunteer opportunities and resources within the organization.  I am an advocate for improving mental health access and care in rural areas of Washington. 

                It is an honor to continue to serve as a Board of Directors Member At Large for this organization to continue to encourage other advanced practice psychiatric nurses to help sustain this organization through connection, providing educational opportunities, and advocating for our profession and mental healthcare. 

                  Learn more about Leslie
                  MaryAnne Murray

                  MaryAnne Murray

                  Member At Large

                  I appreciate the work of AAPPN to ensure that PMHNPs can practice to the full extent of their education and licensure. I look forward to bringing my knowledge of substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders, integrated care, and a rural perspective to contribute to this great organization.  

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                    Steven Pline

                    Member At Large

                    It has been a privilege to learn from and with so many of you through the listserv, at conferences, in the CAYA specialty group, as an Education Committee volunteer, and as the Student Member of the Board.

                    My objectives for a board tenure extension are to (1) Contribute as a volunteer to help maintain and sustain this incredible organization; (2) Encourage student and new member engagement as our profession grows (3) Advocate for equal pay for equal work by healthcare providers.

                      Learn more about Steven

                      Meet the AAPPN Advisory Board

                      A talented group of dedicated volunteers helping the association in the community.

                      Dana Dean Doering

                      CAYA Specialty Group Chair

                      Dana has chaired the Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Specialty Group since February 2021.

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                        Jane Soderberg

                        East King County Chapter Chair

                        Jane has chaired the East King County Chapter since April 2022.

                          Connie Huffine

                          Past AAPPN Administrator and Lois Price Spratlen Foundation Past-President

                          Connie is the volunteer liaison between AAPPN and the Lois Price Spratlen Foundation.

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