APHA Candidates

President-Elect

The member elected by the Governing Council as APHA president-elect will become president-elect at the close of the 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo in Atlanta and assume the presidency at the close of the 2024 Annual Meeting. Candidates for president-elect:

• Hope Rollins, BS
• Deanna Wathington, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Speaker of the Governing Council

If elected by the Governing Council as APHA speaker of the Governing Council, the member will serve a three-year term starting at the close of APHA's 2023 Annual Meeting. Candidate for speaker of the Governing Council:

• M. Aaron Guest, PhD, MPH, MSW

Executive Board Members

The Executive Board has 12 elected members, with three elected annually to four-year terms. The Governing Council will elect three new Executive Board members during APHA's 2023 Annual Meeting. Candidates for Executive Board: 

• Jessica Boyer, MPH, MSW
• Monique Brown, PhD, MPH, FGSA
• Debra Jackson, DSc, MPH
• Shirley Orr, MHS, APRN, NEA-BC
• Kusuma Schofield, MSEd, MPH
• Lina Tucker Reinders, MPH

Honorary Vice Presidents

The Governing Council will elect three honorary vice presidents to serve a one-year term. The Governing Council will elect the honorary vice presidents during APHA's 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo. Candidates for honorary vice president:

• Canada: Vamini Selvanandan, MD, MPH, CCFP (EM), Chair of Board of Directors, Canadian Public Health Association
• Latin America and the Caribbean: Jarbas Barbosa, MD, PhD, Director, Pan American Health Organization
• United States: Robert K. Ross, MD, President and CEO, The California Endownment

2023 Campaign Guidelines for Candidates for APHA-wide Office (PDF)