GAPNA Liaisons from the Health Affairs Committee represent GAPNA on national coalitions and share their reports on the monthly committee calls.

Advancing Excellence in Long Term Care Coalition (AELTCC)
GAPNA Liaison:
Patrick Luib, MSN, APRN-BC
National Leader: Barb Bowers

APRN Workgroup- Special Interest Group AANA
GAPNA Liaison:
Evelyn Duffy, DNP, GNP/ANP-BC, FAANP
National Leader: Ralph Kohl, Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

APRN Work group with NP Round Table
GAPNA Liaison: Natalie Baker, DNP, GNP-BC, ANP-BC, GS-C, FAANP, FAAN

APRNs in LTC Coalition
GAPNA Liaison: Jennifer Kim, DNP, GNP-BC, GS-C, FNAP, FAANP
National Leader: GAPNA – Jennifer Kim, DNP, GNP-BC, GS-C, FNAP, FAANP & Abby Parish, DNP, GNP-BC, ANP-BC, FNAP

Home Health & Hospice Coalition
GAPNA Liaison: Deborah Wolff Baker MSN, ACHPN, FNP-BC, GS-C 
National Leader: GAPNA - Deborah Wolff Baker MSN, ACHPN, FNP-BC, GS-C 

Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition
GAPNA Liaisons:
Committee 1: Person-Centeredness, Culture Change, Care Planning & Quality of Life
Christina Ramsey MSN, GNP-BC, CWS, LNCC

Committee 2: Staffing & Well-Trained Workforce
Sue Mullaney, DNP, APRN, GNP-BC, GS-C, FAANP, FAAN
National Leader: Coalition founded by IHI, John A. Hartford Foundation, & Leading Age

National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) SWOT Calls
GAPNA Liaison: Julie Stanik-Hutt, PhD, GNP, FAANP, FAAN
National Leader: NCSBN Nicole Livanos

National TeleHealth Caucus
GAPNA Liaison: Ron Ordona DNP, FNP-BC
National Leader: American Telemedicine Association

Nurse Practitioner Round Table (NPRt)
GAPNA Liaisons: Sue Mullaney, DNP, APRN, GNP-BC, GS-C, FAANP & Evelyn Duffy, DNP, GNP/ANP-BC, FAANP
National Leader: Jan Towers (AANP)

Nursing Community Coalition
GAPNA Liaison: Meg Wallhagen, PhD, GNP-BC & Donna Hamby, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC
National Leader: Rachael Stevensen

LEAD (Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer’s Disease) Coalition
GAPNA Liaison:
Jennifer Kim, DNP, GNP-BC, GS-C, FNAP, FAANP
National Leader: Ian Kremer

LACE Network (Licensure, Accreditation, Certification, Education)
GAPNA Liaison: Natalie Baker, DNP, GNP-BC, ANP-BC, GS-C, FAANP, FAAN; Sara McCumber, DNP. RN CNP CNS ; Sherry A. Greenberg, PhD RN GNP-BC FGSA FNAP FAANP FAAN