Asian American / Pacific Islander
Nurses Association, Inc.

Affiliation to National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA)

NCEMNA is a unified force advocating for equity and justice in nursing and health care for ethnic minority populations. The Asian American / Pacific Islander Nurses is a proud affiliate of NCEMNA.

Board of Directors

2024 AAPINA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(Chairpersons of Standing Committees and Past Presidents)

Chair

Jing Wang, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Immediate Past President
Chair, Nominating Committee
Professor & Dean
Florida State University, College of Nursing

Members

Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN
AAPINA – Past President
Dean & Professor, Laura Lee Blanton Chair in Nursing
University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing

Oi Saeng Hong, PhD, FAAN
AAPINA – Past President
Professor
University of California, San Francisco
School of Nursing

Alona D. Angosta, PhD, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, FAAN
AAPINA – Past President
Professor & Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship
Baylor University, Louise Herrington School of Nursing

Seonae Yeo, PhD, RN, FAAN
AAPINA – Past President
Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing

Weihua Zhang, PhD, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC
Chair, Finance Committee
AAPINA- Past Treasurer
Clinical Professor
Neil Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University

Heeyoung Lee, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
Chair, Award Committee
Associate Professor & Chair for Health & Community Systems
University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing

Angela Chia-Chen Chen, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAANP
Chair, Communication Committee
Professor, McLaren Greater Lansing Endowed Chair for Behavioral Mental Health Nursing Education
Michigan State University, College of Nursing

Hyochol Brian Ahn, PhD, APRN, FAAN
Chair, By-Laws Committee
Chair, Program Committee
AAPINA President-Elect
Professor & Dean
University of Arizona, College of Nursing

Linda Kim, PhD, RN
Chair, Membership Committe
AAPINA Secretary
Research Specialist, Nursing Research
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Donna PalakikoPhD, APRN
AAPINA Treasurer
Assistant Professor
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing

Ex-Officio

Jung-Ah Lee, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
AAPINA President
Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Belonging
University of California, Irvine
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing