Board of Directors
2026-2027 AAPINA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(Chairpersons of Standing Committees and Past Presidents)
BOD Chair
Jung-Ah Lee, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, FADLN
Immediate Past President of AAPINA
Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Research Education and Senate Faculty
University of California, Irvine, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing
BOD Members
Alona D. Angosta, PhD, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, FAAN
AAPINA – Past President
Professor
Baylor University, Louise Herrington School of Nursing
Oi Saeng Hong, PhD, FAAN
AAPINA – Past President
Professor
University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing
Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN
AAPINA – Past President
World Academy of Nursing Science (WANS) – Chairperson/President
Professor and Julia Eleanor Blair Chenalt Endowed Chair
Vandebilt University, School of Nursing
Jing Wang, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
AAPINA – Past President
Professor & Dean
Florida State University, College of Nursing
Standing Committee Chairs
Awards Committee Chair
Heeyoung Lee, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
Associate Professor and Chair for Health & Community Systems
University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing
By-Laws Committee Chair
Lixin Song, PhD, RN, FAAN
Vice Dean for Research and Scholarship and Professor
UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
Communication Committee Chair
Angela Chia-Chen Chen, PhD, PMHNP-BC
Professor & McLaren Greater Lansing Endowed Chair for Behavioral Mental Health Nursing Education
Michigan State University, College of Nursing
Finance Committee Chair
Donna Palakiko, PhD, APRN
AAPINA Past Treasurer
Director of Cultural Innovation and Strategy and Associate Professor
University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene
Membership Committee Chair
Sarah Low, MSN, RN, OCNn, CMSRN
Oncology Nurse Navigator
Patient and Family Support Program
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Nominating Committee Chair
Jane Chung, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA
Associate Professor
Emory University, School of Nursing
Program (Conference) Chair
Kristen Choi, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
AAPINA Vice-President
Associate Professor and Audrienne H. Moseley Chair in Nursing
UCLA, Joe C. Wen School of Nursing
Ex-Officio Member
Hyochol Brian Ahn, PhD, APRN, FAAN
AAPINA President
Professor & Dean
University of Alabama in Huntsville, College of Nursing