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.

2016-2017

2016-2017 Executive Committee

Patricia T. Alpert, DrPH, MSN, APN, FNP, PNP, FAANP, CNE
President
Patricia T. Alpert, DRPH, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, PNP-BC, CNE, ​F​AANP
Dean
School of Nursing, Las Vegas Campus
Arizona College
2320 S. Rancho Road
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102
Phone: (702) 831-5020

Alona Angosta, PhD, APRN, FNP, NP-C
President-Elect
Associate Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator (MSN & Post-Master’s Certificate)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
School of Nursing
4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 453018
Las Vegas, NV 89154-3018
Tel: (702) 895-1218
Fax.: (702) 895-4807

Mahealani Suapaia, PhD(c), RN
Secretary
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Ke Ola Mau Research Scholarship (2014-2015)
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Hawaiʻi Pacific University
45-045 Kamehameha Highway
Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi 96744-5297
Phone: (808) 236-5829
Fax: (808) 236-5818

Jennifer Kawi, PhD MSN APRN FNP-BC CNE
Treasurer
Associate Professor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
School of Nursing
4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 453018
Las Vegas, NV 89154-3018
Tel: (702) 895-5930

Elizabeth W. Gonzalez, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Past President
Associate Professor & Chair of Doctoral Nursing Program,
Hartford Scholar
College of Nursing & Health Professions
Drexel University
1505 Race Street, MS 1030
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Tel: 215-762-8331; Cell: 610-220-7933
Fax: 215-762-4080