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- About APIC
- Vision and mission
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- Tania Bubb
- Patricia Jackson
- Lisa Sturm
- Devin Jopp
- Deborah Patterson Burdsall
- Lisa Caffery
- Jill Holdsworth
- Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz
- Sarah Smathers
- Elizabeth R. Wallace
- Harold “Pat” Patton
- Joseph Scaletta
- Carol M. McLay
- Justin Smyer
- Mary Jo Morrison
- Paula Ann Pintar
- Stephanie Carraway
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- APIC 2022 Heroes Elizabeth (Beth) Richardson, MPH, MSN, RN, CIC
- APIC 2021 Heroes Khaled Alnafee
- APIC 2022 Heroes Erin Minnerath, Tiffany Martens, and Angie Silva
- APIC 2021 Heroes Lisa Sturm
- APIC 2022 Heroes Patrick Gordon, DNP, RN, CIC
- APIC 2021 Heroes Tampa General Hospital
- APIC 2022 Heroes Kelley Knapek, BSN, RN, CIC, CWON
- APIC 2021 Heroes Jeremy Gibson-Roark, Leslie Lloyd
- APIC 2022 Heroes Jodie Leonard, BS, RN, CIC
- APIC 2022 Heroes Jeffrey Miller, MD, MPH, CIC
- APIC 2020 Heroes Northside Hospital – Gwinnett Medical Center
- APIC 2020 Heroes Regions Hospital
- Heroes of Infection Prevention 2019
- APIC 2020 Heroes Kelly West and Craig Gilliam
- APIC 2020 Heroes Westchester Medical Center IPC Team
- APIC 2020 Heroes Brenda Ehlert
- APIC 2020 Heroes Emory University Hospital Midtown
- Heroes of Infection Prevention 2018
- Heroes of Infection Prevention 2017
- Heroes of Infection Prevention 2016
- Heroes of Infection Prevention 2015
- Heroes of Infection Prevention 2014
- Heroes of Infection Prevention 2013
- Heroes of Infection Prevention 2012
- Heroes of Infection Prevention 2011
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- Heroes of Infection Prevention 2007
- Heroes of Infection Prevention 2006
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APIC is governed by an elected board of directors composed of four officers, the immediate past-president, no less than nine and no more than 12 directors.
The executive committee includes the president who serves as chair, the president-elect, the immediate past president, the treasurer, the secretary and one at-large board member. The chief executive officer serves as an ex-officio member of the board of directors and the executive committee.
- The board is responsible for positioning the association to best serve APIC members as well as maintaining the focus and vision to improve the practice and management of infection prevention.
- The board establishes policy; directs the activities of the elected officials, committees, and chief executive officer; oversees APIC’s finances; and charters chapters.
Learn more about applying for leadership positions within APIC and CBIC.
2024 APIC Officers and Board of Directors
Officers
President: Tania Bubb, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC (2024)
President-Elect: Carol McLay, DrPH, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC (2024)
Immediate Past President: Patricia Jackson, RN, BSN, MA, CIC, FAPIC (2024)
Secretary: Stephanie Carraway, MPH, CIC, LTC-CIP, CER, FAPIC (2025)
Treasurer: Joseph “Joey” Scaletta, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC (2024)
Directors
Deborah Patterson Burdsall, PhD, RN-BC, CIC, FAPIC (2024)
Lisa Caffery, MS, BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, CIC, FAPIC (2024)
Jill Holdsworth, MS, CIC, NREMT, FAPIC (2024)
Paula A. Pintar, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CIC, FAPIC (2026)
Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, PHD, MPH, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA, FACE (2025)
Sarah Smathers, MPH, CIC, FAPIC (2025)
Justin Smyer, MBA, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM, CIC, FAPIC (2026)
Lisa K. Sturm, MPH, CIC, FAPIC (2026)
Elizabeth “Beth” Wallace, MPH, CIC, FAPIC (2025)
External Directors
Mary Jo (MJ) Morrison, MT(ASCP), MBA (2025)
Harold “Pat” Patton, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC (2024)
Ex Officio
Devin Jopp, EdD, MS (APIC CEO)
Terms expire as noted above in parenthesis after each name. The president, president-elect, and immediate past president are one year terms with the president-elect succeeding to president and then immediate past president effectively serving for three years in a president-related role. Both the treasurer and secretary serve two-year terms.