2023 Candidates & Platforms

TAPA is excited to announce the candidates for the upcoming TAPA Elections! TAPA will host a Meet the Candidates Forum during TAPA's Virtual Conference on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 4:30pm. For those not planning on attending the  TAPA Virtual Conference, a recording of the Meet the Candidates Forum will be uploaded here shortly after the conclusion of the forum.

President-Elect

•  Monica Ward, MPAS, AT, PA-C, DFAAPA

Secretary

• Bailiegh Bostick MPAS, PA-C
• Heather Davis-Lopez, MPLC, MPAS, PA-C

Director-at-Large (2 positions available)

• Raquelle Akavan MS, PA-C
• Leticia Bland, DHSc, MPAS, PA-C
• Steven Hunter, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, CPAAPA
• Andrew Sauer DMSc, PA-C, RT(R,CT,N), CNMT
• Carolyn Telford MPAS, PA-C

Delegate - AAPA House of Delegates  (4 positions available)

• Raquelle Akavan MS, PA-C
• James Delaney, MS-PA-C, CAQ-OS
• Andrew Sauer, DMSc, PA-C, RT(R,CT,N), CNMT
• Monica Ward, MPAS, AT, PA-C, DFAAPA
• Sonali Weerasinghe, MPH, MPAS, PA-C

Please note, in races where there are multiple available positions, the winners will be determined based on the candidates receiving the highest total number of votes (i.e. if 2 seats are available the winners will be the two candidates receiving the most votes.) If two or more candidates end up tying for the last available position in a race, a run off election will occur. 

Click here to view and download Candidate Platforms as a PDF