AAPA Board of Directors General Election Results Are In!

AAPA members voted to fill four open Board of Directors General positions with leadership terms starting July 1, 2025

June 3, 2025

The results of AAPA’s Board of Directors election are in, following a two-week voting period that closed on Monday, June 2. The AAPA Board of Directors (BOD) is the governing body responsible for providing direction, oversight, and strategic guidance regarding the business and financial affairs of AAPA. During the 2025 election cycle, AAPA members selected a new President-elect and three Directors-at-Large for the coming leadership term, which begins on July 1, 2025. At the start of the new leadership term, Todd Pickard, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA, FASCO will become President of AAPA.

Below are the PAs who have been elected to help lead the profession.

[Student Academy Board of Directors election results are also in!]

AAPA President-elect

David J. Bunnell, MSHS, PA-C, DFAAPA will become President-elect. The President-elect is an officer of AAPA and serves a three-year term which follows the trajectory of one year as President-elect, one year as President, and a final year as Immediate Past President. Among his many responsibilities as President-elect, PA Bunnell will assist President Pickard in the execution of the presidential duties and consult with him on AAPA and BOD appointments. In July 2026, PA Bunnell will assume the role of AAPA President.

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AAPA Directors-At-Large

Daniel Coll, MBA, MHS,PA-C, DFAAPA

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Rebecca A. Loveless, MHS, PA-C, DFAAPA

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Brittany Strelow, DMSc, PA-C, MS, DFAAPA

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Directors-at-Large are fiduciaries of AAPA. They participate fully in all work of the BOD and contribute constructively to its deliberations. Directors will serve as liaisons to a committee, commission, or work group assigned by the president; represent the BOD to constituent and external organizations; and serve as public ambassadors on behalf of AAPA. Directors-at-Large serve two-year leadership terms.

Learn more about the Board of Directors election – including the various Board positions, eligibility criteria, election timeline, and voter eligibility – here. If you have questions, please contact [email protected].

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