Governing Board 2025-26
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Smitha Paul
MSN, RN
President
Kavita Natarajan, BSN, RN
Exec Vice President
Premilla Mendonca MSN, APN-C
Vice President
Shipra Prasad DNP, APN, FNP-C, PCCN
Secretary
Niti Patel, BSN, RN
Treasurer
ADVISORY BOARD
Sandra Emmanuel MA, RN,NPD-BC
Advisory Board
President 2019-2020
Dr. Soffy Vilson DNP, RN, NE-BC, LNHA
Advisory Board, Chair
President 2017-2018
Dr. Rachel Koshy DNP, RN APN-C
Advisory Board
President 2015- 2016
Dr. Varsha Singh, DNP, APN, FAANP
Advisory Board
President 2013-2014
Uma Venogopal MSN, RN
President 2021-2023
Munira Wells, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC
Advisory Board
President 2023-2024
Dr. Lydia Albuquerque DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, FNAP, CCRN
Advisory Board
President 2006-2010, 2011-2012
Founding President
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Lavanya Kamineni
MSN, RN, CCRN-K
Educational & Professional Development Committee
Grace Verghese
MSN, RN, FNP-C
Educational & Professional Development Committee
Marcy J Kunnipparampil
MSN, RN, FNP-C, APN, CEN
APN Forum Committee
Grace Samuel
DNP, FNP-C, WCC, RN
APN Forum Committee
Soumya Karne
BSN, RN, CCRN
Newsletter Committee
Lydia Albuquerque
DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, FNAP, CCRN
Bylaws Committee
Alka Buttan
BA, BSN, ACRN
Membership Committee
Vijayachitra Ramaswamy
MSN, RN, CNOR
Membership Committee
Sunitha John
MSN, RN, APN
Scholarship Committee
Sherin Janardhanan
MSN, APRN, FNP-C, WCC
Scholarship Committee
Krishna Patel
BSN, RN, CCRN
Cultural Committee
Namrata Jani
MSN, RN, APRN, AGNP-C
Cultural Committee
Anju Wadahwan
MSN, MHA, RN, PhD Candidate
Website Committee
Dixita Rana
BSN, RN
Website Committee
Violet Nonis
MSN, RN, APN-C, RN
Advocacy Committee
Rashmi Aggarwal
MSN, APN, FNP, RN
Advocacy Committee