The 2024 Board of Directors candidates are in – learn about them, their work and what they would bring to the table.

Linda Sekhon, DHSc, PA-C
President Department Chair, Program Director High Point University Doctor of Medical Science Program

Nicole Burwell, PhD, MSHS, PA-C
President Elect Department Chair and Program Director North Carolina A&T State University

Kara L. Caruthers, MSPAS, PA-C
Immediate Past President Assistant Program Director Meharry Medical College

Janie McDaniel, MS, MLS(ASCP)SC
Secretary Director of Alumni Affairs, Emeritus Chair of Admissions, and Lecturer Yale Physician Assistant Online Program

Jacqueline S. Barnett, DHSc, MSHS, PA-C
Treasurer Division Chief and Program Director Duke University PA Program

Shalon Buchs, MHS, PA-C
Director at Large Associate Professor and Director for Continuous Quality Improvement Florida State University

Jennifer Eames, DHSc, MPAS, PA-C
Director at Large PA Program Director and Associate Professor Hardin-Simmons University

Elizabeth Elliott, MS, PA-C
Director at Large Program Director Baylor College of Medicine

Shaun L. Grammer, DMSc, PA-C
Director at Large Program Director University of Nebraska Medical Center PA program

Robert D. Hadley, PhD, PA-C
Director at Large Associate Professor Emeritus Radford University PA program

Virginia Valentin, DrPH, PA-C
Director at Large Department Chair University of Kentucky PA Program

Cassidy McCandless, MS, MPAS, PA-C
Student Member at Large PA Student Missouri State University PA Program