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2016 Mississippi Nurses’ Association Annual Convention
degree in criminal justice from Northeastern University, and a Juris
Doctorate from Mississippi College School of Law. She has served on the
Mississippi Domestic Violence Task Force and the Mississippi Human
Trafficking Task Force.
FRIDAY APRN KEYNOTE
LUNCHEON SPEAKER
Debra Swan, AANP
Associate Vice President
of Federal Government
Affairs
Debra Swan is Associate Vice President of Federal Government Affairs
at the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She is the
lead lobbyist for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and
works with the CEO, Board of Directors, AANP Policy Committee, and
other internal groups to develop a comprehensive strategy and approach
to address the legislative and regulatory issues and concerns of nurse
practitioners, and continually strives to increase the involvement and
awareness of nurse practitioners and AANP’s members in these areas.
Debra is the primary logistical manager of the annual AANP Health
Policy Conference in Washington, DC, and works with the committee to
plan and implement the program. She proudly serves as AANP’s liaison
to the White House Joining Forces Initiative. Having lived in Washington,
DC for over two decades, Debra has developed a wide network of
bipartisan contacts in the U.S. Congress. She served as a Capitol Hill
Staff member for former Indiana Congressman and House Majority
Whip, John Brademas and was appointed by former Virginia Governor
and now Senator Mark Warner to the Citizens Advisory Council for
Furnishing and Interpreting the Executive Mansion in Richmond, VA for
a five year term. Debra has a keen ability to deliver a passionate message
on behalf of Nurse Practitioners to Congressional members and their
staff as well as Government agencies and The Administration.
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