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Each year, APTA's Nominating Committee seeks recommendations from members and develops the slate of candidates for APTA national office, which includes positions on the APTA Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee. Members of the Board (except for the public member), and the Nominating Committee are elected annually in the fall by voting delegates of the House of Delegates. The public member is appointed by the APTA Board of Directors.
Please refer to the information below for more details about APTA's nominations and elections processes. Questions about APTA's elections processes may be directed to governancehouse@apta.org. Members interested in a future national office position should contact the Nominating Committee.
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2025 APTA National Elections Ballot
Members interested in a national elected office position are encouraged to review the Core Attributes for Elected Leadership, which identify leadership characteristics pivotal to moving APTA forward to meet the challenges of the future and commitment to our mission. Nominating Committee decision making regarding the slate of candidates is guided by these core attributes and members interested in elected office should reflect on how they have applied these attributes throughout their leadership journey.
Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant members in good standing are eligible to serve on the APTA Board of Directors. One public member who is a non-APTA member and is not a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant also serves. Only Physical Therapist members may serve as officers of the association and on the APTA Executive Committee.
Physical Therapist members in good standing are eligible to serve on the APTA Nominating Committee.
An individual member in good standing as defined in the APTA bylaws, complies with the Code of Ethics, makes timely payments of Association and chapter dues, is not under current suspension or revocation of a license as a physical therapist or of a license or certificate as a physical therapist assistant.
The term of office of each member of the Board, except for the public member, shall be four years or until their successors assume office and shall start at the beginning of the calendar year following the year when they were elected. If a member vacates a current office to assume another office on the Board, the time served in the vacated office shall count as a full term for the purpose of term limits. No member shall serve more than one complete term on the Board in the same office consecutively. No member shall serve more than two complete consecutive terms in any office on the Board except for the President who may serve no more than three complete consecutive terms on the Board.
The term of office for members of the Nominating Committee shall be three years or until their successors assume office and shall start at the beginning of the calendar year following the year when they were elected. No member shall be elected to successive complete terms. Members of the committee may not serve concurrently as delegates to the House or be slated for national office during their term.
During the nomination phase, APTA members may recommend themselves and other APTA members for national office by submitting a Recommendation for National Office Form which is typically open two months at the start of the year. Those who consent to be considered as an applicant for the slate will submit a CV and responses to several questions developed by the Nominating Committee. Responses to these questions and information contained within applicant CVs help the committee members understand applicants' backgrounds and experiences before holding applicant interviews and determining the slate of candidates for national office.
Not all applicants for national office will be invited to interview with the Nominating Committee. Of those interviewed not all will be selected for the slate of candidates. Nominating Committee interviews and deliberations are strictly confidential and APTA policy is that the Committee shall not share information or provide feedback to those selected or not selected to interview or selected or not selected for the slate of candidates.
Once the Nominating Committee has developed the slate of candidates for national office, the slate is distributed to APTA members marking the start of a 20-day period during which time chapters, sections/academies, and the PTA Council may nominate individuals by group petition to be added to the slate. A form must be submitted by each group petitioner and nomination by group petition requires five form submissions. At the 20-day nomination by petition deadline the slate closes until the Nomination by Individual Petition process, which takes the place of the former nomination from the floor process, opens. More details on these processes may be obtained by contacting governancehouse@apta.org.
Prior to elections, candidates slated for national office share information that inform delegates and members about their expertise and background via resources posted to the APTA Candidate Webpage that could include candidate statements, CVs, and recorded interviews. The candidacy phase and all activities are developed and overseen by the APTA Elections Committee.
Elections are managed via an electronic process where the ballot for APTA National Elections opens for a specified period allowing voting delegates to cast their ballots. Ballots are open for no fewer than five calendar days. The elections process is facilitated and overseen by the APTA Elections Committee.
APTA Board of Directors is APTA's governing authority, with the corporate duties of care, loyalty, and obedience. The Board is the fiduciary for the association and manages the association's affairs pursuant to law and APTA bylaws. The Board carries out all association policies, positions, the Code of Ethics, and motions adopted by the House that recommend the Board to act.
The 16-member Board includes six officer positions (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Speaker of the House of Delegates, and Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates) and nine director positions elected by the House of Delegates who shall be Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant members in good standing. Only Physical Therapist members may serve as officers of the association and on the APTA Executive Committee. The Board also includes one public member position, which is held by a non-APTA member who is not a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant and is appointed by the Board. More specific information about Board roles and responsibilities may be found in the Bylaws of the APTA, Article VI. Board of Directors.
APTA Board of Directors Roster
The Nominating Committee consisting of five Physical Therapist members in good standing and are elected by the House of Delegates, prepares the annual slate of candidates for APTA national elections, and fosters activities that maintain and promote a pool of qualified nominees. In doing so, the committee works to slate at least two qualified candidates, if possible, for each position from those consenting to serve if elected for officers, directors, and members of the Nominating Committee to meet the responsibilities of their positions. The slate of candidates is made available to APTA members no later than three months before the election. Should the initial election result in open vacancies for the Board of Directors, the Nominating Committee shares the subsequent slate as soon as possible following the first election.
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Jennifer Marie Ryan, PT, DPT, MS
Board-Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Clinical Specialist
Term Expires: 2025
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Monique Caruth, PT, DPT
Term Expires: 2027
Ken Harwood, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Term Expires: 2026
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Tracy Porter, PT, DPT, EdD
Term Expires: 2025
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LaDarius (L.D.) Woods, PT, DPT, PhD
Term Expires: 2026
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