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Welcome to the 2025 APTA National Elections Ballot!

2025 APTA National Elections will elect four-year terms in the offices of Secretary, Vice Speaker, and Director, and three-year terms on the Nominating Committee. Please see below for further details regarding each candidate. Please review the APTA Core Attributes for Elected Leadership as part of your consideration.

All candidates are identified by the method with which they have been included on the ballot.

  1. Slated by APTA Nominating Committee
  2. Nominated by Group Petition
  3. Nominated by Individual Petition

The ballot is now closed until Oct. 20 when nominations by individual petition will open.

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. This year, the 2025 APTA National Elections will take place, Nov. 1-5, 2025. The elections process is facilitated and overseen by the APTA Elections Committee. Please direct any questions to governancehouse@apta.org.

Secretary

(One to be elected, four-year term)

Daniel C. Dale, PT, DPT
Slated by Nominating Committee

Candidate Statement | CV

Ami E.R. Faria, PT, DPT
Slated by Nominating Committee

Candidate Statement | CV

Vice Speaker

(One to be elected, four-year term)

Robin L. Dole, PT, DPT, EdD
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy
Slated by Nominating Committee

Candidate Statement | CV

Director

(Three to be elected, four-year term)

Lori Bordenave, PT, DPT, PhD
Slated by Nominating Committee

Candidate Statement | CV

Joshua Farley, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Certified Dry Needling Therapist
Slated by Nominating Committee

Candidate Statement | CV

Kendell M. Jno-Finn, PT, DPT
Nominated by Group Petition

Candidate Statement | CV

Craig Johnson, PT, MBA
Slated by Nominating Committee

Candidate Statement | CV

Caroline Jenette (C.J.) Morrow, PT, DPT
Slated by Nominating Committee

Candidate Statement | CV

Palak Shah, PT
Slated by Nominating Committee

Candidate Statement | CV

Lisa VanHoose, PT, PhD, MPH, FAPTA
Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Therapy
Slated by Nominating Committee

Candidate Statement | CV

Nominating Committee

(Two to be elected, three-year term)

Sharon L. Dunn, PT, PhD
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Slated by Nominating Committee

Candidate Statement | CV

Tarang K. Jain, PT, DPT, PhD
Slated by Nominating Committee

Candidate Statement | CV

Connie J. Kittleson, PT, DPT
Slated by Nominating Committee

Candidate Statement | CV

Arvie C. Vitente, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy
Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults
Fellow of the National Academies of Practice
Slated by Nominating Committee

Candidate Statement | CV