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ACNAP Board

Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP)

The ACNAP Board for the term 2024-2026

"My vision for the ACNAP mandate 2024-2026 is to be the leading voice for cardiovascular nurses and allied professionals, advancing patient care through excellence in leadership, research, education, and person-centred practices. Our journey ahead is guided by these main objectives : (1) strengthen person-centred care through patient involvement; (2) enhance leadership in cardiovascular nursing and allied professions; (3) advance professional development and education; (4) foster innovation and research in cardiovascular care; and (5) strengthen organisational sustainability and financial growth.”

Doctor Leonie Klompstra, ACNAP President 2024-2026

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Doctor Leonie Klompstra

ACNAP President 2024-2026

Voting members

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Executive officer

Professor Izabella Uchmanowicz

Immediate Past-President

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Mrs Maggie Simpson

Liaison Officer

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Executive officer

Professor Julie Sanders

President-Elect

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Doctor Stefan Tino Kulnik

Ordinary Board Member

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Executive officer

Doctor Leonie Klompstra

President

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Mrs Ana Filipa Gomes

Environmental Officer

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Executive officer

Doctor Michela Barisone

Secretary-Treasurer

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Professor Maria Back

Ordinary Board Member

Non-Voting Members

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Mrs Maggie Simpson

Liaison Officer

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Professor Catherine Ross

National Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions Societies Committee Co-Chair

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Mr Valentino Oriolo

Education Committee Chair

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Mrs Martha Kyriakou

Young Community (YoCo) Committee Chair

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Doctor Eleni Kletsiou

Congress Programme Committee Chair

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Professor Jeroen Hendriks

Science Committee Chair

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Mrs Ana Filipa Gomes

Environmental Officer

Doctor Faye Forsyth

Advocacy Committee Chair

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Assistant Professor Bruno Miguel Delgado

National Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions Societies Committee Co-Chair

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Ms Norma Caples

Membership & Communities Committee Chair

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Doctor Mariela Acuna Mora

Communication Committee Chair

Ex-Officio members

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Professor Catherine Ross

Chairperson of the ESC Task Force on Allied Professions

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Professor Philip Moons

EJCN Editor-in-Chief

Other Board Members

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Mrs Francoise Steinbach

Representative of the ESC Patient Forum