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
Doctor Leonie Klompstra
ACNAP President 2024-2026
Voting members
Mrs Maggie Simpson
Liaison Officer
Doctor Stefan Tino Kulnik
Ordinary Board Member
Mrs Ana Filipa Gomes
Environmental Officer
Professor Maria Back
Ordinary Board Member
Non-Voting Members
Mrs Maggie Simpson
Liaison Officer
Professor Catherine Ross
National Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions Societies Committee Co-Chair
Mr Valentino Oriolo
Education Committee Chair
Mrs Martha Kyriakou
Young Community (YoCo) Committee Chair
Doctor Eleni Kletsiou
Congress Programme Committee Chair
Professor Jeroen Hendriks
Science Committee Chair
Mrs Ana Filipa Gomes
Environmental Officer
Doctor Faye Forsyth
Advocacy Committee Chair
Assistant Professor Bruno Miguel Delgado
National Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions Societies Committee Co-Chair
Ms Norma Caples
Membership & Communities Committee Chair
Doctor Mariela Acuna Mora
Communication Committee Chair
Ex-Officio members
Professor Catherine Ross
Chairperson of the ESC Task Force on Allied Professions
Mr Jean-Francois Riffaud
ESC CEO
Professor Philip Moons
EJCN Editor-in-Chief
Other Board Members
Mrs Francoise Steinbach
Representative of the ESC Patient Forum