2019: ANPD Celebrates its 30th Anniversary with over 5,000 members

Thirty years after its founding, ANPD continues to grow and evolve. In 1989 NNSDO set out with the goal to obtain 200 members by the end of 1990. This goal was not only met but surpassed with 1,500 members of NNSDO. This membership number only continues to grow as ANPD has most recently reached 5,000 members with no signs of slowing down. In 2019, ANPD celebrated 30 years as an association in Phoenix, Arizona. ANPD continues to provide an abundance of products, services, programming, and networking to its members as the association fulfills its goal to be acknowledged as the expert voice, advocate, and leading resource for nursing professional development practice. 

We Are... 

5,000 NPD leaders strong; 

the future of the nursing professional development specialty; 

standing on the shoulder of the NPD giants who preceded us. 

National Nursing Staff Development Organization Steering Committee Members

Kathleen Fischer

Belinda Puetz

Sandra Holmes

Karen Kelly

Janice Ward

Judith Warmuth

Current and Past Association Leaders

ANPD Presidents 1990-2009

1990 – 1994 Karen Kelly Thomas

1995 – 1998 Francie Wolgin

1999 – 2001 Kathy Fischer

2001– 2005 Donna Wright

2006 – 2007  Kari Schmidt

2007 – 2009 Barbara Brunt

2009 –  2011 Sandra Bruce

Leadership/Board of Directors 2010-2018

And YOU! At the 2019 Annual Convention, please sign your name on the last panel of the timeline!