2026 Board of Directors Election Candidates

Below is the list of candidates for the 2026 National Board of Directors Election and accompanying bios to help you make your decision when voting between September 9 and October 12. Members will receive instruction through email or, if no email is on file, through the mail to help you vote electronically. Those elected will take office at the close of the 2027 Winter Meeting.

Candidates were given the prompts in the following document in preparing their candidate statements.

For information about positions open in the 2027 National Board of Directors Election for positions beginning in 2028 go to http://aapt.org/aboutaapt/nominate.cfm.

Candidates and Biographies:

Vice President
Bio: Shahida Dar
Bio: Fran Poodry

Two Year College Representative
Bio: Tony Musumba
Bio: Rahmat Rahmat