NP Advocate of the Year

Honored Advocates

Instituted in 2002, the Nurse Practitioner Advocate of the Year award recognizes contributions to the NP profession by those in the legislative, policy and regulatory realms.

Past recipients include:

2021
Assemblymember Jim Wood and Chief of Staff to Wood, Liz Snow
2018
Senator Jeff Stone
2017
Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman
2016
Micah Weinberg, President, Bay Area Council Economic Institute
2015
Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins
2011
Senator Gloria Negrete-McLeod
2008
Assemblymember Ed Hernandez
2006
Michael Loughran, Executive Vice President, NSO
2004
Assemblymember Cindy Montanez
2003
Senator Liz Figueroa
2002
Jake Mater, Government Affairs Manager, Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Advocacy

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The California Association for Nurse Practitioners (CANP) provides a forum and unifying voice for more than 30,000 nurse practitioners statewide, often joining forces with other state and national organizations, to advance the profession and bridge health care needs. As the only association solely dedicated to advocating for nurse practitioners in California, we work to protect and expand the critical roles filled by NPs. As a conduit of information, we foster the dissemination of ideas, advice and standards of practice.

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