Suzanne Drake

Suzanne Drake, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, APN is a psychiatric mental health advanced practice nurse with a standing career of more than 40 years as owner/principal or her private practice, The Wellness Group of NJ, LLC. In ddition to her clinical work, she has held leadership positions on various advisory, trustee and executive boards and currently leads as the Executive Director and co-founder of APN-NJ, a large, vibrant grassroots organization with over 800 members across New Jersey. Through APN-NJ, Dr. Drake mobilizes campaigns to eliminate legislative barriers to APRN practice and monitors regulatory changes to empower APRNs to improve healthcare accessibility. She is recipient of The Society of Psychiatric APN's 2013 Leadership Award, 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award and AANP 2014 State Award For Excellence.