America First Policy Institute
Dr. Terri DeNeui’s leadership extends beyond the clinic and classroom into national conversations shaping the future of healthcare. Through her involvement with respected policy organizations, she brings real-world clinical insight to the table, ensuring that healthcare policy reflects the needs of patients, providers, and communities alike. Her participation at this level underscores a long-standing commitment to advancing thoughtful, practitioner-informed solutions that strengthen healthcare systems and public health outcomes nationwide.
Executive Advisory Committee – America First Policy Institute (AFPI)
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is a leading national, nonprofit think tank dedicated to advancing public policy solutions that put the American people first. As a 501(c)(3) organization, AFPI brings together former senior government officials, policy experts, and industry leaders to develop practical, research-informed strategies across a wide range of issue areas, including healthcare reform, education, economic growth, and national security.
Role on the Executive Advisory Committee
As a member of AFPI’s Executive Advisory Committee, Terri DeNeui, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, serves in a strategic advisory capacity, contributing her clinical expertise and healthcare leadership perspective to the institute’s policy initiatives. Her involvement reflects AFPI’s commitment to incorporating frontline medical insight into healthcare policy development.
Dr. DeNeui participates in high-level discussions that influence how AFPI approaches healthcare policy, provider empowerment, patient outcomes, and broader public health strategy. Drawing on decades of experience in advanced practice nursing, integrative medicine, and evidence-based care, she helps ensure that policy recommendations are grounded in real-world clinical realities and patient-centered outcomes.
Leadership & Policy Influence
Nationally recognized as a clinician, educator, and advocate for meaningful health system reform, Dr. DeNeui brings a practitioner’s voice to policy conversations often removed from day-to-day care. Her leadership aligns closely with AFPI’s mission to promote healthcare policies that prioritize patient choice, clinician autonomy, and sustainable systems of care while supporting healthier, more resilient communities across the country.