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APNA Child & Adolescent Council

Vision & Goals

The APNA Child and Adolescent Council will work collaboratively to respond to membership’s questions or concerns about best practice, current policy and procedures. The council will provide input to the board on all things child and adolescent, acknowledge APNA members who are positive role models for Child & Adolescent nursing practice and suggest avenues for APNA to provide and maintain a strong national presence. Key initiatives include: promoting evidence-based practice, research, education, practice and policy effecting children, adolescents and their families.


Resources

Child and Adolescent Resources


Council Communities – APNA Members Only

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Child and Adolescent Council Communities

APNA Child & Adolescent Council Members

Chair

Jamie Zelazny, PhD, MPH, RN

Associate Chair

Jessica M Gordon, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC


Steering Committee

Avery Anderson PhD, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Isabel Buckingham, RN
Marion L. Donohoe, APRN
Kathleen Gaffney MSN PMHCNS, CPNP PMHS
Michaela Hogan, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Joy Lauerer, DNP, MSN, APRN, BC
Frannie Pingitore, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Tracee Ridley-Pryor, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Kathleen Roblyer, DNP, DMin, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FPMHNP


Advisory Panel

Kimberly Abbott RN, DNP, PMHNP-BC
John Adamo APRN, CNS-BC
Karen Adams DNP, RN, NE-BC, PMH-BC
Mary Adamson RN, MS
Davita Adanuvor RN, MSN
Maryam Adebayo DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Nancy Ahern PhD, RN, FNAP
Diane Allen DNP, PMHRN-BC, FACHE(R)
Joan Altman PMHNP, MPH, BSN, RN
Dana Anderson DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Karen Anderson PMHCNS-BC
Willard Anderson MSN, ARNP
Sanh Angkhavong PMHNP
Steven Aslanides MSN, PMHNP
Lisa Auditore Reynolds RN, Associates
Romnee Auerbach MS, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Travis Aultman DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, SANE-A
Becky Austin-Morris DNP, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Baginski RN, APRN, MSN
Ivy Bagley DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, IBCLC, CDP, NHDP-BC, PMH-BC
Jamie Baker APRN
Alex Bakle RN
Ashley Barber DNP, CPNP-PC, PMHS
Vanessa Barlow MBA, BSN, RN
Joanne Bartlett MS, RN, NPP
Jennifer Benusis MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Jaime Biava MSN, PMHNP-BC
Diana Birch RN
Ashley Bishop APRN
Michelle Blackmer PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, MSN, RN
Elizabeth Blanchard Hills PMHNP-BC
Natalie Bogue MSN, RN
Christina Borst DNP PMHNP, APRN
Joan Bourne DNP, PMHNP-BC, LMSW
Jennifer Bowen DNP, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Allen Bowen RN
Tamika Braveheart RN
Madison Broadwell MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Michele Bronder RN, DNP
Molly Brown MSN, RN, CPN
Joan Burns DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Lisa Burton PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Suzanne Butler BSN, RN,
Nicole Byrd-Irving MSN, RN, CNLc, PMH-BC
Meriel Campbell MS, RN, NP, CNS
Hawley Campbell APRN
Mary Canonico DNP, PMHNP-BC
Julie Carbray PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
Breighanna Carey 
Bree Casas 
Brenda Castrichini PMHNP
Mia Chapple MSN, MBA, HCM, APRN, PMHNP-BC, GERO-BC
Andrea Chik APRN
DessyeDee Clark PhD, ARNP PMH-CNS
Nicole Clark MSN, BA, RN-BC
Breanna Clark RN
Nicola Clarke Wallen DNP, APRN, PMHNP
Christopher Cleary DNP, PMHNP-BC
Erica Coates RN, BSN
Barbara Cohen PhD, JD, PMHNP-BC, RN
Gina Colaizzo 
Ann Collins PhD, PMHNP-BC, LPC
Jena Collins DNP, PMHNP-BC
Robin Conyers MSOP, BAN
Melissa Copenhaver DNP, FNP-BC, RN, MS, LMSW
Andrea Correia PhD, RN, PHN, CPN, CNL, NPD-BC
Kerri Culver MSN, BSN, RN
Katie Cummings MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
Ashley Cunningham RN, APRN
Emily Curtis 
Erica Cuscina BSN, RN, PMH-BC, SANE-A, CA-CP SANE
Travis Dalke MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Brittany Daniel DNP, PMHNP
Karen Dasher PMHNP-BC
Donna Davis MSN, CNS, CRNP
Laura Dayton RN
Kathleen Delaney PhD, APRN, PMH-NP, FAAN
Carrie Delaney RN
Della Derscheid PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, RN
Erica Dessart DNP, APNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Silvano DiMonte RN, BSN
Kimberly Donaldson RN
Maurice Douglass RN
Janel Draxler MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Colleen Duffy APN, PMHCNS-BC
Haley Duncan 
Kathleen Dvorsak MSN, RN
Maryellen [Emme] Dyer-Russell DNP, PMHNP
Lana Ecker 
Erin Ellington DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Loree Elliott FNP-BC
Rebecca Emmanuelli MS, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Feruza Esanova MPA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CSSM, CNOR
Megan Esoldo RN, BSN
Diane Esposito PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Cynthia Estes DNP, MHA, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Brittany Evans DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, NEA-BC
Deborah Evers RN, MSN, CNS-BC
Janette Fanio MS, BSN, RN-BC
Ashley Fielding BSN, RNC-OB
Denise Flynn MSN, PMHCNS, BC
Reney Fontenot MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Sandrene Forbes MSN PMHNP-BC
Jennifer Fordmeir MSN, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Nancy Fouts DNP, CRNP-PMH
Robin Fox DNP, PMHNP-BC
Victoria Freier RN, MS, BSN
Mary Gagne MSN, PMHCNS, BC
Grishma Gandhi FNP
Jeanne Garcia RN
KC Gardner Bougard MSN, APRN-Rx, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Vanessa Genung PhD, PMH/CNS/NP-BC, FNP-BC, LCSW, LMFT, LCDC
Valerie Glass PMHNP, BC
Jocelyn Gonzalez Etheredge MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Gabriel Goodman 
Antoinette Goosby BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Sherri Gouge RN, BSN
Josephine Gramarosso MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Paula Gravitt MSN, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Jeanette Green PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS
Anne Greenwalt MSN, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Jacqueline Grinnell MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Ashley Guzman 
Patricia Hall-Stevens PMHNP-BC, RN
Margaret Halter PhD, APRN
Cynthia Handrup DNP, APRN, PHMCNS-BC, FAAN
Lauren Hansen DNP, MEd, APRN, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C
Paula Hasenauer MSN, APN, FNP, PMHNP
Rebecca Haynes PMHNP-BC, MSN, RN
Karen Hennessy RN, MS, CPNP, PMHNP-BC
Kayla Herbell PhD, RN
Michelle Hext DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, FNP-C, ENP-C, PMHNP-BC
Kristen Hickey DNP, MSN Ed. APRN PMHNP-BC
Patricia Hill PMHCNS
Wanda Hilliard DNP, MBA, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Debra Hills MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Maritsa Hofherr BSN, RN
Joseph Holshoe MSN, MA, BSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Kim Hutchinson EdD, MS, MSN, BSN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN
Elizabeth Hutson PhD, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Mackenzie Ice MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Dianna Inman DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS, PMHNP-BC
Miranda Jackson RN, BSN, PMH-BC
Brianna Jackson PhD, MScN, RN, CPMHN(C)
Harika Janjam PMHNP-BC
Judith Jarosinski PhD, RN
Ramie Jenkins BSN
Barbara Johnson PhD, APRN, PMHNP
Christina Jolley DNP, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC
Eudora Jones DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Sandra Jones RN
Suzanne Jones RN
Shonda Jones MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Susanna Jones BSN, RN
Dorothy Jordan DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Julia Jung BSN, RN
Brenda Justement BSN, RN
Joe Karb RN, MSN, CENP
Anne Kearney BSN, RN

Krista Keehn RN, BC
Vonda Keels-Lowe MSN, CPN, PMHNP-BC, APRN-CNP
Shirley Kelly Labrecque MSN, RN
Jennifer Kennedy MSN, BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Kristen Kichefski DNP, MBA, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Kathryn King BSN, RN
Candice Knight PhD, EdD, APN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Cindy Knowlton RN, MSN, PMHNP
Steven Korona PMHNP-BC
Andrea Kwasky NP, DNP, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC
Kristen Lambert PhD, MSN, RN
Katharine Landis BSN, RN
Mark Lanpher BSRN PMH-BC
Kennedy LaVille Thoren DNP, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Laura Leahy DrNP, APRN, PMH-CNS/FNP, CARN-AP, FAANP, FAAN
Julia Leary MSN, APRN, PMHNP
Carolyn Leavitt RN-CNL, MSN, BSN
Marcia Lee ARNP, CPNP-PC, PMHS
Jane LeVieux PhD, LPC-S, RN-BC, NHDP-BC
Linda Lewin PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Lixiang Li BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Brianne Lienkamp RN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC |
Heidi Linn DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Haylei Lorca DNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Jaime Lovelace MSN, PMH-BC
Pamela Lusk DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN

Karen Lynch RN, ADN
Rachel Mackessy-Lloyd BSN, RN MSN, CRNP, PMHNP
Erica Mann MSN, PMHNP-BC
Jennifer Manternach DNP, ARNP, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC
Robert Marks MDiv, MSLS, MSW, RN-BC
Georgianna Marks PhD, APRN, PC
Elizabeth Martell FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Therese Mathews PhD, APRN-NP |
Gabrielle Mathis RN
Michael Mathisen DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Melanie McAfee RN
Courtney McIntire BSN, RN
Elizabeth Medina 
Stephanie Michelle MSN
Deborah Miller APRN
Stacy Miner PhD, RN, CCRP
Christine Moffa PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Julianne Moloney MSN, CPN
Elizabeth Muburi MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Huma Nayani DNP, PMHNP, APRN, MScN
Jane Nichilo MSN, PMHNP-BC, RN
Sandra Nichols FNP-BC, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Nisbet DNP, PMHNP-BC
Kristen Noble MSN, APRN, FNP-BC PMHNP-BC
Anjannette Nunez-Dupree RN-BC, MPA, BSN, CPHQ
Maureen O’Brien MHA, BSN, PMH-BC
Judy Odili MS, RN, CNL, PMH-BC
Kamani Odina-Herbert DNP, BSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Fausat Odubiyi DNP, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Emmanuel Olaifa MSN, MBA, PMHRN-BC
Maryellen Pachler MSN, APRN
Vicky Packard PMHNP-APRN, BC
Jaimee Paige 
Cynthia Papendick MS, APRN-BC
Faye Park RN
Jeffrey Parobechek BSN, RN
Cindy Parsons DNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FAANP
Paayal Patel BSN RN
L Elizabeth Pennington MSN MA APRN CPNP-PC PMHS, CEN, CPEN
Judith Pilla PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Brittany Poling PMH-BC
Christine Possemato RN, MSN, PMHNP
Mertie Potter PMHNP-BC
Karen Pounds PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Rebecca Puchkors MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Meena Rai 
Sandra Ramos PMHNP-BC
Anastasia Randolph BSN, RN
Audrey Rasiul MSN, APN, PMHNP
Sara Reynolds MSN, PMH-NP, BC
Kristie Reynolds BSN, RN-BC
Jdee Richardson PhD, PMHNP
Luann Richardson PhD, DNP, FNP, PMHNP, FAANP
Amanda Richardson DNP, BSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Nicole Robbins RN, MSN
Christine Robbins DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PMH-BC
Dilice Robertson DNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Alessandra Robertson RN
Hannah Robidoux 
Kelly Rock DNP, CRNP
Tracey Rose BSN, RN-BC
LaDonna Ross CNS, APRN, MSN
Trevor Runge MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Julie Ryder PMHNP, BC
Abiola Saba DNP, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Kimberly Sadtler MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, APRN, NE-BC
Joanne Sanderson APRN
Laura Sawyer MSN, PMHNP-BC
Robin Schafer DNP, CPNP, PMHNP-BC
Karen Schepp PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Jennifer Schneider PhD, PMHNP-BC
Beth Schreiner DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Nicole Schwartz LSW, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Sarah Schwartz BSN, RN
Vanessa Scott RN
Andrea Seely RN, MSN, APRN
Teresa Setnar MSN, RN
Aimee-Lynn Sheltry BSN, RN-BC
Tiffany Shmelter 
Alison Silva MSN, PMHNP
Tracy Sloat DNP, RN
Latisha Smith BSN, RN
Barbara Smith RN-BC
Angela Smith APRN
April Snell DNP-PMHNP-BC, FNP, APRN LMFT, LPC-MHSP
Dorinda Snyder RN
Julie Solomon PhD, MS, RN, CRNP
Janet Somlyay DNP, CPNP-AC/PC, PMHNP-BC, PMHS
Ivana Spencer MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, NC-BC
Coretta Stallworth DNP, MSN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Holly Stith DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Lauren Sundergill PMHNP, PMH-C
Whitney Supernavage APN
Nancy Syms PMHNP-BC
Peter Taulbee APRN, FPMHNP-BC
Nichole Taylor BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Lincoln Teal MSN, RN
Hilary Tesch DNP, RN, APNP, PMHNP-BC
Jessica Thomas MSN, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Jennifer Topscher RN, BSN, BA
Pamela Torres MSN, RN-BC
Samantha Torres BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Robin Trivette MSN-Ed., PMHNP-BC
Angela Trombley PMHNP
Michelle Tsai DNP, PMHNP-BC
Crystal Tucker BSN, PMH-RN-BC
Lauren Turke MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Carli Turngren DNP, MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
Veda Tyson RN, NPP, APRN
Marisha VanVleet APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Brigette Vaughan MSN, APRN-BC, NP
Deimys Vigil MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Sharon Vlasak MSN
Ellin Wade RN, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Tina Walde ARNP, FPNP
Kim Walker PNP, PMHCNS-BC
Denise Warren-Simmons DNP, MSN, BSN, RN
James Weidel PhD FNP-BC PMHNP-BC
Daniel Wesemann DNP, MSW, PMHNP-BC, ARNP, FAANP
Max Whipple PMNH, CARN, SUDP, MHT
Michele Whitaker MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, C-RYT
Elizabeth White RN, BSN
Diane Wieland PhD, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Stacia Wilbourne RN
Kimberly Williams RN, DNSc, APN-BC, PMHNP-BC
Kathleen Wolff PhD, APRN, CNS
Peggy Wolstein APRN, PMHNP-BC
Jennifer Womeldorf-Dunn MSNEd, RN, CPN, CNE
Alysha Woods MSN, PMHNP-BC
Amanda Woolcock BSN, RN-BC
Lorene Zammuto MSN, RN PMH-BC
Marci Zsamboky DNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, CNE
Wendy Zubenko EdD, MSN, PMHCNS-BC