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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

Isabel Buckingham, RN
Marion L. Donohoe, APRN
Kristen Hickey, DNP, MSN Ed. APRN PMHNP-BC
Michaela Hogan, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Joy Lauerer, DNP, MSN, APRN, BC
Pamela Lusk, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP
Georgianna Marks, PhD, APRN
Allyson Matney Neal, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNS-BC, CPNP
Barbara L. Peterson, PhD, RN, PMHCNS
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
Gia Accuardi PMHNP-BC, BS, BSN, MFA, MSN
John Adamo APRN, PMHCNS-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)
Amber Altidor DNP, PMHNP-BC
Karen Anderson PMHCNS-BC
Willard Anderson MSN, ARNP
Avery Anderson PhD, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Dana Anderson
Tami Andres RN, MSN
Steven Aslanides MSN, PMHNP
Becky Austin-Morris DNP, PMHNP-BC
Lynn Baer MSN, RN, CNS, PMHCNS
Jamie Baker APRN
Alex Bakle RN
Vanessa Barlow MBA, BSN, RN
Joanne Bartlett MS, RN, NPP
Jennifer Benusis RN, BSN
Jaime Biava MSN, PMHNP-BC
Ashley Bishop APRN
Michelle Blackmer PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, MSN, RN
Elizabeth Blanchard Hills PMHNP-BC
Elizabeth Bonham PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Christina Borst DNP PMHNP, APRN
Jennifer Bowen DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Julie Brandy PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNE
John Brewer DNP, PMHNP
Roshanda Bridgraj RN, BSN, PMH-BC, CARN
Rebekah Brown BSN
Joan Burns DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Suzanne Butler BSN, RN,
Nicole Byrd-Irving MSN, RN, CNLc, PMH-BC
Meriel Campbell MS, RN, NP, CNS
Mary Canonico DNP, PMHNP-BC
Julie Carbray PhD, FPMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APN
Brenda Castrichini PMHNP
Tamia Chapple MSN, MBA, HCM, APRN, PMHNP-BC, GERO-BC
Tonya Chasten RN-BC
Gina Chavarria MSN, PMH-BC
Amanda Cherry
DessyeDee Clark PhD, ARNP PMH-CNS
Christopher Cleary DNP, PMHNP-BC
Jennifer Clifford APRN
Erica Coates RN, BSN
Barbara Cohen PhD, JD, PMHNP-BC, RN
Ann Collins PhD, PMHNP-BC, LPC
Travis Dalke BSN, RN-BC
Brittany Daniel MSN
Donna Davis MSN, CNS, CRNP
Laura Dayton RN
Carrie Delaney RN
Kathleen Delaney PhD, PMH-NP, RN
Della Derscheid RN, PhD, CNS
Kimberly Donaldson RN
Janel Draxler MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Colleen Duffy APN, PMHCNS-BC
Kathleen Dvorsak MSN, RN
Maryellen Dyer-Russell DNP, PMHNP
Stacy Edwards RN, MSN
Erin Ellington DNP, APRN, PMHNP-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, ARNP, 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
Denise Flynn MSN, PMHCNS, BC
Jennifer Fordmeir MSN, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Nancy Fouts DNP, CRNP-PMH
Victoria Freier RN, MS, BSN
Kathleen Gaffney MSN PMHCNS, CPNP PMHS
Audrey Gautreau RN-BSN
Vanessa Genung PhD, PMH/CNS/NP-BC, FNP-BC, LCSW, LMFT, LCDC
Valerie Glass PMHNP, BC
Elizabeth Gonzalez PMHNP
Antoinette Goosby BSN, RN
Julianne Graboski PhD, MSN, PMHCNS-BC
Josephine Gramarosso MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Marissa Gray DNP, PMHNP-BC, IMH-E®, E-RYT/YACEP
Holly Gray DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Anne Greenwalt MSN, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Jacqueline Grinnell MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Michelle Halpin RN, APRN
Cynthia Handrup DNP, APRN, PHMCNS-BC, FAAN
Rebecca Haynes RN, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Hill PMHCNS
Wanda Hilliard DNP, MBA, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Maritsa Hofherr, BSN, RN
Joseph Holshoe MSN, MA, BSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Kim Hutchinson EdD, MS, MSN, BSN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN
Jacqueline Insana RN, MSN
Brianna Jackson MScN, RN, CPMHN(C)
Judith Jarosinski PhD, RN
Deborah Johnson DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Barbara Johnson PhD, APRN, PMHNP
Eudora Jones DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Suzanne Jones RN
Dorothy Jordan DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Brenda Justement BSN, RN
Joan Kearney PhD, APRN FAAN
Vonda Keels-Lowe MSN, CPN, PMHNP-BC, APRN
Colin Kelly APRN
Saissy Kendig PMHNP
Candice Knight PhD, EdD, APN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Cynthia Knowlton RN, MSN, PMHNP
Andrew Kociubuk PMHNP-BC, MSN
Andrea Kwasky NP, DNP, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC
Shirley LaBrecque MSN, RN
Kristen Lambert PhD, MSN, RN
Katharine Landis BSN, RN
Crystal Lane MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Mark Lanpher
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
Marjorie Rebecca Lee MPH, DNP, FNP-C
Marcia Lee ARNP, CPNP-PC, PMHS
Connie Leese APN, PMHCNS-BC

Janie LeVieux PhD, LPC-S, RN-BC, NHDP-BC
Linda Lewin PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Sara Lewis ARNP, PHMNP-BC, LMHC
lixiang Li BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Jessica Lieder RN, BSN
Brianne Lienkamp RN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Elizabeth Liggett RN
Tiffany Longenberger CRNP
Lindy Luchowski RN
Julie Lukomski RN
Karen Lynch RN, ADN
Jennifer Manternach DNP, ARNP, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC
Jessica Mareiro MSN, PMH RN-BC
Tara Mariolis PhD, RN, CNE
Robert Marks MDiv, MSLS, MSW, RN-BC
Summer Marshall APRN
Michael Mathisen DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Kim McCoy APRN
Patricia McCoy APRN, MS, BC
Elizabeth McCutchon EdD, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Julia McLaughlin-Jung BSN, RN
Kendaly Meadows MSN, PMHNP-BC
Karen Melnyk-Vutrano BSN, RN, MPH
Chanell Mendez MSN, PMHNP-BC
Deborah Miller APRN
Stacy Miner PhD, RN, CCRP
Jasmine Misner
Elizabeth Mogtader APRN
Meghan Molnar MSN RN PMHNP – BC
Julianne Moloney MSN, CPN
Karen Moosvi PhD, APN, CNE
Elizabeth Muburi MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Jane Muehsam RN, MSN, APN
Margaret Ngai DNP, PMHNP-BC
Jane Nichilo MSN, PMHNP-BC, RN
Sandra Nichols FNP-BC, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Patricia Nisbet DNP, PMHNP-BC
Anjannette Nunez-Dupree RN-BC, MPA, BSN, CPHQ
Judy Odili MS, RN, CNL
Kamani Odina-Herbert RN, BSN
Emmanuel Olaifa RN, PMH-BC, BSN, MSN, MBA
Margaret Onyeukwu MSN, PMHNP
Maryellen Pachler MSN, APRN
Cynthia Papendick MS, APRN-BC
Faye Park RN
Jeffrey Parobechek BSN, RN
Cindy Parsons DNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FAANP
Kathleen Plum PhD, RN, NPP
Marquetta Posey MSN, RN
Mertie Potter PMHNP-BC
Sandra Ramos PMHNP-BC
Kristin Rattray BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Sara Reynolds MSN, PMH-NP, BC
Jdee Richardson PhD, PMHNP
Luann Richardson PhD, DNP, FNP, PMHNP, FAANP
Tiffany Rito RN-BC PMH, LMSW
Alessandra Robertson RN
Kelly Rock DNP, CRNP
Tracey Rose BSN, RN-BC
LaDonna Ross CNS, APRN, MSN
Julie Ryder PMHNP, BC
Kimberly Sadtler MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, APRN, NE-BC
Deborah Safier BSN, MSN
Joanne Sanderson APRN
Laura Sawyer MSN, PMHNP-BC
Robin Schafer DNP, CPNP, PMHNP-BC
Karen Schepp PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Beth Schreiner DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Jennifer Serback MSN, APN-C,PMHNP-BC, CMSRN
Teresa Setnar MSN, RN
Aimee-Lynn Sheltry BSN, RN-BC
Summer Short RN BSN
Alison Silva MSN, PMHNP
Tracy Sloat DNP, RN
Mary Anne Smith DNP, PMHNP
Angela Smith Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
April Snell DNP-PMHNP, BSN, RN, LMFT, LPC-MHSP
Dorinda Snyder RN
Julie Solomon PhD, MS, RN, CRNP
Janet Somlyay DNP, CPNP-AC/PC, PMHNP-BC, PMHS
Allison Stafford PhD, RN
Coretta Stallworth MSN
Jean Sterry BSN, RN
Kimberly Stickley
Anna Sturkie PMHNP-BC
Whitney Supernavage APN
Nancy Syms PMHNP-BC
Peter Taulbee APRN, FPMHNP-BC
Lincoln Teal MSN, RN
Hilary Tesch DNP, RN, APNP, PMHNP-BC
Karen Teves-Frazier PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, LPC
Kristin Tiernan RN, MSN, ARNP, CPNP, CDE
Jennifer Topscher RN, BSN, BA
Pamela Torres MSN, RN-BC
Robin Trivette MSN-Ed., PMHNP-BC
Angela Trombley FPMHNP
Michelle Tsai DNP, PMHNP-BC
Veda Tyson RN, NPP, APRN
Elizabeth Valentin BSN, PMH-BC
Doris Van Byssum PsyD, MS
Marisha VanVleet APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Brigette Vaughan MSN, APRN-BC, NP
Deimys Vigil MSN, APRN, PMHNP – BC
Ellin Wade RN, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Kim Walker PNP, PMHCNS-BC
James Weidel PhD FNP-BC PMHNP-BC
Daniel Wesemann DNP, MSW, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP
Michele Whitaker BSN, RN, E-RYT
Diane Wieland PhD, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Christy Williams APRN
Kimberly Williams RN, DNSc, APN-BC, PMHNP-BC
Carol Winkler PNP
Peggy Wolstein APRN, PMHNP-BC
Alysha Woods MSN, PMHNP-BC
Amanda Woolcock BSN, RN-BC
Donald Wright RNC
Kimberly Young BSN, RN
Melanie Yousefi PMHNP
Taqialdeen Zamil DNP, PMHNP-BC
Jolyn Zeller MS, PMHNP-BC
Carol Zogran PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Marci Zsamboky DNP, PMHNP/CNS-BC, CNE
Wendy Zubenko EdD, MSN, PMHCNS-BC