Forum Attendees

The first annual Invitational Forum for Pediatric Nursing: Strengthening Our Future brought together the best minds in pediatric nursing from national organizations caring for children and their families.

Participants and links to their organizations are listed below.

Attendees

Michelle Beauchesne, DNSc, RN, CPNP, FNAP, FAANP, President
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)

Dave Bergeson, PhD, CAE, Executive Director
Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON)

Deena Breecher, RN, MSN, CEN, CPEN, ACNS-BC, Board Member Elect
Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

Frances Caffie-Wright, MS, CPNP, Volunteer Leader & Training Faculty
National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC)

Jody Chrastek, MSN, CHPN, Board Member
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)

Sandi Delack, RN, BSN, MEd, NCSN, President
National Association of School Nurses (NASN)

Kathleen R. Delaney, PhD, RN, PMH-NP, President
International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (ISPN)

Deb Echtenkamp, MSN, RN, CPON, President
Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON)

Nan Gaylord, PhD, RN, CPNP, President
Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (AFPNP)

Peg Harrison, MS, RN, CPNP, Executive VP, Pediatric Nursing Programs The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (Host)

Cathy M. Haut, MS, CPNP, CCRN, Executive VP for Advanced Practice Programs
The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (Host)

Elizabeth Hawkins-Walsh, PhD, CPNP, President-Elect
The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (Host)

Margaret Helin, MS, RN, CPNP, President
American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association (APSNA)

Cynthia Herndon, BSN, RN, CPN, CPEN, CPN/CPEN-at-Large Representative
The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (Host)

Pamela Hinds, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director, Nursing Research
Children's National Medical Center

Linda Juszczak, DNSc, MS, MPH, CPNP, Executive Director
National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC)

Meg Keil, MS, CRNP, President-Elect
Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society (PENS)

Karen KellyThomas, PhD, RN, FAAN, CAE, Chief Executive Officer
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)

Susan Kolb, MSN, CRNP, Director, Advanced Practice Nursing (Interim)
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Jean Martin, PhD, RN, CPNP, Secretary/Treasurer
Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (AFPNP)

Kimberly J. Mason, MSN, RN, PCNS-BC, Director, Nursing Transformation and Informatics
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Ann Marie McCarthy, PhD, RN, PNP, FAAN, Co-Chair, AAN Expert Panel
American Academy of Nursing (AAN)

Lynn Mohr, MS, APN, PCNS-BC, CPN, President
Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN)

Sandra Mott, PhD, RN-BC, CPN, SPN & PNCB Board Member
Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN)
The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (Host)

Wendy Nehring, PhD, RN, FAAN. Co-Chair, AAN Expert Panel
American Academy of Nursing (AAN)

Kelly J. Reed, MN, RN, CPNP-PC, CPNP-PC-at-Large Representative
The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (Host)

Karin Reuter-Rice, PhD, CPNP-AC, Secretary
The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (Host)

Janis Smith, RN, DNP, Director of Clinical Informatics
Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics

Arlene M. Sperhac, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, President
The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (Host)

Judy Trivits Verger, RN, PhD, CCRN, CRNP, ACPNP, RN-BC, FCCM, Past Chair
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

Stephen R. Webb, MD, FAAP, Treasurer
The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (Host)

Janet S. Wyatt, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAANP, Chief Executive Officer
The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (Host)