Board of Directors

 

Executive Board

Kerry Z. Reed, RN, MS, CPNP
Kerry Z. Reed, RN, MS, CPNP
President
Digestive Health Institute
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO

Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania 

Graduate: New York University 

Clinical Interests: Intestinal Rehabilitation, Core GI, APP Leadership & Mentoring

Elizabeth Burch, MSN, RN, CPNP
Elizabeth Burch, MSN, RN, CPNP
Past President
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA

Undergraduate: Villanova University

Graduate: University of Virginia 

Clinical Interests: Motility Disorders, Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction, and Program Development 

Whitney Gray, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CRNP
Whitney Gray, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CRNP
President - Elect
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate: Cornell University

Graduate: George Washington University

Clinical Interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Donna Garner, RN, MS, CPNP
Donna Garner, RN, MS, CPNP
Secretary/Treasurer
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Texas Children's Liver Center
Houston, TX

Graduate Masters: University of Texas Health Science Center Houston School of Nursing

Clinical Interest: Pediatric Liver Disease/Liver Transplant/MASLD/MASH 

 

Committee Chairpersons

Rhys David, MSN, RN, CPNP
Rhys David, MSN, RN, CPNP
Membership Chair
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Rady Children's Hospital

Graduate Masters: Vanderbilt University 

Clinical Interests: Gen GI, IBD, Medically Fragile, Aerodigestive and BioEthics

Kari Ksar, PNP
Kari Ksar, PNP
Patient and Professional Education
Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Palo Alto, CA

Undergraduate: Santa Clara University and Columbia School of Nursing

Graduate: University of California San Francisco

Clinical interests: General GI, APP practice

Billi Marie Meli, RN
Billi Marie Meli, RN
Media
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate: UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing

Clinical Interests: Inflammatory Bowel Disease 

Christina Sanchez, APRN, MSN, CPNP-AC/PC
Christina Sanchez, APRN, MSN, CPNP-AC/PC
Program Chair
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Undergraduate Degree: BSN from UT Austin

Graduate Degree: MSN Acute and Primary PNP from UT Arlington 

Clinical Interests: Liver disease, Acute liver failure, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Celiac Disease

Julie Shotwell, RN, MS, CPNP
Julie Shotwell, RN, MS, CPNP
Clinical Practice
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Undergraduate: Lynchburg College

Graduate: Virginia Commonwealth University

Interests: Parenteral Nutrition, Bowel Management, Motility Disorders, Motility Studies, Program Development

Jordan A. Trotter-Busing, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC
Jordan A. Trotter-Busing, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC
Clinical Inquiry
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
Nashville, TN

Undergraduate: The University of Tennessee

Graduate Masters: Vanderbilt University

Graduate Doctorate: University of Alabama-Birmingham

Clinical Interest: IBD adult transition, Celiac Disease

 

Advisory Committee Representatives

Kathleen Carr, DNP, RN, APRN, CPNP
Kathleen Carr, DNP, RN, APRN, CPNP
ASPEN NOVEL Representative
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
Amy Donegan, MS, RN, APRN, CPNP-PC
Amy Donegan, MS, RN, APRN, CPNP-PC
ACAP Advisory Board
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, OH