President: Keeley Harding
Keeley Harding, DNP, APRN, CNS, CPNP-AC/PC is a board certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner in primary care and acute care. She teaches in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program in the College of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati. Her previous clinical experience as a nurse practitioner includes acute and chronic pain management, urgent care, and the emergency department. She obtained her DNP degree in 2015 from The Ohio State University. While in… Read more
President-Elect: Kimberly Joo
Kimberly Joo, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, EBP-C, has over 30 years of experience as a pediatric nurse. For the first 17 years, she worked as a bedside RN in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). During this time, she and her husband raised three boys. Kim earned a master’s degree and a certificate in nursing graduate education. She has 13 years of experience as a nurse educator. Kim has worked at Wright State University (WSU)… Read more
Immediate Past-President & Philanthropy and Community Engagement Chair: Amy Provenzano
Amy Provenzano, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC is board certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) in primary care. She is currently working as a PNP in telehealth at Cortica where she cares for children with autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions. Amy is certified as a Level 1 and Level 2 Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) provider through PDA North America. She also teaches in the master’s degree program in the College of Nursing at the University of… Read more
Secretary: Kristina Banks
Kristina Banks, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) with over 17 years of experience in primary care. She spent more than 16 years practicing at Senders Pediatrics, a large private practice outside of Cleveland, before transitioning in 2024 to a PRN role at the Pediatric Urgent Cares of Akron Children’s Hospital, where she continues to care for patients one day a week. Since 2021, Kristina has served full-time in academia as… Read more
Treasurer: Amanda Jett
Amanda Jett, MS, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner with over seven years of experience in primary care. She practices in both suburban and rural private practice settings, where she is dedicated to serving diverse and underserved populations across Ohio. In her current role, she collaborates with Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Behavioral Health Services to expand access to mental health care for at-risk children and their families. Amanda’s passion for pediatric mental health… Read more
Health Policy Chair: Mandi Cafasso
Mandi Cafasso, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC is an assistant professor and the Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program in the College of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati. She has been teaching in the DNP program since 2017 and has served as a DNP Project Chair or DNP Project Team member for over 25 DNP projects. Mandi earned the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in 2015 at Otterbein University. She previously worked as… Read more
Awards, Grants, and Scholarships Chair: Jecika C. White
Jecika C. White, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC is a board certified pediatric nurse practitioner in primary care. She graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from Akron University in 2015. Prior to obtaining a master’s degree, Jecika worked as a pediatric trauma surgical nurse at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. Jecika is currently working as a pediatric nurse practitioner at MetroHealth caring for youth in foster care. She created a QR code for… Read more
Communications Chair: Sarah Seim
Sarah Seim, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC is a board certified pediatric nurse practitioner at Dayton Children’s. She currently works as a nurse practitioner in the sedation services/anesthesia departments. Sarah earned a Master of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Cincinnati in 2001. She has worked as a nurse practitioner at Cincinnati Children’s and Dayton Children’s hospitals in various areas, including general pediatrics, urgent care, anesthesia, and sedation services. Sarah has presented on topics that… Read more
Continuing Education Co-Chair: Erica Lucas
Erica Lucas, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, NNP-BC is board certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner. She currently works as a nurse practitioner at Dayton Children’s in the Urology department. She earned both Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Wright State University. Prior to working as a nurse practitioner, she taught obstetrics (OB) and pediatrics in the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program at Hondros College of Nursing. As an educator, Erica is passionate about teaching… Read more
Membership Chair: Shannon White
Shannon K. White, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC is board certified as a family nurse practitioner. She began working as a nurse practitioner in the Headache Center at Cincinnati Children’s in 2007. Shannon is also an Assistant Professor in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the University of Cincinnati. She has helped to further develop the role of the nurse practitioner in a multi-disciplinary headache center, assisted in the development of a nurse practitioner-managed acute care… Read more
Student Engagement Chair: Nicole Showalter
Nicole Showalter, BSD, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, is board certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) in primary care. She is currently working at Rocking Horse Community Health Center in Springfield, Ohio. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in May 2025 from Yale School of Nursing, where she completed the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care specialty track within the Graduate Entry Pre-Specialty in Nursing (GEPN) program. Nicole’s professional journey began with a… Read more
Continuing Education Co-Chair: Beth Heuer
Beth Heuer, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS, FAANP is board certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner and pediatric primary care mental health specialist (PMHS). She is currently a Clinical Professor and Director of the Primary and Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track Program at The Ohio State University. Read more