President
Keeley Harding, DNP, APRN, CNS, CPNP-AC/PC
Keeley Harding, DNP, APRN, CNS, CPNP-AC/PC is teaches in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program in the College of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Harding’s 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 the DNP program, Dr. Harding developed an educational website (www.OhioAPRN.com) for Ohio legislators. She is passionate about health policy, and is often a co-presenter with Dr. Cafasso for 1-hour (Category A) nursing law and rule continuing education (CE) presentations. She co-authored an article in 2022, about nurse advocacy and state legislator site visits. In 2021, Dr. Harding co-authored a book chapter, “Well-Child Visits During School-Age Years” in Primary Care Pediatrics for the Nurse Practitioner: A Practical Approach (Kyle, 2021). She has served in various board member positions for professional nursing organizations, including the former Health Policy Chair for the Ohio Chapter. Throughout 2023, Dr. Harding was recognized as Ohio’s Emerging Leader.
President-Elect
Kimberly Joo, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
Kimberly Joo, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC has over 30 years 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. She has earned a master’s degree and a certificate in nursing graduate education. Dr. Joo has 13 years of experience as a nurse educator. She worked at Wright State University (WSU) where she taught undergraduate and graduate nursing students for 7 years. She was the director of WSU’s Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) Primary Care program for 3 years while earning her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. She also taught pathophysiology at the undergraduate level and graduate-level pharmacology as well as in the PNP program at The Ohio State University (OSU). During the time she was teaching, and also practiced as a PNP in the urgent care setting at Dayton Children’s Hospital. In 2020, became the lead advanced practice provider for the Urgent Care and Kids Express at Dayton Children’s Hospital. Currently, she leads a group of 30 nurse practitioners. She also teaches 2 hours a week in the Health Athlete program in the College of Nursing at the OSU. In addition, she volunteers as an item writer for the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board’s Primary Care Updates. She is also an evidence-based practice (EBP) mentor at The Fuld National Institute for EBP where she reviews EBP certification applications.
Past-President
Amy Provenzano, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC
Amy Provenzano, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)-owner and CEO of Sozo Pediatrics, a 501(3)(c) nonprofit children’s clinic in Lancaster, OH. As a new pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP), working at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), she has seen firsthand the difficulties that underserved families face daily. She is adept at collaborating with diverse groups of people to improve health outcomes and the quality of life in our communities for those experiencing poverty, homelessness, food insecurity, the foster system, disability, and mental health and addiction issues. Most recently, she started organizing educational offerings to support fellow APRNs in their professional development. Her experience with business leadership, fundraising, coordinating community outreach programs, and arranging educational events has prepared her with the skills and devotion to serving the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners in this capacity.
Secretary
Kristina Banks, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
Kristina Banks, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC has been a national board certified pediatric nurse practitioner in primary care (CPNP-PC) for more than 16 years. She earned the DNP degree in 2016, through which she developed a group well-child visits for 1 month old infants, the first of its kind. Dr. Banks shared her experience of implementing a group well child visits via a well-received podium presentation at the Ohio Chapter’s annual conference in 2022. She transitioned into full-time academia in July 2021, and now serves as lead pediatric faculty at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. In this role, she teaches all of the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) courses, and oversees both the primary and acute care PNP program tracks. Dr. Banks also practices at Senders Pediatrics, a large, innovative primary care pediatric practice outside of Cleveland. She currently practices one day a week, seeing ill patients. Prior to serving in her role as secretary, Dr. Banks served on the Ohio Chapter’s conference planning committee from 2022-2024. She is also actively involved with meeting and networking with other pediatric faculty from across the country, from monthly meetings with acute and primary care program directors to Association of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (AFPNP) meetings at the national conference hosted annually by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
Treasurer
Amanda Jett, MS, APRN, CPNP-PC
Amanda Jett, MS, APRN, CPNP-PC has been a national board Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care (CPNP-PC) for more 6 years. She is also board certified as a Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist (PMHS). She works in a diverse climate of suburban and rural private practice where she cares for the underserved and coordinates resources for those at risk. In this role, she has been able to advance mental health care for patients in the communities around Ohio in collaboration with Nationwide Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health Services. She has knowledge and experience in caring for patients, educating patients and their families, leading staff, and conducting peer reviews as well as being involved in educating students and serving as a preceptor. She began her work with the Ohio Chapter as a student while enrolled in the master’s-level graduate degree program at The Ohio State University.
Legislative Chair
Mandi Cafasso, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
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 students’ projects. Dr. Cafasso earned the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in 2015 at Otterbein University. Dr. Cafasso previously worked as a nurse practitioner in the Division of Endocrinology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for 21 years. In this role, she provided care to patients with general and complex endocrine disorders, including thyroid disease, Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, precocious puberty, short stature, and panhypopituitarism. Dr. Cafasso is currently the President of the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society. Dr. Cafasso has been the lead author of a book chapter, “Management of Endocrine Disorders” in Primary Care Pediatrics for the Nurse Practitioner: A Practical Approach (Kyle, 2021), and has also been the author of journal articles in The Journal for Nurse Practitioners (Cafasso et al., 2015) and Journal for Pediatric Nursing (Cafasso, 2019). Dr. Cafasso has a passion for health care policy. She has attended the Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI) and serves as the Southwest Region Co-Director and Grassroot Advocacy Chair for the Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses (OAAPN) advocating for changes to Ohio’s Nurse Practice Act.
Communications Chair
Sarah Seim, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC
Sarah Seim, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC is a nurse practitioner at Dayton Children’s and currently works 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 Hospital in various areas including general pediatrics, urgent care, anesthesia, and sedation services. She has presented on topics that include quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
Scholarship, Awards, and Grants Chair
Stephanie Hosley, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE
Learn more about Dr. Hosley: The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s.
Membership Chair
Shannon White, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Shannon K. White, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, began working in the Headache Center at Cincinnati Children’s in 2007. She 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 unit for patients with intractable migraine, presented on pediatric headaches locally, nationally, and internationally, and has been involved as a sub-investigator in numerous clinical headache research trials.
Continuing Education Chair
Erica Lucas, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, NNP-BC
Erica Lucas, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, NNP-BC is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Dayton Children’s and currently works 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, she is passionate about teaching nurses how to critically think while focusing on providing family-centered care. Prior to working as a nurse practitioner she worked as a bedside nurse for over 18 years.
Board and Committee Member
Vacancies
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Committees
2023 Conference Planning Committee
2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee
Stephanie Hosley, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE – Chair