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

Macy E. Carobene, MS, RN, CPNP-BC
Macy E. Carobene, MS, RN, CPNP-BC
Membership
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY

Undergraduate: Curry College

Graduate: New York University 

Clinical Interests: Intestinal Failure, Medical Complex Children, Inpatient GI 

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

Courtney Ort, BSN, RN
Courtney Ort, BSN, RN
Media
Digestive Health Institute
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO

Undergraduate: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Clinical Interests: Nursing Leadership

Rosemary J. Pauley, APRN
Rosemary J. Pauley, APRN
Clinical Practice
Boys Town National Research Hospital
Omaha, NE

Undergraduate: Creighton University 

Graduate: Creighton University 

Clinical Interests: General GI, allergy, microbiome

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

Rhys David, MSN, RN, CPNP
Rhys David, MSN, RN, CPNP
Program
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, DC

Graduate Masters: Vanderbilt University 

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

 

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