TeamPeds Talks newest series, focused on Nurse Practitioner Leadership and Career Development, is brought to you by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. This series of podcasts includes inspiring and thought-provoking conversations with expert leaders in pediatric health care with a focus on advancing career development and leading change. This series is hosted by Dr. Andrea Kline-Tilford, NAPNAP’s Executive Board President.

Andrea Kline-Tilford, PhD, CPNP-AC is an Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with significant clinical experience in pediatric critical care and pediatric cardiac surgery. She is the NAPNAP Executive Board President and the Professional Issues Department Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Health Care.  She is the co-editor of two books: Lippincott Certification Review: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Cases in Pediatric Acute Care: Strengthening Clinical Decision Making. She has presented internationally on topics of pediatric acute care and pediatric advanced practice nursing, with many publications in these areas. She is an advocate for children and proud mother of two.

This episode's guests are Jennifer Sonney and Anne Deruoin.

Tune in for this episode of TeamPeds Talks to hear a conversation with two NAPNAP Executive Board members as they discuss professional organization board leadership – how to get there and what to expect.  This episode will inspire listeners to take the plunge into formal board leadership.

Dr. Jennifer Sonney is the Elizabeth C. Giblin endowed professor in symptom science at the University of Washington School of Nursing.  She primarily teaches within the primary care PNP program while also maintaining a program of research focused on promoting the health of children with chronic conditions.  Dr. Sonney has served on the NAPNAP executive board for the past 3 years, as secretary and now president-elect.

Dr. Anne Derouin is a Clinical professor and Assistant Dean of the MSN program at Duke University School of Nursing.  Besides leading the academic programs at Duke, she serves in community and school-based health centers as a dual certified PNP and PMHS.  She has special focus on adolescent and school-based health care and serves on NAPNAP executive board