Your Chapter Board

President: Kathy Parke, DNP-CPNP

Kathy has been a pediatric nurse practitioner since 2001. She was a founding member of the South Texas Alamo Chapter of NAPNAP and is delighted to serve on the board again, working alongside fellow PNPs to help the local chapter continue to grow. She spent 12 years in private practice caring for children with pulmonary diseases. Since 2013, she has been on faculty at UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing, where she serves as the pediatric nurse practitioner track coordinator and co-director of the DNP program. She enjoys working with future PNP students and takes pride in seeing them grow into their new roles. She also practices in a school-based clinic one day a week, primarily caring for adolescent patients with a variety of conditions, including mental health concerns.

President-Elect: Stephania Galindo, APRN, CPNP-PC

Stephania has been a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner for more than four years and currently works in school-based health in San Antonio, Texas. She is a member of NAPNAP’s School-Based Health Special Interest Group and the Promoting Unity and Leading Toward Strategic Excellence Committee. She has also collaborated with NAPNAP to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy by helping create resources for providers, patients and families on the NAPNAP website, including Spanish-language translations. She partnered with NAPNAP and Moderna to educate patients, families and providers about vaccine hesitancy and presented those findings at the 2025 NAPNAP National Conference in Chicago. Stephania is passionate about providing education not only to patients and their families but also to other health care providers. She aims to eliminate health disparities for all children, particularly those facing barriers to care due to language differences.

Immediate Past President: Marlischa Hall

Dr. Hall is a former United States Air Force Nurse Corps commissioned officer with 13 years of active-duty service and more than 20 years of nursing experience. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and her Doctorate in Nursing from the University of Incarnate Word Nursing School in San Antonio, Texas. She is a board-certified family nurse practitioner and the owner of Pediatric Heroes and Families Primary Care Clinic in San Antonio. Pediatric nurse practitioners play a major role in promoting wellness and ensuring that health goals are fairly and evenly distributed within society. Her mission is to continue promoting community involvement and building partnerships so children can receive optimal care at multiple levels.

Secretary:  Christina Rodriguez

Christina Rodriguez has been a pediatric nurse practitioner for 5 years and currently works in outpatient pediatric gastroenterology. She previously worked for an FQHC which served a large refugee population. She has a special interest in Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction (DGBIs), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD), and enteral feedings. Within the last year, she has hosted a NAPNAP book club meeting, provided GI education for new nurse practitioners in primary care, and started precepting students. She is passionate about educating families about nutrition and exercise and ensuring they have access to adequate nutrition to help kids thrive.

Treasurer: Amanda B. Loquias, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

Amanda has been a nurse practitioner for 20 years. She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Texas at El Paso and began her nursing career in the Air Force, where she gained experience in pediatric nursing. She has long known she wanted to care for children and their families. She earned her master’s degree in nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. She works with the Trauma and Emergency Surgery division at UT Health San Antonio in the Pediatric and Burn Program. Her work has fostered a strong commitment to pediatric injury prevention.

CE Chair: Joseline F. Borchardt, BSN, RN, MSN, APRN, CPNP-BC

  

Legislative Chair: Jacob Cavazos

  

Membership Chair: Leanne Ricondo

  

Communications Chair: Laura Lozano, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC

Laura Trevino Lozano has been an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner for almost 4 years and works with the Congenital and Pediatric Heart Surgeons at University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. She is a member of the NAPNAP Acute Care Special Interest Group and the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society. As a Congenital and Pediatric CTS NP, she provides comprehensive perioperative and postoperative care for children with complex congenital heart disease. She is passionate about partnering with families throughout their child's surgical journey, recognizing that the transition from hospital to home can be especially overwhelming. She also works closely with HeartGift to help coordinate care for children from around the world who travel to receive life-saving congenital heart surgery, supporting both patients and their families. As the Communications and Social Media Chair for STAC NAPNAP, Laura is committed to fostering connections among practicing PNPs, students, and new graduates to promote opportunities for education, advocacy, and professional growth. 

Fun fact: Laura holds 3 gold medals in Powerlifting Master's (40-44) division! 

Student Liaison: Cecilia Grainger, -MSN, RN

  

Student Liaison: Olivia Ponton