Whitney Johannessen, PhD, MCSO, APRN, FACHE, NEA-BC, CPNP-PC joins PAC³ and Children’s Health as the Program Director, National Pediatric Heart Collaborative. She is a pediatric nurse practitioner and accomplished healthcare leader with extensive administrative experience as a clinical coordinator, founding director and founding assistant vice president of advanced practice, and academic operations director/faculty. 

Whitney received a Master of Science in nursing from Vanderbilt University, a PhD in child development from Texas Woman’s University, and a Master of Science in clinical service operations from Harvard Medical School, where she currently serves as a teaching fellow. She is a board-certified advanced nurse executive (NEA-BC) as well as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).

Outside of work, she is heavily involved with volunteer organizations (Special Olympics, Meals on Wheels, Grace), Dragons Care, and the Young Men’s Service League where she serves as a youth mentor. In her free time, she enjoys traveling the world.