Alana Parker is a high school nurse for Mesa Public Schools in Mesa, Arizona.She has been a registered nurse since 2009. Her career began performing pediatric and adult wound care in the home health setting after receiving her associate degree in nursing through Rio Salado college in 2009. Wanting to pursue more education, she began studies at Arizona State University (ASU) and graduated in 2011 with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She began school nursing while volunteering to precept nurses from Arizona State University and Grand Canyon University (GCU) as needed for public health in the school setting. She loved teaching so she went back for her master’s in nursing education at Grand Canyon University, graduating in December of 2019. Her consistent goal to increase her learning led her to apply for the Arizona School Nurse Access program (ASAP) in which she became a nurse mentor for other nurses in Arizona in August of 2022. She achieved her National Certification in School Nursing, March 2023. Alana is currently enrolled in Northeastern University’s School nurse Leadership academy to further her knowledge in how to become a better advocate and leader. In her free time, she loves to spend time with her 4 boys and husband. She also loves to hike, bake and read. Email: amparker3@mpsaz.org