Faculty

Darcy Vetro Ravndal is a public health nurse practitioner with an extensive background in program development and education. She is deeply committed to advocating for quality, accessible healthcare for all children and adolescents. Ravndal served as the primary clinician at the Edgewater High School Student Health Center for 10 years and has been instrumental in developing school-based health centers throughout Orange County Public Schools. She also served as director of education and training at the USF Center for Biological Defense, developing and delivering training for first responders working with suspected agents of biological terrorism and infectious disease. While completing her nursing education at Johns Hopkins University, she was selected as a fellow at the National Institutes of Health, working with adolescents and mental health. Ravndal is nationally accredited by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, is an active member of the American Public Health Association and serves on the Board for the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida.

Education

• MSN, Johns Hopkins University
• BSN, Johns Hopkins University
• MPH, University of South Florida
• BS in Education, University of South Florida

Selected Professional Activities

• Board Member, Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida
• American Public Health Association
• National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
• Pediatric Health/Community Assessment Consultant, Friends for Health in Haiti, Jeremie, Haiti
• Trainer for Project Harmony, U.S. Department of State, Yerevan, Armenia