MN APRN Coalition Leadership

Dr. Kerry Johnson DNP, APRN, CNP, CFNMP, is currently an Associate Professor at Metropolitan State University. She is currently the DNP Program Director and Department of Nursing Co-Chair.  She has extensive advanced practice nursing experience in family medicine and emergency/urgent care settings. Dr. Johnson has been practicing for 23 years and is currently teaching full time and working at a private integrative care practice. Dr. Johnson was an MN APRN Coalition founding member and has been involved in the legislative activities for APRNs since 2005. She has served as Vice President of the coalition since 2019 and Treasure for 2024.

Dr. Johnson is a certified functional and nutritional medicine provider and incorporates this lens of care into both teaching and practice settings. She has a passion for integrating a holistic practice with western medicine.  Dr. Johnson resides in Minneapolis MN.

First President term 2025-2026

Teresa is an Assistant Professor in the NP-DNP program and has been teaching at St. Catherine University since 2019. She earned her MSN from St. Joseph's College of Maine and DNP from St. Catherine University. She is a certified family and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and has a private practice in geriatrics. She is passionate about the care of seniors and has a special interest in geriatric cognitive disorders, complex chronic health conditions, and in bringing holistic care to underserved patients. Teresa is devoted to the advancement of APRNs, having seen the great need for caring providers in her underserved rural patient population in outstate Minnesota.  

First Vice President Term 2024-2025

Hello! I am Dr. Kimberly Yung, a Certified Nurse Practitioner specializing in functional medicine and wellness care. I believe in the holistic care of the patient which includes detailed lifestyle interventions through diet, exercise, stress management and support systems for optimal health, disease prevention and treatment. I have over 20 years of experience in healthcare in the fields of: Functional Medicine, Integrative Health, Nutrition, Lifestyle Modification, Stress Management. In addition, I also have over 20 years of experience in urgent and emergent care.

It is through this genre of care that I have become inspired to promote preventive wellness care. I have seen firsthand the outcomes of unhealthy lifestyle choices that result in terrible illness and even death. I am passionate about the value of a healthy lifestyle and disease prevention. 

I was born and raised in Warrensburg, Missouri and now reside in Minnesota. Some of my career highlights are working at Mayo Clinic for over 10 years and remaining on the Board of Directors for the Mayo School of Health Sciences Alumni. Throughout my nursing career I have been a Nurse Educator. I am a former Clinical Assistant Professor for the University of Minnesota and currently community faculty at Metropolitan State University.

My doctoral work focused on Integrative Primary Care of which I had the pleasure to present in Galway, Ireland in 2019 at the International Integrative Nursing Symposium. I am an entrepreneur, having opened two previous completely Nurse Practitioner run wellness-focused primary care clinics in Minnesota. My latest project is opening a 100% online virtual wellness clinic that focuses on functional medicine and general wellness - Dr. Kim CNP Virtual Wellness Clinic (drkimwellness.org). I also maintain a regular practice rotation in urgent care at MedExpress Urgent Care as a MN Traveling Provider.

I am honored and excited to be serving as secretary for the MN APRN coalition! We are a smart and powerful group of professionals, and when we come together as one we are nearly unstoppable. Cheers to the future for MN APRNS!

Second Secretary Term 2025-2026

Dr. Simon Kang has been working as a hospitalist for General Surgery in the Hepatobiliary pancreas division at Mayo Clinic since 2021. Dr. Kang joined Metropolitan State University in 2016 as an RN/BSN program community faculty. He continues his role as a community faculty for the DNP Program currently. He also teaches at Dakota County Technical College as a clinical instructor for an LPN program. 

This is Dr. Kang’s first year as treasurer at the MN APRN Coalition, and he is honored to serve in this role. 

I am employed by Community Anesthesia Professionals (CAP), a company in the twin cities that provides anesthesia services for Minnesota Gastroenterology. Within that organization, I serve as the CRNA lead of pediatric care. I am a Board Member of the Minnesota Association of Nurse Anesthetists (MANA). I joined the MANA board to serve fellow CRNAs as an advocate for local, state; and national practice issues.

Along with that work I learned about the APRN Coalition, and have had the fantastic opportunity to serve as the newly elected secretary of this dynamic group tasked with service for all APRNs around the state. I truly hope to spend the next year of service continuing to ensure the CRNA and APRN message is positive and accurate in all circles in which it is discussed.

I feel that it is critical that we always ensure we are at the table when our practice rights and opportunities are discussed and that we are prepared to lead, serve, and advocate whenever called upon to protect the profession.

Second CRNA Director Term 2025-2026

Mandy Huber studied Nurse Midwifery at the University of Minnesota and is an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant. She has been a member of the Hennepin Healthcare (HCMC) Nurse Midwife Service since 2009, and currently works for the MN Department of Health Maternal Mortality Review Board.

Mandy has been an active member of the MN Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM). She is currently the State Legislative Chair and the Nurse Midwife representative to the Board of Nursing's APRN Advisory Council. Clinical interests include contraceptive management, maternal lactation complications, and eliminating maternal health disparities.

First term 2025-2026

Dr. Mara Glantz, DNP, FNP-C, APRN, is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a Doctor in Nursing Practice and over 20 years of healthcare experience, including 16 years in family practice. Her doctoral work focused on large-scale quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing mental health screening and treatment in primary care. Through the development of streamlined, evidence-based algorithms and guidelines, Dr. Glantz improved the identification and management of mental health concerns, ensuring patients receive timely and effective care.

In addition, Dr. Glantz holds certification as a Women's Health Integrative and Functional Medicine Practitioner, having trained extensively with Dr. Aviva Jill Romm, a leader in functional and integrative medicine.

Dr. Glantz is passionate about health-tech entrepreneurship and clinician mentorship. She has significant experience scaling operations and clinician training for several start-up companies in primary care and mental health.

Beyond her professional endeavors, Dr. Glantz enjoys spending quality time with her family, hiking Minnesota’s scenic trails, attending her children's sports activities, and immersing herself in a good book.

First CNP Director Term 2025-2026

Dr. Roby is a healthcare provider with over 20 years of experience.  This encompasses working both autonomously and in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to deliver across the spectrum patient-centered focused care. In this field, she has worked in several different disciplines, such as primary and urgent care, occupational medicine, critical care, and currently as a hospitalist.

Recently, Dr. Roby has joined Hennepin HealthCare as their Health Equity Clinical Outcomes Director. This new role is focused on assessing health equity metrics across the organization while championing efforts to close those disparity gaps-with the intention to improve on the holistic health and wellness our community partners.  In addition, she also has joined the board of directors of YouthPrise-a non-profit dedicated to the development of our youth community, Phyllis Wheatley Community Center-a legacy nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing our community centered in Minneapolis, and a board member of the African American Leadership Council whose mission is to promote the development and advancement of our community.

Dr. Roby has an insatiable pursuit of knowledge and is committed to lifelong learning, as demonstrated by her educational progression. From obtaining her Associates and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, followed by a Master of Science in Family Nurse Practitioner from Georgetown University, to her completion of her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from St. Catherine University. In addition, she has obtained several certificates to enhance her practice, such as Fundamentals in Critical Care Support, Licensed, Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory, and Reducing Racial Disparities in Healthcare certificate from Harvard University.

She enjoys working out, community service, reading, participating in church activities, and being a mom to her eighteen-year-old daughter.

First Communication Director Term 2025-2026

Dr. Goodroad is currently a Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota, teaching mostly in the DNP/FNP program. He also practices at the Positive Care Clinic (HIV Clinic) at Hennepin County Medical Center. He has been providing care to people with HIV as a nurse and nurse practitioner since 1987. He has previously served in multiple leadership roles in both local and national nursing organizations including the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

He served in multiple leadership roles for Minnesota Nurse Practitioners including President from 2011-2013 and Membership Liaison from 2013-2015. Dr. Goodroad served two terms as the Minnesota State Representative of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and was awarded the AANP State Award for Excellence in June 2017 for his work advocating on behalf of APRNs in Minnesota. He was inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in June 2018.  He completed his term as the NP Representative on the board of the MN APRN Coalition and was serving as Vice-President at the time of the election as President.

He was involved in the legislative efforts for full-practice authority working at the time in his roles as AANP State Representative and Membership Liaison of Minnesota Nurse Practitioners to mobilize grassroots lobbying efforts of Minnesota NPs. He has been very active in helping to lead the legislative efforts during the past session with signature recognition and practice alignment bills. Dr. Goodroad is honored to serve the MN APRN Coalition in the role of Immediate Past President and current legislative committee co-chair with Dr. Kerry Johnson. 

First Legislative Director Term 2025-2026

Christi is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and the Education Chair for the Minnesota APRN Coalition. In this role, she organizes educational programs and advocates for advanced practice nursing through professional development and legislative awareness.

She works as a Family Practice Provider at Neighborhood HealthSource and casually at Ramsey County’s Clinic 555. Passionate about serving underserved populations, she is dedicated to advancing APRN practice through education, mentorship, and advocacy

First Education Director Term 2025-2026

Dr. Naomi Koenig DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, SANE
I am a private practice owner in Minnesota looking to help move APRN’s and healthcare forward. I served several years as a student board member with the APRN Coalition and now am happy to rejoin the team as a Membership Director. I am an Integrative Provider, family practice as well as psychiatric NP so my view of the whole person, is unique. I am an American Freedom Foundation Scholar, a Nurse Corps Scholar and a Tillman Scholar.

First Membership Director term 2025-2026

Dr. Sabo joined St. Catherine University in 2022 as an Assistant Professor. She earned a Master of Nursing: Cardiovascular Critical Care from the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing- Emory University in 1989 and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 2016. She has been a practicing bedside clinician and CNS in cardiovascular critical care in California, Colorado, Georgia, and Minnesota.

She was the Director of Practice, Education, and Research at United Hospital in St. Paul. She served as the APRN Specialist at the Minnesota Board of Nursing before joining St. Catherine. She has expertise in healthcare policy, leadership, healthcare systems, and nursing regulation. She has been active in APRN professional associations and was integrally involved in establishing APRNs as independent practitioners in 2015. 

First CNS Director Term 2025-2026 & Immediate Past President 2023-2024