Chairperson - Bindy Sweett, CCLS

Prior to taking on the role of CLCC Chairperson in June 2018, Bindy was Chair Elect for two years.  From 2014-2016 she coordinated the Ethics and Appeals Committees, and prior to that time served on Exam Assembly, Practice Analysis Task Forces, Academic and other summits as well as participation in other certification-related positions. Her first experiences as an ACLP volunteer were with Item Writing and Review as early as 1998, preparing for the first certification by exam. She also worked as Chairperson of the Certifying Committee from 1999 until 2001.

The quality and quantity of work completed in the past two years challenges all those cumulative years of CLCC volunteer work prior to 2016. Although it has been challenging to come up to speed and respond with the rapidity with which CLCC performs, she looks forward to the next two years as Chair with a hardworking group of volunteers. Between stints with certification, Bindy was involved with the Internship and Practice Standards Task Forces, also completing 22 years as a clinician and 10 years as a child life instructor before retiring in 2011. Bindy’s personal interests including books, music, cooking, a love of nature and a fond admiration for winter sports, most of which she is terrified! She is the loving single parent on one wonderful grown son.

Past Chair - Nancy Ramhap, BS, CCLS

Nancy has been a member of CLC since 1990, was certified in 1991 and by exam in 2003.  Nancy’s involvement with CLCC began in 2004 when she began as an item writer.  From there, she spent time lending her expertise to the Item Review, and Exam Assembly committees.  Prior to her position as CLCC Chair, she served on the Ethics Committee and Appeals Committee.  From 2014-2016, Nancy served as Chair-elect to the CLCC, followed by her role as Chair from 2016 to 2018.  In addition to her committee duties, she has been part of several other projects including being a panel member for the 2013 and 2018 Job Analyses, the Strategic Planning process in 2015, and helped lead the Academic and Clinical Summit in 2016. In conjunction with her role as CLCC Chair, Nancy became a member of the ACLP Board in 2016. 

She co-presented a webinar for ACLP in 2017.  She has been a presenter on two occasions at the Delaware Valley Association of Child Life Professionals.  Nancy has authored patient education materials in relation to surgery preparation, coping and parenting.  Currently, Nancy is a Certified Child Life Specialist on an infant and toddler unit.  She has been practicing clinically at the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital since 1991.  In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Nancy has led or been a part of numerous committees and tasks including camps for children with medical needs, Children’s Miracle Network-related events, and education for employees.  

ACLP Past President - Eileen Clark, CCLS

Eileen Clark has been a member of the Association for Child Life Professionals (ACLP) since 1989. She served as a board member for the ACLP, term: 2013-2015 and as President term: 2016-2019. Eileen is a consultant for the Association of Child Life Professionals Program Review service and has served on the following ACLP committees:  Corporate Advisory Council Task Force, Leadership Development Committee and Governance Committee – Policy subcommittee.

Eileen is the Family Services Manager at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin with oversight for the following programs: Child Life and Expressive Therapies, Spiritual Care, Bereavement and Volunteer Services. 

Eileen worked as a child life specialist in oncology services for 15 years prior to her leadership position.  During her tenure as a CCLS she was instrumental in implementing special programming for grief and bereavement as well as young adult and sibling support groups that are still operational today. 

Eileen’s passion for staff support was ignited through leading a Six Sigma Project incorporating a healthy and emotionally supportive work environment for staff caring for a child at end-of-life.  Eileen also participated in a research role via the National Institute for Health within the palliative care program.

Commissioner - Katie McGinnis, MPH, CCLS

After becoming certified in May 2009, Katie worked as a CCLS at two different children’s hospitals for 6 years.  Since 2015, she has lived in both Uganda and Kenya, working to scale up psychosocial care services for impoverished children and families in healthcare settings. She currently resides in Zambia where she is the Director of Psychosocial Services for Family Legacy Missions International, a non-profit that operates the largest orphanage in Africa and provides education and care for 16,000 vulnerable children. In addition to serving on the Conference Planning Committee and the International Collaboration Committee, Katie has served on the CLCC as both an Item Writer and an Item Reviewer since 2013. 

Commissioner - Geri Sehnert, CCLS

Geri is the Chair of the Communications Committee of the CLCC.  Geri began her CLCC volunteerism by joining the Appeals Committee in 2010. Over the years, she has worked as an item writer, item reviewer and also on the exam assembly committee. She is continuing on the Appeals Committee and looking forward to leading the Communications Committee. Being involved with several committees within the CLCC has been truly rewarding. The focused and prolific amount of work that the CLCC tackles is both daunting and rewarding. Geri looks forward to leading the Communications Committee and exploring ways that the CLCC can inform members of certification requirements in a way that is clear and helpful.  
 
Geri is currently in her 9th year as a CCLS in the Pediatric Surgical Center at Golisano Children’s Hospital. She has been a CCLS since 1989 and was the first child life specialist at Tucson Medical Center and Children’s Clinic for Rehabilitative Services in Tucson, AZ. Some of her fondest memories are of meeting lifelong friends at child life conferences over the years. In her free time, Geri enjoys pursuing fitness goals, reading, and spending time with her husband and her two children. Though they are both young adults, they are still influenced by Geri’s love of play!

  

Commissioner - Sara Reynolds, CCLS, CIMI

Sara Reynolds has been certified since 2006 and is currently a child life specialist in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and Cardiac Operating Rooms at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, TX where she serves as a mentor and preceptor to new employees and is currently serving as a mentor in the ACLP Mentoring Program. Sara began volunteering with the Child Life Certifying Commission in 2008 as an item writer and has since served on the Item Review, Exam Assembly, and PDU Audit Committees. Sara has been the chair of the Item Writing and Item Review Committees, where she was instrumental in developing and implementing a coaching program for item writers. Sara currently serves as the Chair of Item Writing and is a member of the Ethics committee. Outside of her work Sara enjoys cycling, spending time with friends, and eating all the Tex-Mex in Houston!