Cathy Parkes is the Founder and Chief Educator at Level Up RN. She has a passion for teaching and is known for her fun and informative nursing tutorial videos.

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN is dual board certified as an emergency and trauma nurse and practices at a Trauma Center in Columbus, Ohio and works as a clinical instructor for a local nursing school. Passionate about evidence-based practice and nursing research, Meris also serves as a section editor for the Journal of Emergency Nursing. She lives just north of Columbus with her two children, and spends her free time reading, crocheting, and tending to her houseplants.

Ellis Parker has been in nursing education for a decade and is currently an assistant professor in a BSN program. Their bedside experience includes working at a maximum security residential facility and medical surgical nursing. As faculty, Ellis prefers to work with early level courses including health assessment, skills, and fundamentals. They also serve as the academic success counselor with a passion for supporting students holistically. Other areas of interest include simulation, end of life, and inclusive healthcare.