Kitty Wellmann is a home-grown Alaskan nurse practitioner. She co-founded Alaska Children’s Heart Center 18 years ago and has been a nurse practicing in Alaska for more than 30 years. She holds ANCC board certification in both family practice and pediatrics. Her education includes a DNP from Arizona State University in 2010, a MS from UAA in 2000 and a BS in Nursing Science from UAA in 1993. She is a recipient of the Nurse Practitioner of Excellence Award for the State of Alaska from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.