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Planners

Jacquelyn Buige Raco, MSN, MEd, CSSHS, CSN, RN 

Director of Nursing Education, BU SHIELD 

SHIELD Senior Operations Manager/Planner: Lesly Zapata, MPH

Panelists/Speakers

Elizabeth Clark, MSN, RN, NCSN, FNASN (retired) 

School Nurse Subject Matter Expert 

Elizabeth has over 25 years of experience as a school nurse and a school health services administrator. She is a certified school nurse emeritus and was inducted into the National Association of School Nurses Academy of Fellows in 2019. She was formerly employed by the National Association of School Nurses as a Nursing Education and Practice Specialist for 5 years and developed professional development for school nurses based on the NASN School Nursing Practice Framework. She was an adjunct faculty at the University of Northern Colorado School of Nursing, instructing students in public/community health clinicals. She is currently retired.

Kathleen Schoemer, MSN, RN, CPNP-BC 

Lead Nurse, Oxford Public Schools 

School Nurse Subject Matter Expert 

Kathleen Schoemer has worked in school health since 2009, beginning in a per diem role before moving into a full-time position in 2014 at Clara Barton Elementary School in Oxford, Massachusetts. She currently serves as Lead Nurse for Oxford Public Schools and provides direct care to students in grades three through five with acute and chronic health needs. Throughout her career, Kathleen has practiced child and family-centered care. She earned a Master of Science in Nursing from Yale University School of Nursing in 1997, specializing as a pediatric nurse practitioner. She later worked as a pediatric nurse practitioner at the University of Maryland Medical System, dividing her time between the Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Clinic and a liaison role connecting pediatric community providers with pediatric specialists. In 2020, she joined the Massachusetts School Nurse Organization (MSNO) Board as Region 3 Co-Chair. She has also served as the liaison between MSNO and the Massachusetts Medical Society Committee on Student Health and Sports Medicine, as well as MSNO’s liaison to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). She now serves as President of MSNO.

Kathleen is married and has two daughters. Her older daughter studied mechanical engineering and works as a Team Lead for Ecolab in Greensboro, North Carolina. Her younger daughter graduated from Duquesne University in May with a BSN and will work in the emergency department at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. Kathleen enjoys spending time with her family, especially traveling together.

Cathryn Hampson, MSN, RN, NCSN, STTI 

Supervisor of Health Services, North Middlesex Regional School District 

School Nurse Subject Matter Expert

Cathryn is the Supervisor of Health Services in the North Middlesex Regional School District. She received her Master of Science in Nursing from St. Joseph's College of Maine and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Fitchburg State University. She has 40 years of experience as a nurse, and 30 of those are in school health. She has worked in hospital, community, and school settings throughout the United States and South America. Cathryn serves in her school community on several district committees and is also active professionally at the regional and state level with the Massachusetts School Nurse Organization.  She serves on the Children's Mental Health Task Force with the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics as the MSNO Liaison. Cathryn is the recipient of the 2026 Anne Sheetz Award for excellence in leadership.  

Rebecca McCaffrey RN, BSN, NCSN 

School Nurse Coordinator, Gardner Public Schools 

Rebecca has been a dedicated nursing professional since 1992, bringing more than three decades of nursing experience, including 10 years of acute hospital care and 20 years of school nursing leadership, all in the city of Gardner, MA. With extensive experience in school nursing leadership, Rebecca is passionate about promoting the physical, mental, and emotional health of students while advocating for safe, healthy, and supportive school environments. A strong proponent of continuous quality improvement, she leads and participates in initiatives designed to identify barriers, evaluate outcomes, and implement sustainable strategies that improve health and educational outcomes. Her quality improvement work has addressed a variety of critical issues, including improving student attendance, increasing access to health care, and strengthening health screening referral follow-up and return rates to ensure students receive timely and appropriate services. Rebecca serves on the board of the Gardner Community Action Committee that provides programs including food pantry to residents of Gardner.  She also serves as the schools point person for the Handle with Care initiative that identifies youth that have interacted with local police to provide trauma sensitive care at school. She is the Region 6 Co-Chair for the Massachusetts School Nurse Organization (MSNO) and sits on several community teams that address community needs, reduce barriers to care, strengthen local resources, and improve the overall health and well-being of individuals and families.