Meet Our Nurse Practitioners
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNPs) are very special health care providers who are dedicated to improving children's health. PNPs have advanced education in pediatric nursing and health care, and they serve children and families in an extensive range of practice settings. Working with pediatricians and other health care providers, PNPs have been enhancing the health care of children for over thirty years. Learn more about the Nurse Practitioner profession here...
Stacey Payne-Peters, ARNP-C
Stacey has been part of the Sun Country medical team for the past 5 years!
Stacey is the mother of 4 boys and one daughter! In her spare time she enjoys traveling and being crafty in her “She-Shed”.
Stacey has been working in the medical field for a few decades previously in Labor & Delivery.
Alicia Truitt, ARNP
Alicia has been part of the Sun Country medical team for 4 years and counting.
Alicia is has a son and daughter and enjoys spending time with her family.
Cherity juergensmeyer, ARNP
Cherity joined the Sun Country team in January of 2022.
Cherity Juergensmeyer is a two time graduate of the University of Florida having proudly received both her BSN and MSN in Gainesville- GO GATORS!
She has been a practicing PNP since 2009. Prior to that time as an RN since 1992, she loved her time spent in inpatient pediatrics at UF Shands and caring for new moms and their babies at the Citrus Memorial Baby Block. As an IBCLC, she has a special desire to assist mothers achieve their breastfeeding goals.
She and her husband of 28 years have lived in Spring Hill for the past five years after relocating from Citrus County. They have four “flown and grown” children, all of whom are currently college students.
sara south, ARNP
Sara joined the Sun Country team in June of 2022