Bi Bi Coleman-Portell

Background

Coleman-Portell, Bi Bi was born on January 23, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Frederick Douglas and Rubie Anne (Jackson) Coleman.

Education

Registered Nurse, St. Anthony School Nursing, Oklahoma City, 1982; student, Ohio State University, 1973-1976.

Career

Director patient care coordinator perinatal home care progressive, Curaflex Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Dallas, 1985; staff nurse, Nursefinders, Oklahoma City, 1987-1988; charge nurse-perinatal, St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, 1986-1987; professional traveling nurse, Nursing Projects Corporation, Denver, 1989; professor traveling nurse, University Hospital Consortium, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, 1990; assistant head nurse, University Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1991-1992; nurse clinician IV maternal-fetal medicine, University Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1993-1994; community health nurse, Healthy Families-HRS, Tampa, 1994-1995; urgent care nurse coordinator, Cigna Health Care, Tampa, 1994-1996; therapeutic apheresis specialist, Florida Blood Superior vena cava syndrome, Tampa, 1996-1997; travel nurse, NET Healthcare, Fort Lauderdale, 1997-1998.

Achievements

• Bi Bi Coleman-Portell has been listed as a noteworthy Women"s health and high risk perinatal nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Red Cross. Captain United States Army Reserve, 1985-1996. Member American Association Medical Pers.

(National Merit award 1983), International College Medical Technologists (vice president 1984-1985, Distinguished Citation award 1985).

Connections

Married Joseph Philip Portell, November 3, 1978. 1 child, Leslie.

Father:

Frederick Douglas Coleman

Mother:

Rubie Anne (Jackson) Coleman

Spouse:

Joseph Philip Portell

child:

Leslie Coleman-Portell