Background
Petersen, Brenda Carole was born on October 5, 1952 in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. Daughter of Mary Jane (Padgett) Cable.
Petersen, Brenda Carole was born on October 5, 1952 in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. Daughter of Mary Jane (Padgett) Cable.
Associate of Arts in Nursing, Prince Georges Community College, Largo, Maryland, 1976. Bachelor in Applied Behavioral Science, National Louis University, Fairfax, Virginia, 1989. Master of Science in Social Work, University Maryland, Baltimore, 1994.
Staff medical and surgical nurse, Leland Memorial Hospital, Riverdale, Maryland., 1975-1979; staff nurse critical care unit, Southern Maryland. Hospital Center, Clinton, 1979-1980; staff nurse critical care unit, Doctors Hospital, Lanham, Maryland., 1980-1981; staff nurse critical care unit, Prince Georges General Hospital, Cheverley, Maryland., 1981-1986; home health nurse, Consumer Home Health, Prince Frederick, Maryland., 1984-1987; staff nurse, Ambulatory Cardiac Catherization, Takoma Park, Maryland., 1989-1994; hospital supervisor, critical care nurse, Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park, 1982-1994; coordinator sexual abuse program, Government of Montgomery County, Rockville, Maryland., since 1994. Co-chairman advisory board Sexual Abuse and Assault Center, Rockville, since 1994.
Member National Association of Social Workers, American Association of Critical Care Nurses (certified critical care Registered Nurse, 1989), American Professional Society on Abuse of Children (legislation committee since 1995, Maryland state chairman membership committee, chairperson Court Watch, since 1996), Stepfamily Association American, International Association Forensic Nurses (certified sexual assault nurse examiner, 1995), Alzheimers Association (legislation committee since 1994), Hemlock Society (medical study group since 1995).
Married Harry Daniel Petersen, October 15, 1971 (divorced May 1986). Children: Daniel Wayne, Amy Carole. Married Stephen Charles Mockrin, July 18, 1987.