Dona Marie Rinaldi Carpenter

Background

Carpenter, Dona Marie Rinaldi was born on June 8, 1957 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Vito Salvatore and Elaine (Canterbury) Rinaldi.

Education

Bachelor of science in nursing, College of Misericordia, Dallas, Pennsylvania, 1979; Master of Science in Nursing, Villanova U., 1984; Master of Education, Columbia University, 1987; Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1989.

Career

Staff nurse, Hahnemann U. Hospital, Philadelphia, 1979-1982; staff nurse, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) Hospital, 1982-1983; nurse educator School Nursing, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) Hospital, 1983-1984; instructor nursing, Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, 1984-1985; assistant professor, U. Scranton, Pennsylvania, since 1985.

Achievements

• Dona Marie Rinaldi Carpenter has been listed as a noteworthy Nursing educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member ANA, National League for Nursing, Society for Research in Nursing Education (county), Sigma Theta Tau.

Connections

Married Brian Wells Carpenter, January 4, 1991. 1 child, Emily Joy.

Father:

Vito Salvatore Rinaldi

Mother:

Elaine (Canterbury) Rinaldi

Spouse:

Brian Wells Carpenter

child:

Emily Joy Carpenter