Background
Huggins, Elaine Jacqueline was born on March 26, 1954 in San Jose, California, United States. Daughter of William Burt and Edith Gwendolyn Moreland.
Huggins, Elaine Jacqueline was born on March 26, 1954 in San Jose, California, United States. Daughter of William Burt and Edith Gwendolyn Moreland.
Bachelor of science in nursing, University Maryland, 1976. MSN, Medical College Georgia, 1988. Postgraduate, California Institute Integral Studies.
Commissioned 1st lieutenant Nurse Corps United States Army, 1972, advanced through grades to major, 1986. Staff nurse general medicine-oncology Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1976-1978, team leader general medicine-oncology, 1978-1979, head nurse medical specialty ward, 1979-1980. Assistant head nurse gynecological oncology unit Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, 1980-1981, head nurse medical specialty clinic, 1981-1983.
Staff nurse orthopedics Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1983-1984, patient education coordinator, 1984-1985, head nurse recovery room, 1985-1986. Head nurse oncology/neurology unit Letterman Army Medical Center, Presidio of San Francisco, 1988-1989, clinical nurse psychiatric unit, 1989-1990, chief nursing administration E/N, 1990-1992, retired, 1992. Case manager Visiting Nurses Pomona, Claremont, California, 1993-1994.
Nursing supervisor Visiting Nurses Association/Hospice of Pomona, San Bernadino, 1994-1995, quality risk resource manager, 1995-1996. Performance improvement manager Santa Barbara Visiting Nurses Association, 2000—2001. Director education performance improvement and credentialising 30th Medical Group, Vandenburg Air Force Base, California, 2001—2003, director performance improvement, risk manager and patient safety officer, since 2003.
Sabbatical to Australian outback with research interests in cross-cultural health care and spirituality in health care, 1996—1999. Freelance writer, consultant, 1999—2000. Member adjunct faculty School Nursing University Phoenix-Southern California Campus, 1995—1996.
Owner Hugg 'Ems Telephone Peer Counseling, 2002—2003. Entrepeneur Huggins Health web based health and nutrition, 2004—2006. Lecturer in field.
Member adjunct faculty School Nursing U. Phoenix-Southern California Campus, 1995-1996. Member public education committee American Cancer Society, Honolulu, 1982. Member American Diabetes Association, American Association Diabetic Educators, Graduate Student Nurses Association (secretary 1986-1987), American Nurses Association, Mensa, Sigma Theta Tau.
Married Bruce Carlton Allanach, October 8, 1976 (divorced October 1989). Stepchildren: Dawn Louise, Christopher Bruce, Jeffrey Scott, Sean Michael. Married Michael Henry Huggins, December 8, 1991.
Children: Phoebe Marie, Chloe Anne, Michael Henry Junior. Stepchildren: Abbey Rose, Jamin Michael.