Background
Foss, Gwendolyn Friesen was born on June 8, 1943 in Olympia, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of John Jay and Lucille Mary (Starnes) Friesen.
Foss, Gwendolyn Friesen was born on June 8, 1943 in Olympia, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of John Jay and Lucille Mary (Starnes) Friesen.
Associate of Arts, N.W. College, Kirkland, Washington, 1963; Bachelor of science in nursing, U. Washington, 1966; Master of Science in Nursing, Wayne State University, 1970.
Charge nurse, St. John's Hospital, Longview, Washington, 1966-1967; instructor, Cox Medical/Hospital Center, Springfield, Missouri, 1967-1968; instructor, Texas Christian U., Fort Worth, 1970-1972; assistant administrator, Fourth Ward Clinic, Houston, 1972-1974; director education staff, Visiting Nurses Association, Houston, 1975; continuing education teacher, Tullahoma (Tennessee) Community College, 1977-1978; staff nurse, St. Francis Hospital, Greenville, South Carolina., 1981-1982; staff public health nurse, Contra Costa County Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Richmond, California, 1982-1988; school health nurse, San Diego Unified School District, 1988-1989; assistant professor community health, Point Loma Nazarene College, San Diego, since 1989. Consultant St. James Memorial Fund, La Jolla, California, since 1991.
Member APHA, California Nurses' Association, Association Community Health Nurse Educators.
Married Charles Sanford Foss, April 21, 1974. Children: Charles Sanford Todd, Gwendolyn MargaretLucille.