Joan Feeney Wessman

Background

Wessman, Joan Feeney was born on March 28, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Walter James and Elizabeth Mary Bennis.

Education

Diploma in nursing, Fairview General Hospital School Nursing, Cleveland, 1971; Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1981; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1982.

Career

Staff nurse, Southwest General Hospital, Berea, Ohio., 1971; staff/charge nurse, Children's Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio., 1971-1972; staff/charge nurse, Mercy Hospital, Hamilton, Ohio., 1973-1974; supervisor, McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital, Oxford, Ohio., 1974-1978; staff nurse, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Dayton, 1978-1979; instructor, coordinator, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Dayton, 1979-1980; supervisor, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Dayton, 1980-1983; director nursing, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, 1983-1987; senior vice president nursing, Akron (Ohio) General Medical Center, Akron, Ohio., 1987-1990; senior vice president patient services, Akron (Ohio) General Medical Center, since 1990. Adjunct faculty member U. Akron, since 1987, Kent (Ohio) State University, since 1987. Member VHA Center Nurse Executive Task Force, National Nursing Advisory Council, Health CareForum.

Member Midwest Alliance in Nursing, since 1992.

Achievements

• Joan Feeney Wessman has been listed as a noteworthy Nurse administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member advising committee American Red Cross, Dayton, 1987. Member program committee Midwest Alliance in Nursing, since 1992. Chair Private Industry Council, 1991-1992, chair, since 1992.

Member of advisory board Recruitment and Retention Report, since 1989. Member AACN, American Organisation Nurse Executives, American Hospital Association, Ohio Organisation Nursing Executives (president since 1992), Ohio Hospital Association, Ohio Nurses Association (delegate, Cornelius Leadership Congress Excellence in Nursing Svc. Administration award 1997), Pentagon Council (chairman 1989), Women's Network, Health Care Forum, National League for Nursing, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Theta Tau.

Connections

Children: Megan, Kate, Matthew. Married Robert E. Wessman, April 1993.

Father:

Walter James Bennis

Mother:

Elizabeth Mary Bennis

Spouse:

Robert E. Wessman

child:

Megan Wessman

child:

Matthew Wessman

child:

Kate Wessman