Julia Gooden Bolton

Background

Bolton, Julia Gooden was born on November 11, 1940 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Daughter of Merrill Harvey and Mary Rose (Amoroso) Gooden.

Education

Registered Nurse with honors, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1961; Bachelor of science in nursing with honors, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1964; postgraduate, Boston University, 1964-1965; Master of Science with honors, Russell Sage College, 1986.

Career

Staff nurse operating room, clinical instructor, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1961-1962; instructor practical nursing, acting coordinator medical programs, Charles H. McCann Vocational School, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1966; clinical instructor manpower development training act program, Charles H. McCann Vocational School, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1968; clinical instructor medical, surgical and pediatric nursing, Charles H. McCann Vocational School, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1972-1973; staff orientation and tour program for children, North Adams Regional Hospital, 1973-1974; health education consultant, Williamstown (Massachusetts) Public Schools, 1978-1981; health education consultant, Pine Cobble School, 1978-1981; clinical consultant patient care Studies. project, North Adams Regional Hospital, 1985-1986; director staff education and quality assurance, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Bennington, 1986-1987; assistant vice president nursing, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Bennington, 1988; vice president nursing, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Bennington, 1988-1992; interim president, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Bennington, 1991; senior vice president, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Bennington, since 1992. Director Vermont Ethics Network, 1995-1998.

Achievements

• Julia Gooden Bolton has been listed as a noteworthy Hospital administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Director United Way Bennington County, 1995-1997. Advising committee Putnam Memorial School Practical Nursing, 1989-1994. Professional advising committee Bennington Home Health Agency, 1988.

Alternate delegate Diocesan Convention Northern Berkshire Deanery, Episcopalian Church, 1987. Director Vermont division Bennington County unit American Cancer Society, 1986-1988. Member Williamstown Betterment Study Committee, 1985.

Advising committee to plan for declining enrollments Mount Greylock Reg. High School, 1985; board directors Executive Committee Vermont Nursing Initiative Implementation Grant, Pew Charitable Trust Grant, 1992. Vestry St. John's Episcopalian Church, Williamstown,1992.

Active many other civic and charitable organizations in past Member American College Healthcare Executives, American Organisation Nurse Executives, National Forum Women Health Care Leaders, Vermont Organisation Nurse Leaders (president 1995), New England Healthcare Assembly (evaluation committee), Sigma Theta Tau.

Connections

Married Roger Edwin Bolton, June 27, 1964. Children: Christopher Andrew, Jonathan Hughes.

Father:

Merrill Harvey Gooden

Mother:

Mary Rose (Amoroso) Gooden

Spouse:

Roger Edwin Bolton

child:

Jonathan Hughes Bolton

child:

Christopher Andrew Bolton