Karen Kay Helton

Background

Helton, Karen Kay was born on August 29, 1953 in Hastings, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Charles Stanley and Katherine Florence Brownell.

Education

Diploma, Butterworth Hospital School Nursing, 1974; Bachelor of science in nursing, Texas Woman's U., 1984; Master of Science in Nursing Administration, Texas Woman's U., 1988.

Career

Staff nurse, Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1974-1976; staff nurse major, United States Air Force, various locations, 1976-1982; nurse manager, 7 Acres Jewish Home for the Aged, Houston, 1984-1985; staff nurse, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, 1987-1988; nurse manager, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, 1988-1991; director nursing, Durham Clinic, Houston, 1991-1992; nursing supervisor, Kelsey-Seybold (Pennsylvania), 1992-1993; staff educator, Kelsey-Seybold (Pennsylvania), since 1993. Speaker in field.

Achievements

• Karen Kay Helton has been listed as a noteworthy Nursing administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Westbury Civic Club, Houston, since 1982, American Red Cross, Houston, since 1984. Reservist United States Air Force, since 1982. Member ANA, Texas Nurses Association, National League Nursing, American Heart Association, Texas Nurses in Business, Houston Organisation Nurse Executives, Society for Vascular Nursing (member education committee), Reserve Offier Association of the United States, Sigma Theta Tau.

Connections

Married MichaelDavid Helton, October 27, 1979.

Father:

Charles Stanley Brownell

Mother:

Katherine Florence Brownell

Spouse:

MichaelDavid Helton