Katherine Grace McDonald

Background

McDonald, Katherine Grace was born on August 13, 1956 in New Haven. Daughter of Robert Lee and Grace Katherine (Miller) McDonald.

Education

Bachelor in Music, Western Connecticut State University, 1978; Associate of Applied Science, Ulster County Community College, Stone Ridge, New York, 1983; Bachelor of science in nursing, State University of New York, New Paltz, 1990; Master of Science in Nursing, State University of New York, New Paltz, 1995.

Career

Registered Nurse, charge nurse, Benedictine Hospital, Kingston, New York, 1983-1985, 86-89; Registered Nurse, staff nurse, Favorite Nurses Agency, Minneapolis, 1985-1986; Registered Nurse, staff nurse, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, 1986; Registered Nurse IV, case manager, St. Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie, New York, since 1987. Quality assurance committee Benedictine Hospital, Kingston, 1984-1985, career track committee, 1986-1988. Wellness education committee St. Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie, 1989, safety committee, since 1989, collaborative practice committee, 1992.

Achievements

• Katherine Grace McDonald has been listed as a noteworthy Mental health nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Dutchess County Mental Health Association, Poughkeepsie, 1990, Ulster County Mental Health Association, Kingston, 1990. Member of New York State Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau (Mu Epsilon chapter).

Interests

• Avocations: listening to music, walking, movies.

Connections

Married Joseph Martin Vermeersch, November 29, 1986.

Father:

Robert Lee McDonald

Mother:

Grace Katherine (Miller) McDonald

Spouse:

Joseph Martin Vermeersch