Background
Adams, Lily Jean was born on January 22, 1948 in New York City.
Adams, Lily Jean was born on January 22, 1948 in New York City.
ADN, Mount Vernon School Nursing, 1968; Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts, College Marin, 1977; Bachelor in Psychology magna cum laude, San Francisco State University, 1979; Master in Development Psychology, San Francisco State University, 1982.
Medical-surgical nurse, Mount Vernon (New York) Hospital, 1968;
orthopedics nurse, Fort Ord (California) Hospital/Department Army, 1969;
triage and Intensive Care Unit nurse, 12th Evacuation Hospital/Department Army, Republic South Vietnam, 1969-1970;
recovery/Intensive Care Unit open heart surgery nurse, Texas Medical Center, Houston, 1971;
float nurse, Kaiser Permanente Hospital, San Francisco, 1972-1973;
private counselor, Honolulu, 1982-1984;
private counselor, Cmty. Counseling Center, Atlanta, 1985-1987;
private counselor, San Francisco, 1987-1990;
clinical coordinator, Department VA, San Francisco, 1990-1998;
research health scientist, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, since 1998. Co-founder Helping After Neonatal Death, San Rafael, California, 1979.
Member Asian Pacific Islander Working Group/Department VA, San Francisco, 1990-1998. Assistant clinical professor School Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 1994.
Lobbyist Agent Orange Advisory Committee, Honolulu, 1982. National board directors Vietnam Veterans American, Washington, 1983-1985, life member Marin County chapter, since 1989. Volunteer nurse American Red Cross, San Francisco and San Rafael, since 1993.
First lieutenant United States.Army, 1968-1970, Vietnam. Member Healing Touch International (healing touch practitioner since 1993), International Society Traumatic Stress Studies.
Daughter of William and Jean (Balducci) Lee;m. Jim Adams, May 1, 1971. Children: Erika Lee Adams, Daniel Lee Adams.