Education
Associate of Arts, Pasadena City College Bachelor of science in nursing, California State University, Long Beach, 1987; postgraduate, U. Alabama, Huntsville postgraduate, Azusa Pacific U.
consultant medical/surgical nurse
Associate of Arts, Pasadena City College Bachelor of science in nursing, California State University, Long Beach, 1987; postgraduate, U. Alabama, Huntsville postgraduate, Azusa Pacific U.
Staff nurse team leader medical-surgical unit, Glendale (California) Memorial Hospital, 1978-1981;
head nurse, unit supervisor, Hemodialysis Inc., Glendale, 1981;
head nurse, charge nurse, Clinishare Dialysis Network, Northridge, California, 1981-1985;
night charge nurse, Valley Dialysis Association Inc., 1985-1986;
acting DON, Special Care Dialysis, Culver City, California, 1986;
head nurse, unit coordinator, Valley Dialysis Association Inc., Burbank, California, 1986-1989;
staff nurse evenings Intensive Care Unit/Cardiac Care Unit, Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center, Lancaster, California, 1989-1990;
administrator, High Desert Hemodialysis Inc., Palmdale, California, 1990-1991;
co-owner consultant-business/education, Plush Systems, Palmdale, California, since 1991;
nurse Intensive Care Unit/Cardiac Care Unit, medical-surgical, Nurse Staffers Registery, Newhall, California, since 1991;
per diem dialysis acute nurse, Lancaster (California) Community Hospital, since 1991. Member adjunct faculty Allied Health/Nursing Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, since 1992. Sub-instructor Allied Health Department/Hemodialysis Class Glendale Community College, nursing department College of the Canyons.
Lecturer in field.
Member of the United States Space Foundation, Space Nursing Society (founding board directors), Angelope Valley Board of Trade, Air and Space, National Space Society (education chapter), Society Rogerian Scholars (founding, nurse theorist), Verdugo Club (family), Soroptimist Clubs (Glendale and Antelope Valley).