Lorraine Joyce Ponge

Background

Ponge, Lorraine Joyce was born on April 12, 1954 in New York City. Daughter of Ernst August and Helen Edna (Ruck) Ponge.

Education

Student, University New York, Fredonia, 1971-1975; Bachelor of science in nursing, U. Massachusetts, 1987.

Career

Co-director, Women's Community Health Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978-1981; consultant, Human Rights/Refugee Orgns., Boston, 1981-1987; clinical nurse, specialist in addictions and stress management, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1987-1989; psychiatric/mental health nursing instructor, Albuquerque (New Mexico) TVI, since 1989; psychiatric liaison nurse, Presbyterian Hospitals, since 1991. Private practice in holistic nursing, since 1989. Finance consultant Human Rights Interest Inc., Cambridge, 1985-1987, National Immigration Project of National Lawyers Guild, Inc., Cambridge, 1982-1987, Centro Presente, Inc., Cambridge, 1982-1987.

Member Beth Israel Standards Committee.

Achievements

• Lorraine Joyce Ponge has been listed as a noteworthy Nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Founder, organizer State University of New York at Fredonia (New York) Health Information Center. FounderChatauqua County Community Education, Fredonia, 1974. Community educator Women's Community Health Center, Cambridge, 1978-1981.

Member Holistic Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau.

Connections

Father:

Ernst August Ponge

Mother:

Helen Edna (Ruck) Ponge