Marian Richie McDonald

Background

McDonald, Marian Richie was born on January 5, 1944 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Reeder McHaney and Mary Elizabeth (Fox) Porterfield.

Education

Bachelor in Education, Harris-Stowe College, St. Louis, 1965; Associate of Arts in Nursing, Santa Rosa Junior College, 1976; Bachelor of science in nursing, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, 1983.

Career

Night charge nurse, Ukiah (California) General Hospital, 1976-1978; staff nurse Intensive Care Unit and Cardiac Care Unit,, Cmty. Hospital Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, California, 1978-1983; nursing supervisor, Sonoma (California) Valley Hospital, 1986-1987; infection control nurse, Sonoma (California) Valley Hospital, 1983-1987; nurse epidemiologist, University of California San Francisco-Mount Zion Medical Center, since 1987; co-chairman Tuberculosis exposure control plan task force, University of California San Francisco-Mount Zion Medical Center, since 1994.

Achievements

• Marian Richie McDonald has been listed as a noteworthy Nurse epidemiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman disaster action team American Red Cross, San Francisco, 1988-1992, chairman disaster health services, 1989-1992, volunteer, since 1983. Member Association for Professionals in Infection Control (chapter president 1991, vice president California coordinating county 1992).

Interests

• Avocations: disaster preparedness, alternative healing.

Connections

Married James Richie, May 18, 1962 (divorced May 1971). Children: Victory Fox, Bert. Married John A. McDonald, November 26, 1993.

Father:

Reeder McHaney Porterfield

Mother:

Mary Elizabeth (Fox) Porterfield

Spouse:

John A. McDonald

Spouse:

James Richie

child:

Victory Fox McDonald

child:

Bert McDonald