Marilyn J. Desmarais Shirk

Background

Shirk, Marilyn J. Desmarais was born on November 21, 1950 in Tillamook, Oregon, United States. Daughter of Francis M. and Irene K. (Eimers) Baumgartner.

Education

Bachelor of science in nursing cum laude, Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, 1973. Master Nursing, University of California at Los Angeles, 1979.

Career

Staff nurse, inservice education instructor, Children's Hospital of Orange (California) County, 1973-1975; clinical nurse I, II, III, University of California at Los Angeles Neuropsychiat. Institute, 1975-1980; group therapist, inpatient liaison, Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center, Culver City, California, 1980-1982; psychiatric clinical specialist, consultant, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1980-1984; mental health clinical nurse specialist, consultant, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, since 1984. Lecturer in field.

Achievements

• Marilyn J. Desmarais Shirk has been listed as a noteworthy nursing consultant, mental health nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member City of Santa Monica Social Services Commission, since 1994. Member American Nurses Association (council specialist in psychiatric and mental health nursing since 1989), California Nurses Association (region 6 psychiatric mental health interest group 1977-1984, secretary 1977-1979, director 1980-1982, vice president 1982-1984, 86-88, ballot committee 1984-1986, clinical specialist interest group 1984-1986, delegate state convention 1979-1991, state alternate nursing practice commission 1979-1981, state ethics committee 1983-1987, state resolutions committee 1987-1989, state board directors 1989-1991), Sigma Theta Tau (correspondent secretary Gamma Tau chapter 1980-1982, awards committee for national nominations 1981).

Connections

Married Rex A. Shirk, October 27, 1990.

Father:

Francis M. Baumgartner

Mother:

Irene K. (Eimers) Baumgartner

Spouse:

Rex A. Shirk