Mary Certo

Background

Certo, Mary was born on September 13, 1951 in Toledo. Daughter of Rocco and Betty (Wilcox) Certo.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, U. Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1972; Master of Science in Nursing, Barry U., 1986.

Career

Staff nurse, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, 1972-1973; assistant head nurse, head nurse, U. Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Florida, 1973-1981; charge nurse, nurse consultant, Miami Mental Health Center, 1979-1981; nursing administrator, assistant director nursing, Lake Hospital Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Florida, 1981-1987; manager adolescent psychiatric services, Pavilion, West Palm Beach, Florida, since 1987. Speaker in field.

Achievements

• Mary Certo has been listed as a noteworthy Nurse, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Nurses Association, Florida Nurses Association, South Florida Nursing ResearchSoc., Mental Health Association Palm Beach, Psychiatric Nursing Network Dade-Broward-Palm Beach County, Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: scuba diving, travel, boating.

Connections

Married Thomas Portz, June 1972 (divorced 1977).

Father:

Rocco Certo

Mother:

Betty (Wilcox) Certo

Spouse:

Thomas Portz