Background

Derivan, Mary Collins was born on April 2, 1939 in New York City. Daughter of John Francis and Anne Frances (Connaire) Collins.

Education

Bachelor of science in nursing, Hunter/Bellevue, 1960. MSN, Villanova University, 1987.

Career

Staff nurse Visiting Nurse Service New York, New York City, 1960-1961, Visiting Nurse Association Plainfield, New Jersey, 1961-1962. Head nurse St. Francis Hospital, Jersey City, 1962-1963. Instructor St. Francis Hospital School Nursing, 1963-1964.

Director in-service education Yonkers (New York ) General Hospital, 1964-1965. Staff nurse Naval Medical Center, New London, Connecticut, 1968, Stella Maris Hospice, Towson, Maryland, 1979-1980. Assistant director nursing Wayne (Pennsylvania) Nursing Center, 1981-1982.

Staff nurse Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital, Darby, Pennsylvania, 1982-1983, nurse manager, 1983-1990, nurse educator, 1990-1999. Retired, 1999; nursing consultant, Newtown, Pennsylvania, since 1999. Parish nurse coordinator Church of St. Andrew, since 2000.

Staff oncology nurse St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, 2001—2002. Staff nurse D'Youville Manor, Yardley, since 2005. Board directors Delaware County unit American Cancer Society, 1988—2000.

Achievements

• Mary Collins Derivan has been listed as a noteworthy nursing consultant, oncological nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer American Home Missions Owingsville Kentucky, 1991. Member Oncology Nursing Society (founding member, co-chair program committee, chair nominating committee Penns Wood chapter).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, traveling, writing.

Connections

Married Albert T. Derivan, July 4, 1961. Children: Janice, Nancy, Linda, Donna.

Father:

John Francis Collins

Mother:

Anne Frances (Connaire) Collins

Spouse:

Albert T. Derivan

child:

Donna Derivan

child:

Linda Derivan

child:

Janice Derivan

child:

Nancy Derivan