Mary Ellen Castro

Background

Castro, Mary Ellen was born on November 27, 1952 in Bristol, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Joseph John and Helen Florence Petruff.

Education

Associate of Science in Nursing, Mattatuck Community College, 1985; AS, Mattatuck Community College, 1988; Bachelor of science in nursing cum laude, Western Connecticut State University, 1988; MSN, Western Connecticut State University, 1995; Certified Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Yale University, 1997.

Career

Staff nurse, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington, Connecticut staff nurse, Meriden-Wallingford (Connecticut) Hospital clinical coordinator, Bristol Hospital staff nurse, Waterbury (Connecticut) Hospital Health Center gerontological nurse practitioner, Physician Superior vena cava syndrome, Waterbury.

Achievements

• Mary Ellen Castro has been listed as a noteworthy Medical/surgical nurse, gerontology nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member ANA (certified medical-surgical nurse, gerontological nurse, clinical specialist medical-surgical nursing, gerontological nurse practitioner), Connecticut League Nursing, Alpha Theta Epsilon chapter Phi Theta Kappa, Sigma Theta Tau (Kappa Alpha chapter and Delta Mu chapter).

Connections

Married Raymond A. Castro.

Father:

Joseph John Petruff

Mother:

Helen Florence Petruff

Spouse:

Raymond A. Castro.