Phyllis Ann Reading

Background

Reading, Phyllis Ann was born on April 21, 1954 in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing, Shoreline Community College, Seattle, 1975. Bachelor of science in nursing, Seattle University, 1979. Master Nursing in Administration, University Washington, 1988.

Career

Relief charge nurse Cardiac Care Unit Group Health Hospital, Redmond, Washington, 1979-1981. Relief supervisor pheresis unit Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, 1981-1983. Coordinator critical care Snoqualmie (Washington) Valley Hospital, 1983-1985, assistant administrator, 1985-1989.

Staff development specialist University Washington Medical Center, Seattle, 1989-1993. Education specialist American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Aliso Viejo, California, 1993-1994, program development and meeting services director, 1994-1996, director professional development, 1996-1997, executive director, 1997-2000, program director Center for Leadership Excellence, 1994-1996, executive producer satellite video conferences, 1994-1996. Executive director National Assistance League, Los Angeles, 2000—2002.

Director, patient and family services Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, San Francisco, 2002—2005. Non-profit consultant, since 2005. Member national faculty teaching improvement project system Kellogg Foundation, 1992.

Achievements

• Phyllis Ann Reading has been listed as a noteworthy social welfare administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member advisory board Northwest Emergency Physicians, Seattle, 1985-1989. Board directors American Cancer Society, Kirkland, Washington, 1988-1989. Member American Association of Critical Care Nurses, American Society Association Executives, Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocation: tennis.