Priscilla Vazquez Rivera

Background

Rivera, Priscilla Vazquez was born on April 11, 1947 in Bayamon, P.R. Daughter of Santos and Francisca (Ortiz) Vazquez. came to the United States 1955.

Education

Associate of Applied Science, Bronx Community College, 1968; Bachelor of science in nursing, U. Maryland., Baltimore, 1977; Master of Science, U. Maryland., Baltimore, 1982.

Career

Staff nurse, Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, New York, 1968-1969; staff nurse, Parkchester Hospital, Bronx, 1971-1972; staff nurse, Hospital Del Maestro, Hato Rey, P.R., 1972-1973; staff nurse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1973-1979; clinical nurse expert, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1979-1980; nurse manager, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1980.

Achievements

• CNA.

Membership

Tutor Literacy Council of Montgomery County, Silver Spring, Maryland., since 1990. Member ANA, Maryland. Nurses Association, National Association Hispanic Nurses (District of Columbia chapter secretary since 1991), Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, swimming, bike riding.

Connections

Father:

Santos Vazquez

Mother:

Francisca (Ortiz) Vazquez