Background
Higgins, Ruth Ann was born on September 23, 1944 in Rock Valley, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Neal and Tillie (Feekes) Vonk.
family therapist social worker
Higgins, Ruth Ann was born on September 23, 1944 in Rock Valley, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Neal and Tillie (Feekes) Vonk.
Bachelor, Northwestern College, 1966. Master of Arts, University Colorado, 1978. Licensed Clinical Social Worker, University Denver, 1983.
Teacher Adams County District 12, Northglenn, Colorado, 1967-1969, Department Defense, Clark Air Force Base, The Philippines, 1969-1970, Jefferson County Schools, Lakewood, Colorado, 1970-1975. Social worker Boulder County Mental Health Center, Colorado, 1977, Boulder Community Counseling Center, 1979-1981, Columbine Counseling Center, Broomfield, Colorado, since 1981. School social worker Adams County School District 12, Northglenn, 1985—2005.
Clinical social worker Exempla Lutheran Hospice Care, since 2006. Part time social worker Hospice of Metro Denver, 1984-1985, Boulder Valley Public Schools, 1985, Lutheran Hospice Care, Wheatridge, Colorado, 1985. Board directors Health and Human Services City and County Broomfield, Colorado.
Counselor trainer for Up With People (Worldsmart), 1998-2000. Member of National Association of Social Workers (national board certified diplomate in clinical social work 2010, 2009).
Married 1972 (divorced September 1986). Children: Ashlie Kay, Steven Grant.