Background
Petrarca, Sandra Maria was born on January 19, 1948 in Cooperstown, New York, United States. Daughter of William Marion and Helen Margaret Biggis.
technical writer Instruction designer
Petrarca, Sandra Maria was born on January 19, 1948 in Cooperstown, New York, United States. Daughter of William Marion and Helen Margaret Biggis.
Diploma in nursing, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1968; Bachelor of science in nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 1971; MSN, University of Illinois, 1980; postgraduate, U. Washington, 1986-1996.
Home care nurse, Home Health Care Chicago North, 1975-1978; home care nurse, Community Home Health Care, Seattle, 1980-1987; member of faculty, Loyola University, Chicago, 1978-1980; member nursing faculty, City U., Bellevue, Washington, since 1984; member clinical faculty, U. Washington, Seattle, 1982-1986; member nursing faculty, U. Washington, Seattle, 1985-1986; research and teaching assistant, U. Washington, Seattle, 1987-1990; instructor, designer, U. Washington, Seattle, 1989; public health nurse, Seattle-King County Health Department, 1986-1990; computer based training designer and developer, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington, 1990-1994; private practice instrumental designer, technical writer, consultant, since 1994.
Member American Educational Research Association, Pi Lambda Theta (secretary 1989-1991), Sigma Theta Tau.
Married Daryl Shawn Petrarca, March 18, 1972 (divorced December 1982).