Sheila Theresa Ward-Shaw

Background

Ward-Shaw, Sheila Theresa was born on June 20, 1951 in New York City. Daughter of Arthur and Cynthia Melba (Mapp) Jenkins.

Education

Student, Rockland Community College, 1973; student, University Nevada, Las Vegas, 1984; student, San Jose State University, 1994-1995; Bachelor of science in nursing, San Jose State University, 1995.

Career

Charge nurse, Hillcrest (New York) Nursing Home, 1973-1974; infirmary nurse, St. Agatha's Home for Children, Nanuet, New York, 1974-1975; temporary building charge nurse, Letchworth Village, Thiells, New York, 1976; charge nurse, New Paltz (New York) Nursing Home, 1977; non secure detention, foster bdg. parent, St. Agatha's Home for Children, Nanuet, 1977-1979; assistant nursing supervisor, inservice coordinator, infection control nurse, So Nevada Mental Retardation, Las Vegas, 1979-1984; psychiatric nurse II evening duty officer, Harbor View Development Center, Valdez, Alaska., 1987-1989; infection control, employee health nurse, unit coordinator, North Star Hospital, Anchorage, 1989-1992; psychiatric nurse, infection control, Oak Creek Hospital, San Jose, California, 1992-1993; writer, producer Occupational Safety and Health Administration precaution training staff video, Oak Creek Hospital, San Jose, California, 1993; psychiatric nurse Menlo Park division, Veterans Administration Hospital., Palo Alto, 1992-1995; psychiatric nurse Palo Alto division, Veterans Administration Hospital., Palo Alto, 1995-1996; nursing supervisor Livermore division, Veterans Administration Hospital., Palo Alto, since 1996; nursing supervisor, Kaiser Permanente Hayward Medical Center, since 1997.

Achievements

• Sheila Theresa Ward-Shaw has been listed as a noteworthy Nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Campaign worker Nevada Governor Bryan Democratic Candidate, Las Vegas, 1983-1984, Pearson for County Commission Race, Las Vegas, 1984. President Clark County Health Educators, 1983. Member Association for Professionals in Infection Control., 1980-1985.

Member National Association Black Nurses, South Bay Black Nurses Association (correspondent secretary 1996-1998), San Jose State University Students of African Descent Association (chairman public affairs, newsletter editor 1995), Sant Jose State University College Applied Science and Art Friends and Alumni School Nursing (editor newsletter 1995-1996), Sant Jose State University Alumni Association, Association for Practioners of Infection Control, National Association Black Nurses., San Jose State University Alumni Association, San Jose State University School Nursing Alumni and Friends.

Interests

• Avocation: traveling.

Connections

Married Howard J. Ward, November 1977 (divorced 1981). Married Thomas N. Shaw, September 1988. Children: Tanyatta, Barbara, Thomas.

Father:

Arthur Jenkins

Mother:

Cynthia Melba (Mapp) Jenkins

Spouse:

Howard J. Ward

Spouse:

Thomas N. Shaw

child:

Thomas Ward-Shaw

child:

Barbara Ward-Shaw

child:

Tanyatta Ward-Shaw