Stephanie Birch

Background

Birch, Stephanie was born on December 1, 1957 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Amos Bruce and Edith Grace Wrightsman.

Education

Bachelor in Biology and Social Work, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1979; Bachelor of science in nursing, Mankato State University, 1982.

Career

Staff nurse neonatal Intensive Care Unit/labor/delivery/high risk perinatal, Providence Hospital, Anchorage, Alaska., 1982-1988; assistant director maternity services, Providence Hospital, Anchorage, Alaska., 1988-1993; director women's and children's services, Providence Hospital, Anchorage, Alaska., since 1993; nurse coordinator newborn apnea program, Perinatal Associations, Anchorage, 1984-1985; office nurse, nurse educator, Doctor Tina Tomsen Ob-Gyn. Practice, Anchorage, 1987-1988; perinatal nurse educator, Tokos Medical Corporation, Anchorage, 1987-1989. Advisor Municipal Domestic Violence Coalition, Anchorage, since 1994, Perinatal and Gynecological Continuing Education Coalition, Anchorage, since 1994.

Member steering committee Healthy Families Alaska, Anchorage, since 1994.

Achievements

• Stephanie Birch has been listed as a noteworthy Nursing administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Coord. High Risk Perinatal Coalition, Anchorage, since 1993. Board directors Childbirth Education Association, Anchorage, 1989-1993. Member steering committee Alaska affiliate American Diabetes Association, Anchorage, 1988-1991.

Board directors, member Executive Committee March of Dimes, Anchorage, 1983-1987. Member Association for Women's Health, Obestetric and Neonatal Nursing (sect.chair since 1993, vice chair 1991-1993), Association for Nurse Executives, International Childbirth Association, Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, cross-stitch, crafts, family.

Connections

Married Jerome Ivan, March 4, 1983. Children: Danielle, Benjamin.

Father:

Amos Bruce Wrightsman

Mother:

Edith Grace Wrightsman

Spouse:

Jerome Ivan

child:

Danielle Birch

child:

Benjamin Birch