Virginia Ann Reed

Background

Reed, Virginia Ann was born on August 3, 1948 in St. Louis. Daughter of Ralph Osten and LaVern Marie (Lerch) Burch.

Education

Bachelor of science in nursing, U. Iowa, 1970; MSN, University of Minnesota, 1976; postgraduate, Dartmouth College.

Career

Public health nurse, Combined Nursing Svc., Minneapolis, 1970-1971; staff nurse obstetrics, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, 1971-1972; nurse practitioner, Group Health, Inc., Minneapolis, 1972-1974; childbirth educator, Childbearing-Childrearing Center, Minneapolis, 1978-1979; staff nurse midwife, Childbearing-Childrearing Center, Minneapolis, 1979-1982; acting director perinatal clinical specialist program, University of Minnesota School Nursing, Minneapolis, 1982-1984; director maternity outreach, St. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis, 1982-1984; clinical specialist, St. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis, 1984-1985; consultant, Borning Corporation, Spokane, Washington, 1986-1988; senior consultant, Phillips & Fenwick, Scotts Valley, California, since 1988.

Achievements

• Virginia Ann Reed has been listed as a noteworthy Nurse midwife by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Ensemble member Dartmouth College Handel Society, Hanover, N.H., since 1986. Elder United Church of Christ, Hanover, 1987-1989. Board directors Junior League of Minneapolis, 1983-1984.

Vice chair board directors Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center, Minneapolis, 1983-1985. Member Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (reviewer Journal Obstetrical, Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing 1989-1991), American College Nurse Midwives, Sigma Theta Tau.

Connections

Married E. Smith Reed, Junior, June 13, 1970. Children: Robyn Cathleen, Karen Lindsay, Smith Alexander.

Father:

Ralph Osten Burch

Mother:

LaVern Marie (Lerch) Burch

Spouse:

E. Smith Reed

child:

Karen Lindsay Reed

child:

Robyn Cathleen Reed

child:

Smith Alexander Reed