“Kauai is my home and her people my `Ohana. This feeling translates into my care, every patient is family to me.”
Area of Focus: Care and treatment of adults in a primary or urgent care; within hospital or clinic setting.
Education
College
- Master of Nursing – Adult/Gerontology Nursing Practitioner, Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI – 2014-2017
- Bachelor of Nursing – Adult Health Nurse/Nursing, Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI – 2008-2011
- Associates Degree in Nursing – Registered Nurse, Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, MI – 2006-2008
- Licensed Practical Nurse Certification, Kalamazoo Community College, Kalamazoo, MI – 1991-1993
Clinical Rotations and Experience
- Nurse Practitioner Program Clinical Rotations – 6/2016 – 5/2017
- 500 hours of clinical experience
- One semester in a gerontology primary care clinic
- Three full semesters in Urgent Care Centers
- RN-BSN Inpatient Hospice Unit, Team Director at Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care – 12/2011 – 4/2015
- Home Health Nurse – RN Case Manager at Great Lakes Caring – 12/2009 – 7/2011
- ADON/DON Interim: The Oaks at Northpointe Woods – 5/2009 – 12/2009
- LPN to RN: Direct Care Staff Nurse at Select Specialty Hospitals – 3/2003 – 5/2009
- Various CNA and LPN work experience – 1988-2003
Personal Interests
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Raised in the country, enjoys gardening and landscaping, loves animals – wild and domestic and raising/mentoring children.