CURRICULUM VITAE
1993 – 2026
Accomplishments
Initiate & Development Primary Stroke Center as
Foundation of Level IV Trauma Center
Director: Magnet Re-Designation (6 th ) BSLMC
Director: Develop Case Management Program (Critical Access Hospital,
Texas) 90% successful turnover payer denials
Director: Development Washington State community collaboration of safe
patient placements and continued care in community
Director: Development with Law Enforcement & Health Care Community
Workers in Washington State with “Chronic-Utilizer Alternate Response
Team,” Social Workers placed in all First Responders locations (Police
Precincts, Sheriff and Constable Precincts, all Levels Jails, all Mental
Health facilities
Director: 1 st Redesignation Magnet Program MHMCMC, Grants Writer x3
with double increase (each) – Nursing continued education; Sole Author
Magnet Application & Document, Mentored all Nursing Councils producing
research programs and Exhibitions; Coordinated all MH hospitals’ Magnet
leaders – formed collaborative, changed system-wide Bylaw, Nursing
Theorist, Educated all nurses, units, and Providers re: Magnet culture and
expectations, added Physician Grand Rounds with Nursing and
collaborative research studies; Nursing research presented at Magnet
Conferences x2
Created new Standard of Care for community program through Home
Health providers for Dementia patients – strongly supported by Baylor
Medical Group Neurologists
Director: Community Hospital (Colorado) Grew Birthing Center into High-
Risk facility and collaborated with development of Level 4A NICU, Re-
structured Nursing Councils and developed Nursing Research presented at
Magnet Conference -Leadership of Hospital – Obtained Baldridge Award; Quality Measures and Patient Satisfaction at top of Scale over entire tenure (9 years) nationally, AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring Instructor; Birthing Center
Educator – all areas including OR/PACU, certified Ultrasound tech; Certified
Lactation Consultant (CLC); Obtained & trained approval of sacral saline
injections by BC RNs; Introduced and trained in hypno-labor/birth and
water labor/birthing; enhanced all “natural” birthing plans of care;
introduced pre-labor birth plan meetings with parturients; developed Plans of Care for community midwives, enhanced relationship between midwives and OB’s.
Developed care planning with nursing, Interns, Residents, and OBs, and
medical students – Tertiary Care Academic Hospital (Texas), developed
program with ED for triage and emergent needs of pregnant patient arrivals
Certifications
ACM: Accredited RN Case Manager (American Case Management
Association)
FAACM: Fellow in American Academy of Case Management
ANLC: Advanced Certified Lactation Counselor
ANCC: RN-BC Inpatient OB (Certification Inpatient Obstetric Nursing)
ANCC: RNC- Certification Added Qualification In Electronic Fetal
Monitoring
NRP: Neonatal Resuscitation
ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
BLS (CPR)
Presentations
Multiple Presentations and Trainings on Stroke (care of staff, patient &
family, and prevention of to community) Senior Manager of program Multiple Presentations and Trainings regarding Trauma requirements and
oversight of adherence to Trauma process (Trauma Program Manager,
Trauma Registrar)
Global Nursing Conference: Compassionate Caring For the Nurse By the
Nurse (Requested and Approved – the presentation added to Capstone
Class Nursing Curriculum at Houston Baptist University)
“Why Become a Nurse?” Presentations at multiple schools from
elementary through High Schools; Hosted students to attend “Career Day”
at MHMCMC x3);
Nurses as Legislative Advocates
Speaker on Community Nursing at Texas Student Nurses Association
Conference
Integration of Nurse Case Managers and Direct Caregiver Nursing for all
MHMCMC Leadership
Multiple Presentations to BSLMC and MHMCMC related to Benefits and
Expectations of Magnet Designated Hospitals
Training of Magnet Nursing Council Chair and Chairpersons (multiple)
Developed and presented at Nursing Research and Evidence Based
Practice
Fetal Monitoring Strip Presentations for all Labor & Delivery nurses and
physicians (Colorado 2003-2009)
OB Case Studies: 1993 – 2009
Nursing Leadership: Advancing Nursing Leadership – Numerous
presentations (leadership, process change, personal and professional
development) 2000 – present
AWHONN Fetal Monitoring Principles & Practices, on-going education for
all OB staff 1993-2014
Research Experience
Pioneering Readmissions – Looking through the patient’s eyes MHMCMC
Motivational Leadership and staff satisfaction (Texas) MHMCMC Patient perception of charting at the bedside, 1 st nurse-led research project
(Texas – hospital-wide nurses) MHMCMC
West Nile Virus infection among pregnant women in a Northern Colorado
community (collaboration with CDC) PVH
Many years reviewing and coaching nurses and a few MDs on research
projects
Professional Development
Legislative Updates – TNA
TAPAN State Conference
Navigating Healthcare Challenges: Competency, Accountability, and
Challenges
Care Management in Accountable Care Organizations
Vital Smarts Training: Crucial Conversations & Confrontations & Influencer
John Maxwell Leadership Institute
Sigma Theta Tau International Education Conference: “A Conversation
about
Self-Awareness: The Key to Respect and Ethical Behavior”
Affiliations / Memberships
SETRAC: (SouthEast Texas Regional Advisory Council) Trauma and Stroke;
(develop/sustain coalition of providers/responders & improve health
outcomes)
American Trauma Society
American Case Management Association
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Houston Area Nurse Practitioners Omicron Delta Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, Honorary Nursing
Society, transferred to Beta Beta Chapter
American Nurses Association and Texas Nurses Association – very active
in PAC
AWHONN
Interests
Actively engaged with Elijah Rising (initiatives in eradicating and rescuing
victims of human trafficking)
ANA Political Action Committee
Participant Nurses Day with TNA as advocate with State Legislators re:
Association’s initiatives to improve care of communities
Co-authored proposed legislation with Texas Health and Human Services
committee of the Silver-Haired Legislature (advocacy group for senior
rights & concerns), proposals introduced at State level legislative session
2013; Presented to Congress 2013
Health Literacy
Mision of Yahweh (female homeless)
Taught Teen Pregnancy Class (Colorado) at High School for pregnant or
delivered teens
Co-Founder and principal in management community benevolence
organizations: one of the two was toured by Gov. Bush who then carried
the plans to Texas HHS Committee; Replicated these centers in Belarus;
able to procure government grants for assistance in care of impoverished
&/or homeless. Co-founded City Day Center – managed by many churches
in the city.
Medical Areas of Expertise
All aspects of OB care (prenatal, antepartum, labor, delivery, OR, PACU,
postpartum – MAIN focus and expertise in high-risk care Pre-Admit, Surgery (OR), Recovery (PACU)
Stroke – all aspects (data entry and management)
Trauma – care of, program management, and Registry (Registrar)
Case/Care Management: Utilization Review, Appeals, Denials, Revenue
Cycle, Discharge Planning, Management of Payer contracts and
collaborations
Geriatric and specialty in Dementia Care
Orthopedics (co-created 4 separate Joint Centers)
Cardiovascular care
Updated: 2026
