Education

MSEd Health Science - Honors
SUNY Brockport, NY

BSN Nursing - Honors
Nazareth College of Rochester, NY

A.A.S. in Nursing
Community College of the Finger Lakes, New York

Professional Certification

Current Registered Professional Nurse License – NY
2006 – Eye and Tissue Designated Requestor Training
2003 - SAVE Instruction Certification
2001 - Certified as Smoke Cessation Instructor by the American Lung Association
2001 - Certified as a Clinical Breast Examination by the American Cancer Society
2000 - Certified as a National Trainer for the “I Can Cope" Cancer Education program of the American Cancer Society
1999 - Certified as an Educator for Self-Breast Examination for the American Cancer Society

Honors and Awards

2003 - Athena Award nominee for Women of the Year – Canandaigua, NY
2000 - Thompson Health’s Shining Star - honored for excellent services
1999 - New York State Federation of Professional Health Educator’s Outstanding Graduate Student Award
1999 - ETA Sigma Gamma Honor’s Organization for Health Education
1997 – Nazareth College Adult Honor Society – Alpha Sigma Lamba Theta Delta Chapter
1993 - Fingers Lakes Community College, Distinguished Service Award - Outstanding Employee
1992 - Fingers Lakes Community College, Merit Award

Organizations

Volunteer for Pines of Peace Hospice and Blue Ridge Hospice, Winchester, VA
Member of Division Board (NY and NJ) of Director’s for the American Cancer Society
Member of the Regional Board of Advisors for the Lakes Region of the American Cancer Society
Past President of the Ontario County Unit with The American Cancer Society
Volunteer at Serenity Hospice House in Victor, NY
Member of Girl Scouts of America
Previous member of the Thompson Health's Ethics Committee

Work Experience

Staff Educator, 2008 to present
Lifetime Care, Rochester, NY

Adjunct Professor, 2000-present
Finger Lakes Community College, NY
Teach On-line and classroom courses in Health and Dying and Death.

Health and Safety Coordinator, 2007- present
WinRepCo, VA 
Provide health and safety education and OSHA guideline provision.

Educational Coordinator, 2005-2007
Rochester/Finger Lakes Eye and Tissue Bank, NY  
Organ, Eye and Tissue Public Education, and Community Outreach
Professional Education and QA

Breast Health Educator, 2002 - 2006
Barnes and Noble University
Instructor for International On-line program regarding Breast Health and Disease.

Breast Cancer Education Consultant, 2004
Pfizer Pharm, NY
Consultant in development of Breast Cancer Toolkit.

Assistant Director of Wellness Center and Community Outreach, 1994-2005
Thompson Health, Canandaigua, NY 
Provide health and wellness programming in various community settings including workplace, school, civil activities, and faith communities. Hosted a weekly radio talk show and authored a local newspaper Health column.

Technical Assistant /Assistant Instructor, 1989-1994
Finger Lakes Community College, NY
State of the art audio–tutorial lab and clinical instructor for nursing students

Staff Nurse Positions, 1976 - 1994

Community Health and Hospice Nurse, 1993-1994
Genesee Region Homecare and Hospice, NY

Staff nurse and Labor and Deliver, Nursery and Post Partum Nurse 1979-1994 at
St Mary’s Hospital, Rochester General Hospital, and Thompson Health, NY

School Nurse, Wayne Central School District - per diem, 1987-1989