Experience

Petaluma Health Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• FNP, PA Director of Homeless Services

  • Oct 1995 - Present

  UC Davis graduate FNP/PA 1990 Assisted in bringing in programs for children's insurance to the community 1990's Part of the core team developing an FQHC in our community Created a medial clinic in a homeless shelter in Petaluma, CA in 2004 to provide shelter based care.Initially volunteer then grant funded from St Joseph and now a satellite of PHC Developed a Recuperative Bed area within the same shelter and assisted in writing grant for Catholic Charities to develop a Respite facility in Santa Rosa CA. Participated in writing grant to CMSP to launch a patient navigation program for homeless high consumers of the health system. Started an AmeriCorp site at the Petaluma Health Center. Assisted with a developing a serial inebriate program in Petaluma , The Sober Circle, I continue on the executive team. Active Board member of Sonoma County Maternal Child Health Board ( 18 years) Active member of the Sonoma County Homeless Task Force Clinicians Steering Committee National Health Care for the Homeless Education Committee National Health Care for the Homeless