Experience

University of Charleston
• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Graduate Nursing Program Director

  • Mar 2021 - Present

Matrix Medical Network
• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Dec 2020 - Present


Adjunct Faculty Chamberlain College of Nursing

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2020

  Adjunct online for the RN to BSN program. Teach Collaborative Healthcare. Adjunct online for the RN to BSN program. Teach Collaborative Healthcare.



Presentation College

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• MSN Program Director

  • Apr 2017 - Aug 2019

  MSN Program Director. Associate Professor. Created a Masters of Science in Nursing distance program with two tracks: Family Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Educator track. Successful completion of HLC approval and awaiting CCNE initial approval. Subject Matter Expert for all courses (49 and 38 credits respectfully). MSN Program Director. Associate Professor. Created a Masters of Science in Nursing distance program with two tracks: Family Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Educator track. Successful completion of HLC approval and awaiting CCNE initial approval. Subject Matter Expert for all courses (49 and 38 credits respectfully).



Thomas Edison State College

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Online Contract Instructor for RN to BSN Courses

  • Dec 2014 - Apr 2017

  Adjunct online faculty for the RN to BSN program. Teach Seminar in Clinical Competence and Advanced Nursing Practice. Mentor new faculty who are just starting to teach online. Adjunct online faculty for the RN to BSN program. Teach Seminar in Clinical Competence and Advanced Nursing Practice. Mentor new faculty who are just starting to teach online.



Road ScholarsRN

• United States
• Higher Education

• Director of Clinical Services

  • May 2014 - Jan 2015

  Road Scholars RN recruits experienced nursing faculty and pairs them with nursing programs that have nursing faculty vacancies. By identifying nursing faculty who have years of experiences, programs are gaining qualified educators with expertise in education while filling difficult-to-fill positions. Road Scholars RN recruits experienced nursing faculty and pairs them with nursing programs that have nursing faculty vacancies. By identifying nursing faculty who have years of experiences, programs are gaining qualified educators with expertise in education while filling difficult-to-fill positions.



Concorde Career Colleges

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Central Regional Director/Online RN to BSN Director

  • May 2013 - Feb 2014

  Central Regional Director and Online RN to BSN Director. Created the full curriculum for the RN to BSN online nursing program; gained approval January 7, 2013, with first cohort to begin Feb. 10. As Central Regional Director, oversee five ground campuses in the central U.S. with PN and RN programs ensuring they are in compliance with each state’s board of nursing. Central Regional Director and Online RN to BSN Director. Created the full curriculum for the RN to BSN online nursing program; gained approval January 7, 2013, with first cohort to begin Feb. 10. As Central Regional Director, oversee five ground campuses in the central U.S. with PN and RN programs ensuring they are in compliance with each state’s board of nursing.



Olivet Nazarene University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Online Instructor RN to BSN program

  • Dec 2007 - Jul 2013

  Casual position; facilitate Transcultural Nursing and Community Health Nursing: six-week online courses which includes an average of ten to fifteen students per class. Casual position; facilitate Transcultural Nursing and Community Health Nursing: six-week online courses which includes an average of ten to fifteen students per class.



Ameritech College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Subject Matter Expert and Advisory Board Member

  • Jul 2012 - May 2013

  Subject Matter Expert for Nursing. Created the Nursing Research course for Ameritech College’s new RN to BSN online program. Sat on the advisory board. Subject Matter Expert for Nursing. Created the Nursing Research course for Ameritech College’s new RN to BSN online program. Sat on the advisory board.



Assessment Technologies Institute

• Nursing Education Strategist and Live NCLEX-RN Reviewer

  • Aug 2011 - May 2013

  Nursing Education Strategist with the Nursing Business Unit. Consulted with nursing programs to update and build their nursing curriculum (ADN and BSN programs). Wrote NCLEX-RN items. Developed new products to support nursing faculty and students. Attended and presented at national nursing conferences both internally and externally. Supported nursing faculty with product implementation and curriculum alignments. Wrote articles for publication in journals and online ATI web sites. Nursing Education Strategist with the Nursing Business Unit. Consulted with nursing programs to update and build their nursing curriculum (ADN and BSN programs). Wrote NCLEX-RN items. Developed new products to support nursing faculty and students. Attended and presented at national nursing conferences both internally and externally. Supported nursing faculty with product implementation and curriculum alignments. Wrote articles for publication in journals and online ATI web sites.



MidAmerica Nazarene University

• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Online Instructor and Subject Matter Expert

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Developed and taught Ethics course for new RN to BSN online program. Developed and taught Ethics course for new RN to BSN online program.



Alfred State College

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Assistant Professor of Nursing, Subject Matter Expert for Online BSN, BSN Online Instructor

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2011

  Assistant Professor of Nursing, tenure track. Teach didactic and clinical instruction for freshman and sophomore A.D.N. nursing students. Advise students. Participate in nursing and curriculum development meetings. Participate in seeking accreditation for new BSN program. Developed Nursing Leadership and Management online BSN course. Assisted new online faculty with course redevelopment for Ethics and Contemporary Nursing online BSN courses. Assistant Professor of Nursing, tenure track. Teach didactic and clinical instruction for freshman and sophomore A.D.N. nursing students. Advise students. Participate in nursing and curriculum development meetings. Participate in seeking accreditation for new BSN program. Developed Nursing Leadership and Management online BSN course. Assisted new online faculty with course redevelopment for Ethics and Contemporary Nursing online BSN courses.



Kaplan Testing Services

• NCLEX Prep Instructor

  • Aug 2007 - Jul 2011

  Taught NCLEX-RN preparation course live and online for groups of students ranging from 30-150 students. The live courses were located in private and public colleges in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Taught NCLEX-RN preparation course live and online for groups of students ranging from 30-150 students. The live courses were located in private and public colleges in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.



University of Phoenix Online

• United States
• Higher Education

• Online Instructor

  • Oct 2006 - Nov 2010

  Facilitated RN to BSN Concepts of Family Nursing Theory, Clinical Integration: Nursing Management of Families, Undergraduate Nursing Studies, and Introduction to Professional Studies: three to five-week online courses for an average of twenty students per class. Facilitated Introduction to Graduate Study in Health Sciences/Nursing in the RN to MSN program. Facilitated Anatomy and Physiology Essentials, I, and II- seven-week online courses for nursing, pre-med, pre-pharmacy, pre-physical therapy students.



Capitated Health Care System

• Telephonic RN Underwriter

  • Mar 2001 - Sep 2010

  Per diem position; conduct telephonic and in-home comprehensive assessments for long term care insurance underwriter. Train nurses from across the country to perform Today’s Options medical insurance in-home assessments. Perform underwriting assessments for long-term care insurance companies. Per diem position; conduct telephonic and in-home comprehensive assessments for long term care insurance underwriter. Train nurses from across the country to perform Today’s Options medical insurance in-home assessments. Perform underwriting assessments for long-term care insurance companies.



Kane Community Hospital

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Home Health Nurse

  • May 1997 - Sep 2010

  Registered Nurse hospital-based home health agency, specializing in case management. Working per diem coordinating community and multidisciplinary resources, providing direct patient care, and collaborating with insurance companies to maximize patient services. Registered Nurse hospital-based home health agency, specializing in case management. Working per diem coordinating community and multidisciplinary resources, providing direct patient care, and collaborating with insurance companies to maximize patient services.



University of Pittsburgh Bradford

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing

  • Aug 2006 - Aug 2010

  Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing. Teaching both didactic and clinical instruction for freshmen and sophomore students in the A.S.N. program. Central to creating an alliance between UPB and Kaplan, utilizing their resources as well as those from the NLN summit and UPB consultants to make necessary changes which resulted in the increased NCLEX-RN pass rate from 63.16% in 2009 to 100% in 2010. Assisted adjunct faculty with creating a hybrid (online and on-ground) transcultural nursing course.



University of Pittsbugh Titusville

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Instructor

  • May 2007 - May 2007

  Clinical instructor at U.P.M.C. with a group of six freshmen students in the A.S.N. program for the summer term. Clinical instructor at U.P.M.C. with a group of six freshmen students in the A.S.N. program for the summer term.



Northwest Health Connections

• United States
• Higher Education

• Health Services Specialist

  • Sep 2003 - Aug 2006

  Health Services Specialist provided and developed two to four hour medical trainings for individuals with MH/MR and their caregivers. Also served as a mentor and resource person for staff providers in nine counties. Health Services Specialist provided and developed two to four hour medical trainings for individuals with MH/MR and their caregivers. Also served as a mentor and resource person for staff providers in nine counties.



Warren General Hospital, Warren, PA

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

• Critical Care Registered Nurse

  • Apr 1996 - May 1997

  R.N. in Intensive Care Unit. Responsible for 2 to 4 patients with medical and surgical diagnoses. Worked independently on night shift, multi-tasking critical patient needs. ACLS and Critical Care course certified. R.N. in Intensive Care Unit. Responsible for 2 to 4 patients with medical and surgical diagnoses. Worked independently on night shift, multi-tasking critical patient needs. ACLS and Critical Care course certified.



Rochester General Health System

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Registered Nurse

  • Jun 1995 - Apr 1996

  R.N. on a medical unit with telemetry that specialized in the care of leukemic and cardiac patients. Supervised and collaborated care with an L.P.N. for 14 patients on the evening-night shift. Telemetry certified, member of the unit’s Quality Assurance Committee. R.N. on a medical unit with telemetry that specialized in the care of leukemic and cardiac patients. Supervised and collaborated care with an L.P.N. for 14 patients on the evening-night shift. Telemetry certified, member of the unit’s Quality Assurance Committee.