I have worked in several large Emergency
Centers including:
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare,
Sarasota Memorial Hospital and
Singing River Hospital.
(Click underlined name for more information.)
I graduated from the University of South Alabama in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
I attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham for two years before transferring to USA.
I was nominated by my instructors and accepted into Sigma Theta Tau, an honor society for nurses.
I have been certified in my specialty since 1993
by the Emergency Nurses Association (CEN).
I am a Forensic Nurse, certified as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Adult/Adolescent (SANE-A).
I perform forensic exams for the collection of evidence and documentation of injuries in cases of sexual or domestic violence or abuse.
As a member of the International Association of Forensic Nurses, I serve on the Forensic Nurse Certification Board and the Ethics Committee.
I work closely with Tallahassee's Sexual Assault Response Team and The Refuge House, a local domestic violence shelter.