Nurse

I'm a 'second career' nurse, earning my Registered Nurse in 1997. I Since then I've worked to alleviate pain and suffering in hospitals, clinics, & homes.

I was accepted into the New Graduate Training Program at Stanford Healthcare and worked there from 1998-2007. First in the Orthopaedics floor in hospital, then as part of Stanford Home Health, and then 6 years as the Nurse Coordinator for the Orthopaedic Spine Center.

I moved back home to Oregon and did Hospice work for over a decade. First for Willamette Valley Hospice, and then Lumina. This work inspired me to give a TEDx Talk called Life and Death Matters as the closing speaker for the inaugural TEDxSalem event in late 2013.

In December of 2018 I began working at Timberhill Place, the best Assisted Living Community in town! In May of 2019 I also began consulting work for Grace Center for Adult Day Services and I love both jobs!

I am and always will be a staunch advocate for patient's rights and the role of Nurses in this arena. I was glad to use my voice to help in a NY Times article. I'm also a Story Teller for Compassion & Choices.