Biography
Graduated from Corpus Christi State University at Victoria Campus in 1987 with an Associates of Science of Nursing and Aspen University in 2019 with a Bachelor’s of Science of Nursing. Worked from 1987-1992 in Pediatrics at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital (LCMH) then NICU. From 1992-2008 worked as the Nursing Supervisor of the Cameron Parish Health Unit then 2008-2024 as the District School Health Administrator of the Cameron Parish School Board. Currently the new LDOE School Nurse Consultant. Also, American Heart Association Instructor since 1991 and now AHA Faculty with Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and a current Child Care Health Consultant. While employed with the OPH was a trained STD Nurse Clinician and served on the LA Governor’s Disaster Nursing Task Force from 1998-2000. After leaving public health had the opportunity to serve as Vice Chair of the board for the Imperial Calcasieu Human Service District from 2010-2016. One of the co-authors of the Louisiana Believes School Nurse Handbook and has been a member of the LDOE School Nurse Advisory Council since 2010. In 2016-2020, was elected and served as the Cameron Parish Coroner.