I began my career at St. John’ in 1985 as a staff nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit as a staff nurse. Through the years following I took on various roles and responsibilities including charge nurse, transport nurse, assistant manager and neonatal outreach educator. I was the NICU nurse manager for 8 years just prior to accepting my current position.
As the operations manager I support the leadership team in the Women and Children’s Center. This includes pediatric/PICU, NICU and the Women and Infant Center (labor and delivery, OB intermediated care, OB emergency department and mother baby units). In addition, I am the nursing clinical lead for the NICU renovation project.
My career has been rich and varied and so rewarding, but the babies and their families are truly my heart and always will be.
My husband Scott (deceased) and I have three adult children: Eric who lives in Denver, Allison (husband Steve and daughter Claire) who lives in St. Louis and Meredith who lives in Rochester, IL. My free time is spent reading, gardening, birding and just spending time outdoors with friends and family.