Experienced nursing professional with proven teaching expertise and devotion to building up new nurses with skills necessary to excel in today's healthcare settings. Top-notch clinical expertise, sound judgement, and strengths in workflow optimization and strategic planning. Reliable and efficient with equipment, technology, and software programs.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Evaluator/BSN Program/Remote
Health Professional College, Western Governor's University
02.2013 - Current
Subject matter expert providing accurate student scoring and feedback to student responses using the program's rubric to assist with student progression in their degree program
Initiative-taking and works to inspire others
Cooperates with other team members to provide timely evaluations to meet the colleges and team goals
Strong understanding of competency-based education
Collaborates with colleagues to ensure the reliability of the evaluation process, including guidance from team members, course leads, or supervisors/managers
Works with others in a considerate, respectful, and unbiased manner
Seeks and shares feedback openly, listens with empathy, and maintains personal composure
Works to meet personal commitment goals as well as team and college goals.
Chief Nursing Officer
Walton County School District
01.2015 - 04.2022
Oversee practical nursing, patient care technician, certified nursing assistant, pharmacy technician, and phlebotomy technician programs
Assign, supervise, and evaluate full- and/or part-time program faculty
Provide for the professional development needs of all program faculty
Assist in the interview process, recommend the appointment of full- and/or part-time and adjunct faculty, and provide for orientation of new employees
Validate and document the licensure status of nursing faculty annually
Plan, execute, and evaluate annual goals, objectives, and related activities based on the needs of the program, department, division, and College for improved performance
Recommend, implement, and enforce academic policies and procedures, administrative rules and regulations, and other controls intended to maintain order and the highest standards of instruction
Maintain communications throughout the program by a system of regular meetings with full-time, part-time, and adjunct faculty and by means of written communications, utilization of committees, conferences, and other group management strategies
Maintain complete office records, as needed; process reports, forms, schedules, and all other required paperwork in a timely, efficient manner, checking for the accuracy and correctness of all data
Develop, review, revise, and evaluate program curriculum and instruction, facilitating innovation in curricular and instructional development
Develop, review, revise, and distribute all plans of study, course outlines, and other curriculum information, including copy for publication
Ensure that individual faculty schedules are developed and fulfilled within the program, including adequate provisions for teaching loads, office hours, student advisement, assisting in registration, committee work, and other instructional activities.
School Health Program Director
Walton County School District
01.2009 - 04.2022
Oversee all operations for eighteen schools within the county and supervision of twenty-one school nurses
Assist with making recommendations for employment and assignment of personnel
Provide direct supervision for school-level student health services personnel
Coordinate other programs as they relate to student health services
Assist student health services personnel in the use of appropriate techniques for implementing student health services programs
Supervise contracted services with other agencies that support student health services, such as student sports physicals and bus driver physicals
Attend and participate in pertinent health conferences
Complete reports for appropriate local, state, and federal educational agencies
Submit evaluation reports for employees under immediate supervision
Evaluate student health services materials and incorporate them into the student health services program when appropriate.
Practical Nursing Instructor
Walton Career Development Center (now Emerald Coast Technical College)
08.2004 - 01.2009
Prepares for and conducts classes in nursing theory and clinical practice according to program philosophy and objectives
Follows The Department of Education Curriculum Frameworks and Board of Nursing Rules in all areas of instruction including the classroom, skills lab, clinical, and community settings
Coordinates skills lab activities, which includes securing supplies for the lab and preparing teaching models and supplies for demonstrations
Monitors and assists nursing students with their nursing skills and serves as clinical instructor at approved clinical sites as assigned
Provides timely clinical performance feedback to students, evaluating progress using evaluation forms
Keeps accurate records, including class rosters, grades, and performance standards, meeting schedules, student/instructor interviews, class, and clinical assignments of individually assigned classes and communicates records to the Program Director.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Nova Southeastern University
Davie, FL
01.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nova Southeastern University
Davie, FL
01.2010
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing -
University of the State of New York
01.1996
Skills
Subject Matter Expert – Nursing Education
Classroom Assessment Techniques
Student Remediation
Instructional Presentations
Curriculum Development
Educational Leadership
Create Educational Materials
Course Content Development
Student Engagement and Advisement
Informative Lectures
Clinical Instruction
Certification
Florida, RN Nursing License, 4/30/2026
California, RN Nursing License, 5/31/2025
Awards
2014-2015 Teacher of the Year, Emerald Coast Technical College
Timeline
Chief Nursing Officer
Walton County School District
01.2015 - 04.2022
Evaluator/BSN Program/Remote
Health Professional College, Western Governor's University
02.2013 - Current
School Health Program Director
Walton County School District
01.2009 - 04.2022
Practical Nursing Instructor
Walton Career Development Center (now Emerald Coast Technical College)
08.2004 - 01.2009
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Nova Southeastern University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nova Southeastern University
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing -
University of the State of New York
Florida, RN Nursing License, 4/30/2026
California, RN Nursing License, 5/31/2025
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