Education:

M.P.H. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1983

B.S.N. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1982

Diploma, Rex Hospital School of Nursing, Raleigh, NC, 1971

Experience:

• Professional Speaker: 1986 – present
  Humorist/Motivational Speaker and Trainer for various industries and associations throughout the nation.
  Topics include life balance, wellness, stress management, communication, goal planning, and customer service.
• Clinical Weight Reduction: 1988 – 1995
  Owner and developer of a medically monitored clinical weight reduction corporation.
  Practice included physicians, nurses, and paramedical personnel.
• Director, Wellness Center: 1984 – 1988
  Responsible for the development of a hospital-based wellness program. Duties included: Program development and day to day operations.
  Marketing
  Advertising
  Budget preparations and financial management
  Coordination of multi-disciplinary instructional teams
• Nursing Education Instructor: 1976 – 1981
  Lecturer and clinical supervisor for psychiatric nursing students and multi-disciplinary staff of 1500. Prepared and delivered lectures on various human relationship topics.
• Clinical nursing: 1971 – 1976
  Hospital nursing in various specialty areas. Positions held included staff nurse, head nurse, and nursing supervisor.

Professional Memberships:

National Speakers Association

Sigma Theta Tau (National Nursing Scholastic Honor Society)