In the industry since 1999

Member of professional associations: American Hospital Association (AHA), Minnesota Nurse Practitioners (MNNP)

Educational background: Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) completion, Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN), post-master’s certificate Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

Career path at a glance:

• started as Nursing Assistant
• then became a Registered Nurse on med/surgical floor
• moved to the Intensive Care Unit
• moved to Intensive Care Unit management
• then became a Nursing Professor
• then became a Hospital Neuroscience Educator
• then became a Nurse Practitioner

Skills developed early in her career: time management, being ok with not always knowing the answer, and asking others for help

Keys to her career advancement: being open to learning new things, being open to new experiences, building rapport with others, and making connections

Interests: Camping, fitness, hiking, outdoors, photography, running, singing, travel, anything with my kids, National Parks, podcasting

Values: Honesty, trust, health, family time

Favorite motivational quote: Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right – Henry Ford

Book recommendations: anything by Brené Brown, Gabby Bernstein, Mel Robbins, Glennon Doyle, Rachel Hollis

Podcast recommendations: Brain Wellness – the Podcast, The Mindset Mentor, We Can Do Hard Things, Trust & Believe with Shaun T, The Robcast

Professional journal, publication or other material recommendation: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. Journal of Neurology

Professional organizations recommended for those in the profession: American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)

Recommended resource to learn more about the industry: the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN) has amazing resources

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