Honors and Awards
Glaxo SmithKline Child Health Award
, Raising the Voice of Immunizations Campaign
Best Capstone Award
, East Tennessee State University Graduate Studies
Service Activities
Western North Carolina Association of Public Health Nurse Administrators- Past President (current)
100 Distinguished Public Health Nurse in North Carolina Award Committee (2019)
North Carolina Association of Public Health Nurse Administrators- Past President 2020
Committee on Practice and Education- NC Association of Nurse Administrators (current)
Association of Public Health Nurses (current)
NC Public Health Association (current)
Shield of Protection- Immunization Coalition, Buncombe County- Co-Founder (current)
Nurse Family Partnership Community Advisory Board- Co-Chair (current)
North Carolina Immunization Coalition Steering Committee (current)
Key Publications
A shield of protection: HPV and cancer prevention. (2016). MAHEC virtual nursing grand rounds.
EMR lessons learned. (2015). Mitchell and McCormick National Conference .
Raising the Voice of Immunizations. (2015). North Carolina State Immunization Conference.
Norovirus, MRSA, and Needle Safety Training. (2012). Long Term Care Conference .
Pertussis Outbreak in Buncombe County. (2011). North Carolina Communicable Disease Conference.
Education
- DNP, Executive Leadership Track , East Tennessee State University, 2016
- Bachelors of Science (BSN), Nursing, Western Carolina University, 2000
- Associate Degree, Nursing, RN, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, 1997
