Treasurer

Current Position

Director, Children’s Blood & Cancer Center
Austin, TX

APHON Membership

APHON Member Since 1989

Local Chapter Membership

APHON – Austin Chapter since 1992
APHON – Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter member 2004

Education

• MA, 1991, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
• BSN, 1983, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

Contributions

APHON National

• Board of Directors: Treasurer, 2020 – Present
• Steering Council, 2009 – 2011
• Annual Conference
  • Concurrent Session Presenter: “The First 6 Months: Health Care Under a New President,” 2017
  • Concurrent Session Presenter: “Leading the Battle at the Bedside: Do You Trust Others? Do Others Trust You?,” 2016
  • General Session Presenter: “Healthcare Reform and Advocacy,” 2015
  • Concurrent Session Presenter: “Healthcare Reform a Year Later—Where Are We at Now?,” 2014
  • Poster Presenter: “Medication Safety: Strategies to Reduce Error,” 2014
  • Concurrent Session Presenter: “Change: The Guaranteed Constant in Health Care,” 2013
  • Preconference Session Presenter: “Telephone Triage 101: Keys to Assessment, Tools for Success,” 2013
  • Poster Presenter: “Utilizing the Quality Data from Alaris® Smart Pumps to Reduce Medication Errors,” 2010
• Publications
  • APHON Counts
    • Interim Editor, 2019 – 2020
    • Editor, 2014 – 2018
    • Assistant Editor, 2011 – 2014
    • Column Editor, 2009 – 2011

APHON Local Chapter

• Austin Local Chapter
  • Member, February 2023 – present
  • Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter
    • President, 2018 – 2020
    • Member, 2003 – Present
  • Iowa Chapter
    • Member, 1994 – 2003
    • President, 1997 – 1999
    • Vice President, 1995 – 1997

Other Nursing Leadership

• Additional Presentations
  • Presenter: “Health Care Reform: The First Battle in Obtaining Optimal Care,” SCAPHON Annual Conference, 2016
  • Presenter: “Leading the Battle at the Bedside; The Direct Care Nurse as a Leader,” SCAPHON Annual Conference, 2016
  • Presenter: “The Affordable Care Act: What’s in it for Pediatrics?” Pediatric Oncology Symposium, Sanford Children’s Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD, 2014
  • Presenter: “Professional Boundaries: Have You Ever Crossed the Line?” Pediatric Oncology Symposium, Sanford Children’s Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD, 2014
  • Presenter: “The Affordable Care Act: The Sunny, the Windy, and the Stormy Implications for Pediatric Hematology-Oncology,” Scott Storm Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Conference, 2014
  • Presenter: “Exam Room Reexamined: Designing Efficiency in the Pediatric Healing Environment,” International Children’s Hospital Association Facilities Design + Capacity Conference, Chicago, IL, 2012
  • Presenter: “Exam Room Reexamined,” National Healthcare Design Conference, Nashville, TN, 2011
• Professional Organizations
  • American Organization for Nursing Leadership: Member, 2008 – Present
• Journal of Nursing Care Quality
  • Author: “Reduction of Medication Errors: A Unique Approach,” 2017
  • Author: “Implementation of the AHCPR Pain Guidelines for Children,” 1994
• Journal of Pediatric Nursing
  • Author: “Pediatric Palliative Care: Starting a Hospital-Based Program,” 2011
  • Author: “Determining Research Priorities in Pediatric Nursing—A Delphi Study,” 1997
• AACN Clinical Issues, Author: “Implementation of the Agency of Healthcare Policy and Research Pain Guidelines,” 1996
• American Journal of Nursing, Author: “How to Apply the AHCPR’s Pediatric Pain Guideline,” 1994

Other Volunteer Activities

• Leukemia-Lymphoma Society: First Connection Volunteer