PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
- Legislative and Advocacy Committee Member, AMSN, 2024-Present
- Supports and implements the AMSN strategic mission, vision, goals and plans through professional legislative and regulatory advocacy at the state and federal levels.
- Education Approver Committee Member, AHNA, 2022-Present
- Reviews applications for holistic continuing education activities presented by nurses and other health professionals that meet AHNA and ANCC criteria for high-quality continuing education.
- Clinical Practice Committee Member, AMSN, 2020-2022
- Addressed medical-surgical nursing clinical practice issues including developing statements or guidelines, and moderated and responded to clinical inquiries and discussions on the AMSN Hub
- Scholarship & Awards Committee Member, AMSN, 2015-2017
- Distributed $40,000 annually in scholarships, grants, and awards to advance the nursing profession by rewarding excellent medical-surgical practice and by providing financial support for medical-surgical nurses
- Convention Innovations Task Force Member, AMSN, 2014
- Hand-picked committee member to enhance the 2014 National Conference attendees’ experience through planned activities, raffles, giveaways, and social media
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
- Licensed/Credentialed Volunteer, American Red Cross, Fort Belvoir, VA, 2020-Present
- Supports the Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) program at A.T. Augusta Military Medical Center. Provided nursing care on the medical/telemetry unit, and currently augments the emergency department, hospital education and training, and other special projects for 100K enrollees and 250K beneficiaries
- Volunteer Staff Nurse, Bethel Free Health Clinic, Biloxi, MS, 2012-2014
- Performed triage and intake assessments, and delivered patient education to an uninsured and underinsured population of 6K people in a needs-based ambulatory care setting