2006-Present RubberForm Recycled Products Lockport, New York
Founder & Vice President
Founded with her partner/brother RubberForm Recycled Products, a world-class
manufacturer of innovative products manufactured from US sourced
recycled rubber. Products include traffic safety products, traffic calming devices,
related highway safety products, spill containment, and other products in
development. Her major job emphasis is on the education of the community and
sales force/distributors of eco-friendly/green initiatives and developing
sustainable initiatives utilizing RubberForm Recycled products.
http://www.rubberform.com/
2004-Present Hill-Rom Batesville, Indiana
Perinatal Clinical Specialist
Work collaboratively with Account Managers selling the Perinatal Product
line through out the Northeast region. Primary emphasis is education of registered
nurses and physicians in labor and birth, OB practice and design trends. Conduct
presentations at national and regional conferences. Presently employed per diem;
travel through-out the US and Canada educating OB staff about equipment and
positioning for labor and birth.
2000-2004 Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Program Manager Parent/Childbirth Education
Responsible for the management, development and evaluation of the services provided by the Parent/Childbirth Education department both inpatient and outpatient antenatal and post partum stages. Work collaboratively with the hospital units, ambulatory services, community and marketing to develop programs to meet our client’s needs throughout the pregnancy/newborn continuum.Instituted new educational programs such as Multiples Preparation, Yoga in Pregnancy, Infant Massage and Natural Childbirth a Holistic Approach. Liaison for High-Risk families who will have their birth at BWH and baby will be transferred to Children’s Hospital for surgery. Responsible for collaboration with marketing for written and web based patient education materials. Assisted in the establishment of Isis Maternity a place for expectant and new mother’s and their families.
1999–2000 Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Nurse Manager for The Center for Labor & Birth, Assisted Reproduction
(IVF) and Parent/Childbirth Education.
Responsible for over 150 FTE’s and annual operating budget of $10 million.
The scope of responsibility includes professional nursing practice, fiscal
accountabilities, human resource management, educational and program
development, research and continuous quality improvement.
Accomplishments include: coordination of the first fetal surgery and exit
procedure in New England, installation of fetal surveillance and archival system,
institution of numerous cost-saving initiatives.
1988-1999 Hill-Rom, Batesville, IN
Senior Perinatal Consultant for a major manufacturer of patient care systems. Traveled extensively throughout the Northeast region serving as the primary consultant to the Account Manager with the Maternal-Infant product line. Collaboratively managed accounts. Consulted with healthcare personnel,
administrators and architects in the planning, implementation and design of perinatal units with a major focus on Family Centered Maternity and Newborn Intensive Care. Created and conducted educational presentations relating to maternal-infant care/trends, equipment planning and obstetrical data management information systems (WatchChild). Assisted fifty facilities in transitioning to LDR/P. Served as a clinical design consultant on new product development. Lectured at regional and national nursing/healthcare conferences.
1986-1988 St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Holyoke, MA
Risk Management Consultant for a major insurer of medical malpractice coverage. Traveled throughout N.E. conducting risk management surveys of hospitals. Assisted clinical departments to identify and resolve loss control problems. Interacted with senior management, medical and nursing staffs, and various other hospital personnel developing, implementing and evaluating quality assurance and risk management problems.
1982-1986 Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Nurse-in-Charge for one of the largest high-risk labor and delivery units in the U.S. Responsible for the effective management of the unit. Created the quality assurance and risk management programs within the labor and delivery unit. Created and chaired committees addressing perinatal bereavement and problem solving within the O/G/N departments. Participated in various hospital wide committees. Created and edited The Stork Exchange, the L&D newsletter. Responsible for monitoring the quality of nursing care for labor and delivery patients, staff development, maintaining and creating policies, procedures and standards of nursing practice.
1980-1982 Children’s Hospital, Buffalo, NY
Staff Nurse on a high-risk labor and delivery unit. Responsible for total patient care and functioned as relief charge nurse. During this period served as Obstetrical/Neonatal Clinical Nursing Instructor at Niagara Community College.
1978-1980 Bluefield State College. Bluefield, VA
Nursing Instructor in an Associate of Arts registered nursing program. Responsible for the didactic and clinical components of the first year nursing curriculum.
1976-1978 Mt. Zion Hospital & Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Evening Charge Nurse on a 30 bed GYN/Surgical unit. Responsible for the effective functioning and supervision of the unit.
1974-1976 Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
Staff/Charge Nurse on a 40 30 bed GYN/Surgical unit. Responsible for the effective functioning and supervision of the unit.
