Personal History:  Born in Tabor City, NC  Bachelor Of Science in Nursing, University of North Carolina,  Greensboro Master of Public Health, University North Carolina, Chapel Hill US Army Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, KS Master of Science in National Recourses Strategy, National Defense University, Washington, DC 

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Duty Assignments : I have enjoyed a variety of broad-spectrum assignments in both operational and clinical settings,  supporting HQ Department of the Army (HQDA), United States Army Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG), United States Forces Korea (USFK), United States Army Europe (USAREUR) to include staff nurse, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) Washington, DC, Staff Nurse - Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX,   Staff/Chief Public Health Nurse, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, Staff Officer, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Regional Consultant/Chief Public Health Nurse, Republic of Korea, Regional Consultant, Chief Nurse, Public Health, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, Commander, 2d Medical Recruiting Command, Fort Gillem, Georgia, Deputy Commander, Nursing, Chief Clinical Operation, 47th CSH, CP Adder, Iraq; Chief Clinical Operations and Chief Nurse, 47th Combat Support Hospital, Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, Commander, Rodriguez Army Health Clinic, Chief, Global Health Division, OTSG, G3-5/7. 

 

Organizationa/Postions/Assisgnments in which you were a FIRST: Deployed to Chad Africa in support of Cholera Outbreak, 1st Public Health Nurse to Command Battalion  Deployments: Iraq, Korea, Saudi-Kuwait  

 

Awards: Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Recruiter Badge among others.  

 

Professional Affiliations: The Association of the United States Army, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc,. Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., VP, Membership Development, The National Board of the ROCKS, Inc., Order of Military Medical Merit, Sigma Theta Tau, Americian Nurses Association, American Public Health Association, National Board Certified Health & Welless Coaching (NBC-HWC).