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About Me

I am a former New Englander who was raised in Quincy, Massachusetts, a city about ten miles south of historic Boston. I attended both the School of Nursing and Nurse Anesthesia School at Quincy City Hospital. I received my certificate in Nurse Anesthesia in 1971. After seven years of specializing in the administration of pediatric anesthesia at the Children's Hospital Medical Center in Boston, I obtained my BS in Nurse Anesthesia at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.. In 1978 I returned to Boston to serve as the acting director for the Nurse Anesthesia program at New England Medical Center Hospital in Boston. In 1979 I relocated to Northern California where I joined the Kaiser Permanente organization in Redwood City and eventually assumed the role of Chief CRNA. I served as the startup manager of the department of Anesthesiology at the Santa Rosa Medical Center in 1989, and I remain a member of the department as a staff CRNA. I feel grateful to have been part of this wonderful organization for 27 years. Kaiser Permanente has fostered my development as a CRNA not only professionally, but personally as well. In 1997 I graduated with my MSN from Samuel Merritt College in Oakland.

I am an amateur athlete who has co-authored several books on fitness-related topics. My specialty is endurance sports including marathons, ultramarathons, and triathlons. I serve as a member of the camp staff for the Dick Beardsley Marathon Training Camp. I volunteer as Medical Coordinator for the Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon as well as Medical Chief at the Red Star Ridge aid station (16.5 miles) on the Western States 100-mile endurance run course. I also volunteer at the annual Youth Park picnic in Forestville, CA.

I currently reside in Forestville, CA with my husband, Richard, who is a writer/editor and publishes a bimonthly magazine, Marathon & Beyond. We recently adopted a new feline member, Katrina, into our family. She's a survivor of the hurricane by the same name. My lifestyle is an active one with travel, running, community, family and friends occupying much of my time.

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