Place of Birth: Bryan, OH

Education: 

Associate of Business Administration, Tri-State University, Angola, IN-1989

Diploma of Nursing, St. Vincent Medical Center School of Nursing, Toledo, OH-1993

Bachelor of Applied Management, Tri-State University, Angola, IN-2006

Graduate Certificate Health Economics, Policy, Administration, Ball State University, Muncie, IN- 2013

MBA HealthCare Management, Western Governors University, Indiana 2016

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Licenses

Registered Nurse - Michigan License #4704192345

Registered Nurse – Indiana License #28128446A

Paramedic – Michigan License #3201000384

CFRN #100010268

American Heart Association (BLS, ACLS, PALS) Provider and Instructor

American Heart Association (AHA)/AAP Neonatal Resuscitation Provider

Advanced Burn Life Support Provider

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Employment History

Program Director, West Michigan Air Care, Kalamazoo, MI, 7/17-present

Director Emergency Department, Cameron Memorial Community Hospital, Angola, IN, 5/17 – 7/17

Flight Nurse, West Michigan Air Care, Kalamazoo, MI, 8/09 – 5/17

Flight Nurse, Parkview Samaritan, Ft. Wayne, IN, 9/00 – 6/12

Staff  Nurse - ED/Assistant Nursing Supervisor, Cameron Memorial Community Hospital, Angola, IN, 11/99 – 1/10

Paramedic/MICU Nurse, Reading Emergency Unit, Reading, MI, 1/97 – 11/99

Staff  Nurse - ED, Cameron Memorial Community Hospital, Angola, IN, 5/95 – 1/97

Staff  Nurse – ICU, Hillsdale Community Health Center, Hillsdale, MI, 9/94 – 5/95

Staff  Nurse – Cardiac Step-Down, Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, MI, 5/93-9/94

Emergency Medical Technician – Branch County Sheriff  Dept, Coldwater, MI, 8/89 – 8/92

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Teaching Experience

American Heart Association PALS Instructor 2013- present

American Heart Association ACLS Instructor 1996-present

Difficult Airway Course Curriculum Midwest Faculty 2010- present

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Community Service

Volunteer EMT, Reading Emergency Unit, Reading, MI, 2/87 – 8/89, 9/94-1/97

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Memberships

Air and Surface Transport Nursing Association

Emergency Nurses Association

American College of HealthCare Executives

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Publications

Selde, W. et al.: Successful Airtraq use in an air medical transport service. Air Medical Journal. Nov-Dec  33(6):331-4, 2014

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