Starting at age 18, I now have 34 years experience in healthcare and over 25 in education. I am a full professor in health science. In my career, I have successfully developed and co-developed several programs both on-campus and online. From classroom to online, I have taught students in the health care and managerial fields since 1982 starting with the instruction of respiratory therapists, then flight crews, and healthcare administrators.

• Executive Associate Dean - Nova Southeastern University - 2009 - present

• Associate Dean and Professor- Nova Southeastern University - 2004 to 2009

• Founding Chair, Department of Health Science - 2002 to 2007

• Founding and managing editor for the Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. http://ijahsp.nova.edu
  Faculty - AT Still - Physician Assistant Program

• Assistant Regional Dean, Asst. Dir. Family Medicine - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • founding member of Lincoln Healthcare Institutional Review Board

  • co-developer, dual accredited residency in family medicine, Lincoln health

  • co-developer, dual accredited residency in family medicine, Baptist health

  • developed CME programs for 3rd and 4th year medical students

• Administrative Director, Medical Education and Research - Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center

  • founding director, Samaritan Research Institute.

  • developed and managed 26 million dollar budget for 23 programs in conjunction with program directors

  • co-writer, Indian Health Services grant to establish and maintain surgical residency in Alaska

  • Co-PI for TB investigative grant.

  • Co-Developer - 3 pediatric clinics for the underserved using tobacco tax money.

  • Methodologist - Grants and Research

• Faculty - College of St. Francis, now University of St. Francis, Masters in Healthcare Administration Program

• Manager of Operations - Samaritan AirEvac (Now AirEvac Services)
  also Flight Therapist and Head of the Flight Therapy Department prior to promotion

  • developed first full time flight therapy department

  • established 4 bases of operation, supervised construction of buildings, helipads, maintenance labs

  • developed flight therapist training program (college accredited)

  • designed interior of first fully outfitted medical aircraft for AirEvac and receive STC

  • designed oxygen system for 3 types of fixed wing aircraft and devised FAA approved filling equipment and procedures.

  • developed and managed 26 million dollar budget

• Special Procedures Therapist - Veterans Affairs Medical Center

  • developed special procedures lab

  • established emergency bronchoscopy call and lab procedures

  • Assisted in the training of Pulmonologists in the area of special procedures

• ICU Therapist - Pediatric and Adult - Phoenix Baptist Medical Center

• Faculty, Long Medical Institute, Respiratory Therapy Program

• ICU and Med / Surg Therapist - St. Luke's Medical Center