Education

  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Fort Hays State University (2023).
  • Master of Science in Nursing (MSN): University of Illinois at Chicago (2013).
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN): Rockford College (1997).
  • Associate of Science (AS): Rock Valley College (1994).

Certificiation

  • Adult Geriatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2013).
  • Advanced Practice Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse (Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association, 2015-2020).
  • Adult Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2025).
  • Functional Medicine Training (The Elite Nurse Practitioner, 2022).

Licensure

  • Illinois Registered Nurse
  • Illinois Advanced Practice Nurse with Full Practice Authority
  • Colorado Registered Nurse
  • Colorado Advanced Practice Nurse with Full Practice Authority
  • Wisconsin Registered Nurse
  • Wisconsin Advanced Practice Nurse
  • Iowa Registered Nurse
  • Iowa Advanced Practice Nurse with Full Practice Authority

Experience

  • Founder of Reflections Integrative Health (2026).
  • Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner (2018-2026).
  • Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (2015-2018).
  • Adult Intensive Care Nurse Practitioner (2013-2015).
  • Adult Intensive Care Nurse (2004-2013).
  • Step Down Unit Nurse (2002-2004).
  • Cardiac Telemetry Nurse (1998-2002).
  • Special Care Unit Nurse (1997-1998).
  • Certified Nursing Assistant (1996-1997).

Teaching

  • Clinical Instructor MedSurg I (2013).
  • Clinical Instructor MedSurg II (2014).