Born, raised, and reside in southern IN. Married for 19 years to my husband, Jim, and we have 3 kids, Lydia, Devin, and Brody. We love to travel and camp as a family. I started working in the health care field in 1998, became a CNA in 2001, and graduated with ASN from VU and obtain RN license in 2003. I went on to get a BSN from VU, graduating in 2016.
I have worked in long-term care, case management, gero-psychiatry, marketing & admissions, and correctional nursing, but I've always felt "at home" working in psychiatry. I started at Good Samaritan in 2014 as a PRN nurse on the LaSalle Behavioral Health Unit. I accepted a full-time position with the Samaritan Center in the Spring of 2015, and made the move back to LaSalle in 2019 while I pursued my MSN through the University of Southern Indiana. I graduated in May of 2022 and obtained the PMHNP Board Certification a month later. I'm truly honored to be able to provide mental health services in our rural communities.