I have been a nurse for over twenty years. After practicing as a bedside nurse for several years primarily in pediatric burn care, I returned to school and earned a Master's Degree in Nursing Administration from Regis College. I worked in nursing leadership roles at Shriners Hospital for Children, Youville Hospital and Rehabilitation Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. In 2017, I graduated from the University of Southern California earning a Doctorate in Education in Organizational Change and Leadership. My dissertation explored the problem of violence experienced by nurses working in hospitals. I am currently a Patient Safety Coordinator in the Department of Health Care Quality at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.