A career built at the intersection of clinical excellence and executive command
From battlefield medicine to leading one of the Department of Defense's premier medical centers.
Professional Biography
Retired U.S. Army Colonel and highly accomplished Nurse Practitioner with 30+ years of progressive leadership and clinical experience spanning trauma, critical care, emergency medicine, flight nursing, healthcare administration, hospital command, and executive healthcare operations.
Proven record leading large-scale military and civilian healthcare systems, managing multimillion-dollar operations, improving patient outcomes, and driving strategic organizational transformation. Experienced in acute care, cardiology, urgent care, clinical research, healthcare education, and executive consulting.
Recognized for exceptional leadership, operational excellence, and enterprise-wide healthcare management across military and civilian environments.
Three decades of progressive leadership
Education
- DNP (Pending 2026) — Educational Leadership Focus
- Master of Strategic Studies — U.S. Army War College
- MSN Trauma, Critical Care & Emergency Nursing — University of Maryland
- MSN Adult Nurse Practitioner — University of Maryland
- Post-Master: Nursing & Hospital Administration — Villanova University
- Post-Master: Teaching in Nursing & Health Professions — University of Maryland
- BSN — University of Southern Mississippi
Certifications & Licensure
- Adult Nurse Practitioner — Board Certified (ANP-BC)
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner — Board Certified (ACNP-BC)
- Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CCNS)
- Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
- BLS & ACLS Certified
- Registered Nurse (RN) — Active Licensure