I am the mother of seven children and was a stay-at-home mom until my 6th child started kindergarten.  I decided then to go back to school to become a nurse. When I finished school in 2001, I started working as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nurse.  I later decided to return to school to be a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  My desire was to provide health care to children who did not have ready access to health care.  My first job as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner was in the mountains of northern Georgia where we provided health care to impoverished children in the area.  Most of the children were from Guatemalan-Indian descent.  Care included a community clinic, mobile unit, and health fairs.  I have been serving CCHCI’s communities since June of 2012 and I love the people I serve and work with.