Naval Officer Accomplishments

Over the past nine years I have had the honor and privilege of serving as a United States Navy Nurse Corps Officer. During my deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as my operational tour aboard USS KEARSARGE, I have learned the tremendous value engaged leadership and effective training has on the mission accomplishment and troop welfare of the dedicated professionals who compromise the United States military forces. I am seeking to further serve my country by increasing my knowledge in Education and Training Management Subspecialty (ETMS) to lead, educate, and train Sailors and Marines for the challenges they face every day. According to Seels and Richey (1994), instructional technology (IT) is, “the theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management, and evaluation of processes and resources for learning.” While I have never had the desire to become an Instructional Designer, I have learned over the last nine years as a Naval Officer, nurse,

As Mr. Henry Ford so simply stated in 1937, “an educated person, I think, is one who not only knows a lot, but knows how to do a lot of things,” which is what I strive to be, someone who continually learns and can do a lot of things. Hence, why I am pursuing a Master’s in Education and not a Master’s in Nursing. I guess one could say I am very lucky as I have found three noble and successful passions in life: serving my country, being a nurse, and now becoming an educator within hospital