Kirsten joined Nova Southeastern University Orlando in August 2011 as the Administrative Assistant in the College of Nursing. She transitioned to the Physician Assistant Program Orlando in August 2014 as a Clinical Coordinator. In her position she works closely with the clinical team and with the clinical preceptors that provide the valuable educational clinical rotations for our students.
Kirsten has been a nurse for 43 years. Her experience includes critical care, teaching, and prior to coming to Florida, she developed and implemented specialized programming in a Long Term Care Facility for early and late stage Alzheimer's patients. Originally from the Chicagoland area, Kirsten and her husband Joe live in Orlando. She has one daughter Erin, also a nurse, and a beautiful grandson Noah, the light of her life.