Audrey received her BSN, MSN, and PhD in nursing from the University of California San Francisco. For 47 years, she worked at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland – including 15 years as dean of nursing. During her tenure, she facilitated acquisition of more than $7M in programmatic and scholarship grants.
Breast cancer is Audrey’s primary substantive interest, but she is also a certified AIDS educator and TeamSTEPPS Master Trainer. Her most recent publications are as first author of Fundamentals of nursing: Concepts, process, and practice, 11th ed. (Pearson, 2021) and Skills in clinical nursing, 9th ed. (Pearson, 2021).
Audrey has served on several non-profit boards including the Bay Area Tumor Institute, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs, and California Board of Registered Nursing, Education Issues Workgroup. She served as a team leader on Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accreditation site visits for 15 years and was president of the California Association of Colleges of Nursing 2014-2016.
Audrey retired from Samuel Merritt University in July 2020 and now works as a consultant. Her experience with underserved populations who have marginalized health conditions drives her interest in volunteer work, including the Equi Board. She brings clinical expertise in healthcare, leadership skills, fundraising history, and facility with financial and human resources policies and procedures.