| President - Luvell Henderson Immediate Past President - Gerard Marshall President-Elect - Pamela Biglow-Hearst Secretary-Treasurer - Connie Small Vice-President - Sandy Ollivier Director at Large - Mary Finayev Director at Large - Lori Johnston Director at Large - M. Roger Moorhead Director at Large - Peggy Alby Delegate - John Steinmetz President - Luvell Henderson Luvell Henderson RRT Pres. N.S.R.C. work- Manor Health Care-Las Vegas, NV ph# (702) 804-3000 lwinsum@aol.com Luvell went to Valley College RT School and Graduated in 1976. He worked as an RT in the LA area for 22 years before moving to Las Vegas in 2000. Luvell has worked at various facilities in Las Vegas and has for the last 5 years worked for Progressive Hospital as the day shift Supervisor. Luvell has been an RT educator as well as a sleep study therapist. Luvell has maintained his BCLS, ACLS, PALs and NALS and was Registered in 2005. **************************** Past President - Gerard Marshall Gerard M Marshall RRT Director Of Therapy Services Progressive Hospital Las Vegas 4015 S. McLeod Dr. Las Vegas NV 89121 702-306-4775 gmtmr@aol.com Married Father of one. Director Of Respiratory Therapy and Rehabilitation Services at Progressive Hospital. Graduate Mount San Antonio College RT school **************************** President-Elect - Pamela Biglow-Hearst Pam Biglow-Hearst, RRT Employed at Progressive Hospital & Manor Healthcare Center Las Vegas, NV pbiglow2002@yahoo.com *************************** Secretary - Treasurer - Connie Small, RRT-NPS Connie Small, RRT-NPS Employed at University Medical Center 1800 West Charleston Avenue Las Vegas, NV 702 807-9311 conkerdoodle@hotmail.com Carolyn (Connie) is a Respiratory Therapist currently employed at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, NV. She was born and raised in International Falls, Minnesota; and went to school for Respiratory in Saint Paul. She took the CRTT exam in 1985 and worked in the Twin Cities area until moving to Des Moines, Iowa in 1990. Connie worked at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines for ten years. She learned neonatal respiratory care while there and took the NPS exam. This is also where she met the guy she would marry; a fellow RT, Dan Small. They became traveling RT’s in 2001 and worked in Baltimore, MD; Washington ,DC,; Flagstaff, AZ; and Las Vegas. Connie was a clinical instructor for the Resp. program at Columbia Union College while in Washington, DC. She finally took the RRT exam in 2002. Connie and Dan have been in Las Vegas for five years now and love it. They work at UMC. *************************** VicePresident - Sandra Ollivier RRT 775 233-7936 kayrae1@sbcglobal.net -RCP III, Renown Medical Center (since 1991) -Asthma Educator, Stepping Stones Asthma Program (since 2003) -Airway Consultant, Nevada Early Intervention Services, Reno Office (since 2003) -Current Vice President, NSRC (since 2005) Sandra has been a Respiratory Practitioner since 1983. Graduated from Highline Community College, Midway, WA. She has practiced in Seattle, Houston and now Reno. Sandra is active with American Lung Association with CF and Asthma Programs, American Heart Association BCLS & ACLS programs. Developed annual Education Program; Critical Care 4 Kids that is now in its 10th year. Taught Respiratory Care at Houston, San Jacinto Comm. Colleges, University Texas- Houston. Have worked in the clinic setting and in Home Care with a Pediatric Pulmonologist and a Pediatric Developmental Specialist. *************************** Director at Large - Mary Finayev Term ends 2008 mefin29@cox.net Mary is currently employed at Summerlin Hospital in Las Vegas, NV. Mary is a Registered Respiratory Therapist who has worked in the field for almost 20 years. She graduated from St. Louis Community College at Forest Park in 1987 and was voted the “Outstanding Student” of her graduating class. She has served in nearly every capacity from staff therapist to shift coordinator to supervisor to manager. Most of her managerial skills were learned while working at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis at which time her department was ranked in the top ten departments in the U.S. by RT Magazine. Mary helped develop therapist driven protocols and an asthma education alliance between respiratory and nursing at that facility. *************************** Director at Large - Lori Johnston, M.Ed.,RRT Term ends 2008 Lori Johnston, M.Ed.,RRT Director of RT Apollo College 5740 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 140 Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-688-4329 office 702-283-1108 cell ljohnston@apollocollege.edu Lori graduated with a BS degree in Cardiopulmonary Care Science from Georgia State University in 1996. After graduating, She worked at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for three years. She then moved into the adult care setting and soon became a night shift supervisor in a 560 bed facility with adults and pediatrics. Lori has always loved teaching therefore obtained a position as a Clinical Coordinator. She was able to be a resource for students, as well as new and existing employees in the realm of education. She wrote policies and procedures and also kept up with competencies. This however, still did not seem enough, so she went back to school. I finished my Masters in Education last June. Up to this point, her career in Respiratory Therapy had been in Atlanta, Georgia. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada last August to take a position with Pima Medical Institute as the Clinical Director of Respiratory Therapy. Since then, she has thoroughly enjoyed teaching Respiratory Therapy students, coordinating clinical rotations, and building relationships with each of our clinical sites (this is no small task with over 80 students, and approximately 26 clinical sites!) Lori truly loves the field of Respiratory Therapy and feels that her positive energy can have a great impact in developing the NSRC as a strong link for all of our therapists statewide. *************************** Director at Large - Roger Moorhead Term ends 2009 Roger Moorhead 77 Pringle Way Reno, NV 89501 Work Phone - (775) 982-4460 rmoorhead@renown.org Roger Moorhead is the current Director of Respiratory Care Services at Renown Medical Center in Reno, NV. He has served the NSRC as an active participant for several years. Roger is Adjunct faculty at Weber State University. *************************** Director at Large - Peggy Alby Term ends 2009 Peggy Alby University Medical Center 1800 West Charleston Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-383-2334 work 702- 375-8648 cell peggyalby@umcsn.com *************************** Delegate - John Steinmetz, MBA, RRT Term ends 2010 John Steinmetz, MBA, RRT Director, Respiratory Care and Pulmonary Services Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center 3186 South Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 702-731-8070 John.Steinmetz@hcahealthcare.com John has been in the respiratory care field for over 22 years. A member of the AARC since 1980, John has held positions as a staff therapist, department manager, and director positions in both hospitals and medical manufacturers. He is currently the Manager of Respiratory Care at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, NV. John has been a very active leader in Nevada's respiratory care profession, and has been a member of the Nevada Society for Respiratory Care since 1984. During those 20 years, he has served in all of the Board's positions at least once. |
| 2007-2008 Nevada Society for Respiratory Care Board |
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