EDNA C. DANIELS

402 Fay Drive • Colorado Springs, Colorado 80911 • (719) 392-2566

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

•  Community Partnership for Child Development Board of Director
Colorado Springs Assets for Youth Board of Director

•  Founder and Chairman of the Yolanda C. Daniels' Memorial Scholarship

•  Served on El Paso County Parent Opportunity Board of Directors

•  Facilitate the yearly Youth Leadership Conferences at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO

•  Facilitate many leadership, educational, care manager, policy and procedure committees

•  Professional experience as Care Manager, Charge Nurse, Staff Nurse, Newborn Nursery Nurse in Mother-Baby Dept,
Home Healthcare, Nursing Home Charge Nurse, CPR and Automated External Defibrillator Instructor

•  Experience with Nursing Education and monitoring competencies and skills

•  Working knowledge of Quality Management and Performance Improvement

•  Ability to manage, leads, and supervise personnel

•  Strong orientation towards customer service and outcomes' and evidenced based practices

•  Detail oriented, goal-orientated, self-motivated, and dedicated to quality performance and improvement

•  Effective and proficient communication skills

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

• Certificate of Leadership Development Leadership Plenty Training from El Pomar Foundation in 2005

•  Certificate of Leadership from Leadership Pikes Peak in 2004

•  Certificate of Achievement for RN/RT/MD Automatic External Defibrillator, Memorial Hospital, Colo. Springs, CO in 2002

•  Certificate in Quality Management from Learning Tree University Ext, Denver, CO in 2002

•  Certificate of Perioperative Nursing, Beth-El College of Nursing, Colorado Springs, CO in 1988

•  Bachelor of Science, Nursing, University of Phoenix, Colorado Springs, CO in 1988

•  Nursing Diploma, Beth-El School of Nursing, Colorado Springs, CO in 1983

•  Registered Nurse, State of Colorado since 1983

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

•  Excellence Award for Leadership Action Team and Leadership Summit in 2003

•  Community Service Award from Colorado Black Women for Political Action in 2003

•  Colorado State Nightingale Award for Nursing Excellence in 2002

•  Proclamation for the Colorado State Nightingale Award from the Mayor of Colorado Springs in 2002

•  Citizen of the Year Award for Community Service from African American Voice Organization in 2000

•  El Paso County Award for Excellence in Nursing from El Paso Medical Society in 1995

•  Distinguished Alumni Award for Outstanding Contribution to Nursing from Beth El College of Nursing, 1991

•  Outstanding Nurse Award from Memorial Hospital Maternity Unit in 1990

•  Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Contribution in Public Awareness Award from E.M. Branson Sickle Cell
Association

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

September 1996 MATERNAL/CHILD CARE MANAGER

To MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

Feb.1p,2006 . Developed coiiaborative and efficient care system producing high quality patient care
(retired) and h jg n pa^nt satisfaction scores

•  Co-author of twelve Clinical Pathways which are registered with the Library of Congress Office
of Copyrights

•  Responsible for quality assurance and process improvement plans and chart reviews tracking
the results

•  Coordinated care with physicians and staff for both the Maternity and Newborn Nursery
Departments

•  Supervised staff and functioned as resource for staff, physicians, and other departments

•  Provided direct patient care for Maternity and Newborn patients

•  Provided Clinical Management expertise in the absence and interim replacement of the Clinical
Manager

October 1984 Charge and Staff RN

to MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

September 1996 . Worked in Maternity, Antepartum, Newborn, and Admission Newborn Nurseries providing direct patient care for high risk patients

• Acted as a resource for physicians and staff

FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST