1. DR. ANN MASTERSON EdD, MPH, RN
master1921@optonline.net
HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, & LEADERSHIP PROFESSIONAL
*Clinical Expertise *Teaching *Collaboration
*Leadership *Writing & Communication *Community Health
*Patient & Family Education *Research *Program Facilitation
*Infant to Geriatric Nursing *Health Promotion *Curriculum Development
E D U C A T I O N & C R E D E N T I A L S
Columbia University Teachers College – EdD (Organization & Leadership/Nursing)
Columbia University - MPH (Public Health Nursing Administration/Health Education)
University of the State of New York – BSN (Nursing)
Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing – Nursing Diploma
PR O F E S S I O N A L EX P E R I E N C E
WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, Warren, New Jersey Dec 2000 – Present
Coordinator of Health Services Jun 2012 to Present
Right to Know Officer Sep 2009 to Present
Head Nurse Dec 2000 to Present
Manage and coordinate the health care services provided by the nurses and athletic trainers to 2,200 students
and 250 faculty and staff.
Reorganized the health services area to more effectively address the healthcare needs of the student
population.
Facilitated team building activities with all department heads and their staff members to increase
communication and improve interaction regarding health programs
Introduced and manage the implementation of a data management program for student health services.
Organized a Medical Emergency Response Team; initiated and facilitate defibrillator drills several times a year
to increase the skills of the team
Restructured the sports physical clearance process to more efficiently provide for the safety of student athletes
Created a program “The Health Office as an Extension of the Classroom “ to improve student knowledge of
health issues.
Organized and conduct bi-annual nursing articulation meetings for the public, private and vocational high
school nurses and middle school nurses in the district and county
Established and run a center of learning for undergraduate and graduate nursing students from area colleges
and universities to do practicums in Community Health Nursing, Health Education, and/or School Nursing
Rewrote the health education curriculum with the Curriculum Development Committee.
Monitor the inventory of all chemical products used for teaching, maintenance and cleaning; identify
products considered to be hazardous, educate faculty regarding hazardous chemicals and arrange for
removal of toxic chemicals.
BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE, Bloomfield, New Jersey Oct 2014 – Present
Adjunct Faculty, Division of Nursing
Encourage and inspire nursing students to aim for excellence
Teach Health Assessment, Community Health Nursing, and Professional Nursing Concepts
PLEASE NOTE: Clinical nursing experience (hospital, community health and hospice) available on request.
CA R E E R NO T E S
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Professional Relations Manager and Wound Management Specialist
• Secured American Nurses Association (ANA) approval to award continuing education credits for Johnson
and Johnson education programs. This was one of the first times that the ANA awarded this privilege to a
corporate entity. (Career notes continued on next page)
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HUDSON REGIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROJECT, Harrison, New Jersey
Director
• Wrote a grant and received $200,000 to develop a health education project for 13 municipalities in N.J.
• Became director; hired a staff of health educators; and set up a model to educate the 13 municipalities on
how to improve and maintain healthy blood pressures
AMT HOLISTIC HEALTH SERVICES, Warren, New Jersey
President and Owner
• Provided nutritional and healthy living counseling and programs
• Offered Therapeutic Touch treatments to improve chronic health conditions and to promote positive surgical
outcomes
CE R T I F I C A T I O N S
School Nurse Certification – New Jersey
Teacher Certification – New Jersey
CPR Certification – American Red Cross
PU B L I C A T I O N S
• Retrospective Reports of the Lived School Experience of Adolescents After the Death of a Parent, The Journal of
School Nursing, SAGE Journals, October, 2013
• The School Experience of Adolescents After the Death of a Parent, ProQuest/UMI, 2012
• Promoting Wound Healing, American Journal of Nursing, October 1982 (Consultant)
• Wound Care and High Risk Patients, Life Support Nursing, October 1982 (Consultant)
• NJ Senate Committee Testimony on Third Party Reimbursement for Nurses, New Jersey Nurse, Mar/April 1981
• Nursing Concerns and Hospital Product Standardization, Medical Instrumentation, May/June 1981
• Wound Healing Implications for the Nurse in the Operating Room, World Conference of Operating Room Nurses
III, September, 1983
PR O F E S S I O N A L AS S O C I A T I O N ME M B E R S H I P S
Sigma Theta Tau International
National Association of School Nurses
New Jersey School Nurses Association
Somerset County School Nurses Association
Columbia University Alumni Association
Mountainside Hospital Nursing School Alumni Association
PROFESSIONAL AC T I V I T I E S /ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Board Member – Mountainside Nursing School Alumni Association (Current)
• Board Member – Fellowship Village Senior Living and Health Care Facility, Audit Committee (Current)
• Professional Advisory Council Member, Imagine Grief Center for Children (Current)
• Facilitator, Adolescent Peer Support, Good Grief Center for Grieving Children
• Program Co-Chair, Somerset County School Nurses’ Association
• Cable TV Producer/ Host, “Be Your Best” OB Channel 14
• Johnson and Johnson School Nurse Fellow (Current)
• Poster Presentations, Kean University and Mount Sinai Nursing Research Conferences
• Presenter, World Conference of Operating Room Nurses, Honolulu
• Chairperson, New Jersey State Nurses’ Association Task Force on Third Party Reimbursement for Nurses
• Governor Appointment, New Jersey Council on Physical Fitness
• New Jersey Delegate, American Nurses’ Association
• New Jersey Senate Presentation, “Third Party Reimbursement for Nurses”
• Board Member, New Jersey State Nurses’ Association Board of Directors
• Executive Board Member, New Jersey Public Health Association
• Chairperson, Credentialing Committee, New Jersey State Nurses’ Association
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• Chairperson, Legislative Committee, Hudson County Chapter, NJ State Nurses’ Association