Debbie received her masters degree from the University of Oklahoma as an acute care clinical nurse specialist after completing her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Central State University. She is the clinical supervisor for the CHF CARE Center and has served as clinical instructor and preceptor for our local nursing programs. She began her career as an cardiology telemetry nurse and then transferred to the intensive care unit where she has had several years caring for patients having cardiac surgery as well as heart failure. She is active in noninvasive cardiology with a focus in congestive heart failure.