Suzette grew up in southern Wisconsin on her family’s beef, pork, and dairy farm. She worked as a CNA in a developmentally delayed nursing home and fell in love with medicine! More recently, she has been a nurse practitioner for nearly 15 years! She enjoys working in a partnership style of care with her patients and families to optimize their overall health. She has a strong emphasis on preventative and wellness management while coordinating and managing treatments for chronic disease conditions. For many years she was a provider in an internal medicine clinic working exclusively with diabetics of all types, ages, and stages. This included type 1, type 2 gestational as well as transplant patients. She is passionate about providing comprehensive care for Tribal and community members.
Outside of work she enjoys traveling, hiking, sewing, swimming, reading, and learning new languages and cultures.
HEALTH CARE EXPERIENCE:
- 18 years of experience in an SICU setting/Level II trauma setting in Chicago’s Resurrection Hospital system.
- 20 years of experience in ED setting at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rhinelander, WI.
- 2 years of experience working with tribal members at Forest County Potawatomi Center.
- Adjunct clinical nursing instructor at Nicolet College.
EDUCATION:
- Master’s of science as a nurse practitioner at Concordia University.
- Bachelor’s of Science degree at UW Wisconsin-Madison.
LICENSURE:
- Advanced practice nurse practitioner in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
- Registered nurse Wisconsin and Illinois.
MEMBERSHIP:
- Longstanding member of American Diabetes Association and Association of diabetic care and education specialist.
- Wisconsin nurses Association.
- Sigma Theta Tau.
CERTIFICATIONS:
- American Nurses Credentialing Center.
- Preparing for BC-ADM certification for advanced diabetes management.
