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Curriculum Vitae of LeAnn Thieman, LPN, CSP, CPAE
Certified Speaking Professional, Author & Nurse
6600 Thompson Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80526
Phone: 970/223-1574 | Email: LeAnn@LeAnnThieman.com
| 1968 | Graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing |
| 1968-Present | Licensed Practical Nurse; license current in Colorado – expiration 6/30/09 |
| 1968-1970 | Mercy Hospital – Cedar Rapids, Iowa OB/GYN Unit Nurse |
| 1970-1976 | Mercy Hospital – Iowa City, Iowa Nurse on Med/Surg, EENT, Pediatrics, Orthopedics |
| 1976-1979 | Vision Quest Adolescent Treatment Center – Tucson, Arizona School Nurse and Assistant to Medical Director |
| 1979-1980 | Temp Nurse for various hospitals, private duty care (cared for Tammy Wynette!) and geriatric centers in Tucson area. |
| 1980-1986 | Family Practice Clinic – Fort Collins, Colorado Office Nurse |
| 1986-1999 | OB/GYN Clinic – Fort Collins, Colorado Office Nurse, Lactation Consultant, Childbirth Educator Poudre Valley Hospital – Fort Collins, CO |
| May, 1996 | Nationally Certified Childbirth Educator |
Nursing Related Involvement |
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| 1992-1994 | Associate Board Member for AWHONN Colorado Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics & Neonatal Nurses |
| 1994-1998 | Associate Board Member for AWHONN District VIII Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics & Neonatal Nurses |
| 2000-Present | Member of Assoc. of Women’s Health, Obstetrics & Neonatal Nurses Life Member of National Assoc. of Practical Nurse Education & Services |
| 1980-Present | Involved with fundraising campaigns and public events for: March of Dimes, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Red Cross, and Children’s Hospital |
| 1970-2001 | Orphan Relief work: FCVN (Friends of Children of Vietnam); IMH (International Mission of Hope) |
| 2002 | Recipient of Centennial Regional Nursing Award for Excellence in Human Caring in the Field of Nursing Literature at the Twelfth Annual Nightingale & Nursing Awards |
| 2005-present | Member of Editorial Advisory Board for Nursing2008 & monthly columnist |
| 2007 | Contributing author to LPN Nursing 2007, published in dozens of nursing and healthcare journals |
| Co-Author of: | Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul. Published by Health Communications, Inc. (HCI), 2001. Chicken Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul. (HCI), 2004. Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul-Second Dose, (HCI), 2007. Plus 9 more Chicken Soup for the Soul books. |
| Speaker Activity: | Member of National Speakers Association, Colorado Speakers Assoc., Colorado Authors’ League, |
| 1998-2002 | Board of Director for Colorado Speaker’s Association |
| 2005 | Earned designation of Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) by National Speakers Association |
| 2008 | Awarded CPAE – Council of Peers Award of Excellence, Speaker Hall of Fame, by the National Speakers Association |
LeAnn is author of 12 Chicken Soup for the Soul books!