Debra Bliesner, MA, BSN

Passionately educating and advocating for a lifetime.

I've been an educator for most of my life.  It is through teaching others that I've learned that receiving knowledge and understanding is both powerful and empowering.  As a counselor, I learned that every human being wants to be listened to and understood.  I apply these principles every day in my professional and personal life.

My background includes a B.S. in Nursing from Washington State University, M.A. in Counseling Education from Northern Michigan University.  I am also a retired Colonel after serving 30 years in the US Air Force Nurse Corps.  I have extensive experience as an educator in multiple venues: Clinical instructor, Education Coordinator, Affiliate Faculty Member, Behavioral Research Associate for NIH Cancer Decision Making Studies, Oncology Clinical Trials Coordinator, and Pharmaceutical Industry  Oncology Educator, Patient Advocate and Navigator.  My current position as a Clinical Nurse Educator for Sutter Health enables me to apply all the skills learned in the entirety of my 40-plus year career.