Meet Your COPD Foundation Captains!

Georgetown, TX

As a Respiratory Therapist for the past 33 years, I am excited to be a State Captain for Texas. My experience in Critical Care, Pulmonary Rehabilitation and as a RT Navigator has given me an overall perspective on educating patients and helping people manage their COPD. I have had a life- long passion for helping those with lung disease.

As a State Captain, I would like to be involved with advocacy and healthcare policy on the state and local levels. I believe that, with a collective voice, we can accomplish many great things. Our leaders need our support and guidance to better serve the COPD community in this country. We need to bring COPD awareness to our communities and our government.

I am currently in the process of starting a Better Breathers Club in Georgetown, Texas. I am also employed by a pulmonology group here. There are so many patients we serve needing the support of others and the medical community. It is equally important that COPD patients have the tools to self- manage their own disease.

We can educate and advocate everyday but…. "Patients don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care". This quote has always reminded me that with service comes great compassion and kindness.