La Salle University
School of Nursing and Health Sciences
1900 West Olney Avenue
Box 808
Philadelphia
PAUSA
19141
Biographical Sketch: Phyllis,
I am planning on presenting but I have also included Sharon's bio. Maryellen
Brief Bio
Maryellen Malak Madden, RN, BSN, M.Ed.
• Public health nurse employed at LaSalle Neighborhood Nursing Center (Philadelphia, PA)
• Currently working as a Child Care Health Consultant at the Southeast Regional Key of Keystone Stars (Keystone STARS is an initiative of the Office of Child Development to improve, support, and recognize the continuous quality improvement efforts of early learning programs in Pennsylvania)
• Member, Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing
• APHA presenter 2007, 2008, 2009
Brief Bio
Sharon Starr, MSN, RN
o Senior nursing leader, manager, and consultant with more than 20 years experience providing service with communities and vulnerable populations
o Currently, Clinical Coordinator of La Salle Neighborhood Nursing Center, managing multiple public health promotion programs and a third level laboratory
o Educator in university, community, and for individuals
o Child Care Health Consultant through Early Childhood Linkage System of the Pennsylvania American Academy of Pediatrics
o Completed the National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants Trainers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
o Completed Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) fellowship through Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
o Member, Sigma Theta Tau, International, Honor Society of Nursing
o Professional contributions to American Public Health Association, College of Physicians in Philadelphia, and National Nursing Center Consortium meetings