With a wide-ranging career in health care, Beverly served in administrative and teaching roles. She enjoyed an extensive career in public health working at the state and national levels to improve the oral health status of school-age children, pregnant women and first-time families. She was published in a variety of health care publications and wrote a variety of documents used as national program models. As the designated Dental Director for the NJ Department of Health, she held a joint appointment as adjunct faculty with the University of Medicine and Dentistry-NJ Dental School. During that time, she was appointed by then Governor James E. McGreevy to the NJ State Board of Dentistry, the first nurse ever appointed to that position. She then served in that capacity at the discretion of subsequent Governors Jon Corzine and Christopher Christie.
As someone who values life-long learning, she studied creative writing at Converse College and Stanford Univeristy.
As a published author, inspirational speaker at women’s retreats and Spiritual Director, Beverly offers a variety of writing workshops on topics such as life writing, memoir, grief and loss, journaling, and spiritual journaling. She facilitates a Creative Writing Circle for Mature Women in addition to writing workshops targeting divorce recovery and writing through cancer.
Beverly’s writing has been published in
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She has taught creative writing for The Community School of New Hope-Solebury and Princeton Adult School.
Beverly believes to be a good writer, you should be an avid reader is a member of a book group that meets monthly to discuss works of fiction and non-fiction.
