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In high school, Kimberly was a Junior Volunteer at Huntington Hospital for four years in her hometown, Huntington, New York. This provided her a look into working at the bedside with patients during their hospitalizations. Kimberly went on to pursue her undergraduate degree at the University of Delaware, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in May 2015.Kimberly then began her nursing career as a Labor and Delivery nurse at Northwell Health/Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Shortly after, in 2016, she became a nurse at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Kimberly spent eight more years in Labor and Delivery, caring for patients through the joys and challenges of childbirth. She led the unit as a charge nurse, trained nurses to her position, and helped the unit move to the Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns in 2020.In May 2023, Kimberly graduated from New York University with a Master of Science, and in July 2023, she became a board-certified family nurse practitioner under the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. In 2024, Kimberly became Adjunct Faculty at the CUNY Hunter College School of Nursing, teaching the obstetrical rotation for undergraduate and accelerated nursing students in the process of earning their nursing degrees. Her passion is caring for women across the lifespan, with an emphasis on building strong patient relationships through education and collaboration to achieve optimal health.