Kimberly Marie Pearson

Kimberly Marie Pearson, M.H.A., M.B.A., R.N., C.C.H.P. is a consultant in correctional healthcare with over 35 years experience in the healthcare industry, including correctional healthcare, clinical nursing, management and administration. She is based in Reno, Nevada. She did a Diploma in Nursing from Saint Francis College of Nursing in 1984 and Bachelors in Health Arts at University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL in 1990. Then she also completed her Masters in Health Care Administration in 2004 and MBA in 2009 from University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL. She is a Certified Correctional Healthcare Professional and a Legal Nurse consultant. She is a registered Nurse in the State of California. Her clinical experience includes Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care, and Flight medicine. Additionally, she served as the Emergency Medical Services Manager for the largest EMS system in the state of Illinois, overseeing 18 counties and 25 hospitals in EMS services and Disaster Preparedness. She directed and managed the first Disaster Preparedness Mobile Team in Illinois immediately following 9/11 with the team being actively deployed three times within the first year. She recently served as the Deputy Agency Director for the Orange County Health Care Agency -- Correctional Health Services division since 2010. She has been an Accreditation Surveyor for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). She owns and operates KP Consulting, LLC, which is a correctional healthcare consulting entity.