M. Virginia NeSmith Walton, M.S.N., RN, FNP, CNLCP

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1 M. Virginia NeSmith Walton, M.S.N., RN, FNP, CNLCP Education May 1986 May 1981 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Master of Science in Nursing with Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bachelor of Science in Nursing Professional Experience InFocus Greensboro, North Carolina. (2010 to present) Cofounder and Executive Director of this advocacy organization that empowers individuals of varying abilities. The Arc of Greensboro - Greensboro, North Carolina. (2007 to present) Community Resource Specialist. Facilitator for adult self-advocacy programs and initiatives. Community educator representing The Arc and self-advocates. Independent Consultant (2006 to present) Nurse Life Care Planner for individuals impacted by catastrophic illness or injury. Developmental and Psychological Center - Greensboro, North Carolina. ( ) Family Nurse Practitioner with Moses Cone Health System, providing outpatient specialty care for children and young adults with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities. Outstanding Kids, LLC, - Greensboro, North Carolina. ( ) Co-founder of this company, which was begun by three nurse practitioners working within the guidelines of the North Carolina Nurse Practice Act and Board of Medical Examiners in providing primary care and educational services. Services included developmental screening of area infants and preschoolers, contracted primary care services for infants through young adults, consultation regarding health policy and delivery, and provision of continuing education for N.C. public health nurses. University of North Carolina School of Nursing - Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (1992, 1994) Summer faculty. Instructor in adult and pediatric physical assessment for B.S.N. and M.S.N. students. Guilford County Department of Public Health - Greensboro, North Carolina. ( ) Nursing Consultant for the Child Health Division. Contracted with Guilford County to establish means for obtaining Medicaid reimbursement for pediatric services rendered in a school-based satellite clinic. Guilford County Department of Public Health - Greensboro, North Carolina. ( ) Family Nurse Practitioner in the Child Health Division. Provided well child and acute care in a multidisciplinary clinic setting. Established Child Health HIV/AIDS policy and protocol for the Division. Initiated anonymous HIV testing program for Guilford County Child Health clients. Facilitated interdisciplinary efforts to implement protocol.

2 Greensboro Family Practice - Greensboro, North Carolina. ( ) Family Nurse Practitioner. Provided primary care to patients of all ages. Established own caseload in addition to providing acute care to all patients within this midsize private practice group. Guilford County Department of Public Health Greensboro, North Carolina. ( ) Public Health Nurse in the Child Health Division. Pediatric clinic Charge Nurse, EPSDT (Medicaid) Medical Screener, Coordinator of Crippled Children s Neurology clinic, Liaison for Crippled Children s Cardiology and Orthopedic clinics. Moses Cone Memorial Hospital - Greensboro, North Carolina. ( ) Nurse Intern. Rotated through medical-surgical, ICU, and mother-infant units as a new graduate nurse. Certification and Licensure April 2004 to present May 1986 Nationally Certified as a Nurse Life Care Planner Certificate as a Family Nurse Practitioner 1981 to present Licensure as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina Professional Organizations American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners Core Curriculum Committee ( ) Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society for Nurses American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Fellow Awards May 2010 Victor Hall Leadership Award, presented by The Arc of Greensboro Relevant Volunteer Experience and Community Engagement Member, Postsecondary Education Alliance (PSEA) of North Carolina, present. Member, NC Client Rights Committee, Alberta Professional Services, 2009 present. Member, NC Self-Advocates Conference planning team, 2013, Member, Guilford County Autism Council, present. Volunteer, Guilford Day School - local private school serving children with learning disabilities and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Volunteer, Camp C.A.M.P., San Antonio, Texas, June

3 Board member, Child Care Ministry Division of Children s Home Society of N.C. - foster care program Board member, American Cancer Society, Greensboro Unit, Board president, Epilepsy Association of Greater Greensboro, Publications Brake, L., Miller, K., Schleien, S., & Walton, G. (2014). Exposing Photovoice to reflection: Methodological considerations for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Manuscript submitted for publication in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Schleien, S., Miller, K., Walton, G., & Pruett, S. (2014). Parent perspectives of barriers to child participation in recreational activities. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 48(1), Schleien, S., Brake, L., Miller, K., & Walton, G. (2013). Using Photovoice to listen to adults with intellectual disabilities on being part of the community. Annals of Leisure Research, 16(3), DOI: / Brake, L., Schleien, S., Miller, K., & Walton, G. (2012). Photovoice: A tour through the camera lens of self-advocates. Social Advocacy and Systems Change Journal, 3(1), Walton, G., Schleien, S., Brake, L., Trovato, C., & Oakes, T. (2012). Photovoice: A collaborative methodology giving voice to underserved populations seeking community inclusion. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 46(3), Presentations Self-Advocates: Sharing Our Stories. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of Community and Therapeutic Recreation Greensboro, North Carolina, April 2014, October 2013, April Family Advocates: Sharing Our Stories. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of Community and Therapeutic Recreation Greensboro, North Carolina, March 2014, October Your advocacy efforts InFocus Disability Rights NC & The Arc of NC Conference Raleigh, North Carolina, October, Your passion InFocus. Piedmont Regional Self-Advocates Conference High Point, North Carolina, May, InFocus and community conversations. Mayor s Committee for Persons with Disabilities. Greensboro, North Carolina, February, From my view: Advocacy in focus. The Arc-U.S National Convention & International Forum Washington, D.C., October,

4 Inspiring community inclusion one photo at a time. Office of Leadership and Service Learning Community-based Research Conference - Greensboro, North Carolina, April, Changing communities by empowering self-advocates through Photovoice National Recreation and Park Association Annual Congress Atlanta, Georgia, November Intellectual and developmental disabilities and The Arc of Greensboro. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of Community and Therapeutic Recreation Greensboro, North Carolina, October 2012, April 2012, October 2011, April 2011, October 2010, April 2010, October 2009, April 2009, October Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Differences. Caring Family Network, Inc. High Point, North Carolina, April Human Sexuality and Adolescent Development. St. Pius School Greensboro, North Carolina, annually March 1998 through March Managing Children with ADD or ADHD. Guilford County Day Care Greensboro, North Carolina, April Normal Development and Developmental Issues. Carolina Adoption Services, Inc. Greensboro, North Carolina, March Continuing Education UNC Chapel Hill Maternal and Child Health Interdisciplinary Leadership Training Consortium, UNC Chapel Hill Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, LEND Trainee Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, North Carolina Self-Advocates Conference, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014 The Arc of North Carolina Annual Conference, 2013 American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners Annual Conference , 2010, 2012 The Arc of the U.S. Annual Convention, 2011, 2012 ABC s of Home Modifications for Patients with Physical and Neurological Disabilities, Cross Country Education, Raleigh, North Carolina, February 2012 National Recreation and Park Association Annual Congress, 2011 American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Conference, 2010 Developmental Disabilities Through the Lifespan, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, October

5 Adult Spasticity: Diagnosis and Management, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, May 2009 Cerebral Palsy: Management of Spasticity, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, March th Annual Conference on Exceptional Children, Department of Public Instruction of the State of North Carolina, November 2007 Management Strategies for Motor Impairments in Children with Neuromuscular Conditions, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics and the Kluge Children s Rehabilitation & Research Institute, University of Virginia, December 2006 Pediatrics at Williamsburg Annual Conference, Children s Hospital of The King s Daughters, November 2005 Children s Association for Maximum Potential CAMP Multidisciplinary Continuing Education, San Antonio, Texas, June 2005 World Congress and Exposition on Disabilities, WCDExpo, Inc., October 2004 Mood Disorders: Special Issues, FCG Institute for Continuing Education. Durham, NC, January 2004 George T. Wolff, MD Annual Primary Care Symposium, Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, NC, October 2003 The Spectrum of Developmental Disabilities XXIV, Johns Hopkins University, April 2002 World Congress and Exposition on Disabilities, WCDExpo, Inc., November 2000 The Spectrum of Developmental Disabilities XXII: ADHD, Johns Hopkins University, April 2000 From Genes to Behavior, Johns Hopkins University, November 1998 The Spectrum of Developmental Disabilities XX: Autism, Johns Hopkins University, March 1998 Psychopharmacology for Children and Adolescents, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, February 1998 Issues in Depression in Children and Adolescents, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, November 1997 The Spectrum of Developmental Disabilities XIX: Mental Retardation, Johns Hopkins University, March 1997 Revised 04/14 5