Patricia Kenny has been a nurse for over 30 years, and has worked as a GNP providing house calls for the past 5 years. Prior to completion of a post-master's certificate, she worked as a gerontological clinical nurse specialist in a variety of settings, including hospital, home health, and outpatient mental health care. Throughout her career, Patty has worked toward reducing stigma, barriers to care and health disparities for disenfranchised members of the community through education of self, family, local community, and health care providers.