Originally from Maine. Yup, she’s a Yankee. Kelly Demele has lived in the Tampa Bay area since 2002. She has also lived in Shreveport Louisiana from 1999-2002 and Valdosta Georgia from 1994-1999. Kelly’s career has ranged from Insurance, Banking, Investment Banking International Bonds, and computer programming. She started her nursing career in 1998 at LSU Medical Center in Shreveport Louisiana on the Labor and Delivery unit where she gained a love for OB/GYN. She then transferred to a smaller regional hospital in Bossier City Louisiana on a Perinatal unit taking care of antepartum, postpartum, and new born nursery for 4 years. After relocating to the Tampa area, she became a night charge nurse for St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital Labor and Delivery where they do over 6,000 deliveries per year. Since graduating from USF in Aug 2006, she has worked as a registered nurse practitioner specializing in women’s health. She also has experience in operating rooms as a scrub and circulation nurse. Kelly, is single but currently engaged to be married. She has one daughter, Heather, who lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
College or university: Hesser College, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Degree: Associate in Computer Science

College or university: Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

College or university: University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Degree: Masters of Science

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Family Nurse Practitioner from American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

MEMBERSHIPS:
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Delta Beta-at-Large Chapter American

Academy of Nurse Practitioners

LICENSURE:
State of Florida

LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
English
Sign Language