Woodworth would bring extensive qualifications to coroner position

Editor:

I am writing this letter in support of Julie Woodworth as coroner. She has extensive medical knowledge and experience that a coroner should have.

She has been a Registered Professional Nurse for 34 years and has achieved some of the highest distinctions in her recent work as a Professor of Nursing at SUNY Niagara. She has attained the State Education of New York (SUNY) Excellence in Teaching Award and the SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professorship Award.

In fact, she is the only faculty member to attain the Distinguished Teaching Professorship Award to date at SUNY Niagara! She also currently holds a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) acknowledgement from the National League for Nursing organization. She has published many articles in peer-reviewed professional nursing journals.

Julie is continuing to make an impact on the next generation of nursing students and works extremely hard to excel in everything that she does. She is a consummate professional and practices with dignity, respect, and ethical integrity. In fact, as a nurse I would say that she emulates what the Gallup study has reported for years, that nursing professionals earn the top rating as the most trusted profession for the last 22 years in a row.

Julie and I have raised our 3 children in the Lyndonville community. She continues to work at Orleans Community Health in the surgery department, as supervisor and in the emergency room. For the last 2 years she has been mentored by Coroner Charlie Smith (who is retiring this year) and he has provided his endorsement of her as coroner! She demonstrated initiative by paying out of her own pocket to do coroner training so that she will be well prepared for the role.

I have seen Julie in action, remembering a Ronsons auction in 2001 when a bystander went into cardiac arrest. Julie stepped into action and started CPR, and I believe, saved his life. Her quick actions, medical preparedness, and medical knowledge serve this community well.

I strongly support my wife (Dr. Julie Woodworth) in the pursuit of the coroner role and I urge you to review her credentials and extensive medical experience before you go to the polls on Tuesday, June 25.

Mark Woodworth

Lyndonville