Mary Steiner

Mary Steiner is a graduate from the University of Colorado School of Nursing. As a registered nurse she has acquired experience in acute care, public health and management. Throughout her career, she has built a reputation for being a patient advocate, collaborator and a “builder” of projects and programs. In 2000 she was recognized by the Public Health Nurses Association of Colorado as the public health nurse of the year. As an emergency preparedness nurse coordinator working at the Oklahoma City County Health Department she was instrumental in the development of pediatric dosing protocols in the event of bioterrorism – an accomplishment that was recognized by the Centers for Disease Control. In her role as public health nurse manager, she facilitated the development of a program that received recognition as a promising practice by the National Association of Counties. In her current role as a community projects and pilots manager, she is responsible for the development of a community coalition to address the opioid epidemic in El Paso County