Archives: Advocates

Eileen McMillin

Eileen McMillin

Eileen is an accomplished registered nurse with nearly a decade of dedicated service in the healthcare field, specializing in cardiovascular care. Her professional journey spans various critical areas including interventional cardiology, pediatric cardiac ICU, ECMO specialization, and electrophysiology, where she has seamlessly transitioned between adult and pediatric patient care. Throughout her career, Eileen has established […]

Jean Bourg

Jean Bourg

Jean Bourg, PT, brings over 33 years of dedicated experience in the field of physical therapy to her role in our patient advocacy group. With a distinguished career spanning multiple healthcare settings, Jean has honed her expertise in communication, coordination of patient care, comprehensive evaluation, and patient and family education. Her commitment to delivering optimal […]

Kristin Smedley

Kristin Smedley

Kristin Smedley is a registered nurse with over 25 years of clinical experience in the healthcare industry. Her journey in nursing began as a home health aide and later expanded into oncology within a hospital setting. After completing nursing school, Kristin concentrated on home health and hospice care, and more recently her focus was in […]

Edna Clifton

Edna Clifton

  In my 40 plus years in Nursing,  I have worked in education, administration, acute care, home health, hospice and quality improvement. I earned my Masters in Business in Administration with the goal of gaining a better understanding of finance and quality improvement initiatives related to healthcare. Throughout the years, I have learned about the […]

Sheila Talley

Sheila Talley

Sheila is excited to come aboard Stepping Stone Advocacy Services. She brings over 28 years of nursing experience in a variety of areas, including: Medical/Surgical, Long Term Care facilities, Oncology and most recently as a Certified Case Manager (CCM). Sheila has always had a heart for helping others. Both professionally and personally. She brings her […]

Kallien Norris

Kallien Norris

Kalli brings to Stepping Stone Advocacy 10 years of experience as a nurse in a variety of acute care areas including Cardiac, Emergency Room, Interventional Radiology and Intensive Care. Kalli’s experience working in multiple hospital departments has given her the knowledge needed to navigate all the intricacies of a complicated hospital stay. Kalli has a […]

Amanda Meissner

Amanda Meissner

Amanda brings a wealth of experience and compassion to her role at Stepping Stone Advocacy. With seven years of experience in various healthcare settings, including home health, long term care, and most recently the Cardiac ICU, Amanda possesses a diverse skill set that enables her to provide specialized care to critically ill patients. Her ability […]

Sandra Martinez

Sandra Martinez

Sandra is our Insurance and Billing expert. Sandra brings 20 years experience as a Professional Medical Biller. In her role as a Professional Medical Biller, she educates patients about their insurance coverage, including benefits, limitations and out of pocket costs.   She also helps with submitting necessary documentation to ensure claims are filed and paid correctly.  She […]

Darlene Christy

Darlene Christy

Darlene Christy, a native of South Philly now residing in Tampa Bay, has built a remarkable career journey, ultimately finding her calling in patient advocacy. Her professional trajectory commenced with a 30-day temp assignment, leading to a dynamic career in both qualitative and quantitative research since 1987. With a focus on healthcare research, Darlene became […]

June Gonzales

June Gonzales

June is part of our administrative team. She is our Billing Manager. She has been instrumental in developing and streamlining our billing processes. June’s career has been in the medical/dental field with over 37 years as a Practice Administrator for a multi-office specialty practice. In this role, she managed the day- to day operations, including managing […]