Recently, Kathy Zarling announced that after 33 years, she was stepping down from the MNACVPR Board. Our board discussed and unanimously voted to do the obvious….re-name our annual organization award the “Kathy Zarling Award of Excellence”.
Kathy Zarling has been a nurse involved with Cardiopulmonary patients since 1970. She was a charter member of MNACVPR starting back in 1990. She has been a Board member, President and Chair of numerous MNACVPR committees over the past 33 years and is currently our Board historian.
Kathy has also been very involved nationally in AACVPR as a board member, Annual Planning Committee co-chair, Education Committee Chair, and for many years, the Rapid Fire Session Chair. She has spoken in our state, and nationally on a variety of topics related to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
She is a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Rehab Specialist, Cardiac and Vascular Specialist, Tobacco Treatment Specialist, Nurse Coach, Wellness Coach and has a Parish Nurse Certification.
Besides all of the accomplishments and credentials, Kathy is one of the nicest people you are ever going to meet.