Margaret
Bobonich
Official
Web Site: www.margaretbobonich.com
Born
June 5, 1962, in Millville, New Jersey, Margaret entered
into the large family
of Hank and Judith
Witthohn. Her father’s career required their family
relocate many times during her childhood, so Margaret
learned to adapt and appreciate a variety of people and
environments at an early age. She enjoyed the ocean and
camping in Maine, waterskiing and snowmobiling in upstate
New York, and played fast pitch softball and snow skiing
in West Virginia.
After
graduating high school, Margaret studied chemistry
at West Virginia University in Morgantown.
Her great
experiences there with friends were memorable, but
she discovered her love of nursing and transferred
to University
of Charleston in Charleston, WV, and graduated in 1984.
Her next great achievement was realized when her son
Michael was born in late 1985. More change and travel
took Margaret and her family to northern Virginia where
she decided to go into Emergency Nursing. Working at
a Level 2 trauma center outside of Washington, D.C.
was a time of tremendous personal and professional
growth.
Dealing with unimaginable tragedies and diverse cultures,
Margaret gained new perspectives on life and people.
In 1988, she was overjoyed when her second son, Chase,
was born.
In
1991, Margaret joined the team at the Charleston Area
Medical Center, a Level 1 Trauma Center.
It wasn’t
long before she joined the flight crew of HealthNet
II Aeromedical Services and faced some of the most
devastating
medical challenges in life. Through these incredible
life and death patient experiences, Margaret began
to appreciate the idea of ‘living.’ As
a single mother of two, Margaret ventured out to
create a life
of living without the fear of failing.
Margaret
met the man of her dreams and partner for life, Steve
Bobonich. They married in 1996 and moved
to Ohio
where they both launched into new career adventures.
In pursuit of her Master’s Degree, Margaret
attended the Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing
at Case Western
Reserve University, specializing as a Family Nurse
Practitioner. It didn’t take long to realize
she had found her niche in nursing.
Encouraged
by her father and mentor,
Margaret had achieved her dream and graduated
in December 1999. It was a bittersweet time because
of the sudden
and tragic loss of her father to pancreatic cancer.
It was a grief unequalled by any experience in
her life.
As a nurse practitioner, Margaret began working
two days a week at a free medical clinic in northeast
Ohio. Still
driven by the ideals of her father, she decided
to
focus her energy on family and people who suffered
without
medical care, something her father passed on
to her. Margaret would later realize that his
love
of adventure
had also been handed down to his daughter. That
same year, Margaret joined a small family practice
in
rural Ohio and discovered the true value of primary
care
in America. While many patients speak of their
appreciation for her compassion and professionalism,
it is Margaret
who is grateful to the patients who enriched
her life.
Margaret
credits her wonderful husband, family and friends with
the support to pursue her dreams
in
life. Strength
and determination are important, but the love
of family and friends make your achievements
meaningful.
Margaret
continues her career as a dermatologic nurse practitioner
in northeast Ohio.
Of course,
the future
holds more adventure for Margaret as she
responds to requests for appearances across America.
Engagements include presentations to colleges
and universities,
professional organizations, and women’s
groups. Margaret inspires listeners to actively
choose “living” by
focusing on life choices for health and happiness.
She has also committed to partner with the
government of
Guatemala and health agencies to provide
the much needed medical care to impoverished
villages
devastated by mudslides
from Tropical Storm Stan.
But
it’s
not all work. Margaret will be teaming up
with a first class travel agency specializing
in adventure
tours to Central America. She will return
to Guatemala and other destinations with
tour groups to share her
excitement for the beautiful land and culture
of the region.
For
Booking Information Contact:
VANBROS and Associates Inc.
7121 West 79th Street • Overland Park,
KS 66204
913.381.7121 • fax: 913.381.7120 • talent@vanbros.com
Photo
Credit: Will
Patterson
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