She has over 25 years of professional nursing experience, with a master’s degree in cardiovascular nursing. Ms. Scott most recently worked as the Co-Director of Certification and Education at the International Association of Forensic Nurses, where she assessed member continuing education needs and developed online activities. She also served as a senior editor with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). At the ANCC, some of her responsibilities included developing and conducting item-writing workshops for nursing content experts and editing items for the ANCC credentialing examinations, such as the gerontological nursing certification examination. As a program manager with a health maintenance organization, Ms. Scott conducted health education seminars and developed disease management and health promotion materials for older adult members with chronic disease.