March 20, 2008 

Jan Tezak has been elected to the Kitsap Mental Health Services Board of Directors in February 2008. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Dakota, and her Master of Nursing Degree, specializing in Psychosocial Nursing, from the University of Washington. Previous clinical experience included supervisory responsibilities on adult mental health inpatient units at University of Washington Hospital and Cabrini Hospital in Seattle. She is currently employed as a tenured Nursing Faculty member at Olympic College where she has continued her professional development by attending numerous conventions, workshops, and seminars. In addition to teaching psychosocial nursing theory and clinical courses, Jan teaches nursing ethics. She lives in North Kitsap with her husband, and enjoys travel, reading, and gardening.