Ms. Tannen is a Nurse Practitioner in NY and has served as site manager for Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley since 1999. From 1994 -1999 she worked at Sharon Ob/Gyn in Sharon and Eastern Dutchess Maternity Clinic in Wassaic. Ms. Tannen also worked as a registered nurse in the maternity department of Sharon Hospital from 1979-1993. During this time, she designed and instituted various programs at Sharon Hospital including the sibling, grandparent and parenting classes. She has also written numerous educational brochures advising patients on parenting and health options, and lectured at several local schools and organizations about puberty, sexuality, and menopause. Ms. Tannen serves as a member of the Dutchess County Healthy Families Advisory Board. She is a member of the 2003 Invitational Item Writer’s Workshop for the National Certifying Corporation. Ms. Tannen received a Nurse Practitioner certificate from the University of Pennsylvania/Planned Parenthood Federation of America in 1993, a BS in Women’s Health from Empire State College, and an Associate in Applied Science degree from Dutchess Community College in 1976.