Miriam Tannen

Ms. Tannen is a retired nurse practitioner living in New York.  From 1999-2009 she served as site manager for Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley.  From 1994-1999 she worked at Sharon Ob/Gyn in Sharon, CT, and Eastern Dutchess Maternity Clinic in Wassaic, NY.  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 numerous programs at Sharon Hospital, including sibling, grandparent and parenting classes.  She has written numerous educational brochures advising patients about parenting and health options, and she 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 received a Nurse Practitioner certificate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993, a BS in Women’s Health from Empire State College, and an Associate Degree in Applied Science from Dutchess Community College in 1976.