Diana Collison-Jones: Retired Nurse and Published Poet

Diana J. Collison-Jones is a Retired Nurse, with experience in emergency room and in-patient services. A graduate of Amarillo College, she earned an Associate Degree in 1985, and coursework at Bemidji State University the following year.

Ms. Jones practiced for more than twenty years. She began her career as the director of nursing for the Good Samaritan Society in Kelliher, Minnesota, between 1985 and 1988. She went to serve as a staff nurse at the United States Public Health Service at Red Lake Hospital in Minnesota from 1988 to 2003. In addition to her nursing career, Ms. Jones remains active as the owner of Woodland Haven, an adult assisting living facility, a role she has held since 1990. The facility notably includes an adult foster care, which houses those who have no one to care for them, such as homeless individuals and people who have been rejected from other facilities.

Ms. Jones is also a successful poet. She is the author of “Fresh Tracks,” which was published in 1994. She was encouraged by many people, particularly those that were of good morals and ethics. In her spare time, Ms. Jones enjoys art and spending time with her grandchildren.