Vicki Haugen received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, and a Master’s in Public Health from California College for Health Sciences. She has been a board-certified wound ostomy and continence nurse since 1989 and is certified in oncology nursing, and faith communality nursing. Her years of experience include regional and national speaking, litigation consulting, research in her areas of specialty, and publishing in peer review journals.