Wendy L. Wright, MS, APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP

Wendy is a 1992 graduate of the Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts and completed a family nurse practitioner post-master’s program in 1995. She is an adult and family nurse practitioner and the owner of Wright & Associates Family Healthcare, PLLC and an owner of Anderson Family Healthcare, PLLC located in Concord, NH. In addition, she is a Partner with Partners in Healthcare Education, a medical education company. She is the Past President of NPACE and the Senior lecturer for Fitzgerald Health Education Associates. She is the recipient of numerous awards and was chosen by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners as the 1999 recipient of the New Hampshire State Excellence Award. In addition, she received the 2009 NH Nurse Practitioner of the Year award and in 2005, she was inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; a position held by only 200 other nurse practitioners throughout the country. Wendy is the founder of the NH Chamber of Entrepreneurial Nurse Practitioners, an organization designed to assist nurse practitioners with independent practice issues. In addition, she is an Editor for Practice Management – a new e-journal created for NP’s interested in independent practice and practice management. She presents nationally to different audiences and has been a speaker at over 1000 conferences in 45 states and is a highly-sought after speaker. Wendy is also an Adjunct faculty member at the University of Wyoming - Graduate Nursing Program and in the Simmons College DNP program in Boston, on Medscape’s Ask the Expert Nurse Practitioner web site and is an editorial board member for Medscape’s e-journal. She is the nurse practitioner representative to the State of NH Immunization Advisory Board. Wendy has served a consultant to a number of pharmaceutical companies, medical offices and corporations. She has been a medical media spokesperson for a number of companies and has appeared on radio, television, in videos, and in print magazines. As a family nurse practitioner, she has also served as an expert witness in medical malpractice cases and is frequently consulted by malpractice attorneys around the area of clinical practice.

“I firmly believe that it is my privilege to provide healthcare for the men, women, and children in the State of New Hampshire. I take this role very seriously. People entrust us, as healthcare professionals, with their most precious commodities – their health and the health of their family members. What an awesome privilege. I consider myself very fortunate to have become a part of many families over the past 20 years. I look forward to working with my patients and their families to achieve optimal health and wellness.”

WLW – January 2011

A. Susan Feeney, MS, APRN, NP-C, Family Nurse Practitioner

Ms. Feeney is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). She has been providing primary care to families since 1998. Prior to becoming an FNP, she specialized in high-risk maternal child nursing for 15 years. She is lead clinical faculty and a full-time Instructor in the Graduate School of Nursing at Rivier College in Nashua, New Hampshire. Susan received her BSN (Summa Cum Laude) from Texas Woman’s University, Houston, Texas and her MSN from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing. Susan is a Senior Lecturer with Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc., a national provider of NP Certification Preparation and ongoing continuing education for healthcare providers. She presents the NP Preparation Course as well as office procedures workshops. Susan presents on a wide variety of clinical practice topics, including pharmacology and has presented at regional and national NP conferences. Susan is very active in the community and works with Rivier College to provide preventative care to the underserved as part of her role as Nurse Practitioner faculty.