{"id":13337,"date":"2015-08-18T15:04:53","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T19:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=13337"},"modified":"2018-08-30T16:51:50","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T20:51:50","slug":"welcome-to-nmc-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=13337","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to NMC, Mac!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13339 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 9px;\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beeker-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Beeker\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beeker-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Beeker.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/>Norman Beeker\u00a0joined NMC as a\u00a0Nursing Instructor- Medical Surgical on August 17, 2015. He can be reached at (231) 995-\u00a01237\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mabeeker@nmc.edu\">mabeeker@nmc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Norman Beeker goes by the nickname of Mac and was born in Detroit.\u00a0\u00a0He attended Michigan State University as an undergraduate, worked in public broadcasting, completed a Master\u2019s degree at Miami University and transitioned into non-profit development work.\u00a0\u00a0He and his wife have lived in Ohio, Belgium and Italy before moving to Traverse City in 2003.\u00a0\u00a0Changes in the health of his parents led Mac to learn more about nursing which led him to the ADN program at NMC and then work as a Patient Care Coordinator at Munson Medical Center.\u00a0\u00a0He went on to complete a MSN in nursing education at Gonzaga University with student teaching work precepted by Jo Hendrix here at NMC.\u00a0\u00a0His wife is Mary Beeker who works in the Osterlin Library and they live in the Slabtown neighborhood in Traverse City.\u00a0\u00a0Outside of work Mac enjoys gardening, fly fishing and is a member of Sam&#8217;s Army, the supporters of the US national soccer team.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norman Beeker\u00a0joined NMC as a\u00a0Nursing Instructor- Medical Surgical on August 17, 2015. 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