Susan B. Willis, ARNP, CNM, CFNP

Susan was born in Louisville, Kentucky, grew up and lived in the Northeast, North Dakota and New Mexico before relocating to the Northwest in 1979. Susan started at North Sound Family Medicine part-time in the fall of 1988, and full-time in April 1991.

Her training includes basic nursing education in Louisville, Kentucky. She then obtained education for Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nurse Midwife at Frontier Nursing Services (FNS), graduating in 1979. FNS is the oldest school of nurse midwifery in the United States, and also serves as a model of rural health care for the USA and developing nations.

Her hobbies include gardening, sewing, English smocking, piano, riding horses, cross-country skiing, biking and hiking.

Susan’s family includes her husband Jim, a son Aaron and his family who live in Costa Rica (granddaughter is Isabella), a son Coleman and his family who live in Holland (grandchildren Jesse, Daniel, Chaya), a son Steve who lives in California, and a son Eric and his wife who live in Kentucky.

Favorite quotes:

• Midwives changing the world one baby at a time.
• Every door opens all realms.
  

Ancient Chinese poem