Lois Martens is a registered nurse in the state of Florida with twenty-two years of experience in emergency room and intensive care nursing. Lois is on the Board of Directors as a working member of Corporate Crisis Management Inc.—a company specializing in assisting businesses and organizations to prepare for and manage a crisis or traumatic event through education, training and on-site incident management. 

Lois is an active member of the Community Crisis Support Team of Hillsborough County. She is an experienced responder to critical incidents and has assisted in a number of family, community and onsite traumatic events. 

Lois’ years as a trauma center nurse have given her a tremendous insight to daily human tragedies. Like many in emergency medicine, she has experienced firsthand the effects of traumatic stress, and has a great understanding of the challenges that accompany it. Lois brings life skills, knowledge and empathy to her interactions with those exposed to trauma, creating a common understanding that bridges pain with healing. Lois responded as a member of an International Team to the people of Uganda during a wartime epidemic to provide life-saving medical services and compassion. 

Lois’s certifications include:

• Basic Incident Command System, FEMA 

• A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance, FEMA Field Traumatology, International Traumatology Institute, University of South Florida 

• Compassion Fatigue, Florida Interfaith Networking in Disaster

• Bioterrorism Trauma Intervention Specialist Training, University of South Florida, College of Public Health

• Critical Incident Stress Management – Basic, International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, University of South Florida, College of Public Health 

Lois’s areas of expertise include:

• Personal Growth

• Emergency Nursing

• Critical Care Nursing 

• Logistics and Procurement

• Compassion Fatigue and Burnout

• Healing Touch and Prayer Practitioner 

• Holistic and alternative modalities for wellness