Occupation: Founder and Instructor
Company: The CPR Gals
Born: Pasadena, California
Education:
AA, Pasadena City College, CA
Certifications:
CPR and First Aid Instructor; Disaster Services Instructor; Past Certification, EMT
Career:
Founder, CPR and First Aid Instructor in Disaster Education, The CPR Gals, Pasadena, CA (2012-Present)
Founder, CPR and First Aid Instructor in Disaster Education, The CPR Gals, Morgantown, West Virginia (2020-Present)
Volunteer, American Red Cross (1968-2022)
Emergency Medical Technician (20+ years)
Founder, National CPR and First Aid Instructor in Disaster Education via Zoom, The CPR Gals
Civic:
C.E.R.T. (Community Emergency Response Team) Volunteer (2014-Present); Committee Member, Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association; Disaster Communications Ham Radio Operator (KC6WOR), Retired Member LA County Sheriff’s Department; Retired Member, El Monte Police Department Mounted Unit Volunteers
Achievements:
Spent 3 months working and training at Ground Zero in New York City following 9/11/2001; Being Inducted into the Prestigious Marquis Who’s Who Biographical Registry in 2022; Recognized for her decades of experience in teaching CPR, First Aid, and Disaster Preparedness to the community.
Awards:
Recipient, Best of Pasadena Awards in First Aid & Safety Instruction (2014-2023); Recipient, Pasadena Award Program in the CPR and First Aid Classes/Disaster Education Classes Category (2017-2023); Recipient, Pasadena Award Program in the CPR Classes classification (2020); Recipient, Pasadena Small Business Excellence Award in the CPR Classes Classification (2016, 2019); Recipient, Pasadena Small Business Excellence Award in the First Aid Classes classification (2016); Recipient, Best Businesses of Pasadena Award in the CPR Classes Category (2015, 2016); Recipient, Best Businesses of Pasadena Award in the First Aid Classes Category (2014-2016)
Memberships:
Board Member, Kiwanis Club of Pasadena; Member, Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association
Family:
Daughter of Doreen Lawson Edwards and Vern Allan Edwards
Grandparents: Robert MacKay Lawson and Amy Lawson
Hobbies:
Spending time and taking care of animals; Knitting/crocheting/cross-stitching/needlepoint; Going to the mountains
