She is a retired Registered Nurse, previously certified in Gerontological Nursing by ANA. Jan is a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina. She attended Furman University and started her nursing career in Greenville. Jan’s experience and dedication to quality in nursing and elder care spans many decades of professional activity in the Lowcountry. Between 1980 and 1987 she was the Director of Nursing for the Charleston Nursing Center. In 1990 Jan and her husband Nat, leased and operated the Sandpiper group, skilled nursing, assisted living and retirement facilities.