Kayla Drabek, BSN, RN

Director, Vocational Nursing
Wharton County Junior College
911 Boling Highway
Wharton, Texas 77488
(979) 532-6497 
E-mail: drabekk@wcjc.edu

Mrs. Drabek received her Associate Degree in Nursing from Wharton County Junior College in 2012.  She completed her Bachelor in Nursing at the University of Texas at Arlington in 2014.  She has worked as a RN at OakBend Medical Center on the Medical-Surgical Unit and the Skilled Nursing Unit as a floor nurse and a charge nurse for almost 6 years.  Mrs. Drabek was a part-time Clinical instructor for Wharton County Junior College since 2018.  She started as a full-time employee in January 2020 teaching Pharmacology and Clinicals II and III.  Mrs. Drabek became the Director of the program in August 2021 currently teaching Basic Nursing Skills and Advanced Nursing Skills.

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Gina Grosser, BSN, RN CEN

Instructor of Vocational Nursing
Wharton County Junior College
911 Boling Highway
Wharton, Texas 77488
(979) 532-6593
E-mail:  grosserg@wcjc.edu

Ms. Grosser received her Associate Degree of Nursing from Victoria College in 1997.  She worked in ICU and the Emergency Department of Gulf Coast Medical for 9 years as a staff nurse and as Charge nurse.  She completed her Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Houston-Victoria in 2009.  For the past 14 years, she has worked in the Emergency Department.  Ms. Grosser joined WCJC full time in May of 2023.

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Shawna Lindsey, MSN, RN

Instructor of Vocational Nursing
Wharton County Junior College
911 Boling Highway
Wharton, Texas 77488
(979) 532-6902
E-mail:  lindseys@wcjc.edu 

Ms. Lindsey received her Associate of Degree of Nursing from Deaconess College of Nursing in 2006 and went on to attend Chamberlain College of Nursing for RN-MSN program where she received her MSN in nursing education.  She began her nursing career 11 years prior to that with an LPN certificate.  She has been a nurse for 27 years and has worked in med/surg, tele, rehab, skilled, and hospice.  Her other work experiences include working at WCJC in the associate degree nursing program for 9 years.  Ms. Lindsey joined WCJC vocational nursing faculty in fall 2023.

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Secretary

Lori Baumgarten

(979) 532-6391
E-mail: baumgartenl@wcjc.edu