Beth Mattey is a school nurse consultant and educator who recently retired after 35 years of service as a school nurse and coordinator in the Brandywine School District in Wilmington, Delaware. She now collaborates with the Delaware Department of Education and the Delaware Division of Public Health to facilitate Asthma Education for school nurses in Delaware. In addition, she is the coordinator of the BSD Lifesavers, an innovative program to introduce students in grades 7-10 to a career in nursing.
A Nationally Board Certified School Nurse since 1990, Beth earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Delaware. In 2017, she was honored with induction into the University’s Alumni Wall of Fame, and in 2018, she became a Fellow of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN). She served on the Board of the National School Based Health Alliance from 2020-2025, and was the NASN liaison to the AAP Council on School Health from 2013-2015. Beth is a former president of both the National Association of School Nurses and the Delaware School Nurse Association.
Beth has impacted the field of school nursing, authoring chapters in all four editions of the award-winning textbook “School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text”. She has also published numerous articles in professional journals.
Beth believes that school nurses play a crucial role in promoting population health by fostering a culture of wellness within school communities. She emphasizes that school nurses are vital in bridging health and education, coordinating care, delivering preventive services, and addressing the comprehensive physical, social, and emotional health needs of all students.