Peggy Summers has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Wildlife WayStation since September 1998, working with Special Events, Fund Development, and Marketing.

Born in New Jersey, Ms. Summers received her R.N. in nursing education at Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. She later moved to Southern California and graduated from the University of Redlands with a B.A. in liberal arts.

Ms. Summers has worked as a pediatric head nurse, nursing instructor, medial-legal consultant, medical facility inspector, and an Emergency Room nurse, as well as having provided private duty home nursing care. She worked at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena as a certified pediatric-neonatal nurse specialist for many years.

Ms. Summers has been active in numerous community projects and fundraising events, including acting as auction chair for five years for the Los Angeles Zoo’s annual Beastly Ball. She is a past board member of the Child Education Center for Cal Tech/JPL and of the Clinic of Hope for Children in Mexico. She currently is executive director for Angels on Earth, a foundation devoted to music for healing.