Robin VanHyning loves to encourage people to develop careers in long-term care settings. She works to inspire people to become leaders of caregiving teams who provide compassionate care for clients and each other. She has been teaching long-term care workers since the '80s. She is a Community Instructor for the DSHS and teaches caregiver and administrator certifications and trainings.

Robin VanHyning holds an MSN in Nursing Education with a focus on Distance Learning from Grand Canyon University. She is licensed as a Registered Nurse and Nursing Home Administrator. Robin is credentialed as an Adult Family Home Administrator and an Assisted Living Administrator and owned and operated an Adult Family Home (AFH) for 8 years. Robin's mother currently resides in an AFH where Robin is the consulting RN and Nurse Delegator.

Robin loves to travel with her husband in their RV. She lives on Lopez Island and enjoys the laid back life that island living brings. She is a "serial entrepreneur" and currently runs two online training companies. Robin enjoys knitting, sewing, reading, community service projects, and riding her electric bike around the island! She has one grown daughter and son-in-law, and a cat named "Ziggy" who adopted her by moving in one day.