Health Care Services
Tina Brinkman
Coordinator of Health Care Services
R.N., B.S.N. – Ball State University
Office: WA 155
Phone: 765-285-7360
E-mail: cbrinkma
Tina is the Coordinator of Healthcare Services; a position she has held since 1998. She graduated from Ball State University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. Upon graduation until 1994, she worked at Ball Memorial Hospital in the Diabetes Care Center. From 1994 until coming to the Academy, Tina worked in a Family Practice office. Tina has been married to Brian for 26 years and they have 2 daughters, Hannah and Emily. Her oldest daughter, Hannah, is following in her footsteps, and plans to graduate from nursing school in July 2017. Her daughter, Emily, is a junior biology major at Ball State University.
Nikki Al Khatib
School Nurse
B.S.C. – Nottingham University
Office: WA 155
Phone: 765-285-7367
E-mail: nalkhatib
Originally from England, Nikki completed her RN training at Nottingham University, UK in 1994 and emigrated to the USA in 1998. She passed her NCLEX-RN exam and became licensed to practice nursing in the State of Indiana in 1999.
In the UK, post-graduation she gained experience working in ER, ICU, elderly care and psychiatric settings.
In Muncie, she worked at Ball Memorial Hospital as an RN in the Diabetes Care Center and the Cardiac Telemetry Unit. During this time, she gained United States citizenship and became mom to a daughter and two sons, two chihuahuas and two stubborn goats. Nikki joined the Indiana Academy as School Nurse in March 2017.