BRTC nursing instructor, spouse deployed to assist with COVID-19 Response

Black River Technical College nursing instructor Holli Nitzsche and her husband, Paul, both members of the armed services, have been deployed to help with the COVID-19 response.

Holli, a captain in the 339th Army Reserve, was deployed on April 3 to Missouri where she will be assisting in a field hospital. Holli leads the nursing assistant program at BRTC.

Paul, also a captain in the Army Reserve, was also deployed on April 3. He was sent to Texas where he will be given orders and will be working in transportation in response to COVID-19. Paul will be deployed for six months.

The couple have three young children who will be cared for by their families. BRTC is very proud of Holli and her husband for their incredible service to our country.

Black River Technical College is a two-year community college in Pocahontas and Paragould, which offers associates degrees and certificates in general education and technical and career education. The College houses one of the state’s law enforcement training academies (LETA) and fire science academies. BRTC has 2,800 full- and part-time students.