Gloria Mitten has been a perfusionist for over 30 years. She is a graduate of Ohio State University, and began her career at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After a year and a half, she took a position at Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, where she worked for 7 years.   For the next 17 years, she worked at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Since that time, she has been employed at The University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics.  She looks forward to spending several more years there.
Gloria has been happily married  to Don MacPherson for over 5 years. They have 2 cats. Her other passions include music and travel. She currently sings with the Columbia Chorale and with her church choir. She has traveled extensively and has visited every continent except Antarctica although she is not planning on visiting there because it is too cold for her tastes. Her favorite place in the world is Paris, France.