After graduating from UT-Houston Health Science Center with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, Olivia spent the first half of her career in critical care nursing. She then left the hospital world in 2010 to join the Visiting Nurse Association Hospice and has been with the Visiting Nurse Association since that time as a field nurse, case manager, branch manager, and now as the Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for the Visiting Nurse Association. She obtained her MBA from Texas Tech in 2022 to better serve in her current position, as hospice and palliative care present unique business challenges to any organization. Hospice care truly encompasses everything Olivia loves about nursing and management, from caring for our staff that serve our patients and families, to collaboration with many different disciplines and physicians and state and national organizations dedicated to the future of serious illness care. As hospice and palliative care continue to evolve, it is her hope that she will serve as an advocate for comprehensive, interdisciplinary, ethical care, as well as a voice for the patient and family. Olivia has a passion for VNA’s rich history of caring for the community since 1934.
