Victoria joined the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in 2023 and serves as NHPCO’s Manager of Veterans Services. In this role, Victoria manages NHPCO’s We Honor Veterans program, ensuring hospice and palliative care providers are supported and connected with the resources and tools needed to provide quality care that meets the unique
needs of Veterans at end of life. Her focus is on fostering community connections, ensuring accessibility, promoting health equity, and advancing person-centered and holistic approaches to care. Victoria’s deep rooted personal commitment to improving quality of life for older adults with unique needs is reflected in her daily support of We Honor Veterans.
Victoria holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania with a Certificate of Specialization in Geriatric Social Work. Her experience includes graduate internships with Pennsylvania Hospital’s inpatient proactive psychiatric service line and at Penn Medicine at Home, across their inpatient, outpatient, and bereavement teams. Victoria’s prior experience includes employment as a Housing Case Manager, supporting households experiencing intimate partner violence to secure and sustain safe housing. Victoria has prior experience in facilitating public health education. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the Catholic University of America.