Thandiwe Nelson-Brooks MPH, FACHE

In this capacity she provides leadership and oversight of the level 2 complexity facility serving more than 51,000 Veterans in Delaware and Southern New Jersey. She has extensive clinical and administrative healthcare leadership experience and began her VA career in 2010 as a clinical nurse consultant at the VA New Jersey Health Care System in East Orange, New Jersey.

Prior to her appointment, Ms. Nelson-Brooks served as the Interim Executive Director and Deputy Director for the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) in Honolulu HI where she was responsible for the provision of primary and specialty care services to more than 56,000 Veterans across 5 million square miles of the Pacific.  Prior to serving as Deputy Director at VAPIHCS Ms. Nelson-Brooks served as the Associate Medical Center Director of the Roseburg VA Health Care System (RVAHCS) where she provided leadership and oversight for Health Administrative Services, Supply Chain Management, Environmental Management Services, Facilities Management Service, Nutrition and Food Service, Police Service, Emergency Management, Safety, Privacy and Voluntary Services.

Ms. Nelson-Brooks is board-certified in Healthcare Management as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is a graduate of the VA Healthcare Leadership Development Program and the VA Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program.