Thandiwe Nelson-Brooks MPH, FACHE

Ms. Thandiwe Nelson-Brooks previously serving as Deputy Medical Center Director for VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (PIHCS) in Honolulu Hawaii since Dec. 17th, 2023, and served as their Interim Medical Center Director. She has over 20 years of experience in clinical and administrative healthcare leadership.

Ms. Nelson-Brooks began her VA career in 2010 as a Clinical Nurse Consultant and Health Promotion Disease Prevention Program Manager at the VA New Jersey Health Care System in East Orange, New Jersey. Prior to joining VA PIHCS, she served as the Associate Medical Center Director of the Roseburg VA Health Care System, where she provided leadership and oversight for multiple services, including Health Administrative, Nutrition and Food, Police, Safety, Privacy, Voluntary Services, Supply Chain, Environmental, Facilities, and Emergency Management.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rutgers University and a Master of Public Health from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and is a graduate of VA’s Health Care Leadership Development Program and is currently enrolled in VA’s Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program. She is board-certified in health care management and is a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives.