Vermont Business Magazine Jill Mazza Olson has been appointed Executive Director of the VNAs of Vermont, the 10-member association of non-profit home health and hospice agencies serving all Vermonters. Olson, who worked most recently as the Vice President of Policy and Legislative Affairs at the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS), assumes the role on October 10. As Executive Director of the VNAs of Vermont, Olson will call on her policy background and advocacy experience to reposition the VNAs in the state's health and payment reform conversation.
Jill Mazza Olson
Olson is a demonstrated leader in health care policy and reform with extensive experience in government relations, association leadership, and communications. She has a deep understanding of a range of health care policy issues, including quality and patient safety, value-based payments, health, and payment reform. In addition, she brings strong, working relationships with Vermont state legislators, healthcare executives, and clinical leaders across the state. As a senior leader at VAHHS, Olson oversaw the development of the organization's legislative strategy and served as a vocal advocate for the group, working one-on-one with key representatives at the statehouse in Montpelier.
"Strengthening the voice of the Association in all arenas is my number-one priority.” Olson says that the VNAs of Vermont, and other community providers, are critical partners in health and payment reform and that if they have the resources to thrive, Vermonters will thrive too.
Sandy Rousse, CPA, President of the VNAs of Vermont says: “Jill brings tremendous value, knowledge, experience, and relationships to the VNAs of Vermont and the work that she will be doing as our Executive Director. We are confident that Jill will execute her strengths to form a vision that advances our role in healthcare transformation in Vermont.”
“I am very excited to be joining the VNAs of Vermont at this critical juncture in Vermont’s health care reform journey,” adds Jill. “In the coming year I look forward to bringing greater visibility to the role our members play in the lives of Vermonters and their significant contribution to reducing health care costs.”
About the VNAs of Vermont
The VNAs of Vermont is the professional association of 10 not-for-profit home health and hospice providers serving all Vermonters. The Association is dedicated to supporting member agencies develop new programs, ensure patient access to state-of-the-art technologies, and provide superior services for patients in the safe and familiar surroundings of home. The Association was incorporated in 1971. To learn more about the VNAs of Vermont, visit www.vnavt.com.
Source: VNAs of Vermont 9.29.2016