NOVA recently welcomed a new member to the Board of Directors, and as the Co-Chair of the Legislative Committee. Kelley Saindon, DNP, RN, CHPN, is currently detailed as Acting Associate Director of Nursing and Patient Care Services for White River Junction VA Healthcare System. She is also the president of her local NOVA chapter at VA Bedford.

She began her work in 2001 as a Nursing Assistant at the VA Bedford Healthcare System. Her diverse work history includes being a Nurse Manager of the Inpatient Hospice Unit from 2015-2017 and as the Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) Service Line Manager with oversight over one of the largest Community Living Centers (CLC) in the nation. She acted as the VA New England Healthcare System (VISN1) GEC Director from March 2020 - to March 2021, where she provided oversight to the GEC programs throughout New England. Dr. Saindon served as the Deputy Nurse Executive of Patient Care Services from 2019-2021.

She continues to serve as a coach and mentor for fellow colleagues, as well as nurse managers promoting ongoing development and higher education. Striving for optimal patient care outcomes is one of Dr. Saindon’s top priorities. She improves the quality-of-care delivery by implementing evidence-based practices.

Dr. Saindon received her undergraduate BSN from Rivier College, in New Hampshire and her MSN from the University of Phoenix, in Arizona. She is board certified in Hospice and Palliative Care. Dr. Saindon received her Doctor of Nursing in May 2020 from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.