In 1979, Barbara Hanna, agency President and Chief Executive Officer, started to provide temporary nursing staff for hospitals in Northern California. A short time later, she began to receive calls from community members asking for her assistance in caring for their loved ones at home. Understanding that people preferred to be at home while recuperating, rather than in the hospital, she founded Home Health Care Management, Inc.

Ms. Hanna graduated from California State University, Chico in 1975 with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing. She has worked in a variety of health care settings, including acute care hospitals, adult day health care centers and home health. In addition, she taught nursing and allied health at Butte Community College.

Ms. Hanna is a certified case manager and has a lifetime teaching credential. In 2002, she was selected by the Centers for Disease Control to be a CDC/ASPH Institute Scholar for HIV Prevention Leadership in Atlanta, GA. She has worked on a statewide advisory panel for UCSF on the “California Twenty-First Century Workforce Project” as well as the Olmstead Advisory Group for the State of California. Ms. Hanna enjoys working collaboratively with other agencies and organizations. She is skilled at partnering with diverse groups or organizations with varying purposes and roles to enhance and expand services in the community.