Heather Edwards

Interim Chief Executive Officer / Chief Operations Officer

Heather Nuñez-Edwards has over 25 years of healthcare operations leadership in private practice, hospital settings, urgent care, and direct oversight of the New Mexico PACE program. She has held a wide range of positions which include those in direct patient care, training, administration, clinical research, and leading large multi-disciplinary teams. Heather is passionate about patient experience, cultivating positive organizational culture and is committed to making people feel welcome while creating and managing positive outcomes for both the teams she leads and the patients we serve. She holds a master’s degree in business administration with an emphasis on healthcare management and administration. In her downtime Heather enjoys photography, gardening, spending time with her family, including her pup Kaylee, and exploring all the beautiful places New Mexico has to offer.