Barbara Collins
Barbara was born and raised in South Dakota. She is a graduate of Augsburg College in Minneapolis with a BA in Communications. Barbara worked for 25 years in corporate communications and human resource management. She and her husband moved to the Central Coast in 2000. Barbara began volunteering on the Monterey Peninsula for Hospice of the Central Coast as an in-home visitor, driver, and therapy dog volunteer. After Barbara was diagnosed and completed treatment for cancer, she volunteered as a Patient Navigator with the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Community Hospital. She then served on the Board of Directors of Power Over Cancer. She and her husband Joe have five children and six grandchildren.
“I lost both of my parents in one year. Mom didn’t receive hospice care, but Dad was cared for in a hospice setting for the last few days of his life, and his dying process was a more peaceful, dignified transition. My parents lived in a small community in a rural state where knowledge about hospice and access to care were extremely limited. One of my major objectives as an HGF board member is to help build greater awareness of and access to hospice in this community, because it can be immeasurably valuable to a patient and their loved ones. I’m truly honored to serve on the HGF board.”
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
