Kimberly Pearson

Kimberly Pearson

MHA, MBA, RN, CCHP

Ms. Pearson has worked in health care settings for over 40 years as both a registered nurse and manager/administrator with progressive leadership roles. Now a consultant, she was Deputy Agency Director for the Orange County Health Care Agency - Correctional Health Services Division for 10 years. The Orange County system is one of the country’s largest, with 60,000 adult and juvenile admissions per year, a health care staff of 350, and an annual budget of over $71 million. Ms. Pearson had executive oversight for health services and the conditional release program for mentally ill individuals. Responsibilities included clinical operational oversight, strategic planning, regulatory compliance, management of legal and risk issues, contract management, and labor relations. She engaged in interagency collaborations with the sheriff’s department, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Department of Justice, Board of State and Community Corrections, and state licensing entities. Ms. Pearson has served on the Academy of Correctional Health Professionals’ Board of Directors and the Board for the American Correctional Health Services Association’s CA/NV chapter. She also has been a surveyor for NCCHC’s accreditation program.