Gonzalez has 14 years of experience as a nurse, a medical provider and a leader, and will contribute her clinical and administrative skills to Valley Health.

She most recently served as an administrator at the West Virginia Center for Nursing, Charleston, W.Va., and prior to that she worked as the deputy medical director and a provider with another local healthcare center.

Gonzalez earned a Masters in Business Administration with a health care concentration in 2017 from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio and completed a Master of Science in Nursing in 2009 from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2005 from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.

The mission of Valley Health is to make quality healthcare accessible across the Tri-State, emphasizing outreach to those who are underserved.