Jenny Rivillas-O’Neill

Jenny P. Rivillas-O’Neill

Yale School of Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice: Healthcare, Leadership, Systems and Policy, Class of 2025

2024 Health Justice Fellow

Jenny was born in Medellin, Colombia and raised in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Jenny is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and the founder of Compass Wellness. Her focus is on becoming a mentor in her community and creating system changes from a Trauma-informed perspective to facilitate healing, growth, and empowerment. She also has interests in diversifying and amplifying the field of Nursing in order to progress health equity and improve outcomes on a global basis.

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