Theresa “Terri” Collins, RN, BBA, MA

Theresa “Terri” Collins serves as Chief Growth Officer for Georgia Care Innovators, leading organizational growth and strategy, marketing and community outreach, PACE network development, provider relations, and the continued advancement of palliative care and caregiver support services. Since joining the organization in 2019, she has helped expand access to programs that support people earlier in their healthcare journeys and connect more members of the community with the services for which they qualify.

Terri brings more than four decades of clinical, operational, and business development experience to her role. Her career has included work as a radiologic technologist, critical care nurse, informatics nurse, and physician relations leader. She has developed innovative clinical and business programs, including an imaging nursing program and physician relations department, and has published on dementia care and the use of virtual reality in healthcare.

Terri is passionate about introducing new programs, educating the community, and ensuring that people can access the care and resources they need. She believes compassionate care takes heart, while meaningful growth requires strategy, collaboration, and a willingness to continually improve how healthcare serves people.