Nyrma Hernandez

Nyrma Hernandez joined Neighborhood Health in 1999 when the organization was in its third year with an annual budget of $800,000. In her position as Development Director, she is responsible for grants development and fundraising. Contributing her extensive experience and skills in program and fund development, she has helped grow Neighborhood Health’s grants and donations budget to over $18 million in 2022. Ms. Hernandez’s experience in the nonprofit health care field includes ten years as Executive Director of the Epilepsy Foundation of Puerto Rico, where she designed, secured funding, and managed health care services and developed a highly visible marketing program. Ms. Hernandez spent fourteen years as the Deputy Executive Vice President of the national Epilepsy Foundation of America where she was responsible for strategic planning and for program and fund development. She served as a member of the National Epilepsy Commission for two years and served six years as an advisory member of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at NIH appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Ms. Hernandez was granted the International Award for Epilepsy and Its Social Consequences for her many contributions to the field. She also served eight years as a volunteer member of the Accreditation Council National Board. Ms. Hernandez has a master’s degree in Social Work and has done extensive post graduate work in national health policy, nonprofit management, and fund development. Ms. Hernandez is fluent in Spanish.