Victoria Hanes received her M.A. and Psy.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University Hawaii. She completed internship and post-doctoral fellowship at I Ola Lahui, Rural Hawai'i Behavioral Health Training Program, where she worked in rural communities across Hawaii. Dr. Hanes earned a M.S. in Psychopharmacology from the University of Hawaii Hilo and continues to support the advocacy efforts of clinical psychologists who seek prescriptive authority. Dr. Hanes started her career as a staff psychologist at the West Hawai`i Community Health Center (WHCHC) in 2010 and served as director of the Behavioral Health department for 4 years. Dr. Hanes has served as the Chief Operating Officer of WHCHC and the newly merged HICHC since 2019. Dr. Hanes has a strong commitment to community health with expertise in integrated primary care systems, organizational development, and strengths-based perspectives to employee performance.