06/22/2026
✨ Staff Spotlight: Vikki, Director of Nursing ✨
This month, we’re proud to highlight our Director of Nursing, Vikki, whose dedication to helping others heal has guided her throughout a remarkable nursing career spanning more than two decades.
After beginning her career at Connecticut Children’s Hospital, Vikki joined Wellspring in 2006 as a psychiatric nurse. She later worked in pediatric clinical research and played a role in COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials before returning to Wellspring in 2022 as Director of Nursing.
Today, she leads Wellspring’s nursing team and helps ensure that our residents have access to on-site nursing care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Most recently, she earned her Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certificate, an advanced credential that expands her expertise in the assessment and treatment of mental health conditions.
When asked what continues to inspire her, Vikki shared:
“The opportunity to help others heal and live their best, healthy lives is my motivation every day I come to work.”
A few fun facts:
💙 One of her first jobs was as a real estate agent
🎧 She enjoys listening to The Mel Robbins Podcast
🚶♀️ She recharges through long walks, yoga, and time outdoors.
Her guiding philosophy:
“Always have empathy for others without judgment or bias. Be kind. You have no idea what it’s like to be in their shoes.”
Thank you, Vikki, for your leadership, compassion, and commitment to our students, families, and Wellspring community.
