Congratulations to Kim Vesey, chief mission officer of Ohio’s Hospice! Kim was nominated and named to the 2019 Class of Top 25 Women to Watch: Influential Women of the Miami Valley by the Better Business Bureau’s Women in Business Networking (WiBN) program.

Since 2009, more than 275 Miami Valley women have been honored with WiBN’s Top 25 Women to Watch: Influential Women of the Miami Valley awards. These awards recognize women in the Miami Valley who are exceptional in their roles and respected in their fields. The 25 women are recognized for their leadership, community service and professional achievements. They are celebrated for making a difference in and around the Miami Valley.

Kim will be recognized at the 11th annual Top 25 Women to Watch Gala on Feb. 29, 2020, at the Mandalay Banquet & Event Center. 

She has been a hospice nurse for 35 years. Kim has been certified as a hospice and palliative care nurse since 1997. She spent 12 years caring for hospice patients before moving into hospice management.

As chief mission officer at Ohio’s Hospice, Kim is responsible for faith community outreach and managing the business development, referral and admission teams for all nine of Ohio’s Hospice’s affiliates. She has spoken at state and national hospice conferences and also has given a TEDx Talk, “First Breath, Final Breath.” She is in the process of publishing four children’s books about grief.