Talia Neves

MPA Fellows, Class of 2027

Registered Nurse, Premise Health

Talia Neves is a registered nurse with ultimate ambitions to pursue health policy and systemic healthcare reform. Her diverse clinical background and skill set encompass pediatric and adult medicine, patient advocacy, ethics, community engagement, and health promotion. Additionally, she has worked in both the private and public sectors of healthcare.

She is a current member of the Connecticut Nurses Association and serves on the board of the Government Relations Committee. She is a licensed registered nurse in both the state of Connecticut and Maryland, and has completed six clinics across the country as an active volunteer nurse with Remote Area Medical. In honor of the very first patient she ever took care of, she also created the Lena Scholarship which financially supports a prospective nursing student each year, in the graduating class of her hometown.

She describes herself as being one to always push the norm, as an outlier or the 1%. Talia believes strongly in leading from behind. Meaning, to empower others to have autonomy by walking with them and not in front of them. Her approach to leadership is to create a culture of ethics, trust, and accountability–a culture she believes will ultimately rebuild healthcare in America.

From trauma nursing in the heart of Baltimore to working out of a mobile clinic van in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, Talia has worked across multiple states and for several healthcare systems. This includes her work in ethics, leadership, professional governance, and patient advocacy. She has also served on several committees and boards for multiple healthcare organizations, including her role as President of a Professional Governance Council for over 1,000 nurses and being the lead nurse for a hospital ethics committee. Additionally she has spearheaded multiple health initiatives ranging from workplace violence to health promotion programs for the post-incarceration.

Her proven record of leading interdisciplinary initiatives to address systemic barriers in healthcare is outlined by her strong commitment to ethics, health equity, advocacy, and social justice.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

In her free time, Talia enjoys volunteering in the City of Hartford, living an active lifestyle, traveling, cooking, and free writing.