Honoring Nancy Littlefield

After a distinguished career spanning more than 30 years, Dr. Nancy Littlefield retired from her position as Riverside’s Chief Nursing Officer and Executive Vice President. As a fourth-generation nurse, Dr. Littlefield brought a wealth of experience and expertise to her role overseeing and coordinating the nursing clinical practice across the entire health system. In addition, she led Riverside's Life Long Health division and the Riverside College of Health Careers (RCHC) as well as the Human Resources team which manages the employment of more than 10,000 team members.

With a doctorate in nursing practice from Old Dominion University, a master's in healthcare administration from Virginia Commonwealth University and a bachelor's degree in nursing from George Mason University, Dr. Littlefield's contributions to the field of health care were immense and will be greatly missed. Outside of work, she served as a board member for the United Way, the American Heart Association and the Thomas Nelson Community College Foundation and was a mentor to many throughout her career.

To honor Dr. Littlefield’s commitment to nurses, her husband, Glen, worked in secret with the Foundation to celebrate her retirement by establishing the Dr. Nancy W. Littlefield Nursing Endowed Scholarship at RCHC. Contributions to this scholarship were made by colleagues from all across the System.

Gifts to this scholarship can still be made online at https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/littlefield.