Ms. Molly Bruner started her position as the Associate Director, Patient Care Services/Chief Nurse Executive at the VA Western Colorado Health Care System (WCHCS) on On July 11, 2016. Bruner has 19 years VA nursing experience. Ms. Bruner has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She received her bachelor’s degree in Nursing and her master’s degree in Nursing Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi.

In 1993, Bruner began her VA career as a Registered Nurse (RN) on the Oncology, Medical, and Chemical Detoxification Unit at the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) located in Biloxi, Mississippi. Then, Bruner served in progressive leadership positions on the Medical Unit, Telemetry Unit, Cardiac Care Unit, Emergency Department, Primary Care, and Specialty Clinics. In 2000, she became the Associate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and relocated to Pensacola, FL. Bruner supervised nursing and clerical staff in five clinics located in Gulfport, Mississippi; Biloxi; Mobile, Alabama; Pensacola, Florida; and Panama City Beach, Florida. In addition, Bruner served as the Acting Chief Nurse Executive at the GCVHCS for eight months and was responsible for more than 500 nursing service staff.

In 2006, Bruner moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming. She served as the Administrator of the Community and Public Health Division in the Wyoming Department of Health. She supervised six sections to include Epidemiology, Immunizations, Maternal and Family Health, Oral Health, Public Health Nursing, and the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program. She was responsible for the oversight of 400 employees located in 23 counties in Wyoming.

In 2013, Bruner returned to the VA to serve as the Nurse Executive for the Greenville VA Health Care Center in North Carolina.