Casa de la Luz Hospice

 Agnes C. Poore, a Tucson native, has over 40 years nursing experience, primarily in administration. A 1972 graduate of The University of Arizona College of Nursing, she received her Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix in 1991. Following 17 years in acute care, she moved into the home health field in 1990, serving as clinical director for two large national organizations and then the largest privately owned home health agency in Tucson. In her career, Agnes served on the Pima Community College Nursing Advisory Board, the Arizona State Board of Nursing RN Scope of Practice Committee, and the Arizona Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Board of Directors. She was honored as one of Tucson’s “Fabulous Fifty” Nurses in 1999. In 2009, she was inducted into the Salpointe Catholic High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame, and in 2014 received the Professional Achievement Award from the University of Arizona Alumni Association. In 2015, Agnes was the recipient of the Spirit of Philanthropy award from the Tucson chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Agnes is a member of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, the Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association, the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and the National Association of Women Business Owners. She currently serves as a board member for the Pima Council on Aging.