Meet Our Team

Nicole Knight, RN has been in the nursing profession for 17 years and hospice exclusively for 12 years. Nicole has been with Vantage Hospice since they opened their doors in October 2011. She has been the Administrator since 2012.

Brandi Gabriel, MHA, BSN, RN has been working in hospice in various positions since 2003. She has been an active member of Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing Association for the past 4 years and currently serves as the Greater Houston Chapter President.

Jenifer Cramer, BSN started her nursing career in hospice as a case manager and currently supports our team as a Patient Care Manager.

Nicole DeGruy, RN is one of our case managers. She has been with Vantage Hospice for 4 years. She truly loves her patients and is willing to go to the ends of the earth for them.

Ramona Nader has been a compassionate and knowledgeable professional in long term care for over 20 years. As a member of our marketing team she strives to provide a unique and extraordinary hospice benefit to those looking for integrity and hope as they make the difficult life decisions.

Daphne Smith is part of our marketing team. She personally experienced the bene-fit an comfort of hospice two years ago. As a result of her incredible experience she became a member of the Vantage Hospice family.

Ladatra Sanders is a dedicated hospice advocate who is passionate about providing excellent customer service and educating patients, families and the community regarding hospice care.

Christina Oliver, RN is our Director of Palliative Care. She recently moved into this role and loves the excitement of building a new program. Christina is a native Houstonian with 24 years of nursing experience. The last 11 years have been serving hospice and palliative care patients.

Richard Atkins- Chaplain Rick Atkinson serves families south and east of downtown Houston. He has worked in hospice since 1997.

Toby Newman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience working with seniors and people with medical illnesses.

Herman Moten is a Spiritual Care Coordinator who has been with Vantage Hospice for 6 years. Herman prides himself on providing excellent spiritual care seasoned with heart and grace!

Maria Tu has been working as an Admission Coordinator since 2016. She loves interacting with patients and answering questions about the hospice admission process.

Clara Pruneda is our Billing Coordinator. She has been with Vantage Hospice since 2018 and has 5 years of previous hospice billing experience.

NaToya Burks is one of our Patient Care Coordinators. Her support of our patients and our staff is essential to the smooth operation of Vantage Hospice.

Uyen Cook is one of our Patient Care Coordinators. She is dedicated to providing support to both our patients and our staff.

Mary Johnson is a our Business Office Manager. Mary has been with Vantage Hospice for 6 years and makes sure our employees are well taken care of.