Nurse Leader and Founder of Olivia Jones LLC
Brenda Pearson, RN, BSN, MSN, ARRT is the founder of Olivia Jones LLC and the Africa Nurse Housing Initiative, a social impact and housing initiative – it does not provide medical services, patient care, or healthcare delivery. She is a registered nurse and a radiologic technologist with extensive experience working in hospitals, clinics and home-based care settings. Her work is guided by a belief that care begins with those who give it and that strong systems are built by supporting the people within them.
Brenda grew up in Southern Africa in a culture that valued caring for elders and community members. From a young age, she spent time helping care for her grandparents, which shaped her personal values and professional direction.
Professional Background in Healthcare
Brenda has worked across a wide range of healthcare environments in the USA, including intensive care units (ICUs) in major hospital systems and community-based care programs. Her experience in high-acuity settings gave her firsthand insight into the physical and emotional demands placed on nurses and the importance of stable support systems both inside and outside the hospital.
She earned her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in Health Informatics from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ. Her professional background combines clinical expertise with imaging and informatics training, along with a focus on healthcare systems, patient safety, and sustainable care models.
Why She Founded Olivia Jones LLC
Brenda founded Olivia Jones LLC to provide private-pay, non-medical home care services that are personal, consistent, and tailored to each client’s needs. Her goal was to create a caregiving model that treats clients with respect while supporting independence and quality of life at home.
She believes that business can be a vehicle for social good, and that care should be delivered with both compassion and structure. Through Olivia Jones LLC, Brenda leads a team of trained caregivers who share this mission and approach each home with professionalism and respect.
Supporting the Africa Nurse Housing Initiative
A portion of Olivia Jones LLC’s profits directly supports the Africa Nurse Housing Initiative. One-tenth (10%) of company profits are dedicated to funding nurse housing projects, helping purchase and rehabilitate existing homes near healthcare facilities for use by working nurses.
This structure allows Olivia Jones LLC to operate as a sustainable business while contributing to long-term healthcare workforce support.
Why She Founded the Africa Nurse Housing Initiative
Through her work in intensive care, imaging, and home-based care, combined with her personal ties to Southern Africa, Brenda became aware of the housing challenges faced by nurses assigned to public and community hospitals.
Long commutes and unstable living conditions place additional strain on healthcare workers and affect workforce retention. Brenda believes that you cannot pour from an empty cup – or from an unsafe home. To address this need, she began acquiring and rehabilitating existing homes near healthcare facilities to provide safe, affordable housing for nurses.
This work developed into the Africa Nurse Housing Initiative, a program focused on strengthening healthcare delivery by supporting the people who provide it.
Vision for Nurse Housing in Africa
Brenda’s vision is to create sustainable, locally managed housing solutions that support nurses and healthcare workers in underserved communities. Her approach emphasizes:
- Practical, long-term housing solutions
- Respect for local communities
- Financial and operational sustainability
- Workforce stability rather than short-term aid
By addressing housing as a foundational need, the initiative supports healthcare systems in a quiet but powerful way.
Personal Life and Community Commitment
Brenda lives in Queen Creek, Arizona with her two sons, two dogs and six parakeets. She enjoys gardening, hiking and working on community rehabilitation projects that benefit healthcare workers in Africa. Her mornings often begin with a hot cup of tea.
Our Africa initiative focuses on building and renovating safe, affordable housing for nurses and frontline healthcare workers in rural communities. By improving living conditions, we support workforce stability and community well-being. This is a social impact and housing initiative – not a medical or a clinical service. The initiative does not provide medical services, patient care, or healthcare delivery. It focuses exclusively on housing, infrastructure, and community support for healthcare workers.
Whether in the USA or Southern Africa, the purpose remains the same: supporting those who can care for others.