Janet Pouncy, RN, BSN, MA, earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in 1984. She practiced as an intensive care nurse for three years before joining the Air Force in 1987. She was introduced to oncology nursing in 1989, a specialty she grew to love and practice in for 17 years. Her passion for oncology and compassion for those in need are what drove her to pursue a nurse practitioner degree after retiring from a 30-year Air Force career. She has consistently volunteered throughout her career, including work with the American Cancer Society, the American Red Cross, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and a Washington, D.C. organization, the Reading Connection, which encourages disadvantaged children to read.

Janet is passionate about serving the underserved and ensuring they have equal access to consistent, quality medical care. Her vision is to provide “pop up” medical clinics at churches and schools in rural Alabama to bring medical care to rural residents where they gather in an attempt to encourage healthy practices which will impact the burden of obesity and diabetes among this population. She also plans to continue her support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in honor of Erin Leigh Boyle, a kindred spirit, and her father-in-law, Frank Colacicco, who succumbed to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma before she met her husband. She will graduate from Georgetown University in August with a Master in Science degree in Nursing.

Janet grew up in a small town in Alabama with three sisters who she still considers her best friends. She met her husband, Chris Colacicco, while serving in Afghanistan as an Air Force flight nurse in 2002. They married in 2009 and she embraced the role of stepmother to his three daughters. She considers her role as stepmother the greatest challenge and most rewarding role of her life. She values relationships and believes relationships are the key to a fulfilling life.