# Alicia Hardy

> Alicia Hardy (Alicia Ferguson Hardy) is the CEO of CommuniCare+OLE, a federally qualified health center serving 70,000+ patients across Napa, Solano, and Yolo counties in California. A licensed clinical social worker turned executive, she rose through the ranks of OLE Health over more than a decade before becoming CEO in 2018, then engineered the landmark 2023 merger with CommuniCare Health Centers - a project she developed as her capstone during an Executive MBA at Yale School of Management. Named one of Yale SOM's 2023 Best & Brightest EMBA graduates, Hardy is a passionate advocate for health equity, multilingual care, and expanding access for underserved populations.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at CommuniCare+OLE
- **Organizations:** CommuniCare+OLE, OLE Health, Yale School of Management (EMBA alumna), Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in English, Boston College, Master of Social Work (MSW), UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare, Master's Degree in Management and Planning, UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare, Executive MBA (Healthcare Focus), Yale School of Management, Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership, Yale School of Management
- **Known for:** Led the 2023 merger of OLE Health and CommuniCare Health Centers to create CommuniCare+OLE, now serving 70,000+ patients across 17 sites in three California counties, Named one of Yale School of Management's 2023 Best & Brightest Executive MBA graduates by Poets & Quants for Execs, Selected as Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellow in Health Equity Leadership at Yale School of Management (2021)

## Career timeline

- **Post-Boston College** — Lived and worked in Peru for two years with underserved communities
- **Graduate school** — Traveled to Abuja, Nigeria on a grant-funded project studying contraception access for HIV-positive women
- **Early career** — Co-founded and taught at a charter school in the South Bronx focused on reducing academic disparities
- **Early career** — Provided behavioral health services at the VA Medical Center in San Francisco
- **2009** — Joined OLE Health as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- **2009-2016** — Rose through OLE Health: LCSW, Director of Integrated Care, Chief Strategy Officer
- **January 2016** — Named Deputy CEO of OLE Health
- **November 2017** — Became Interim CEO of OLE Health
- **January 2018** — Named permanent CEO of OLE Health
- **2021** — Selected as Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellow in Health Equity Leadership at Yale School of Management
- **2021-2023** — Completed Executive MBA at Yale School of Management; merger with CommuniCare was her capstone project
- **2023** — Named one of Yale SOM's 2023 Best & Brightest Executive MBA graduates by Poets & Quants
- **October 2, 2023** — Led the landmark merger of OLE Health and CommuniCare Health Centers to form CommuniCare+OLE
- **December 2023** — Oversaw solar panel installation at North Napa location as part of sustainability initiative
- **2024-present** — Leading $12M capital campaign and expansion to Calistoga as CEO of CommuniCare+OLE
- **May 2026** — Planning Commission approved new CommuniCare+OLE clinic in Calistoga at 1861 Lincoln Ave.

## Achievements

- Led the 2023 merger of OLE Health and CommuniCare Health Centers to create CommuniCare+OLE, now serving 70,000+ patients across 17 sites in three California counties
- Named one of Yale School of Management's 2023 Best & Brightest Executive MBA graduates by Poets & Quants for Execs
- Selected as Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellow in Health Equity Leadership at Yale School of Management (2021)
- Grew the patient population from 40,000+ under OLE Health to 70,000+ under CommuniCare+OLE
- Developed the OLE/CommuniCare merger as her Yale EMBA capstone project - then successfully executed it
- Oversaw sustainability initiative: solar panel installation at North Napa clinic (December 2023)
- Directing $12M capital campaign for new Calistoga primary care hub (approved May 2026)
- Co-founded a charter school in the South Bronx to address academic disparities

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Planning Commission approved new CommuniCare+OLE clinic in Calistoga at 1861 Lincoln Ave., part of a $12M capital expansion campaign
- **2023-10** — Successfully completed merger of OLE Health and CommuniCare Health Centers to form CommuniCare+OLE, effective October 2, 2023
- **2023-12** — Oversaw solar installation at North Napa CommuniCare+OLE location as part of sustainability initiative
- **2023-07** — Named one of Yale School of Management's 2023 Best & Brightest Executive MBA graduates by Poets & Quants for Execs

## Links

- Website: https://communicareole.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-ferguson-hardy-mba-lcsw-msw-40a3028/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vSxKIQvt8U

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Last updated: 2026-05-31