NCS TEAM

NCS approaches projects as a collaborative team and offers an extensive network of nephrology and healthcare experts as well as scientific and business personnel. The vast clinical knowledge and experience of the NCS team offers the depth and breadth required to improve the impact of nephrology therapies and patient care.

NCS’s two founders, Jennifer Vavrinchik and Sally Burrows-Hudson have dedicated their professional careers to furthering the quality and effectiveness of care to patients with chronic kidney disease.

Jennifer Vavrinchik, MSN, RN, CNN

President

Jennifer, a co-founder, has 20 years of nephrology experience as a clinical and client services professional.  She has worked with Renal Therapies as Director of Nursing specializing in home therapies and served as Director of Clinical Services for Spectra Laboratories.  In addition, she founded and served as President for JAV Consulting, Inc.  Jennifer has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Cincinnati.  She is a member of the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association and a certified nephrology nurse.

Sally Burrows Hudson, MS, RN, CNN

Senior Executive Vice President

Sally, a co-founder, has over 30 years experience in nephrology as a quality improvement, client services, and medical affairs professional. She has worked with the End Stage Renal Disease Network in Northern California as the Director for Quality and served as Vice President of Clinical Services for Spectra Laboratories. Sally also was Senior Associate Director of Medical Affairs at Amgen, Inc and Director, Medical Affairs for Bone Care International. Sally has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from San Jose State University and a Master of Science degree in Chronic Illness and Gerontology Nursing from the University of California at San Francisco. She is a past president of the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association and its current representative to the American Nurses Association Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics.