Alivia Care, Inc. is pleased to share that President and CEO Susan Ponder-Stansel has been named to Florida Trend’s 2025 Florida 500, the magazine’s annual look at the most influential leaders shaping Florida’s future.

The Florida 500 is assembled through a year of reporting and outreach by Florida Trend editors. The list celebrates leaders whose work is moving industries forward and strengthening communities across the state. Ponder-Stansel’s decades-long commitment to expanding access to compassionate, person-centered care reflects that impact.

Under Ponder-Stansel’s leadership, Alivia Care has grown a family of programs dedicated to meeting people where they are, at home and in the community, with hospice, palliative, and supportive services. Community Hospice & Palliative Care provides expert hospice and palliative care in homes, inpatient centers, nursing facilities, and hospitals, along with grief support, advance care planning, veterans services, and the nationally recognized Community PēdsCare® program for children and families. The PACE Place, a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, helps eligible seniors remain safely at home by coordinating primary and specialty medical care, adult day health services, rehabilitation, transportation, and in-home support through one interdisciplinary team. Alivia Care @ Home provides skilled nursing and therapy, supportive and palliative care in the home, and disease management to help patients avoid unnecessary hospitalizations and stay connected to the clinicians they trust.

This connected approach to care continues to guide Alivia Care’s work as it partners with hospitals, physicians, health plans, long-term care providers, and community organizations across North Florida and South Georgia to deliver coordinated, person-centered solutions. For more information on Alivia Care, Inc., please visit www.aliviacare.com.