Christina Olivarria, MSPM, PMP, HACP

Principal, Consulting Senior Manager
Yellow Brick Consulting

Christina Olivarria, MSPM, PMP, HACP

As a key leader within Yellow Brick Consulting, now part of CannonDesign, Christina brings a thoughtful systems-minded approach to healthcare activation and project delivery. With more than a decade of industry experience, she is known for helping teams make sense of complex, high-risk and low-volume projects by breaking challenges into clear and manageable steps. Her work is grounded in bringing structure to ambiguity and helping organizations navigate moments of significant change. 

With a collaborative and deeply relationship-driven style, Christina partners closely with clients and internal teams to shape tailored pathways from planning through execution. She is especially valued for her ability to build trust, read organizational dynamics and help teams move forward with confidence.  

A few clients and collaborators 

  • The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center 
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 
  • Northwell Health 
  • UC San Diego Health 

Expertise 

  • Healthcare activation and transition strategy 
  • Risk mitigation and process optimization 
  • Client relationship and stakeholder management 

Pursuits and passions 

  • Director of Mentorship for the Women in Healthcare Greater Los Angeles Chapter. 
  • Alumni mentor at Cal Poly Pomona. 
  • A key contributor to two books released by Yellow Brick: “Simplifying the Complex: A Guide to Transition and Activation Planning for Healthcare Construction Projects” and "Simplifying the Complex: A Guide to Healthcare Facility Dress Rehearsal Simulation Planning.” 
  • Hiking, baking and supporting her kids’ sports teams.