Meet the speakers in Virginia Beach.
For our inaugural conference in Virginia Beach, we’ve assembled a full lineup of VCU faculty. Earn your CE from faculty in the nation’s #1 program for the nurse anesthesia specialty. Meet them here.
Nicole Damico, Ph.D., CRNA, CHSE, FAANA
Herbert T. Watson Endowed Professor Chair and Associate Professor
VCU Nurse Anesthesia
Richmond, VA


Rebekah Carmel, Ph.D., CRNA
Assistant Professor,
Director of Clinical Education
VCU Nurse Anesthesia
Richmond, VA


Jodi Carlsen DNAP, CRNA
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA


Beverly George-Gay, DNP, MS, MSN, AGPCNP-BC
Associate Professor and Director of Distance Education
VCU Nurse Anesthesia
Richmond, VA


Jiale (Gary) Hu, RN, MScN, PhD
Assistant Professor
Director of Research
VCU Nurse Anesthesia
Richmond, VA






Brenda Wands, PhD, MBA, CRNA, FAANA, CHSE
Assistant Professor
Program Director DNAP
VCU Nurse Anesthesia
Richmond, VA

