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.

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Nicole Damico, Ph.D., CRNA, CHSE, FAANA

Herbert T. Watson Endowed Professor Chair and Associate Professor

VCU Nurse Anesthesia
Richmond, VA

Nicole Damico

Rebekah Carmel, Ph.D., CRNA

Assistant Professor,
Director of Clinical Education

VCU Nurse Anesthesia
Richmond, VA

Carmel headshot

Jodi Carlsen DNAP, CRNA

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

Jodi Carlsen

Beverly George-Gay, DNP, MS, MSN, AGPCNP-BC

Associate Professor and Director of Distance Education

VCU Nurse Anesthesia
Richmond, VA

Beverly George-Gay

Jiale (Gary) Hu, RN, MScN, PhD

Assistant Professor
Director of Research

VCU Nurse Anesthesia
Richmond, VA

Headshot of Gary Hu

Crystal O’Guin, DNP, CRNA

Assistant Professor

VCU Nurse Anesthesia
Richmond, VA

Crystal O'Guin

Lindsay Quirk, MSNA, CRNA

Adjunct Faculty

VCU Nurse Anesthesia
Richmond, VA

Lindsay Quirk

Brenda Wands, PhD, MBA, CRNA, FAANA, CHSE

Assistant Professor
Program Director DNAP

VCU Nurse Anesthesia
Richmond, VA

Brenda Wands