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Dr. Everly has spent almost 40 years, and traveled to over 25 countries, lecturing on and researching the psychological aspects of disaster. In addition, he has served on the faculties of the FBI National Academy, FEMA, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). He is the author of over 20 books on stress, psychological crisis intervention, disaster mental health, and human resilience. His latest books are: Strategic Planning in Psychological Crisis Intervention and Disaster Response, Stronger! and The Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First Aid. Dr. Everly maintains an international practice in entrepreneurship, executive, and leadership coaching.

Dr. McCoy teaches Graduate Nursing students, both Masters and DNP program students in acquisition of skill and proficiency in PMH clinical practice. She also mentors DNP students through their projects. She has over a decade of experience in building, administrating and running online and F2F nursing graduate programs across specialty populations.

Tener Goodwin Veenema is an internationally recognized expert in disaster nursing and public health emergency preparedness. As president and chief executive officer of the Tener Consulting Group, LLC, Dr. Veenema served as senior consultant to the U.S. Government, including the departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs, the Administration for Children and Families, and most recently the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Her decision-support software and information technology applications for disaster response have been presented at conferences around the globe. Her scholarship includes the leading international text in the field, Disaster Nursing: Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards (Springer, 3rd Edition, 2013), and two nationally award-winning Disaster e-Learning Courses, Red Cross ReadyRN Disaster and Emergency Preparedness for Health Services (American Red Cross, 2007) and ReadyRN (Elsevier, MC Strategies, 2008).

Karen Godard, DNP, APRN, CPNP, Clinical Associate Professor, joined Boise State University School of Nursing (SON) in 2007. She has taught courses in maternal child family clinical, leadership, public health, and child maltreatment in the prelicensure and RN-BS nursing tracks. She is an advanced practice nurse and certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner. Prior to joining the university, she provided direct primary/acute health care for children for twenty-five years.

Once at the university, she and a colleague created, co-managed, and provided health care for children placed in foster care in southwestern corner of the state collaborating with Idaho Department of Welfare Child and Family Services. She is a facilitator/presenter for “Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children” program and provides training for students in the College of Health Sciences, SON, and community.

Dr. Godard earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Northern Colorado and Master’s degree with a maternal child focus and pediatric nurse practitioner from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. She earned her BS in Nursing from Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas. She is a fellow of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) and is nationally certified by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) in primary care. She is active in Sigma Theta Tau and serves as the governance chair for the Mu Gamma chapter.

Tener Goodwin Veenema is an internationally recognized expert in disaster nursing and public health emergency preparedness. As president and chief executive officer of the Tener Consulting Group, LLC, Dr. Veenema served as senior consultant to the U.S. Government, including the departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs, the Administration for Children and Families, and most recently the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Her decision-support software and information technology applications for disaster response have been presented at conferences around the globe. Her scholarship includes the leading international text in the field, Disaster Nursing: Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards (Springer, 3rd Edition, 2013), and two nationally award-winning Disaster e-Learning Courses, Red Cross ReadyRN Disaster and Emergency Preparedness for Health Services (American Red Cross, 2007) and ReadyRN (Elsevier, MC Strategies, 2008).

Lisa Rosenberg, PhD, RN has worked in nursing education and administration for 34 years. She was employed at Rush University College of Nursing for 30 years in numerous academic administrative positions and is now Associate Dean Emeritus. In her former position as Associate Dean of Students for the College of Nursing she was charged with providing innovative and visionary leadership to the execution and supervision of all phases of admissions and matriculation. She was responsible for: developing and coordinating effective and cost-efficient enrollment management practices; directing and leading a successful CON Admissions and Recruitment Department charged with creating a highly qualified and diverse applicant pool and coordinating an applicant-centered admissions process; developing strategic goals and indicators of achievement for recruitment, admissions, and the student life experience consistent with the strategic goals of the College of Nursing and Rush University. As a member of the Office of the Dean she worked collaboratively with University and College Officers to represent student needs and coordinate student service activities in the College. She was also an Associate Professor in the Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing.

Over her career Dr. Rosenberg has successfully written numerous grants for scholarship funding for diverse and disadvantaged students, including six RWJF-New Careers in Nursing awards. She has also been involved in the establishment of affiliations and partnerships with colleges and hospitals to create a pathway to Rush for pre and post-licensure nursing education. She has published numerous articles on topics ranging from nursing education to humor and has presented extensively to regional and national audiences on nursing admissions and diversity issues.

Dr. David A. Byrd completed his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University in 2011. Dr. Byrd has taught college courses in Professional Leadership Development, Minority Issues in Education, Societal Issues in Education, and holds a certificate in college teaching from Texas A&M University as well as a certificate in Nonprofit Management from the George Bush School of Government and Public Service. Dr. Byrd has been elected to Gamma Sigma Delta, Tau Kappa, the Golden Key National Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi, and Kappa Delta Pi.

Dr. Byrd presently serves as the Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Services in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. Previously, he was the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs for the College of Education & Human Development (CEHD) at Texas A&M University (TAMU), where in 2004, he earned the TAMU Executive Vice President and Provost Award for Diversity and served on several TAMU committees including the Minority Recruitment and Retention Leadership Team. Most recently, Dr. Byrd was selected to serve on the planning committee for the Graduate Nursing Admissions Professional’s Network of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the Admissions Policies and Practices Committee of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), and served on the Advisory Board for the Symposium on the Recruitment and Retention of Students of Color. He is also serving on the Commission on Ministries at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and is on the board of directors for I Care San Antonio, a nonprofit that provides free eye care for low-income neighbors in Bexar County and South Texas.

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National Inclusive Excellence Leadership Academy (NIXLA)
Center for Strategic Diversity Leadership & Social Innovation,
Senior Scholar & Innovation Fellow, Wisconsin’s Equity & Inclusion (Wei) Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Author of the best-selling Strategic Diversity Leadership: Activating Change and Transformation in Higher Education

Senior vice president and chief educational and youth development officer for the world's largest and oldest youth development organization, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). He formerly served as Associate Vice Chancellor, Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was also a member of the faculty in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He leads a dedicated CDO division and has worked with over 300 organizations interested in developing cutting-edge social sector capabilities. His professional focus is in the areas of strategic planning, leadership development, chief diversity officer design, establishing dedicated diversity infrastructures, change management, youth development, program evaluation, establishing evidenced based programs, and assessing educational outcomes.

Under Dr. Malone’s leadership, NLN advanced the science of nursing education by promoting greater collaboration among stakeholders, increasing diversity in nursing and nursing education, and advancing excellence in care for patients. Dr. Malone’s distinguished career has mixed policy, education, administration, and clinical practice, including as federal deputy assistant secretary for health under President Bill Clinton.

As a reviewer, she contributed to the groundbreaking IOM report, "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health," and served on the Minority Health Federal Advisory Committee. She has also received more than 20 honorary doctorates.

She has been ranked several times as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare, which also has honored her as one of the Top 25 Women in Healthcare. Learn more on the NLN website.

Deborah Trautman, PhD, RN, FAAN, assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in June 2014. Formerly the Executive Director of the Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Transformation at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Trautman has held clinical and administrative leadership positions at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. She also served as the Vice President of Patient Care Services for Howard County General Hospital and as Director of Nursing for Emergency Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She has held a joint appointment at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.

Learn more on the AACN website.

Jennifer Marsh earned a BSN from Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL. Her nursing experience includes medical-surgical, pediatric, and psychiatric nursing. She earned a MSN in Nursing Education from the University of South Alabama. She has worked as an academic and hospital educator. She is a Past President for the Upsilon Sigma Chapter for Sigma and Spring Hill College Nursing Honor Society. She currently serves Sigma by being on the Nurse Leader Review Committee and a member of the Upsilon Sigma Chapter and Zeta Gamma Chapter. She is also a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. She is a founding member and co-chair of the social media committee for the National RN-Baccalaureate Faculty Forum.

Colleen Leners is the Director of Policy at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). AACN serves as the voice of academic nursing, encompassing education, research, and practice. Dr. Leners was selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow in the office of Senator John Thune (R-SD) of the Senate Finance Committee. She has maintained an active family nurse practitioner practice for over 25 years and has served our country in the United States Army Nurse Corps, which after multiple deployments overseas was honorably discharged. She has many notable achievements both civilian and military, she has been inducted as a Fellow Academy of Nursing, Fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and awarded the Bronze Star for her service overseas.

Dr. Leners has served as the Traumatic Brain Injury Program manager, created a nurse-managed primary care clinic for Wounded Warriors at Navy Medical Center San Diego. She has also been a registered nurse and nurse practitioner for three decades. She received her DNP in Leadership from Case Western Reserve University, MSN FNP from University of San Diego and her BSN from California State University Dominguez Hills.

Dr. Green is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program at the University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing. She has over 20 years of experience in the area of obstetrical and neonatal nursing. For the last 15 years she has worked in academia and possesses experience in clinical nursing education, curriculum design, development, and instruction. Within these roles Dr. Green collaborates with faculty and instructional design colleagues in the implementation of curriculum and adherence to program guidelines.

Dr. Green has focused her research on the professional development of students and health care professionals through simulation and standardization in the areas of low frequency, high crisis events and also in the area of post cesarean, opioid reduction utilizing multimodal analgesia guidelines. During her career she has held several memberships and leadership positions within professional nursing organizations and has presented her research and projects locally, nationally, and internationally

Dr. Matt Rota is the Assistant Dean for Technology for the College of Nursing. In his role, the College of Nursing, he is responsible for innovation, the instructional design department and college IT department, known as CATER, report to him. In this role, he provides leadership oversight, to ensure the departments align with the college’s vision of “Through the creative leveraging of technology, we will transform health care.” His department also provides a community of practice, supported by ongoing professional development and faculty partnership, as well as innovative pedagogical approaches - online and face-to-face.

Before joining UC College of Nursing, he spent 10 years in the corporate arena as a senior instructional designer, designing eLearning courses for Cincinnati Public Schools, Microsoft, P&G, Best Western, Novartis, and other fortune 500 companies.

His PhD is in Education. He focused he studies and research on Instructional Design for Online Learning, specifically in Virtual Clinical Experiences and Augmented Reality.

Dr. Wagner has more than 35 years of experience as an RN. She has practiced in a variety of settings including acute care, long term care, and in the community. This variety has provided her with a sound understanding of the practice of nursing not only across the life span and across settings, but also the models of care delivery necessary to ensure quality patient care in those populations. Dr. Wagner holds an MSN and APRN-CNS license in Community Health Nursing and has completed her post masters Doctor of Nursing Practice degree May of 2019. She has been teaching at the University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing since 2000 and currently focuses her teaching efforts in the Skills and Simulation Lab. She is passionate about simulation in nursing education and as the Director of the Skills and Simulation Labs is involved in development and delivery of a variety of simulation based education experiences for all levels of students as well as provide her expertise in consultation with faculty and college of nursing committees. As the Director of the Skills and Simulation Labs her vision and leadership skills in the creative leveraging of innovation in well- designed immersive simulation scenarios and the strength of simulation based education augments the strong academic outcomes at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Nursing.

Eileen Werdman, DNP, APRN, CNS, is an Associate Professor and Accelerated Direct Entry MSN Program Director at the University Of Cincinnati College Of Nursing. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from College of Mount St. Joseph and her Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice from University of Cincinnati.

As Accelerated Direct Entry MSN Program Director, she is responsible for daily operations of the college’s accelerated program designed to help students holding a bachelor’s degree in an area outside of nursing become a registered nurse and earn a generalist master’s degree.

With more than 32 years of involvement in the realm of nursing, Dr. Werdman possesses vast experience in clinical nursing education and practice. While having held several leadership positions within various professional nursing organizations, she has also given more than 20 presentations locally, nationally and internationally.

Dr. Carolyn Rutledge is Professor and Associate Chair of the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University (ODU). She is the director of the online Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at ODU, which ranks 15thin the nation. In addition to her academic role at ODU, Dr. Rutledge holds the position of Professor of Family Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School where she has maintained an active clinical practice for the past 32 years and served in a faculty role for the medical school, family practice residency, and faculty development. Dr. Rutledge has published over 55 articles and served as an investigator on 28 successful grant applications totaling over $18 million with a primary focus on utilizing new models of care such as telehealth to provide care to rural and underserved populations. Since 2010, Dr. Rutledge has focused on improving the way healthcare is delivered in remote areas using telehealth to enhance patient care and communication. She was the lead in developing the NONPF position paper on educating Nurse Practitioners in telehealth. She is a sought-after national consultant in the area of telehealth education and has a book, “Telehealth Essentials for Advanced Practice Nursing” in press. She is currently serving as the Academic Director of the Center for Telehealth Innovation, Education, and Research (C-TIER) at ODU. In 2014, Dr. Rutledge received the SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award, the highest honor provided to faculty in Virginia.

Dr. Gustin has over 35-years of advanced practice nursing experience. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Old Dominion University (ODU) School of Nursing where she teaches in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program. Her most recent appointment was as the Director of the school’s Center for Telehealth Innovation, Education, and Research (C-TIER). The center serves as a telehealth learning hub and research center not only for the state but also the East Coast Region of the United States. She is the clinical manager for the Pediatric Telehealth program at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk Virginia. Dr. Gustin has been responsible for the development of this new program and assuring clinical competence of the telehealth providers. She is the PI and Co-PI for several Health and Human Services Administration (HRSA) grants totally over 6 million dollars. These grants have aimed at reaching the rural and underserved though telehealth and interprofessional collaboration. Dr. Gustin has extensively published and presented on both interprofessional team-based care and preparing providers for telehealth both nationally and internationally. She served on the American Nurses Association task force for technology and was most recently elected to the Center for Telehealth and eHealth Law (CTeL) Advisory Board, she is currently chairing the Telehealth Education Task for CTeL. She has been invited to several nursing and medical schools to assist in the development of a telehealth curriculum and to present her work.

Janice Hawkins is a Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Community and Global Initiatives for the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University. She completed her BSN at the University of South Carolina and her MSN at the Medical University of South Carolina. She graduated with her PhD in Nursing Education from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She has over 20 years of teaching experience in undergraduate nursing education and currently serves as the Chief Academic Advisor for the nursing program at ODU.

Lynn Wiles is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University. Lynn completed her BSN at Radford University, MSN with a major in nursing education and minor in critical care at Marymount University, and PhD in Nursing at Duquesne University. Currently she serves as the Undergraduate Program Director for the pre-and-post licensure programs. Previously she was the Director of Technology and Simulation for the school. She has nearly 25 years of experience teaching in both online and face to face formats.