Dr. Laurie Anne Ferguson, DNP, APRN, has practiced as a Nurse Practitioner since 1984. She is certified as an Adult, Family and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, and has practiced in a variety of clinical settings in the NP role including ER, Occupational Health, and Primary Care in Pennsylvania, North Dakota, Florida, Louisiana and in Manitoba Canada. She received her BSN from the University of San Francisco, MSN from the University of Pennsylvania, and DNP from the University of Texas, Houston Health Sciences Center. A nursing educator since 1993, she has served on faculty at the University of Manitoba, University of South Florida, Louisiana State University and Loyola University New Orleans, where she served as Dean of the College of Nursing and Health. She was named Founding Dean of the School of Nursing at Emory & Henry College in 2021. Dr. Ferguson is a Fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and maintains an active clinical practice.

Morgan got her MSN from Vanderbilt in 2015. She has been working in urology in Lynchburg, VA for the last 4 years. She is currently getting her DNP from UVA.

MSN from University of Pennsylvania, 1980, Family Nurse Practitioner. Worked in public health, in a school of nursing, and in primary care over the years. Retired from Carilion Family and Community Medicine, March of 2022, but continue working in a flex position 2 days a week. In 2018 completed MS in yoga therapy from Maryland University of Integrative Health; certified yoga therapist with the International Associate of Yoga Therapists. Became an entrepreneur and business owner of Guiding Star Yoga Therapy. Working to navigate a shift to a business model that includes yoga and my skill set as a Family Nurse Practitioner in independent practice. Cat lover, hiker, meditator, and happy yogi.

Dr. Eileen O'Grady is certified Nurse Practitioner and Wellness Coach who uses an evidence-based approach with people to reverse or entirely prevent disease. She believes deeply that more attention must be paid to getting us unstuck from lifestyles that do not support wellness. She is an expert on intentional change in humans -with an emphasis on the importance of extreme self-care and how to identify and remedy a life that is out of balance. She runs the School of Wellness, which offers program on revolutionizing self-care. She is currently an adjunct faculty in the Graduate Schools of Nursing at Pace University, Georgetown University, Duke University, and The George Washington University, where she was given 'Outstanding Teacher' Award.

Ona brings 12+ years expertise as a Registered Nurse and Family Nurse Practitioner. Her broad experience spans ER, ICU, telehealth, infusion therapy, home health, education, primary care, and mental health. Proficient in leadership, she excels in roles like speaker, preceptor, charge nurse, and educator. Ona was most recently selected as Old Dominion University's 2023 40 under 40 Alumni class. Locally she works as a Program Coordinator, Assistant Professor, and Nurse Practitioner in primary & mental health. Ona also empowers her fellow women colleagues as the inaugural chair for the Sentara Women in the Workplace employee resource group. She has been an AHA BLS instructor for 8+ years and runs a healthcare training company offering Basic Life Support- CPR, first aid, and wellness training. As a Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society member and part of the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners, Ona actively contributes, serving on the PR committee. Her dedication to nursing's advancement and patient care enhancement underscores her significant impact on healthcare.

Dr. Knoeckel has been a family nurse practitioner (FNP) since 2009. She works at Tri-Area Community Health Center in Floyd, Virginia providing care across the lifespan. Since 2010, she has also served as a preceptor to many FNP students. In 2018, Dr. Knoeckel began her teaching career. She has been teaching at Radford University since 2021 and teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses. The primary course she oversees is undergraduate pharmacology, where she has aimed to be innovative using different teaching strategies and third-party teaching tools. Her research focus has been on interprofessional education, women's health, obesity management, chronic disease management and behavioral lifestyle interventions. She has traveled with academic and faith-based organizations on medical and service trips to El Salvador, Spain, Costa Rica and Peru. She grew up in Spain and speak Spanish fluently. She is married and has 3 children. She enjoys reading, cooking, hiking, swimming and traveling.

Lisa completed her MSN (FNP specialty) at University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 1998 and practiced in primary care for 18 years, working at community health centers for the majority of her career. She became ANCC board certified as a PMHNP in 2016 and received grant funding to develop a model integrating mental health as part of the services offered at her primary care clinic. She now divides her time between this integrative primary care site (University of Maryland Medical Center) and the Johns Hopkins' Children Mental Health Center (CMHC), where she provides psychiatric care for children and adolescents. CMHC uses a co-occurring model of providing psychotherapy and psychiatry services in a community setting. Lisa lives in Baltimore with her three children and enjoys learning languages (in the hopes of traveling more in the future!)

Christine A. Hart Kress, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, NEA-BC, MSCP, is a seasoned healthcare leader with over 30 years of experience in women's health. She is the CEO and owner of a specialized telemedicine practice focused on comprehensive menopause and midlife care. Dr. Hart Kress proudly served 27 years in the United States Air Force as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and Healthcare Executive. After retirement, she transitioned to a Chief Nursing Officer role in a hospital system then returned to clinical practice in gynecology. Board-certified as a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner, Dr. Hart Kress has advanced training in hormone prescribing, sexual medicine and the care of breast cancer survivors. Her passion lies in transforming access to high-quality care for women in midlife and menopause. She is an active member of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health Advocacy Committee and has co-authored several key resources, including the Scope of Practice and Health and Healthcare of Midlife Women position statements. A published author in the field of women's health, Dr. Hart Kress has been featured on multiple podcasts and blogs, sharing her expertise and insights. She has received numerous accolades for her clinical excellence and leadership, including the Air Force Medical Service Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year and Tucson's Fabulous 50 Nurses awards.

Katie Page has been a Certified Nurse Midwife since 2009 when she graduated from Vanderbilt School of Nursing. She has worked in VA at Forest Women's Center since 2013. She is the team lead at Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital for ACNM Health Birth Initiative: Reducing Primary Cesarean Collaborative since 2016. She is also the Data Center Co-Lead for Collaborative beginning in 2018. Professionally, her current focus is on quality work, teaching, and issues related to professional liability and full practice authority. Katie loves spending time with her supportive husband and 2 daughters and serving in the community.

Kara Pravdo MSN, CRNP is the Nurse Practitioner for the Division of Complex Family Planning at Jefferson Einstein Hospital in Philadelphia where she currently provides comprehensive care for early pregnancy loss including diagnosis and management. She also teaches learners in clinic including Advanced Practice Provider Students, Medical Residents and Medical Students. Kara has been involved in Reproductive Health in the Philly area for over 15 years. She co-authored an article with Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos entitled "Early Pregnancy Loss: A Comprehensive Approach for Nurse Practitioners" which was published in The Journal for Nurse Practitioners.

Dana Burns is a clinical associate professor with Virginia Commonwealth University and a practicing Family Nurse Practitioner with VCU Health Internal Medicine Department Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. She obtained nurse practitioner training at Columbia University and doctoral degree from Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Burns expertise is in resilience and mindfulness in the clinical and academic environments. She a member of the VCU Health /VCU School of Nursing Strength in Caring HRSA Wellness Grant team investigating strength based leadership and organizational dynamics impact on clinician wellness, resilience and intent to stay. Her current projects include improving nurse practitioner education through the implementation of innovative clinical education models with a focus on interprofessional team pedagogy. Dana is the clinician lead of an interprofessional team with the NP/PharmD Diabetes Management Clinic with VCU Health in Richmond and satellite program with VCU Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, Virginia.

Jack Weisskohl (they/he) is a Family Nurse Practitioner at VCU Health. He works on an interdisciplinary team that provides primary care to adult populations with complex medical and social needs. Jack's healthcare background includes oncology nursing and primary care in both rural and urban settings. He is a doctor of nursing candidate at the University of Virginia School of Nursing (with anticipated graduation in May 2025) and an affiliate faculty member with the Mobile Health and Wellness Program through the VCU School of Nursing. Jack is a white, queer, transmasculine, and nonbinary person who is community focused and supports community empowerment and self-determination.

Wendy L. Wright,
DNP,ANP-BC,FNP-BC,FAANP,FAAN,FNAP

Wendy received her Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2019 from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. She is a 1992 graduate of the Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts and completed a family nurse practitioner post-master's program in 1995. She is an adult and family nurse practitioner and the owner of two, nurse practitioner owned and operated clinics within New Hampshire named: Wright & Associates Family Healthcare. Her family practices have won numerous awards, including Top Providers in New Hampshire 2018, Top 20 Fastest Growing Family Business, and Top 20 Women-Owned Business in New Hampshire. In addition, she is the Owner of Partners in Healthcare Education, a medical education company. She is the Past President of NPACE and the Senior lecturer for Fitzgerald Health Education Associates.

She is the recipient of numerous awards and was chosen by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as the 1999 recipient of the New Hampshire State Excellence Award. In addition, she received the 2009 NH Nurse Practitioner of the Year and the 2014 Top 5 Women in New Hampshire Business Award. In 2005, she was inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; in October 2014, a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, and in March 2017, a Fellow into the National Academies of Practice.

She is the founder of the NH Chamber of Entrepreneurial Nurse Practitioners, an organization designed to assist nurse practitioners with independent practice issues. In addition to full-time clinical practice, she presents nationally to different audiences and has been a speaker at over 1000 conferences in 47 states. She is the nurse practitioner representative to the State of NH Immunization Advisory Board. She has been a medical media spokesperson for numerous companies and has appeared on radio, television, and in print magazines. Wendy is frequently consulted by malpractice attorneys around the area of clinical practice and has worked on more than 100 malpractice cases involving nurses and nurse practitioners.

Dr. Moore is a psychiatric nurse practitioner, owning and operating Better Mental Health & Wellness in Charlottesville, VA while also serving as an assistant professor within UVA's School of Nursing. He has both educational, professional, and personal experiences operating within the world of LGBTQ+-related wellness and illness.

Dr. Nguyen Park has had a diverse career in clinical medicine, research, and education having taught pediatrics at the University of New Mexico while serving as Lead PA for the NM VA Healthcare System where she was also the lead clinician for the Special Environmental Health Registry. Prior to this, she was a clinical Assistant Professor in the Physician Assistant Studies Program at Wayne State University while working in cardiology. She was then recruited to work at the NIH in the nephrology consult service, where she was the co-chair of the NIH PA/NP SIG during the pandemic, served on the NIH Clinical Center Medical Executive Committee as the PA/NP SIG representative, and now serves on the NIH PA/NP SIG Professional Development Committee. Among other publications, she co-wrote the updated PA Genomic Competencies. Dr. Park represents PAs nationally on the NIH's GenomeEd Board. As the 1st PA chosen for the NIH-American College of Medical Genetics & Genomics (ACMG) Genomic Medicine Program Management Fellowship, she currently works in genetics as an associate investigator and with the NIH All of Us Research Program as a Health Scientist Administrator, Program Officer, and Scientific Review Officer. She is the president and founder of The Society of PAs in Genetics and Genomics.

I serve as the concentration coordinator for the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program at VCU. I maintain a clinical practice as a PMHNP at two sites in addition to my teaching.