Message From VANA President Adrienne Hartgerink, DNP, CRNA

July 14, 2022

By Adrienne Hartgerink, VANA President Greetings Virginia CRNAs and SRNAs. I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer. It is hard to believe this will be my last message to you as VANA President. Time sure has flown by. Although we have not had significant legislation this year, we have had [...]

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Tell your CRNA story…

July 14, 2022

By Jean Snyder, VANA Communications Committee Chair Let’s play a game. Answer each question based on your past or present experience. Each yes scores you one point.    Are you a military CRNA that is (was) allowed to practice independently when you are (were) active duty? Are you a civilian [...]

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Meet Nicole McAllister, VANA’s new Association Manager

July 14, 2022

 Nicole McAllister Association Management  McGuire Woods Consulting - Advocacy Richmond, VA   Nicole joined McGuireWoods Consulting in 2022 and serves on the MWCAdvocacy team working with associations to help them reach their strategic objectives and manage their day-to-day operations. Nicole has a background in communications, development and project management in [...]

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Leadership Retreat

July 14, 2022

By Meredith Joyner, VANA President-Elect VANA's Leadership Retreat will be held at Virginia Crossings in Glen Allen, VA, on July 29 & 30, 2022. The leadership team will gather to focus on VANA's mission and align with VANA's annual goals. The mission of VANA is to promote safe anesthesia care and to [...]

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Public Relations Update

July 14, 2022

By Adam Bitely, Martin Waymire It’s been a busy first half of 2022 as Martin Waymire and the VANA Communications Committee have ramped up communications efforts, especially on the social media front. During the first half of 2022, VANA’s social media content has been viewed more than 435,000 times and [...]

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Congratulations to the newly Elected Positions

July 14, 2022

Congratulations to the newly elected members of VANA’s 2022-2023 Leadership  President-Elect: Maria Hirsch [email protected] I would be honored to serve as your VANA President-Elect. My nearly 30 years in the profession has given me the opportunity to practice in a variety of clinical settings and serve in many roles at [...]

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2022 Annual Fall Conference

July 14, 2022

By Karen Gillikin, VANA Education & Programs Committee Chair VANA is headed back to Northern Virginia this year for the annual Fall Conference. The 2022 and 2023 Fall Meetings will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner 1700 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA. This luxury hotel is connected to exclusive shopping [...]

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District 5 News

July 14, 2022

By Nickie Damico, [email protected] This will be my last entry in the newsletter as District 5 Director. It has been an honor to serve as your representative. Thank you to all who have devoted time and energy to support me and VANA District 5 over the past 2 years. When [...]

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Mark Your Calendar

July 14, 2022

July 29-30, 2022: District 5 CE Event & Reception, Richmond, VA and virtually August 12-16, 2022: AANA Annual Congress  October 1-2, 2022: VANA Annual Fall Conference, McLean, VA February 4, 2023: VANA Winter Workshop, Richmond, VA

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