District 2 CRNA Highlight: Amene Ampanpour
By Kristopher Bosque Amene was born in Tehran, Iran not long before the revolution. She left Iran with her family and immigrated to the United States as refugees after the war started with Iraq and the situation in Iran deteriorated. Her father passed away when she was 11 years old [...]
2022-2023 VANA Priorities
By Meredith Joyner As we look at the busy year ahead, I would like to highlight my priorities for VANA. My goal is to make VANA a stronger organization for the next year, and I believe that this is the way to do it. Outline and execute the VANA lobbying plan to [...]
Message From VANA President Adrienne Hartgerink, DNP, CRNA
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 [...]
Tell your CRNA story…
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 [...]
Meet Nicole McAllister, VANA’s new Association Manager
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 [...]
Leadership Retreat
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 [...]
Public Relations Update
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 [...]
Congratulations to the newly Elected Positions
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 [...]
2022 Annual Fall Conference
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 [...]
District 5 News
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 [...]
