News & Press https://virginianurses.com/news/default.asp Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:28:34 GMT Thu, 27 Sep 2018 19:11:47 GMT Copyright © 2018 Virginia Nurses Association Howell and Hanger Named 2018 VNF Friends of Nursing https://virginianurses.com/news/news.asp?id=420261 https://virginianurses.com/news/news.asp?id=420261
“The passage of Medicaid expansion means a healthier Virginia,” said Mary Kay Goldschmidt, VNA’s commissioner on government relations. “Thanks to the hard work and bipartisan spirit of Senators Howell and Hanger, more than 400,000 uninsured and low-income Virginians will have access to quality medical care.”

In addition to their leadership on Medicaid expansion, Senators Howell and Hanger were supporters of HB 793, which institutes a transition to practice period for nurse practitioners and went into effect on July 1, 2018. They also supported legislation improving workplace violence protections for nurses at hospitals and emergency care facilities, which was sponsored by 2017 Friends of Nursing Delegate Roxann Robinson and Senator Glen Sturtevant. As senior members of the Senate Finance Committee, Senators Howell and Hanger have also played an important role in legislation giving pay raises to state-employed nurses.

“Medicaid expansion is a positive step toward increasing access and improving the delivery of healthcare, which is a vital part of VNA’s mission,” said Janet Wall, VNA chief executive officer. “Senator Howell and Senator Hanger are champions for the health of all Virginians, and we are grateful for their leadership.”

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“We are thrilled to recognize this group of exceptional young women and men who have excelled as nurses and as leaders in both the practice setting and in their communities,” said Janet Wall, VNF chief executive officer. “Nursing clearly has a very bright future in Virginia.”

Winners will be honored at the 2018 VNF Gala, chaired by Mary Dixon, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer of the University of Virginia Health System, on the evening of September 22 at the Hilton Richmond Hotel and Spa - Short Pump.

For more information about the VNF Gala or 40 Under 40 winners, visit http://virginianurses.com/Main-Menu-Category/Foundation.

40 Under 40 Award Winners
(listed alphabetically by last name)
Amanda Allen, Carilion Clinic
Intima Alrimawi, Stratford University
Genevieve Beaird, Virginia Commonwealth University
Rebecca Berry, Inova Loudoun Hospital
Coffee Bourne, Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital - American Anesthesiology of Virginia
Jake Cash, Centra Health
Heather Cooper, VCU Health
Kaila Cooper, VCU Health
Erica Davis, Bon Secours Medical Group
Tiffany Deas, Bon Secours Health System
Stephanie DeFilippis, Carilion Clinic
Rachel Denny, Carilion Clinic
Sarah Beth Dinwiddie, Carilion Clinic
Katherine Eichin, Inova Alexandria Hospital
Shelly Feazell, Carilion Clinic
Luella Glanzer, UVA Health System
Jessica Gourley, Riverside Regional Medical Center
Heather Hedges, McGuire VA Medical Center
Heather Irving, VCU Health
Kyle Jensen, VCU Health
Jill Jones, VCU Health
Katie Katz, Radford University School of Nursing
Haley Meade, The Health Wagon
Emma Mitchell, University of Virginia School of Nursing
Lathika Mohanraj, Virginia Commonwealth University
Kelsey Oostdyk, VCU Health
Heather Powell, Centra Health
CJ Robinson, Sentara Leigh Hospital
Lyndsey Schaffer, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital
Yovaletta Scruggs, Inova Alexandria Hospital
Ashley Shrader, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Ava Speciale, UVA Health System
Brittany Steele, McGuire VA Medical Center
Joseph Tacy, James Madison University
Jena Vedder, US Public Health Service
Ashley Walters, UVA Health System
Katy Wiggins, Southside Physicians Network
Caitlin Wise, VCU Health
Melissa Wray, Carilion Clinic
Temika Younger, Virginia Adult Care Education, LLC (VACE)

40 Under 40 Honorable Mentions
(listed alphabetically by last name)
Amanda Wrenn Brendel, Carilion Clinic
Jennifer Claybrook, Centra Lynchburg General Hospital
Kristin Crouse, Carilion Clinic
Caitlin Crowder, VCU Community Memorial Hospital
Tiffany Fick, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital
Stephanie Fitch, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
Mary Haigh, Riverside Regional Medical Center
Brandon Jones, Carilion Clinic
Mary Lord, Centra Southside Community Hospital
Brady Lutz, LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
Season Majors, Inova Health System
Jasmine Nicholson, Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center
Veronica Nolden, VCU Health
Thomas Powell, Centra Health
Alison Rivers, VCU Health
Enkh-Ochir Sanz, Inova Alexandria Hospital
Claudia Spurill, VCU Health
Amber Taylor, Centra Health
Tyler Thompson, Sentara RMH Medical Center
Ariana Webb, VCU Community Memorial Hospital
Drew White, Centra Health
Caitlin Winkler, VCU Health]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2018 20:10:15 GMT