Why I’m Running for the ENA Board of Directors
If you know me, you know I have a hard time sitting on the sidelines. Emergency nursing has given me so much, not just a career, but opportunities to serve, teach, learn, lead, travel, mentor, and meet some pretty incredible nurses along the way. That is why I am running for the Emergency Nurses Association […]
What Will You Do Before Help Arrives?
We are taught to call 911 when something goes wrong. That is important, but what happens next? What do you do during the minutes before the ambulance arrives? What if the roads are flooded, emergency departments are overwhelmed, phone service is unavailable, or responders cannot immediately reach your neighborhood? During a disaster, help may still […]
Service, Commitment, and the Future of Emergency Nursing
I have been trying to figure out what I wanted to say when I could finally share this. I am honored to be a candidate for the Emergency Nurses Association Board of Directors. If you know me, you know how much emergency nursing and ENA have been part of my life. I have been an […]
The Disaster Does Not End When the Storm Passes
When the rain stops, the winds weaken, and the television cameras leave, people often assume the disaster is over. For the people living through it, that may be when the hardest part begins. Homes remain flooded or destroyed. Families are displaced. Medications are lost. Medical equipment no longer works because there is no electricity. Hospitals […]
Disaster Preparedness is Not Just for Disaster Professionals
When most people hear the word disaster, they picture hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, pandemics, mass-casualty incidents, or communities torn apart by conflict. But disasters do not begin when the news cameras arrive. They begin quietly, with plans that were never practiced, supplies that cannot be found, warnings that were not understood, vulnerable people who were overlooked, […]
Bleeding Control 1-2-3 Added to the National EMS for Children Resource Library
I love seeing practical resources make their way into the hands of the people who may need them most. Bleeding Control 1-2-3 has officially been added to the National EMS for Children State-Created Resource Library. The National EMS for Children resource library brings together materials developed by EMSC programs across the country and makes them […]
Back-to-School Safety: Prepared, Not Afraid
Back-to-school season usually brings excitement, new backpacks, sharpened pencils, first-day pictures, and the return of familiar routines. It is also an important time for families to talk about safety. Unfortunately, school safety today includes conversations many of us wish were unnecessary. We must teach our children how to cross the street safely, recognize unsafe situations, […]
Enough is Enough: Another World Humanitarian Day, but What Has Changed?
They deliver food under gunfire. They pull children from the rubble. They drive into disaster zones while everyone else is running out. Humanitarian workers stand between life and death for millions of people-and yet, they are being killed at record rates. 📢 2024 was the deadliest year in history for humanitarians. 2025 is on track […]
Ebola, COVID-19, and Beyond: Resources from My SAPA & NSPA Presentation
If you attended my presentation, “Ebola, COVID-19, and Beyond: Operational Lessons from High-Consequence Infectious Disease Response,” at the SAPA & NSPA Annual CME Conference on August 20, 2026, thank you for being there! I wanted to create one place where you could come back to the information after the conference rather than trying to take […]
What Do Disasters Teach Us About Being Human?
I spend a lot of time talking about disasters, preparedness, response, leadership, medicine, and what happens when our systems are pushed beyond their limits, ut some of the most important lessons I’ve learned in disasters have had very little to do with medicine. They’ve been about people. About compassion when resources are limited. About showing […]