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Keynote Speaker: Angela Gargano
What if it all Goes R.I.G.H.T? The Mindset Shift That Turns Challenges into Breakthroughs
Angela Gargano is a keynote speaker, 6x American Ninja Warrior, Miss Fitness America, 3x Covergirl, biochemist-turned-coach, and founder of a global movement that’s helped thousands of women accomplish what once felt impossible—starting with their first pull-up.
After tearing her ACL live on national television, Angela didn’t just recover—she redefined herself. She turned a career-halting injury into a comeback story, launching a six-figure business rooted in resilience, adaptability, and bold action. She now brings that same battle-tested mindset to organizations and audiences worldwide.
Her signature RIGHT™ Framework helps individuals and teams break through fear, perfectionism, and burnout—teaching them how to navigate change, take aligned action, and build sustainable momentum even when things feel uncertain.
With a background in biochemistry and gymnastics, Angela brings both science and soul to her keynotes. Her talks are known for blending raw storytelling, contagious energy, and practical, actionable tools that leave lasting impact.
Hollye Briggs, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN
All In on Learning: Gamification Strategies to Level Up in Nursing
Hollye Briggs is a professional development specialist at the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. Her experience in emergency, pediatric, and trauma nursing has taught Hollye to find learning opportunities in every moment. As a supportive, enthusiastic mentor and leader, Hollye leverages strategy and critical thinking to turn mundane study tactics into engaging and effective learning games.
Gretchen Brown Carroll, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN
The Other Side of the Tragedy
Gretchen Brown Carroll is a seasoned emergency nurse and Level I trauma expert with over 20 years of experience, including roles as an ED supervisor and educator for critical care skills. As the parent of a mass shooting victim, she combines her clinical expertise with a unique, raw perspective to challenge fellow emergency nurses on trauma-informed family care, moral injury, and compassion fatigue during sudden, tragic loss.
Gretchen J. Carrougher, MN, RN, CBRN
Burn Resuscitation 101: Name That Burn Size
Gretchen Carrougher is a research nurse supervisor for the UW Medicine Regional Burn Center in Seattle, WA. Gretchen has worked as a staff RN, burn/plastic surgery clinical nurse specialist, and research nurse during her 44-year burn nursing career. Her research interests are focused on pain and itch management, long-term recovery, delirium prevention, and employment after burn injury.
Roger Casey, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, FAEN
Blunt Force Emesis: When Cannabis Causes Chaos in the ER
Roger Casey is a night shift charge nurse at a free standing ED in southeast Washington State. He has over 35 years of emergency, trauma and critical care nursing experience. He blends education with a sense of humor to help better understand complex issues.
Kim Colegrove, Author and Owner of Pause First Academy
The Power to Pause: Training Your Nervous System for Everyday Stress Resilience
Kim Colegrove is an international speaker and the author of Mindfulness for Warriors, The Mindfulness for Warriors Handbook, and Wellness Warrior Style. She’s also the founder of Pause First Academy—an organization that provides online and in-person wellness and resilience training and support for society’s warriors, protectors, guardians, and healers.
Derek Collins, BSN, RN, C-NPT, CFRN, CEN, CTRN, TCRN, FP-C
When the Patient Surprises You: Insights into Pediatric DKA Management
Derek Collins is a dynamic and highly experienced critical care clinician with over 15 years of progressive prehospital and hospital-based experience, spanning roles from EMT and paramedic to flight paramedic, emergency room RN, and flight nurse. He currently serves as a neonatal/pediatric flight nurse, providing advanced care in high-acuity transport settings.
Kevin Cook & Jill Sproul, MS, RN
The Strength of Hope
Jill Sproul and Kevin Cook are both burn survivors and will share their journey of love, hope and their happily ever after. Jill was burned as a child in 1972 and became a burn nurse after her injury. Kevin Cook was burned in a work related accident which ended his first marriage. They will share their journey and lived experience.
Nyssa Hattaway, BA, BS, RN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN
Family Presence at the Bedside During Resuscitation
With over a decade of flight nursing experience, Nyssa Hattaway provides care in the south Atlanta area and co-hosts two podcasts: The Q Word Podcast for Emergency Nurses, and AMPED Podcast: Case Studies from the Flight Industry.
Bruce Hoffman, EdD(c), MSN-RN, CFRN, FP-C, CCP-C, C-NPT
The Pentad Truths of AMAX4: Prioritizing Processes for Challenging Resuscitations
Bruce is a critical care registered nurse and paramedic whose clinical background includes the ICU, ER, trauma, cardiology, and critical care transport/flight. He holds graduate degrees in education and advanced practice. He resides with his wife and three kids in North Central CT.
Carly Johnson, BSN, RN, CPEN, TCRN, CCRN
Hot and Bothered: From Heat Exposure to Multi-System Failure
Carly has been a night shift nurse in the pediatric emergency department for several years, and now works in one of the busiest pediatric emergency departments in the country. Working at the bedside every shift, Carly consistently learns and practices pediatric emergency medicine as personably and efficiently as possible.
Zachary Kermitz, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, CPEN
Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate: Pairing Sedation and Analgesia in Mechanical Ventilation
Zachary Kermitz is a flight nurse supervisor with Intermountain Health in the Four Corners region of the US. He has a background in EMS, ground critical care transport, ER, ICU and flight nursing. Even though he is a CFRN, CEN, CPEN and CCRN he seeks to never forget where he came from – rural EMS.
Erin Montgomery, BSN, RN, CCRN
Bridging Readiness Gaps: How Simulation and Mentorship Strengthen Pediatric Emergency Care
Erin Montgomery is the project director for ImPACTS. Having worked critical care transport and pediatric critical care areas, Erin uses her experiences to put pediatric readiness in the emergency department into practice to ensure every child in the US receives the highest quality of emergency care.
Putting Pediatric Readiness Into Practice (Pre-Conference Session – 3.5 CE)
Jana Price, MBA, BSN, BA, RN, CEN, TCRN
The Power to Protect: Inspiring Nurses to Stand Against Violence
Jana Price is the senior clinical director of Sentinel Medical Technologies, CEO of Upturn Nursing and podcast host at Nurse.org. With 10 years of nursing experience in various specialties, Jana applies her bedside skill into various facets of the medical device industry and nursing innovation while also advocating against injustices that nurses face daily.
Jill Rable, MSN-ED, RN, AFN-BC, SANE-A, SANE-P
Beyond SANE: Incorporating Forensic Nursing into Trauma Care
Jill Rable is the senior clinical director of HonorHealth Emergency and Trauma Services, a Level I Trauma Center, and oversees Arizona’s largest forensic nursing program. Jill’s passion for caring for vulnerable populations, clinical nursing skills and leadership experience across pediatrics, emergency and trauma services, and forensic nursing informs her commitment and to strengthen systems and improving patient outcomes.
Maj. Jacki Roland, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN
Silent Collapse: Recognizing the Hidden Dangers of Chest Trauma
Major Jacki Roland is a clinical nurse educator and military instructor with over 15 years of nursing experience and 17 years of military service. She specializes in emergency and trauma care and is passionate about translating clinical expertise into meaningful, frontline-ready education. For more than eight years, Jacki has spoken to diverse audiences—including international, multidisciplinary teams—but she is especially energized by presenting to emergency nurses. Known for her engaging and practical approach, Jacki strives to make learning fun, impactful, and immediately applicable to real-world practice.
Rebecca Steinmann, MS, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, CCRN, FAEN
Confessions of an Adrenaline Junkie: Lessons Learned Over 40+ Years
Rebecca Steinmann is an AHA instructor for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Having worked in emergency care for over four decades, Rebecca has seen the evolution of practice and gained insights to share along the journey.
Tesla Teitge-Mergenthaler, MSN, RN, CEN
Hello, I Would NOT Like to Report an Error
Tesla Teitge-Mergenthaler brings over twelve years of emergency nursing experience, complemented by recent roles in education and outpatient urgent care. She is passionate about lifelong learning, mentorship, and fostering healthy collaborative work environments.
Chris Trosclair, MD
Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
Chris Trosclair is a board certified critical care and emergency medicine physician focused on advanced cardiopulmonary support in the critically ill. As the director of ECMO at Willis-Knighton Health System, his clinical interests center on mechanical circulatory support and helping patients and families achieve meaningful recovery aligned with their goals.
Allen Wolfe, MSN, CNS, APRN, CFRN, CCRN, CTRN, TCRN, CMTE, FAASTN
The Plane, The Patients, The Aftermath: A 3-Sided Approach to Disaster Response
With forty years’ experience in nursing and over fifteen years of volunteer service with BCEN, including a term as chairperson on the board of directors, Allen is a highly respected leader in the critical care transport nursing space. He is the senior director of clinical education and a critical care clinical nurse specialist at Life Link III, a leading expert in the prehospital management of LVADs, and a published author and editor. Allen’s session delves into his lived experience of dropping everything and providing care for all Pentagon patients in the throes of a national crisis.
