Chelsea Lebo is the Simulation Coordinator of the Simulation and Clinical Learning Resource Center at The College of New Jersey. Chelsea received her MSN from Walden University with a focus on Nursing Education and is currently pursuing her PhD in Nursing at Idaho State University. Chelsea’s clinical background includes medical-surgical, trauma, neurology, and orthopedic nursing. She is ANCC Medical-Surgical Board Certified, as well as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator Advanced (CHSE-A). In the past, Chelsea has worked as a clinical nurse educator in the hospital setting, which included coordinating the New Graduate Nurse Residency Program, facilitating orientation, and organizing other educational programs. Currently, she is instructing in an undergraduate BSN program and facilitating simulation at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Chelsea is an active member of SSH, INACSL, ASPE, AECT, ANA, and Sigma Theta Tau. Chelsea is currently the chair of the INACSL webinar committee, a member of the education committee, and an elected member and chair of the INACSL Nominations and Elections committee.

Dr. Marie Gilbert serves as the Director at the Central California Center for Excellence in Nursing (CCCEN) at California State University Fresno with over 35 years of experience in healthcare across clinical and academic settings. Holding a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing Studies from The Royal College of Nursing Institute London UK, a Master of Arts in Education from Fresno Pacific University, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from California State University Northern California Consortium. CA. Dr. Gilbert is highly qualified in her field. An advanced certified simulation educator (Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator – Advanced), Dr. Gilbert has extensive experience in developing and facilitating simulation-based learning in academia and clinical practice, as well as conducting simulation research. Dr. Gilbert has published extensively and presents frequently at the state and national level. Dr. Gilbert currently serves as an elected board member on the Society for Simulation in Healthcare Board of Directors.

Krista Anderson is a Certified Health Care Simulation Educator-Advanced (CHSE-A) with over fifteen years of experience developing, facilitating, and evaluating healthcare simulation-based methods/techniques. Krista is innovative in her leadership and contributions to the application of simulation-based education modalities for education assessment and systems integration for healthcare professional students, teams, and systems. Krista is the Director of Simulation for the St. Catherine University Institute of Simulation and Interprofessional Learning (I-SAIL), which is dedicated to support high-quality and interprofessional simulation learning activities for students across 30 Nursing and Health Sciences programs. In the Director role, she has implemented sustainable quality improvement efforts to support faculty and students through the creation of a supportive infrastructure, faculty development, a volunteer simulated participant program, and standardization of procedure to align with the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) accreditation guidelines. As a CHSE-A, Krista has contributed to the profession through publications and presentations at the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH), the International Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL), and regionally. She is actively involved with the SSH in volunteer leadership roles, which include being an IMSH 2019 planning chair, the Internal Relations Committee chair, a Nominations Committee member, a contributing author to the Healthcare Simulation Dictionary, and various other roles throughout her career. experience developing curricula, teaching, and presenting on the use of simulation as well as specific applications. Krista is passionate about quality improvement and preparing the future healthcare workforce to provide efficient, quality, patient-centered, safe care collaboratively as a team in complex healthcare systems that perpetuate health determinants and inequities. Krista Anderson’s Doctorate of Nursing Practice project is titled: Integrating Social Justice Concepts in Simulation Using a Lens of Cultural Humility: A Quality Improvement Project.

Dr Sue Schuelke is a passionate nurse educator and researcher. She incorporates evidence-based education strategies, develops new strategies based on current research, and provides an experiential learning experience for students, including gaming, high-fidelity simulation, and Immersive Virtual Reality. Dr Schuelke has received research funding from AACN, CS-CASH, USDA, IAE, Sigma Nu Rho, CCI Foundation, Curios XR, and the Nebraska Collaborative initiative with an emphasis on education technology and immersive virtual reality. Dr Schuelke has published her educational research findings and contributed to a book chapter on blending extended realities into classroom instruction. She has worked with the Computer Science and Engineering Senior Design teams to create 5 Immersive Virtual Reality games available to be played on the Oculus headset. She received the 2022 Innovation Award for Inventions from UNeMed. Sue is a member of the UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators involved with NNA and is an officer in the Nursing Section in the Society of Simulation Healthcare. She is a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) and Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE). She has presented locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally on educational topics and Immersive Virtual reality.