Dr. Christine "Christy" Heid is a seasoned nursing educator, simulationist, and healthcare advocate with over 20 years of experience. Currently pursuing a post-master's Nurse Practitioner certificate in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing at Maryville University, she is also committed to raising awareness and research funding for Ovarian Cancer. Holding a PhD in Nursing and an MSN focused on Healthcare Education from the University of Phoenix, along with a BSN from Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Christy blends academic rigor with clinical expertise. Her professional journey includes roles as a Nursing Education Consultant, Principal Investigator on a multi-site research project, and various faculty positions at Ashland University and Marion Technical College. Her clinical practice has taken her from large hospital systems and community care centers as a specialist in medical-surgical, oncology, palliative care, and vascular nursing. An advocate for innovative teaching, Dr. Heid has contributed to curriculum development and active learning strategies in nursing education. She serves as the chair of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation Learning Education Committee and is involved with the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Simulation Committee.

Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN, is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and expert in nursing, healthcare innovation, and complex systems leadership. He has extensive clinical experience in emergency departments, acute in-patient hospital settings, and academia. Dan supports Kaiser Permanente as the Executive Director of Nursing Workforce Development and Innovation, building nursing workforce planning, a system-level new grad residency program, and other system level nursing workforce initiatives. He has also held leadership roles at KP in nursing innovation, research, and technology strategy across eight regions, 38 hospitals, and 70,000 nurses. Dan was part of the founding faculty for the new Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine. Dan is on the faculty at the Ohio State University College of Nursing and multiple innovation fellowship programs. He previously taught on nursing innovation and leadership at Arizona State University. He is on the editorial board for Nursing Administration Quarterly and has authored two dozen peer-reviewed articles and two textbooks, including Leadership for Evidence Based Innovation for Health Professions and Leadership in Nursing Practice. Dan earned his Bachelors in Nursing, was in the first cohort of the Masters in Healthcare Innovation program. and was the first-ever graduate of the PhD in Healthcare Innovation Leadership program at Arizona State University. Dan serves as Vice President of the American Nurses Association California.