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Dr. Donna Gage is an accomplished healthcare executive and a She has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The College of New Jersey,
Principal with BMC Associates. As a mediator and consultant, she a Master of Science in Nursing from The University of Pennsylvania, and a
assists a range of clients from executives in healthcare to business Doctor of Philosophy from The Pennsylvania State University. She is an
partners in every conceivable industry. She helps them with conflict adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. She has written numerous
prevention and resolution, as well as management, leadership, and articles and is a member of the Nursing Administration Quarterly (NAQ)
labor-management relations. Editorial Board. She is a frequent NAQ guest editor.
Dr. Gage served as the Chief Nursing Officer for the Veterans Health Gage is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and a member of
Administration from 2014 to 2016. In that role, she led the several professional organizations including the American Nurses
development, implementation, and evaluation of a strategic plan that Association, the American Organization of Nurse Executives, and Sigma
supported the continued advancement of nursing practice, education, Theta Tau International Honor Society. She is Board certified in Nursing
and research across VHA for a workforce of over 90000 nursing service Administration from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is a
personnel. Through national policy development she advanced Full certified Nurse Practitioner with a specialty in Women’s Health. She has
Practice Authority for Advanced Practice Nurses (APRNs) throughout received numerous awards and honors including the Service Employees
the VA. Prior to the VA, she was Vice President and Chief Nursing International Union (SEIU) Nursing Leadership Award. She serves on the
Officer at MedStart Georgetown University Hospital, and from 2001 to Corporate Advisory Board for the School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise
2011, she was the Chief Nursing Officer at Penn State Milton S. Science and co-chair of the Gala.
Hershey Medical Center where she led the organization to achieve
Magnet designation.
