Jean started her nursing career in 1994. As a young nurse, her passion was Emergency Medicine. Working as a nurse in the Emergency Department at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, she discovered Forensic Nursing.  This Nursing specialty ignited a passion for this patient population that still burns bright today. Jean joined the Forensic Team in 2000 and has served as one of the team coordinators from 2002 to present. Jean believes that membership in professional organizations is an essential part of the Forensic specialty. Jean has served on the board for the International Association of Forensic Nurses Virginia Chapter as President and Member at Large. She has also served as the Chair for the International Associations of Forensics Nurses Membership Committee, Research Committee and Nominations Committee (an elected position) Jean graduated from Grand Canyon University with her Doctorate in Nursing Practice in 2019. Jean’s quality improvement project focused on improving the attendance of sexual assault patients at follow up appointments after the acute exam. Jean has presented podium and poster presentations on the state and national levels. Jean is currently serving as President Elect for the Virginia Chapter of the IAFN. Jean also serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Forensic Nursing. Jean is active within her hospitals Shared Governance Committees and Professional Development Program. Jean is a member of multiple SART teams across the Commonwealth. Jean provides education to area high schools focusing on Healthy Relationships. Jean continues to grow her practice and that of her team through education, quality improvement and collaboration.

Director of the Child Protection Team
Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University

Robin Foster is the medical director of the Child Protection Team at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems which evaluates one thousand alleged victims of abuse and neglect per year. She is one of the three original medical directors of this child abuse program which was established in 1992. She is a Professor of Pediatric and Emergency Medicine and she was the medical director/division chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine from 1997-2016. She also established the Reach Out and Read early literacy program at VCU in 1997 and then developed the Virginia state coalition for Reach Out and Read expanding the number of pediatric practices in the Commonwealth with Reach Out and Read from 22 to over 100 sites within three years.

Robin received her undergraduate degree in chemistry at the College of William and Mary in 1985. She attended the Medical College of Virginia and received her MD degree in 1989. She completed a pediatric residency at the Medical College of Virginia in 1992 and is board certified in general pediatrics.  She completed a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia in 1996 and is board certified in pediatric emergency medicine. She is board certified in child abuse and neglect since 2011 after serving as the medical director for the Child Protection Team at Children’s Hospital of Richmond for 30 years. She has been on faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University continuously since 1996 and also serves as faculty for CHKD for their child abuse program.

She served for six years as the chair of the Virginia Emergency Medical Services for Children committee and sat on the state EMS Advisory Board as the representative for the Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is a member of the Virginia Child State Fatality Review team. She served as a member of Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Court Appointed Special Advocates/Criminal Justice Act Advisory Committee. She served as the legislative chair for the state chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics for 8 years from 2000-2008.   She served as the child abuse and neglect chair for the state chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics for 11 years from 1998-2009.  During that time she spent many hours testifying in front of the Virginia General Assembly and drafting legislation that focused on the protection and health of children.

She is actively involved in nonprofit organizations. She served as President of the Board for Prevent Child Abuse Virginia and Richmond Midnight Basketball League and Vice President for Richmond CASA as well as serving on the Virginia Poverty Law Center, Reach Out and Read, The New Community School, the Partnership for Families Northside Robins Foundation, Little Hands Virginia and the YWCA.  She received the Outstanding Woman Award in Health and Science from the YWCA and the Champion for Children Award from Prevent Child Abuse Virginia in 2009. In 2013 she received the Virginia Commonwealth Attorney Child Advocate Award and the Children’s Hospital of Richmond Spirit of Advocacy Award.  In 2015 she received the Governors Virginia State award and ODEMSA regional award for Outstanding Contribution to EMS for Children. In 2016 she received the Reach Out and Read Virginia State Coalition Medical Champion Award and the Medical Society Salute to Service Award for the Uninsured and Underserved.  In 2017 she was inducted by the medical students into the Brown Sequard Chapter of AOA for the VCU School of Medicine. In 2019 she received the MCVP Distinguished Clinician Award for VCU Health Systems. In 2022 she received the Arnold P. Gold Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award for the VCU School of Medicine for the consistent demonstration of compassion and empathy in the delivery of care to patients.

Nancy Georges brings over 30 years of expertise in neonatal care, pediatric emergency nursing, and pediatric transport. She is a certified Pediatric Nurse, Pediatric Emergency Room Nurse, and an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). As an experienced instructor in PALS, ENPC, BLS, and NRP. Nancy is dedicated to training healthcare professionals to provide high-quality care to infants and children in critical situations.

Tamara Moss is a pre-hospital healthcare provider serving in the role as Paramedic with over 24 years experience in the field. 

Currently with over 20 years at Richmond Ambulance Authority, Tamara serves as a Field Training Officer for EMT and Paramedic student, and also new employees. She uses her knowledge to help mold fresh, young minds into this exciting practice. 

Beyond her professional endeavors, Tamara enjoys the challenge of Competitive Dance, and spending time with her family and friends.

Dr. Oyeyimika completed her emergency medicine residency at the University of Connecticut in 2023 and is currently a second-year medical toxicology fellow at the Virginia Commonwealth University. She is passionate about education, mentorship as well as diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

Dr. Louka is currently a board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, VA. She completed her fellowship training in EMS and her residency training in Emergency Medicine at VCU Health, and graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA in May 2014.  She earned a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA.  She is a Life Member of the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad in Virginia Beach, VA and has been an Extrication Team Member, Field Supervisor and Medical Incident Command leader for major city events including the Shamrock Marathon, Rock & Roll Half Marathon and July 4th Festivities.   She currently resides in Midlothian, VA with her husband Amir, also an EMS Physician, and three children.

Dr. Amir Louka graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2014, after which he completed residency in Emergency Medicine and fellowship in Emergency Medical Services at VCU in 2018. He joined the faculty of the Department of Emergency Medicine the following year and continues to serve as an attending emergency physician at VCU Medical Center and assistant program director of the EMS fellowship. Since 2019, he has served as the operational medical director of James City County Fire Department, and since 2020 as the regional medical director of the Peninsulas EMS Council. His research is focused on the advancement of pre-hospital critical care and the development of evidence-based training and patient care protocols.

Kat Brewer graduated from VCU in 2017 with her MSW and is pursuing her LCSW. She currently works at VCU with the Injury and Violence Prevention Program (IVPP) as a Violence Interventionist with Project Empower. Her role includes providing support to people who come through the VCU hospital system reporting experiences of domestic and/or sexual violence. In her free time, Kat enjoys spending time with her partner and pets, baking, photography, and learning more about psychotherapy.

Communications Administrator
LIFEEVAC - Emergency Aviation

Greg Neiman, MS, NRP, NCEE

EMS Liaison, VCU Health
Faculty, VCU Center for Trauma and Critical Care Education

Dr. Kesselring is a second-year Emergency Medicine resident at the VCU School of Medicine.  He is a graduate of the Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lillington, NC.

Dr. Ferguson was named OMD after nearly a decade contracting with the Division as its Deputy Medical Director. As Henrico Fire’s first full-time OMD, Dr. Ferguson’s responsibilities include emergency medical dispatch protocols, pre-hospital medical treatment, and patient care for EMS providers.

A professor and resident advisor at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Ferguson is board-certified in both emergency medicine and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Before being named Henrico Fire’s staff OMD, he served in similar capacities for Richmond Raceway (NASCAR) and Virginia State Police and held various positions of progressive leadership in the East Carolina University health system.

A National Registered Paramedic, guest lecturer, and published author, Dr. Ferguson’s achievements include NASCAR Medical Director of the Year (2019), Governor’s Award (Va.) for Outstanding Physician Contribution to EMS (2017), and two regional awards from Old Dominion Emergency Medical Services Alliance (ODEMSA). He is a volunteer rescue squad life-member and a contributing instructor for the Compress and Shock Foundation.

Dr. Ferguson is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where also he completed a residency and EMS fellowship.

Dr. Goldberg is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He completed medical school and residency training at VCU Health System, joining the faculty following residency. His areas of interest include general obstetrics and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. In addition, he is actively engaged in medical student and resident education as well as health care quality efforts.  He also received an MHSA from VCU in 2020.

Dr. Torres graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor’s in Nursing and a Masters and PhD in Adult Education and Human Resource Development. Dr. Torres has worked in critical care & trauma over 40 years in a variety of capacities, including staff nurse, clinician, nursing leader, and most recently as a Trauma Nurse Clinician at VCU Health System. Dr. Torres maintains her Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) and Trauma Care Registered Nurse (TCRN) certifications as well as teaches in certification review courses. She has taught 12-Lead ECG interpretation to nurses and EMS personnel for the last 20 years. She teaches cardiac and 12-Lead ECG interpretation in the Critical Care EMT-P course. She is an ACLS, ATCN, and Trauma Nursing Core Curriculum instructor.