Our Team
Project Coordinators
Jenni Mathews
Education Coordinator, Virginia Geriatric Education Center
Virginia Center on Aging
VCU College of Health Professions
jhmathews@vcu.edu
Annie Rhodes, M.S.
Director of Special Projects, The Longevity Project for a Greater Richmond
Research Associate, Department of Gerontology
VCU College of Health Professions
Rhodesas2@vcu.edu
Principal Investigators
Carl J. “Christian” Bergman, M.D., CMD
Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Clinical Lead, Nursing Facility Attending Service (NFAS)
Medical Director, Bonview Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Health
Carl.Bergman@vcuhealth.org
Leland “Bert” Waters, PhD
Associate Director, Virginia Center on Aging
Virginia Geriatric Education Center’s
Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program
VCU College of Health Professions
lhwaters@vcu.edu
Session Leaders
Carl J. "Christian" Bergman, M.D., CMD
Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Clinical Lead, Nursing Facility Attending Service (NFAS)
Medical Director, Bonview Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Health
Carl.Bergman@vcuhealth.org
Dan Bluestein, M.D., M.S., CMD, AGSF
Geriatrician
Professor Emeritus, Department of Family and Community Medicine, EVMS
bluestein@emeritus.evms.edu
Joanne Coleman, GNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
Doctor of Nurse Practice Student at VCU
Colemanj5@vcu.edu
Laura Finch, GNP, M.S., RN
Finchlp8@gmail.com