We are thrilled to have Tess McKinney join our Healthcare Committee as a Co-Chair.
Tess McKinney is currently serving as the Instructional Technologist II supporting VR, AR, XR in Education for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Global Center for Health Security (NICS). Tess is also working with the UNL College of Computer Science and Engineering, UNMC College of Public Health, and UNMC College of Nursing on a project supporting Agriculture/Farm equipment (Rollover Ranch) safety utilizing Virtual Reality for K-12 students. She formerly served as Enterprise AV Technologist for the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing: Lincoln Campus.
The Cool Kids group, led by Tess, is a gathering of professionals from Nebraska with a variety of disciplines who all have some interest or hand in creating immersive media. Tess also is the Nebraska VR Network for Education & Research (NeVRNER) Co- leader/outreach coordinator and serves on other organizations and committees in her community.
“I am very excited to co-chair the Healthcare Committee for the VRARA Community. I look forward to sharing my expertise in Virtual and Augmented Reality and Innovation with the Healthcare sector. I love to network, and I hope to influence & bring together the renegades, pioneers, and educators by introducing new and upcoming innovations by top vendors in our monthly meetings. I am all about sharing as much information as I can, and helping people connect to achieve their goals. Hope everyone can join us in the VRARA Healthcare Forums. ”
