About Us
OUR MISSION
The mission at Somnia Nurse Anesthesia Program (SNAP) is to prepare nurse anesthetists with advanced, specialized knowledge and skills to meet the health needs of diverse populations and to serve as health care leaders. Our graduates will provide their patients across the country with access to safe, effective, and high-quality anesthesia care, to improve clinical outcomes, and to enhance patient experiences.
OUR GOALS
ACADEMIC
The graduate will demonstrate critical thinking by integrating the didactic knowledge and clinical data to deliver culturally competent peri-anesthetic care throughout the anesthesia experience.
CLINICAL
The graduate will demonstrate clinical excellence by planning and administering a safe and physiologic anesthetic based on the synthesis of anesthetic principles across the lifespan and in a variety of clinical settings.
LEADERSHIP
The graduate will promote a collaborative academic community of students, faculty, and clinical instructors committed to lifelong learning, scholarly pursuits, and professionalism.
LEADERSHIP
As Executive Director, Dr. Caccamo oversees both the operations and the administrative functions of SNAP, LLC. These include oversight of the company’s clinical and non-clinical departments. She brings to her position more than 25 years of experience in clinical healthcare delivery and strategic business planning. Prior to joining SNAP, LLC, Dr. Caccamo held senior level executive positions at Envision, as well as at Christiana Care Health System. She holds multiple degrees, including an MBA and MHA, both earned at Wilmington University, Wilmington, DE, a DNP from Chatham University, and an MS in anesthesiology from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Dr. Woodruff serves as the Program Director of SNAP. She graduated from Georgetown University in 1994 with a bachelor’s in nursing. In 1998, she received her master’s in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and was certified as a Nurse Practitioner in Women’s Healthcare. Dr. Woodruff became a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist in 2008 after graduating with her second master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. In 2017, she received her DNP from Wilmington University. She is the State Peer Advisor for Pennsylvania through the AANA and is a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetist Wellness Committee. Dr. Woodruff continues to practice clinically once a week.
Jess Hammond is a proud CRNA and earned her master’s and doctorate in nurse anesthesia from Virginia Commonwealth University. She serves as an Assistant Program Director for Ursuline College with SNAP, where she oversees clinical curriculum and supports the education of nurse anesthesia residents. She loves promoting her profession and is honored to care for patients in this role.
Dr. Richard Wilson
NURSE ANESTHESIA EAST COAST ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR,
DNAP, CRNA, FAANA
Dr. Wilson serves as the Assistant Program Director – East Coast of SNAP. He graduated in 1998 from Clemson University with a BS in Biology, in 2002 from Midlands Technical College with an ADN, in 2006 from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine with a Masters in Nurse Anesthesia, and in 2022 from the Medical University of South Carolina with his Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice. In 2023, Dr. Wilson was selected as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology and recently elected to serve on the AANA Leadership Identification Committee. He continues to practice clinically once a week.
Faculty
Sharon Pearce, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN is a nationally recognized leader in nurse anesthesiology with more than three decades of clinical experience. A graduate of the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Nurse Anesthesia Program, she serves as nurse anesthesia faculty while maintaining an active clinical practice in North Carolina. Dr. Pearce earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice in Health Care Leadership, Systems, and Policy from Yale University. She is a Past President of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) and the North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists and has held numerous national leadership positions that have helped shape the profession. An inaugural Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (FAANA) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), Dr. Pearce is a sought-after national and international speaker on leadership, healthcare policy, and clinical practice. She also co-hosts the award-winning Beyond the Mask podcast, which reaches anesthesia professionals in more than 125 countries and demonstrates her commitment to education, mentorship, and professional development. Through her teaching, clinical practice, leadership, and scholarship, Dr. Pearce is dedicated to preparing the next generation of CRNAs and advancing the future of nurse anesthesiology.
Dr. Colleen Costick, DNAP, CRNA is an Assistant Professor in the Somnia Nurse Anesthesia Program with more than two decades of nursing and anesthesia experience. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The College of New Jersey in 2000 before completing her Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Pittsburgh’s Nurse Anesthesia Program in 2007.
Driven by a passion for education and professional development, Dr. Costick earned her Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2018. She is deeply committed to preparing the next generation of nurse anesthetists through teaching, mentorship, and hands-on learning experiences. As part of this commitment, she developed an educational video demonstrating the Bougie-Aided Cricothyrotomy technique to enhance student learning and clinical readiness.
Dr. Costick has a particular interest in educating healthcare professionals about substance use disorders and recovery. She is passionate about fostering both clinical excellence and professional growth in her students.
Outside of academia, Dr. Costick enjoys playing the guitar, singing, coaching her daughters’ field hockey teams, and spending time at the beach with her family.
STAFF
Most people know her as “Dove”, her maiden name. Georgia native (Go Dawgs!) but temporarily calls Texas home. Before joining SNAP, she spent 20 years in the veterinary field. She is a proud mom to three daughters, Autumn, Kaydence, and Brylei, and dog mom to three Goldadors (Golden Ret/Labrador), Yoshi, Bowser, and Luigi. In her free time, she enjoys beach trips, bowling, and spending time with her family.