Deanne A. Blach, MSN, RN, CNE, NPD-BC, President of DB Productions, has been organizing nursing continuing education conferences for 20 years on a regional and national level. She obtained her BSN from Creighton University in Omaha, NE and an MSN from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. Her nursing foundation was built in critical care including surgical and cardiovascular ICU and she was a CCRN for many years. As a nurse educator and expertise in concept mapping, Deanne also teaches about using concept mapping in nursing education as an active learning strategy to help students make connections.