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	Howard Liu, MD Medical Director Dr. Liu became medical director of BHECN in April 2012. A board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, he is a prominent UNMC media commentator on mental health issues. He is also clerkship director of the UNMC Department of Psychiatry, training third year medical students in mental health diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Liu is known for expertise in innovative integration of media and education, including development of interactive online training opportunities for interprofessional audiences. A leader in medical education, Dr. Liu is a graduate of the UNMC Technology in Educational Scholarship (TiES) Program. Nationally, he has won awards for innovative teaching and he currently serves as co-chair of two education committees: the Clinical Simulation Initiative (CSI) Task Force for the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP) and the Training and Education Committee for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). 402-552-7697 hyliu@unmc.edu

	Brent Khan, EdD Associate Director Brent has deep operations expertise in healthcare programs. He provides leadership to staff, faculty, health care providers, administrators and consumers to enhance the behavioral health workforce across Nebraska. He is certified in the HeartMath Resilient Education Program and as a One-on-One HeartMath provider. His doctoral dissertation was titled: "The Effects of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback-Assisted Stress Management Training on Registered Nurses Experiencing Stress-like Symptoms." He has done numerous presentations on job stress and burnout. 402-552-7697 brent.khan@unmc.edu

	Michael Rice, PhD, APRN Associate Clinical Director Michael Rice is a Professor of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing at the College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Associate Director of BHECN and Project Director of the federally funded PIPN grant. He is a member of the American Academy of Nursing, a licensed Psychiatric APRN and serves as a member of the national Board of Directors for the American Psychiatric Nurses Association and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - Nebraska chapter. He advocates for the use of distance education technology to meet mental health care needs of rural America. His efforts have been recognized with the prestigious 2002 EDUCAUSE award for Excellence in Technology Application for the Benefit of Humanity, 2003 award for Best Paper in Industry and Corporate Training: from EISTA: International Institute of Informatics, UNMC's 2010 Outstanding Teacher Award and the 2010 Educator Award from the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. 402-559-5464 mjrice@unmc.edu

	Kim Carpenter Community Outreach Specialist Kim Carpenter does rural site development for retention, recruitment and competency of the behavioral health workforce. Kim's professional history includes training/education, community coalition and capacity building, advocacy, and behavioral health service assessment. She has offered training for 15 years to human service providers, law enforcement, educators, health care professionals and corrections staff on trauma/PTSD, trauma-informed care, co-occurring disorders, gender-specific treatment, child welfare, sexual abuse prevention, substance use disorder, interpersonal violence, sex-trade, body-mind connection, self-injury, eating disorders, vicarious trauma, Seeking Safety, and 16 Steps for Empowerment and Discovery. She is a certified trainer in Mental Health First Aid; Darkness to Light: End Child Sexual Abuse; and Walk the Walk: Creative Tools for Transforming Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma. Her personal experience includes identifying as a consumer/survivor/recovering individual and she has a special interest in consumer issues. She has developed trauma support groups in communities and programs, offered Seeking Safety in women's correction facilities and produced a survivor-driven documentary on sex trade titled Hidden in Plain sight: Prostitution in Nebraska. 402-552-7694 k.carpenter@unmc.edu

	Amy Holtmeier Education & Communications Coordinator Amy develops and analyzes communication and marketing for BHECN's program development. She additionally coordinates interprofessional education for medical students and psychiatry residents at Lasting Hope Recovery Center (LHRC) including implementation of Schwartz Center Rounds. Amy manages the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) grant received in January 2012 which allows BHECN to distribute brochures, pamphlets, training materials, posters and scientific research from NIMH. 402-552-7693 aholtmeier@unmc.edu

	Robin Bayless Office Associate Robin has long and diverse experience working in a number of UNMC departments. At BHECN, Robin provides key support on a variety of projects. Her powerful organizational skills and attention to detail improve all aspects of the BHECN team 402-552-7697 robin.bayless@unmc.edu