Our Team
Team Profiles
Marley Doyle, MD
Director, BHECN
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine

Katrina "Kati" Cordts, PhD
Deputy Director of BHECN
Assistant Professor, UNMC Division of Health Sciences
Associate Director of Education and Training, BHECN




Christine "Tina" Chasek, PhD, LIMHP, LADC
Associate Director of Workforce Expansion, BHECN
Chair and Associate Professor, Counseling Department, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Roger Garcia, DMin, MPA, MTS
Associate Director of Recruitment & Retention, BHECN


Catherine Jones-Hazledine, PhD
Co-Director, BHECN Panhandle
Licensed Psychologist and Owner, Western Nebraska Behavioral Health







Leigh Cook, MSN, APRN-NP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Director of Nursing Workforce Development, BHECN
Nurse Practitioner, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
Instructor, College of Nursing

Alison "Ali" DeLizza, PhD
Associate Director of Workforce Access, BHECN and Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Munroe-Meyer Institute



Ann Kraft
Community Outreach Specialist, BHECN
Ambassador Program Coordinator, BHECN

Riley D. Machal, MD
Assistant Director of Medical Education, BHECN
Co-Director, ASPIRE
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine


Kendra L. Ratnapradipa, PhD
Associate Director of Research, BHECN
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health



Melissa Tibbits, PhD
Assistant Director of Evaluation, BHECN
Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health




Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, PhD
Sr. Research Consultant, BHECN
Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health
Associate Director, Buffett Cancer Center Community Outreach & Engagement Office


Tara Wilson, PhD, NCC, LMHP
Co-Director, BHECN Panhandle
Associate Professor, Chadron State College

