BHECN Central
As part of the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska’s strategy to grow Nebraska’s rural behavioral health workforce, along with our offices at the UNMC campus in Omaha, we also have a presence at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The BHECN Central office is located in the Copeland Hall, Room 3048 on the UNK campus.
BHECN Central serves as one of our locations for training and workforce development in the central parts of the state. A large portion of our in-person training is based out of the Kearney office.
BHECN Central Advisory Board Members
Peggy Abels
Director, Health Services, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Beth Baxter
Regional Administrator, Nebraska Behavioral Health Region 3
Cathrin Carithers, DNP, RN
Assistant Dean, College of Nursing, UNMC
Clinical Associate Professor, College of Nursing, UNMC
Sandra Cook-Fong, PhD
Assistant Professor, Grace Abbott School of Social Work, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Kati Cordts, PhD
Associate Director, BHECN
Marley Doyle, MD
Director, BHECN
Mark Ellis, PhD
Professor and Dean of Graduate Studies, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Krista Fritson, PsyD
BHECN Central Director
Professor, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Nancy Foster, PhD
Assistant Professor, Munroe-Meyer Institute, UNMC
Ingrid Gansebom
Regional Administrator, Nebraska Behavioral Health Region 4
Tamara Gavin
Deputy Director, Division of Behavioral Health, Department of Health and Human Services
Grace Mims, PhD
Professor, College of Education, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kathy Seacrest
Regional Administrator, Nebraska Behavioral Health Region 2
Kenton Shaffer, MD
Medical Director, Kearney UniNet
Jody VanLaningham, PhD
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Social Work, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Melissa Wheelock
Administrator, Educational Service Unit 10
Lacey Witt
Director, Richard Young Hospital
Denise Zwiener
Executive Director, Buffalo County Community Partners
