iLEAD Graduates
A Legacy of Leadership
Interprofessional Leadership for Excellence and Academic Development (iLEAD) Graduates through the years have had immeasurable impact on UNMC and in health sciences education.
Current Cohort: Class of 2026
Jennifer Adams
Megan Arthur
Andrea Baraldi Cunha
Rishi Batra
Claudia Berrondo
Terri Blase
Jana Broadhurst
Brittany Brown
Allie Burt
Jennifer Burt
Krystal Davis
Brittney Dickey
Amanda Dolen
Jessica Downes
Salaheddin Elrokhsi
Tara Fahmie
Brandi Flagg
Megan Frazee
Upoma Guha
Mary Halbur
Alyson Hanish
Lynda Harris
Ivy Haskins
Rachel Knight
Shweta Kukrety
Robin Lally
Scott Lundgren
Pamela May-Weeks
Kerry Miller
Chelsea Navarrette
Rebecca Oberley-Deegan
Palsamy Periyasamy
Chittalsinh Raulji
Rebecca Rimsza
Priscila Rodrigues Armijo
Melissa Soester
Shelley Strong
Melissa Teply
Elizabeth Wellsandt
Lei Yu
Patricia Zemantic
Holly Zimmerman
Gregory Zumach
Class of 2023
Rebecca Aron
Craig V. Baker
Keely Cassidy
Amy Drayton
Lauren T. Edwards
Bryant England
Amy Ford
Stacey Gilk
Helen F. Grace
Rebekah Gundry
Carrie A.B. Hoarty
Shelby A. Jensen
Michelle L. Johnson
Miki Katzir
Kevin M. Kemp
Faris Khan
Bethany Lowndes
Riley D. Machal
Courtney McLean
Carrie J. Meyer
Melissa Muff-Luett
Maheswari Mukherjee
Kari Neemann
Melissa O’Dell
Laura A. Ortmann
Kaitlyn Pellegrino
Bradley N. Reames
Stacy Smallfield
Ethan L. Snow
Sara Swanson
Amanda Zangrillo
Kenneth Zoucha
Craig V. Baker
Keely Cassidy
Amy Drayton
Lauren T. Edwards
Bryant England
Amy Ford
Stacey Gilk
Helen F. Grace
Rebekah Gundry
Carrie A.B. Hoarty
Shelby A. Jensen
Michelle L. Johnson
Miki Katzir
Kevin M. Kemp
Faris Khan
Bethany Lowndes
Riley D. Machal
Courtney McLean
Carrie J. Meyer
Melissa Muff-Luett
Maheswari Mukherjee
Kari Neemann
Melissa O’Dell
Laura A. Ortmann
Kaitlyn Pellegrino
Bradley N. Reames
Stacy Smallfield
Ethan L. Snow
Sara Swanson
Amanda Zangrillo
Kenneth Zoucha
Class of 2020
Alëna Balasanova
Kelly Betts
Danish Bhatti
Kelly Cawcutt
Tanya Custer
Dalia ElGamal
Abbey Fingeret
Allison Grennan
Kim Harp
Corey Hopkins
Shaun Horak
Andrew Ingemansen
Jolene Johnson
Vishal Kothari
Thomas Lockhart
Jasmine Marcelin
Jessica Maxwell
Tzeyu Michaud
Amelia Nelson Sheese
James Padussis
Vaishali Phatak
Alicia Schiller
Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu
Douglas Stoller
Shane Tsai
Brett Waibel
Jillian Wallen
Jordan Warchol
Anne Wildermuth
Dandan Zheng
Andrea J. Zimmer
Kelly Betts
Danish Bhatti
Kelly Cawcutt
Tanya Custer
Dalia ElGamal
Abbey Fingeret
Allison Grennan
Kim Harp
Corey Hopkins
Shaun Horak
Andrew Ingemansen
Jolene Johnson
Vishal Kothari
Thomas Lockhart
Jasmine Marcelin
Jessica Maxwell
Tzeyu Michaud
Amelia Nelson Sheese
James Padussis
Vaishali Phatak
Alicia Schiller
Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu
Douglas Stoller
Shane Tsai
Brett Waibel
Jillian Wallen
Jordan Warchol
Anne Wildermuth
Dandan Zheng
Andrea J. Zimmer
Class of 2017
Elizabeth Beam
Thomas Brooks
Christopher Gillis
Siddappa N. Byrareddy
Martina A. Clarke
Martin Conda-Sheridan
Heather Cook-Mikkelsen
Wael M. F. ElRayes
Alissa V. Fial
Babu Guda
Nicholas Guenzel
Faye Haggar
Tanvir Hussain
Perry Johnson
Susan Kelly
Victoria Kennel
Shelby Kutty
Robyn Mendenhall
Kimberly Michael
DJ Murry
Arwa Nasir
Amy Nordness
Kyle Ringenberg
P.J. Schenarts
Lisa L. Schlitzkus
Daniel Surdell
Melonie S. Welsh
Thomas Brooks
Christopher Gillis
Siddappa N. Byrareddy
Martina A. Clarke
Martin Conda-Sheridan
Heather Cook-Mikkelsen
Wael M. F. ElRayes
Alissa V. Fial
Babu Guda
Nicholas Guenzel
Faye Haggar
Tanvir Hussain
Perry Johnson
Susan Kelly
Victoria Kennel
Shelby Kutty
Robyn Mendenhall
Kimberly Michael
DJ Murry
Arwa Nasir
Amy Nordness
Kyle Ringenberg
P.J. Schenarts
Lisa L. Schlitzkus
Daniel Surdell
Melonie S. Welsh
Class of 2015
Shannon Boerner
Shilpa Buch
Joe Choquette
Bethany DeCarolis
Amy L. Duhachek-Stapelman
Greta Duncan Wiebe
Michelle E. Ellermeier
Kai Fu
Catherine Gebhart
Corrine Hanson
Kim Haynes-Henson
Marcia Hess Smith
Daniel W. Johnson
Katherine J. Jones
Sarah Keim Janssen
Suhasini Kotcherlakota
Jessica A. Kozel
Matthew Lunning
Kaleb Michaud
Ashok Mudgapalli
Audrey E. Nelson
Amol Patil
Nicole M. Rodriguez
Eric Rush
Cody Sasek
Kari A. Simonsen
Jennifer Swantek
Geoffrey A. Talmon
Austin Thompson
Toby Warden
Sylvia Ziegenbein
Shilpa Buch
Joe Choquette
Bethany DeCarolis
Amy L. Duhachek-Stapelman
Greta Duncan Wiebe
Michelle E. Ellermeier
Kai Fu
Catherine Gebhart
Corrine Hanson
Kim Haynes-Henson
Marcia Hess Smith
Daniel W. Johnson
Katherine J. Jones
Sarah Keim Janssen
Suhasini Kotcherlakota
Jessica A. Kozel
Matthew Lunning
Kaleb Michaud
Ashok Mudgapalli
Audrey E. Nelson
Amol Patil
Nicole M. Rodriguez
Eric Rush
Cody Sasek
Kari A. Simonsen
Jennifer Swantek
Geoffrey A. Talmon
Austin Thompson
Toby Warden
Sylvia Ziegenbein
Class of 2013
Michele R. Aizenberg
Jeffrey S. Cooper
Christopher C. Erickson
Dee M. Ernesti
Jenenne A. Geske
Maurice Godfrey
Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy
Marnie A. Imhoff
James F. Jenkins
Heidi J. Keeler
Brent D. Khan
Chad A. LaGrange
Subodh M. Lele
Howard Y. Liu
Kevin C. Luczynski
Oleg N. Militsakh
Mohan R. Mysore
Thomas E. Schulte
Asia E. Sikora
Laurey Steinke
Jim P. Stimpson
Thomas R. Strawmier
Jayesh C. Thakker
Carol B. Toris
Michel R. Wagner
Shirley A. Wiggins
Ying Yan
Su-Min Zhou
Jeffrey S. Cooper
Christopher C. Erickson
Dee M. Ernesti
Jenenne A. Geske
Maurice Godfrey
Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy
Marnie A. Imhoff
James F. Jenkins
Heidi J. Keeler
Brent D. Khan
Chad A. LaGrange
Subodh M. Lele
Howard Y. Liu
Kevin C. Luczynski
Oleg N. Militsakh
Mohan R. Mysore
Thomas E. Schulte
Asia E. Sikora
Laurey Steinke
Jim P. Stimpson
Thomas R. Strawmier
Jayesh C. Thakker
Carol B. Toris
Michel R. Wagner
Shirley A. Wiggins
Ying Yan
Su-Min Zhou
Class of 2011
Nancy Basham
Susan Boust
Tara Brakke
Matthew DeVries
Amber Donnelly
Edward Fehringer
Janice Flegle
Toby Free
Shawn Gibbs
Teresa Hartman
Curtis Hartman
Teresa Hultquist
Jeremy King
Maria Michaelis
Connie Miller
Kalpana Padala
Babu Padanilam
Linda Sather
Russell Smith
Chad Vokoun
Rana Zabad
Susan Boust
Tara Brakke
Matthew DeVries
Amber Donnelly
Edward Fehringer
Janice Flegle
Toby Free
Shawn Gibbs
Teresa Hartman
Curtis Hartman
Teresa Hultquist
Jeremy King
Maria Michaelis
Connie Miller
Kalpana Padala
Babu Padanilam
Linda Sather
Russell Smith
Chad Vokoun
Rana Zabad
Class of 2009
Ann Berger
Mark Christiansen
Jose Fernandes Filho
Patti Fries
David Hald
Pamela Jones
Gregory Karst
Rebecca Keating-Lefler
Lina Lander
Audrey Lazenby
Kimberly McFarland
Kathy Morris
John Ohnoutka
Mary Petersen
Ellen Roberts
R. Brian Stevens
Alvin Wee
Rebecca Wester
Matthew White
Mark Christiansen
Jose Fernandes Filho
Patti Fries
David Hald
Pamela Jones
Gregory Karst
Rebecca Keating-Lefler
Lina Lander
Audrey Lazenby
Kimberly McFarland
Kathy Morris
John Ohnoutka
Mary Petersen
Ellen Roberts
R. Brian Stevens
Alvin Wee
Rebecca Wester
Matthew White
Class of 2007
Thomas Attard
Pamela Bataillon
Kerry Bernal
Norman Cook
John Davis
Shingairai Feresu
Sharon Hammer
Ruth Margalit
James McClay
Nagamani Narayana
Keith Olsen
Jean Simonson
Debra Sudan
Janice Tompkins
Susan Wilhelm
Pamela Bataillon
Kerry Bernal
Norman Cook
John Davis
Shingairai Feresu
Sharon Hammer
Ruth Margalit
James McClay
Nagamani Narayana
Keith Olsen
Jean Simonson
Debra Sudan
Janice Tompkins
Susan Wilhelm
Class of 2005
Ronald Attanasio
John Benson
Liliana Bronner
William Chaney
Mary Cramer
Diana Curran-Galejs
Dominick Dimaio
Karen Grigsby
Alfred Grovas
Kathryn Nickel
Edward O’Leary
Prasad Padala
U Rao
Sanjay Singh
Wallace Thoreson
Thai Tran
Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway
Nizar Wehbi
John Benson
Liliana Bronner
William Chaney
Mary Cramer
Diana Curran-Galejs
Dominick Dimaio
Karen Grigsby
Alfred Grovas
Kathryn Nickel
Edward O’Leary
Prasad Padala
U Rao
Sanjay Singh
Wallace Thoreson
Thai Tran
Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway
Nizar Wehbi
Class of 2003
Leonard Agneta
Mary Froeschle
Thomas Grothe
Peter Gwilt
Simon Horslen
Sreenivas Koka
James Lynch
Julie Moreno
Karen Nichols
Samuel Pirruccello
Toby Schonfeld
Richard Walker
Mary Froeschle
Thomas Grothe
Peter Gwilt
Simon Horslen
Sreenivas Koka
James Lynch
Julie Moreno
Karen Nichols
Samuel Pirruccello
Toby Schonfeld
Richard Walker
Class of 2002
Leslie Bruch
Lissa Clark
Ellen Davis-Hall
Brian Finley
Howard Gendelman
Jeffrey Harrison
Barbara Heywood
Polly Hulme
Andrew Jameton
Joanne Johnson
Ulrich Klein
Udaya Kompella
Naomi Lacy
Richard MacDonald
Dennis McNeilly
Keith Mueller
Rosaline Olade
William Roccaforte
Marsha Sullivan
Gordon Todd
Lissa Clark
Ellen Davis-Hall
Brian Finley
Howard Gendelman
Jeffrey Harrison
Barbara Heywood
Polly Hulme
Andrew Jameton
Joanne Johnson
Ulrich Klein
Udaya Kompella
Naomi Lacy
Richard MacDonald
Dennis McNeilly
Keith Mueller
Rosaline Olade
William Roccaforte
Marsha Sullivan
Gordon Todd
Class of 2001
Roxanne Alter
Samuel Augustine
Jeffrey Baldwin
J. Bruce Bavitz
Joyce Black
Sheila Ellis
Linda Fell
Kathryn Fiandt
Katherine Finkelstein
Gerald Groggel
James Harper
Carol Lacroix
Pascale Lane
Audrey Nelson
Audrey Paulman
Jose Romero
Paul Sammut
Rose Schinker
Randall Toothaker
James Turpen
Samuel Augustine
Jeffrey Baldwin
J. Bruce Bavitz
Joyce Black
Sheila Ellis
Linda Fell
Kathryn Fiandt
Katherine Finkelstein
Gerald Groggel
James Harper
Carol Lacroix
Pascale Lane
Audrey Nelson
Audrey Paulman
Jose Romero
Paul Sammut
Rose Schinker
Randall Toothaker
James Turpen
Class of 2000
Ivan Abdouch
Virginia Aita
Jan Atwood
Joel Bessmer
Thomas Birk
Diane Brage Hudson
Lynne Buchanan
Deborah Circo
David Crouse
Melissa Diers
Timothy Durham
Cynthia Ellis
Mary Helms
Aurelio Matamoros
Barbara McCabe
Kyle Meyer
Marie Reidelbach
Dennis Robinson
James Somers
Henry St. Germain
Paula Termuhlen
Roseann Vorce
Gary Yee
Virginia Aita
Jan Atwood
Joel Bessmer
Thomas Birk
Diane Brage Hudson
Lynne Buchanan
Deborah Circo
David Crouse
Melissa Diers
Timothy Durham
Cynthia Ellis
Mary Helms
Aurelio Matamoros
Barbara McCabe
Kyle Meyer
Marie Reidelbach
Dennis Robinson
James Somers
Henry St. Germain
Paula Termuhlen
Roseann Vorce
Gary Yee