The UNMC Board of Counselors held its annual meeting recently naming new officers and welcoming 13 new members.
The board — a group of more than 76 community and business leaders from across the state — advises UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., on health care issues of importance.
Dave Wimmer, retired chairman and CEO of Wimmer’s Meat Products of West Point, was named chairperson, succeeding Freddie Gray of Omaha who will remain on the executive committee. Carolina Quezada, of the Latino Center of the Midlands, Omaha, was named vice chairperson.
New board members include:
Gothenburg
Susan Williams, retired registered nurse
Kearney
Thomas Henning, president and CEO, Cash-Wa Distributing Co.
Lincoln
Judi Gaiashkibos, executive director, Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs;
Cindy Morris, vice president and chief financial officer, Duncan Aviation
Omaha
Ruben Cano, principal, Omaha South High Magnet School;
Rev. Portia Cavitt, pastor, Clair Memorial United Methodist Church;
Joyce Cooper, manager, corporate diversity & advocacy, Omaha Public Power District;
Joseph Hodges, Jr., president, Lion’s Gate Security Solutions, Inc.;
Emiliano Lerda, J.D., LLM, executive director, Justice for Our Neighbors-Nebraska;
Nuzhat Mahmood, director, program management and planning, CSG International;
Susan Roffman Norton, J.D., civic leader; and
Doug Schroder, art teacher and gallery director, Duchesne Academy
York
Amy Holthaus, civic leader
For a complete list of board members, click here.