The University of Nebraska Medical Center Board of Counselors held its annual meeting recently naming new officers and welcoming 14 new members.
The board – a group of more than 82 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, will continue to serve as chairperson. Mike Jones, president of Jones Insurance Agency of David City, was named vice chairperson.
New board members:
Below are the hometowns, names and affiliations of the 14 new board members.
Lincoln – Mary Abel, retired vice president, commercial loans, Union Bank and Trust; Bill Cintani, owner, CEO, Mapes Industry; Ben Harris, CEO, Crossroads Capital, Inc.; Laurie Haszard, retired physical therapist, Bryan West and Lincoln General Hospitals; and Joseph V. Petty III, M.D., anesthesiologist, CHI Health Nebraska Heart and Bryan Health.
Grand Island – Alice Quick, nurse, CHI Health St. Francis
North Platte – Dan O’Neill, owner and CEO, Kwik Stop Convenience Stores
Omaha – Sara Boyd, CEO, Omaha Community Foundation; Theola Cooper, crime prevention specialist, Omaha Police Department; Howard Epstein, executive director, Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation; and Ariel Roblin, president and general manager, KETV television.
Seward – Michael Hecker, executive vice president of operations and board member, Jones National Bank and Trust Company
Sidney – Evette Ranslem-Parsons, director of marketing and public relations, Sidney Regional Medical Center
West Point – Nadine Hagedorn, senior vice president, Bank First
Other board members who continue to serve:
Below are the names, hometowns and affiliations (where provided) of board members who continue to serve.
Alliance — David Briggs, CEO, Westco
Beatrice — Dennis Byars, former state senator, Nebraska Legislature
Bellevue — Rita Sanders, Bellevue mayor and director, Richmont Village
Chadron —Patrick "Marty" Connealy, attorney-senior partner, Crites, Shaffer, Connealy, Watson, Patras & Cullers, P.C., L.L.O.
Columbus — K.C. Belitz, president, Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce
Doniphan — Ann Martin, president, IdeaBank Marketing
Gothenburg – Susan Williams, retired registered nurse
Grand Island — Lisa Willman, agent, State Farm Agency
Kearney – Marilyn Hadley, professor emeritus, University of Nebraska at Kearney, president, Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities; and Thomas Henning, president and CEO, Cash-Wa Distributing Co.
Lincoln — Leirion Gaylor-Baird, city councilwoman, Lincoln City Council; Barbara Bartle, president, Lincoln Community Foundation; Matthew Bergmeyer, 2nd vice president, commercial lending, First National Bank of Omaha; Charlie Bills, financial advisor, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC; Judi gaiashkibos, executive director, Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs; William "Bill" Lester, executive vice president/treasurer, Ameritas; Cindy Morris, vice president and chief financial officer, Duncan Aviation; Bryan Shank, vice president, commercial banking, Union Bank and Trust Company; John Spatz, executive director, Nebraska Association of School Boards; Jana Tanner, home health liaison, Physician's Choice Home Health Care; Ronald Wachter, vice president, retired, BryanLGH Medical Center; Judy Wilcox, community volunteer; and Dwight Wininger, executive vice president, Pinpoint Broadband, Inc.
Mullen — Margaret Cavanaugh-Boyer, M.D., partner, Sandhills Family Medicine
Norfolk — Bradley Krivohlavek, D.D.S., dentist
North Platte — Judy Pederson, owner, Pro Printing and Graphics
Omaha — Willie Barney, president, Empowerment Network; Anne Branigan, senior vice president-innovative services, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce; Howard W. Buffett, president and co-owner, Buffett Farms Nebraska LLC; Ruben Cano, principal, Omaha South High Magnet School; John Cavanaugh, vice president, Holland Children's Movement; Rev. Portia Cavitt, pastor, Clair Memorial United Methodist Church; Joyce Cooper, manager, corporate diversity & advocacy, Omaha Public Power District; Sean M. Conway, Esq., attorney, Doran, Lustgarten & Troia, PC; Weysan Dun, Dun Global Solutions Group LLC; Viv Ewing, Ph.D., executive director, Nebraska Families Collaborative; Tom Fischer, vice president, general counsel & secretary, Duncan Aviation, Inc.; Nelson Gordman, retired; Gail Graeve, executive director, Mutual of Omaha Foundation; Freddie Gray, past chairperson, Kellie Harry, legislative consultant, federal government affairs, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company; Joseph Hodges Jr., president, Lion’s Gate Security Solutions, Inc.; Mary Ann Holland, community volunteer; Diny Landen, president/owner, Vantage Communications, Inc.; Emiliano Lerda, J.D., LLM, executive director, Justice for Our Neighbors-Nebraska; Nuzhat Mahmood, director, program management and planning, CSG International; Kenny McMorris, president and CEO, Charles Drew Health Center; Othello Meadows III, executive director, Seventy-five North Revitalization Corp.; Allyson Mendoza, J.D., attorney, Douglas County Public Defender's Office; Michael Pallesen, partner, Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, L.L.P.; Chris Rodgers, commissioner, Douglas County Board of Commissioners; Susan Roffman Norton, J.D., civic leader; Doug Schroder, art teacher and gallery director, Duchesne Academy; Suzanne Singer, career volunteer; Brad von Gillern, president, Lueder Construction Company; Thomas Warren, president & CEO, Urban League of Nebraska; and Roger Weitz, general director, Opera Omaha
Red Cloud — Amy Springer, M.D., physician, Webster County Hospital
Scottsbluff — Sandy Massey, senior VP-director of human resources, Platte Valley Companies; Todd Sorensen, retired president and CEO, Regional West Health Services
Valentine — Marian Davenport, nurse, Valentine Community Schools
Wayne — Jill Broderson, architect, Homestead Homes of America, Inc.
Whitman – Tanya Storer, commissioner, Cherry County
York — Margaret Brink, president, National Association of Local Boards of Health; Karen Harris, community volunteer; and Amy Holthaus, civic leader
Alumni-members who’ve recently completed terms:
Blair – Mick Jensen, retired CEO, Great Plains Communications, Inc.
Ft. Calhoun – Curt Hofer, residential and commercial builder and developer, Jasper Stone Partners
Grand Island – Will Armstrong, investment planner, Edward Jones
Lincoln – Jean Jeffrey, retired certified public accountant; Angela Muhleisen, CEO & president
Union Bank and Trust Co.
Omaha – Bob Belgrade, Partner, Belgrade Company; Chris Kircher, vice president of corporate affairs & foundation president, ConAgra Foods, Inc.; Carolina Quezada (moved out of state)
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