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The UNMC Board of Counselors recently held its annual meeting, naming new officers, welcoming 12 new members and reappointing others who continue to serve.<\/p>\n

The board – a group of 85 community and business leaders from Nebraska and beyond – advises UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, on health care issues of importance.<\/p>\n

Weysan Dun, owner, Dun Global Solutions Group, Omaha, will serve as chairperson and Emiliano Lerda, JD, vice president, Paul G Smith Associates, Omaha, will serve as vice-chairperson.<\/p>\n

New board members are:<\/b><\/p>\n

Ainsworth<\/b> – Debora Weiss, medical technologist, Brown County Hospital<\/p>\n

Bennington<\/b> – Shawn Oswald, president and general manager, KETV Channel 7<\/p>\n

Hastings<\/b> – David Rippe, owner, Queen City Development Company<\/p>\n

Lincoln<\/b> – Tom Beckius, owner, Nebraska Brokerage; Victoria Grasso, president, Cooper Foundation; Ava Thomas, president and publisher, Lincoln Journal Star<\/p>\n

Omaha<\/b> – Stuart Dornan, JD, partner, Dornan, Troia, Howard, Breitkreutz & Conway; Amanda McGill Johnson, executive director, Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures; Darcy Michalek, owner and managing member, Garbo’s Salon & Spa, Taco Johns and Subway; Donald Neal Jr., senior tax manager, KPMG; Sherie Thomas, captain, Omaha Police Department; Albert Varas, CEO, Latino Center of the Midlands<\/p>\n

View the full list of individuals who serve on the UNMC Board of Counselors.<\/a><\/p>\nTVJK FaW <\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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