UNMC Rural Health Advisory Committee

This committee comprises individuals who possess expertise and a demonstrated commitment to improving health in rural Nebraska to advise UNMC’s Office of Rural Health Initiatives.

Members of the committee share a sense of urgency for UNMC’s mission and vision and provide a pulse to rural health policy, research and practice to inform the organization’s statewide rural health efforts.

Members of the UNMC Rural Health Advisory Committee include:

Co-Chairs

Michael Sitorius, MD
Past Chair, UNMC Department of Family Medicine
masitori@unmc.edu

Roger Wells, PA-C
Lexington Regional Medical Center
rogerwells@icloud.com

Members

Bob Bartee
Senior Adviser to the Chancellor
UNMC
bbartee@unmc.edu

Amy Behnke, JD
Chief Executive Officer
Health Center Association of Nebraska
abehnke@achnebraska.org

Matthew Blomstedt
Commissioner
Nebraska Department of Education
matt.blomstedt@nebraska.gov

Susan Bockrath
Executive Director
Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors
susanbockrath@nalhd.org

Michael Boehm, PhD
Vice Chancellor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
mboehm3@unl.edu

Treyvon Bokoskie
UNMC Medical Student
tbokoskie@unmc.edu

Tom Brandt
Senator, District 32
tbrandt@leg.ne.gov

Tom Brewer
Senator, District 43
tbrewer@leg.ne.gov

Margaret Brockman
Administrator
Nebraska DHHS, Office of Rural Health
Margaret.brockman@nebraska.gov

Lori Byrne
Executive VP of Advancement
University of Nebraska Foundation
Lori.byrne@nufoundation.org

Myron Dorn
Senator, District 30
mdorn@leg.ne.gov

Marley Doyle, MD
Director
Behavioral Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN)
UNMC
Marley.doyle@unmc.edu

Robert Dyer, DPT
Physical Therapist
Cozad Community Physical Therapy
robertd@cozadhealthcare.com

David Cloyed
Director of Applications
Nebraska Medicine
dacloyed@nebraskamed.com

Marty Fattig
Chief Executive Officer
Nemaha County Hospital
mfattig@nchnet.org

Mike Flood
Founder
Flood Communications
mflood@newschannelnebraska.com

Becky Gould, JD
Executive Director
Nebraska Appleseed
bgould@neappleseed.org

 Tom Henning
President & CEO
Cash-Wa Distributing
tom.henning@cashwa.com

Chris Kratochvil, MD
Vice Chancellor for External Relations
UNMC
ckratoch@unmc.edu

Gerard Kugel, DMD, PhD
Dean, College of Dentistry
UNMC
gkugel@unmc.ed

Kent Lacey, MD
UNMC Rural Training Track Director
Regional West Medical Center
kglacey@charter.net

Cathy Lang
Director
Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC)
cdlang@unomaha.edu

John Lowe
Senator, District 37
jlowe@leg.ne.gov

Gerald Luckey, MD
Butler County Clinic, P.C.
gluckey@neb.rr.com

Leslie Marsh
Chief Executive Officer
Lexington Regional Health Center
lmarsh@lexhc.org

Kyle Meyer, PhD
Interim Vice Chancellor for Rural Health Education and Relations
Dean, College of Allied Health Professions
UNMC
kpmeyer@unmc.edu

Owen Palm
21st Century Holdings
Co-Chair, Blueprint Nebraska
opalm@21centuryequip.com

Laura Redouty
President
Nebraska Hospital Association
lredoutey@nebraskahospitals.org

Amy Reynoldson
Executive Vice President
Nebraska Medical Association
amyr@nebmed.org

John Roberts
Executive Director
Nebraska Rural Health Association
jroberts@mwhc-inc.com

Josie Rodriguez
Administrator
Nebraska DHHS, Office of Health Disparities and Health Equity
Josie.rodriguez@nebraska.gov

Bryan Slone
President
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry
jbouma@nechamber.com

Angie Svoboda, PharmD
Good Life Pharmacy
asvoboda@goodliferx.com

Paul Turman, PhD
Chancellor
Nebraska State College System
pturman@nscs.edu

Jeff Yost
President & CEO
Nebraska Community Foundation
jeffyost@nebcommfound.org