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
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