Chancellor's Board of Counselors
The UNMC Chancellor’s Board of Counselors is a statewide citizen advisory group charged with two major responsibilities.
First, members serve as “ambassadors” for UNMC. They learn about our world-class programs and share this knowledge with others at every opportunity. Second, they provide advice and counsel to UNMC leaders in a number of areas. What are we doing right or wrong? What should our priorities be? How can we better tell the “UNMC story”?
Members of the Board of Counselors are committed to helping UNMC foster relationships and engagement opportunities throughout the state. These come in many forms, such as arranging a local speaking engagement for the Chancellor, acting as an advocate for UNMC, or attending a regional Board of Counselor’s meeting with the Chancellor.
Four-Year Terms
Board of Counselor members and their guests or spouses are invited to two meetings each year. A reception and dinner follow. Members serve four-year terms of office and can serve no more than two consecutive terms.
- Chair: Barbara Bartle of Lincoln
- Vice Chair: Brian Esch, McCook
- Vice Chair Elect: Peg Gilbert, Omaha
- Jon Abegglen, Kearney
- Mary Abel, Lincoln
- Connie Adams, Broken Bow
- Preeta D. Bansal, Lincoln
- Josh Bartee, Omaha
- Tom Beckius, Lincoln
- Brady Beecham, MD, Lexington
- Estelle Bierbower, Wakefield
- Ann Bird, Omaha
- Evie Blackburn, Sidney
- Susan E. Bockrath, Lincoln
- Sara Boyd, Omaha
- Anne Brandt, Lincoln
- Melvin Campbell, MD, Ainsworth
- Larry Dlugosh, Roca
- Stuart J. Dornan, Omaha
- Jack Douglas, Lincoln
- Howard Epstein, Omaha
- Jeremy J. Eschliman, Minden
- Christina Fazzone, Omaha
- L. Javier Fernandez, Lincoln
- Hannah Frankel, Omaha
- Cesar Garcia, Omaha
- Cesar Godinez, Elkhorn
- Anthony L. Goins, Lincoln
- Alec Gorynski, Lincoln
- Victoria Grasso, Lincoln
- Karen Gustin, Lincoln
- Barbara Gutshall, O’Neill
- Nadine K. Hagedorn, Omaha
- Dan Harbeke, Omaha
- Chuck Harris, York
- Mike Hecker, Seward
- Daniel Helberg, Taylor
- Thomas Hicks, Omaha
- Jon Hinrichs, Lincoln
- James Hunter, Omaha
- Stephen L. Isom, Valentine
- Mary Lopez, Omaha
- Amanda McGill Johnson, Omaha
- Anne Morrison, Omaha
- W. Todd Johnson, Omaha
- Sara Kohen, Omaha
- Mark A. Kolterman, Seward
- Jason V. Lavicky, David City
- Kim Lowe, Kearney
- Megan M. Massey, Scottsbluff
- Jessica Meeske, Hastings
- Darcy D. Michalek, Omaha
- Adam Morfeld, Lincoln
- Donald Neal, Jr., Omaha
- Dan O'Neill, North Platte
- Jill Orton, Blair
- Shawn Oswald, Bennington
- Daniel Padilla, Omaha
- Joseph V. Petty, Lincoln
- Margene Phares, North Platte
- Sarah Pieper, Omaha
- McKell Pinder, Papillion
- Alice Quick, Grand Island
- Dave Rippe, Hastings
- Misty Robertson, North Platte
- Darren Robinson, Kearney
- Shelley R. Sahling-Zart, Lincoln
- Jaymes Sime, Omaha
- Jeff Slobotski, Bennington
- Darrel Smith, North Platte
- Leonard Sommer, Omaha
- Nick Sowl, Omaha
- Taylor Stormberg, Omaha
- Kathleen "Kate" Sullivan, Cedar Rapids
- Carmen Tapio, Omaha
- Ava M. Thomas, Lincoln
- Sherie Thomas, Omaha
- Albert Varas, Omaha
- Daniel J. Waters, Omaha
- Richard J. Webb, Omaha
- Debora A. Weiss, Ainsworth
- Kim Whitehouse, Papillion
- Christine Wilcox, Lincoln
- Matt Williams, Gothenburg
- John Witzel, Papillion
- Bob Wolfson, Omaha