Our Team
Team Profiles
![Natalia Acosta Canchila, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/nataliaacostacropped2024.jpg)
![A photo of BHECN North East Director Ciera Afrank](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/afrank_ciera2023cropped.jpg)
![Keith Anderson](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/anderson-keith.jpg)
![Photo of Jessica Boren, MS.](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/04_04_2024_jessicaboren_006_adjusted.jpg)
![Chuck Brown](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/brown-chuck.jpg)
![Jessie Buche](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/buche-jessica.png)
![Dr. Sydney Buckland](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/2024_07_30-sydneybucklandphd-5-cropped.jpg)
![Jennifer Bull](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/bull-jennifer.jpg)
![Allie Burt, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/dsc01321-alexandera_burt-md-psychiatry-2023_pp.jpg)
Associate Director of Workforce Expansion, BHECN
Chair and Associate Professor, Counseling Department, University of Nebraska at Omaha
![Christine Chasek](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/chasek-christine.jpg)
Assistant Director of Nursing Workforce Development, BHECN
Nurse Practitioner, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
Instructor, College of Nursing
![Leigh Cook](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/cook-leigh.png)
Deputy Director of BHECN
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences, College of Medicine
Chief Scientific Administrator, Great Plains IDeA-CTR
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![Ryan Cordts](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/cordts-ryan.jpg)
Associate Director of Workforce Access, BHECN and Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Munroe-Meyer Institute
![A photo of Alison DeLizza, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/delizza-alison.jpg)
Director, BHECN
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
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Associate Director of Recruitment & Retention, BHECN
![Roger Garcia](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/garcia-roger.png)
![Photo of Cherish Harbour](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/cherishharbourcropped.jpg)
Co-Director, BHECN Panhandle
Licensed Psychologist and Owner, Western Nebraska Behavioral Health
![Catherine Jones-Hazledine](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/jones-hazledine-catherine.jpg)
![Matthew Kelly, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/matthewkellycropped10.2.24.jpg)
Community Outreach Specialist, BHECN
Ambassador Program Coordinator, BHECN
![Ann Kraft](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/kraft-ann.jpg)
Assistant Director of Medical Education, BHECN
Co-Director, ASPIRE
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
![Riley Machal](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/machal-riley.jpg)
![Heather Pancoe](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/pancoe-heather.jpg)
Associate Director of Research, BHECN
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health
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![Stacy Ring](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/ring-stacy.jpg)
![Alyssa Spartz](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/spartz-alyssa.jpg)
Assistant Director of Evaluation, BHECN
Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health
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![Jody Tomanek, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/jodytomanekcropped2024.jpg)
![Ben Verdoorn](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/verdoorn6.13.2024.jpg)
![Ciara warden](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/ciarawarden9.4.jpg)
Sr. Research Consultant, BHECN
Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health
Associate Director, Buffett Cancer Center Community Outreach & Engagement Office
![](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/watanabe-galloway-shinobu.jpg)
![Caitlyn Wayment](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/wayment-caitlyn.png)
Co-Director, BHECN Panhandle
Associate Professor, Chadron State College
![Tara Wilson](https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/_images/headshots/wilson-tara.png)