The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Board of Counselors welcomed 10 new members during its annual meeting recently. The UNMC Board of Counselors is a group of 62 community and business leaders from across the state that advises UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., on health care issues of importance.
Current board members, Ralph Bradley, J.D., of Bradley, Elsbernd, Andersen, Kneale & Mues Jankovitz, P.C., will serve as chairman, and Freddie Gray of Omaha will serve as vice-chairwoman.
Below are the hometowns and names of new board members and affiliations.
Lincoln — Leirion Gaylor Baird, Lincoln and Lancaster County Planning Commission.
Omaha — Allyson Mendoza, J.D., Douglas County Public Defender’s Office; Brad Von Gillern, Lueder Construction Company; Thomas Warren, Sr., Urban League of Nebraska; Roger Weitz, Opera Omaha; Othello Meadows, III, Seventy-Five North Revitalization Corp. of Omaha.
Norfolk — Courtney Klein-Faust, J.D., City of Norfolk Economic Development
Papillion — Mario Rodriquez, State Farm Insurance Company
Red Cloud — Amy Springer, M.D., Webster County Clinic and Hospital in Red Cloud.
York — Margaret Brink, Network for Public Health Law.
Below are the hometowns and names of UNMC Board of Counselors members who continue to serve.
Alliance — Patricia “Trish” Cetrone Koch
Beatrice — Dennis M. Byars
Blair — S. Michael Jensen, Donna Mahlendorf
Chadron — Patrick M. “Marty” Connealy
Columbus — K.C. Belitz
Fort Calhoun — Curt Hofer
Grand Island — Ralph Bradley, Will Armstrong
Holdrege — Terry Krohn
Lincoln — Marshall Borchert, Patty Pansing Brooks, Charlie Calhoun, Tom Fischer, Susan Gourley, Liz Koop, William W. “Bill” Lester, Angela Muhleisen, Tonn Ostergard, Lisa Smith, Jana Tanner, Ronald J. Wachter, Donna Woods
Norfolk — Brad Krivohlavek and Kent Warneke
Omaha — Willie Barney, Robert “Bob” Belgrade, John Cavanaugh, Diana Doyle, Mary Bills-Strand, Anne Branigan, Ivan Gilreath, Sandy Goodman, Nelson Gordman, Freddie Gray, Ted Hazer, Wesley Hutcherson, Joel Hutchins, Chris Kircher, Diny Landen, Jay Noddle, Michael Pallesen, Natalie Peart, Chris Rodgers, Suzanne Singer and Ray Somberg
Papillion — Drew Miller
Phillips — Tammy Allen
Scottsbluff — David Bartlett and Sandy Massey
Wayne — Rod Tompkins
West Point — Dave Wimmer
York — Karen Harris
Through world-class research and patient care, UNMC generates breakthroughs that make life better for people throughout Nebraska and beyond. Its education programs train more health professionals than any other institution in the state. Learn more at unmc.edu.
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