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NHA 2020 Board of Directors

The NHA is governed by a board of directors that works closely with its membership to provide them with state and federal legislative advocacy, health care trend and regulatory information, educational programming, communication, data reports and special services.

  • Chairman
    Chairman

    Russ Gronewold, CPA
    President & CEO
    Bryan Health
    Lincoln, NE

  • Past Chairman
    Past Chairman

    Marty Fattig, ACHE, MHA
    Chief Executive Officer
    Nemaha County Hospital
    Auburn, NE

  • Vice Chairman
    Vice Chairman

    Leslie Marsh, ACHE, MBA
    Chief Executive Officer
    Lexington Regional Health Center
    Lexington, NE

  • Secretary
    Secretary

    Ivan Mitchell
    Chief Operating Officer
    Great Plains Health
    North Platte, NE

  • Treasurer
    Treasurer

    Kathy Bressler, RN, MN
    Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
    CHI Health
    Omaha, NE

  • Director at Large
    Director at Large

    John Mentgen, MHA, FACHE
    President & CEO
    Regional West Health Services
    Scottsbluff, NE

  • Director at Large
    Director at Large

    Paul Dongilli, Jr., PhD, FACHE
    President & Chief Executive Officer
    Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals
    Lincoln & Omaha, NE

  • Director at Large
    Director at Large

    James Linder, MD
    Chief Executive Officer
    Nebraska Medicine
    Omaha, NE

  • Director at Large
    Director at Large

    William Calhoun, FACHE, MBA
    Chief Executive Officer
    Kearney Regional Medical Center
    Kearney, NE

  • Physician Representative
    Physician Representative

    Daniel DeFreece, MD
    President
    CHI Health St. Mary's
    Nebraska City, NE

  • Trustee Representative
    Trustee Representative

    Theresa Klein
    Board Vice Chair
    Saunders Medical Center
    Wahoo, NE

  • Delegate to AHA RPB 6
    Delegate to AHA RPB 6

    Ryan Larsen, FACHE, MBA, MHA
    Administrator
    Community Medical Center, Inc.
    Falls City, NE

  • At Large Delegate to AHA RPB 6
    At Large Delegate to AHA RPB 6

    Mike Hansen, FACHE
    President & Chief Executive Officer
    Columbus Community Hospital
    Columbus, NE

  • At-Large Delegate to AHA RPB 6
    At-Large Delegate to AHA RPB 6

    Rebekah Mussman
    President & Chief Executive Officer
    Crete Area Medical Center
    Crete

  • District I Chair
    District I Chair

    Josie Abboud, RN, BSN, MBA, FACHE
    President & CEO
    Nebraska Methodist Hospital & Methodist Women's Hospital
    Omaha, NE

  • District II Chair
    District II Chair

    Todd Consbruck, MHA
    President & CEO
    Avera St. Anthony's and Avera Creighton Hospital
    O'Neill & Creighton, NE

  • District III Chair
    District III Chair

    Jason Petik, ACHE
    Chief Executive Officer
    Sidney Regional Medical Center
    Sidney

  • District IV Chair
    District IV Chair

    Nancy Glaubke, MBA, RHIA
    Chief Executive Officer
    Valley County Health System
    Ord

  • District V Chair
    District V Chair

    Richard Haraldson, CPA, FACHE
    Chief Executive Officer
    Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center
    Beatrice, NE

  • Ex-Officio
    Ex-Officio

    Laura J. Redoutey, FACHE
    President
    Nebraska Hospital Association
    Lincoln, NE

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