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NHA 2021 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.

  • Chair
    Chair

    Ivan Mitchell, FACHE
    Chief Executive Officer
    Great Plains Health
    North Platte, NE

  • Immediate Past Chair
    Immediate Past Chair

    Leslie Marsh, RN, MSNBA
    Chief Executive Officer
    Lexington Health Center
    Lexington, NE

  • Vice Chair
    Vice Chair

    Kathy Bressler, RN, MN
    Senior Vice President & COO
    CHI Health
    Omaha, NE

  • Secretary
    Secretary

    Ryan Larsen, MBA, MHA, FACHE
    Chief Executive Officer
    Community Medical Center, Inc.
    Falls City, NE

  • Treasurer
    Treasurer

    Brett Richmond, FACHE
    President & CEO
    Methodist Fremont Health
    Fremont, NE

  • Director at Large
    Director at Large

    Lori Mazanec, MHA
    Chief Executive Officer
    Box Butte General Hospital
    Alliance, 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, MBA, FACHE
    Chief Executive Officer
    Kearney Regional Medical Center
    Kearney, NE

  • Director at Large
    Director at Large

    Kelly Driscoll, RN, MHA, FACHE
    President and CEO
    Faith Regional Health Services
    Norfolk

  • Physician Representative
    Physician Representative

    Scott L. Smith, MD
    Director of Medical Affairs
    Kearney Regional Medical Center
    Kearney

  • Trustee Representative
    Trustee Representative

    Marsha Rogers
    Board Chair
    Saunders Medical Center
    Wahoo

  • Chair, AHA RPB6
    Chair, AHA RPB6

    Russ Gronewold
    President & CEO
    Bryan Health
    Lincoln, NE

  • State Delegate to AHA RPB 6
    State Delegate to AHA RPB 6

    Mike Hansen, FACHE
    President & CEO
    Columbus Community Hospital
    Columbus, NE

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

    Chris Nichols
    Chief Executive Officer
    Fillmore County Hospital
    Geneva, NE

  • Rural Delegate to AHA RPB 6
    Rural Delegate to AHA RPB 6

    Jim Ulrich, FACHE, MHA, FHFMA
    Chief Executive Officer
    York General
    York

  • District I Chair
    District I Chair

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

  • District II Chair
  • District III Chair
  • District IV Chair
  • District V Chair
    District V Chair

    Treg Vyzourek, MBA
    Chief Executive Officer
    Brodstone Memorial Hospital
    Superior, NE

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