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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.

  • Chairman
    Chairman

    Leslie Marsh, RN, MSBNA
    Chief Executive Officer
    Lexington Regional Health Center
    Lexington, NE

  • Past Chairman
    Past Chairman

    Russ Gronewold
    President & CEO
    Bryan Health
    Lincoln, NE

  • Vice Chairman
    Vice Chairman

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

  • Secretary
    Secretary

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

  • Treasurer
    Treasurer

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

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

  • At Large Delegate to AHA RPB 6
    At Large 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

  • 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

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

  • District III Chair
    District III Chair

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

  • District IV Chair
    District IV Chair

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

  • District V Chair
    District V Chair

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

  • Ex-Officio
    Ex-Officio

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

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