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NHA 2024 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

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

  • Immediate Past Chair
    Immediate Past Chair

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

  • Vice Chair
    Vice Chair

    Lori Mazanec, MHA
    Chief Executive Officer
    Box Butte General Hospital
    Alliance, NE

  • Secretary
    Secretary

    Treg Vyzourek, MBA
    Chief Executive Officer
    Brodstone Healthcare
    Superior, NE

  • Treasurer
    Treasurer

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

  • Director at Large
    Director at Large

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

  • Director at Large
    Director at Large

    Kyle Kellum, MHA
    Chief Executive Officer
    Jennie M. Melham Medical Center
    Broken Bow, NE

  • Director at Large
    Director at Large

    Eric Mooss, FACHE, CMPE
    Chief Executive Officer
    Bryan Medical Center
    Lincoln, NE

  • Director at Large
    Director at Large

    Amanda Vick, RN, BSN, MBA
    Exec. Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
    Regional West Medical Center
    Scottsbluff, NE

  • Physician Representative
    Physician Representative

    Harris Frankel, MD
    Chief Medical Officer
    Nebraska Medicine
    Omaha, NE

  • Trustee Representative
    Trustee Representative

    Marsha Rogers
    Board Chair
    Saunders Medical Center
    Wahoo, NE

  • District I Chair
    District I Chair

    Jason Bruce, MD
    Executive Vice President of Healthcare & Director
    Boys Town National Research Hospital
    Omaha, NE

  • District II Chair
    District II Chair

    Manny Banner, RN, MHA, FACHE
    President & CEO
    Memorial Community Hospital & Health System
    Blair, NE

  • District III Chair
    District III Chair

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

  • District V Chair
    District V Chair

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

  • Chair, AHA RPB6
    Chair, AHA RPB6

    Russ Gronewold
    President & CEO
    Bryan Health
    Lincoln, NE

  • State Delegate to AHA RPB6
    State Delegate to AHA RPB6

    Kelly Vaughn, RN, BSN, MSN
    Vice President of Operations
    Bellevue Medical Center
    Bellevue, NE

  • Delegate to AHA RPB6
    Delegate to AHA RPB6

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

  • Delegate to AHA RPB6
    Delegate to AHA RPB6

    Jim Ulrich
    Chief Executive Officer
    York General
    York, NE

  • NHA President
    NHA President

    Jeremy Nordquist
    President
    Nebraska Hospital Association
    Lincoln, NE

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