The NICN Board of Directors

MARY ARENDS

SURVEYOR CONSULTANT, NHHS

337 CHAPMAN ROAD

CHAPMAN, NE 68827

MEMBER AT LARGE

308-986-2876 WORK; 308-380-8023 MOBILE

MARY.ARENDS@NEBRASKA.GOV


MUHAMMAD SALMAN ASHRAF

DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

985400 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER

OMAHA, NE, 68198-5400

VICE-PRESIDENT

402-559-8650 WORK; 917-573-3807 MOBILE

SALMAN.ASHRAF@UNMC.EDU


LARRY SHEEHAN

9290 WEST DODGE ROAD, SUITE 303  

OMAHA NE  68114  

TREASURER

402-390-0390 WORK

LSHEEHAN@ELLICKJONES.COM


TAMMI SCHAFFART

DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER

INFECTION CONTROL NURSE/QAPI COORDINATOR

SECRETARY

402-444-6375

TAMMI.SCHAFFART@DOUGLASCOUNTY-NE.GOV


PAMELA DALY

4775 COUNTY ROAD #39

FORT CALHOUN, NE, 68023

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

402-468-5551 HOME

PDALY@HUNTEL.NET


PEG LUEBBERT, MS, MT (ASCP), CIC, CHSP

CONSULTANT

7115 SOUTH 140TH AVE

OMAHA, NE 68138

PROGRAM DIRECTOR, MENTOR/OFF-GOING

402-690-4685 WORK

402-616-1201 CELL

Pegsconcepts@hotmail.com


SHELLY ANDRE

CHI HEALTH, ST ELIZABETH

555 SOUTH 70TH ST

LINCOLN, NE 68510

APIC PRESIDENT

402-219-7730 WORK

sandre@stez.org


STEVE OSBORN, RN

JENNIE M. MELHAM MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

145 MEMORIAL DRIVE,  P.O. BOX 250

BROKEN BOW, NE 68822

WESTERN NEBRASKA REPRESENTATIVE

308-872-4182 work

steve.osborn@melham.org


ANGELA HEWLETT MD

DEPT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE

985400 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER

OMAHA NE  68198-5400

PRESIDENT

402-559-8650 WORK

402-505-8179 HOME

ALHEWLETT@UNMC.EDU


MAURINE TIERNEY MD

NE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

301 CENTENNIAL MALL SOUTH PO BOX 95026

LINCOLN, NE  68509

DHHS HAI DIRECTOR

402-471-6549 WORK DESK; 402-309-3471 WORK CELL

maureen.tierney@nebraska.gov


MARGARET WOEPPEL

NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

VP QUALITY INITIATIVES

3255 SALT CREEK CIRCLE, SUITE 100

LINCOLN  NE  68504-4761

NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

402-742-8145 WORK

mwoeppel@nebraskahospitals.org


PEG GILBERT RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC

3121 BRENTWOOD DR

GRAND ISLAND, NE 68801

MEMBER AT LARGE

308-381- 0194 WORK

PEGGILBERT@QUALITYIC-LLC.COM


PHILIP W. SMITH, MD

PROFESSOR EMERITUS, COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

984320 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER

OMAHA, NE 68198-4320

EX OFFICIO MEMBER

402-393-2353 HOME; 402-552-3501 WORK

pwsmith@unmc.edu  


PAM TRUSCOTTL

NE HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION

1200 LIBRA DRIVE, SUITE 100

LINCOLN  NE  68512

NE HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION

402-435-3551 WORK

PTRUSCOTT@NEBRASKAHOSPITALS.ORG


KATE TYNER

1869 CLARKSON TOWER, 987556

NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER

OMAHA  NE  68512

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

402-522-2882 OFFICE

LTYNER@NEBRASKAMED.COM


SHARON CONROY

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

PO BOX 1328

MCCOOK, NE 69001

CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS, DISTRICT III REPRESENTATIVE

308-344-8220 WORK

SCONROY@CHMCCOOK.ORG


JANET RIESE, RN, BSN

MARY LANNING HEALTHCARE

715 NORTH ST. JOSEPH

HASTINGS, NE 68901

DISTRICT IV REPRESENTATIVE

402-461-5341 WORK; 402-756-6226 HOME

JRIESE@MARYLANNING.ORG


MARK RUPP

CHIEF, INFECRIONS DISEASES

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER

OMAHA, NE, 68198-5400

MEMBER AT LARGE

402-559-8650 WORK

MERUPP@UNMC.EDU


KRISTI FELIX, RN, CRRN, CIC

MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

5401 SOUTH STREET

LINCOLN, NE  68506-2150

LTCF REPRESENTATIVE

402-483-9832 WORK; 402-820-0018 PAGER

KFELIX@MADONNA.ORG


RICHARD STARLIN

INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND EPIDEMIOLOGY ASSOCIATES

7710 MERCY ROAD SUITE 332

OMAHA, NE, 68124

MEMBER AT LARGE

402-343-8780 WORK

STARLINRC@GMAIL.COM


LORI SNYDER-SLOAN, RN, MSN,CIC 

CHI HEALTH

2401 SOUTH 73RD ST 

OMAHA NE 68124

WEB DESIGN/WEB MASTER

402-499-2986 WORK; 402-499-2986 CELL

lori.snyder-sloan@alegent.org; Lorisnyder@Lincolnwebdesign.Com


RUTH COVER

805 S RANDOLPH ST

PO BOX 368

WEEPING WATER, NE 68463-0368

COMMUNITY MEMBER

402-267-4365 WORK; 402-297-1727 CELL

yncrra@aol.com