NICN Board of Directors

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Richard Hankins, MD

President

Assistant Professor; Department of Infectious Diseases

(402)559-7268

richard.hankins@unmc.edu

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Juan Teran, MD

President Elect

Assistant Professor; Department of Infectious Diseases

(402)559-7185

juan.teran@unmc.edu

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Angela Hewlett, MD

Past President

Professor; Department of Infectious Diseases

(402)559-8650

alhewlett@unmc.edu

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Larry Sheehan

Treasurer

Attorney at Law; Ellick Jones Law Firm

(402)390-0390

lsheehan@ellickjones.com

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Tammi Schaffart, RN, BSN

Secretary

Infection Control Nurse/QAPI Coordinator; Douglas County Health Center

(402)444-6375

tammi.schaffart@douglascounty-ne.gov

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Kate Tyner, RN, BSN, CIC

NICN Educational Program Director

Infection Preventionist; Nebraska Medicine

(402)522-2882

ltyner@nebraskamed.com

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Rick Starlin, MD

Immediate Past President

Assistant Professor; Department of Infectious Diseases

(402)559-7268

rick.starlin@unmc.edu

M. Salman Ashraf, MD

Past President and NE DHHS Representative

NE DHHS HAI/AR Medical Director, Division of Public Health

(917)573-3807

salman.ashraf@nebraska.gov

Organizational Representatives

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Dana Steiner

Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) Representative

(402)742-8140

dsteiner@nebraskahospitals.org

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Connie Knorr

Nebraska Healthcare Association Representative

Director of Professional Development

402-435-3551 ext 200

conniek@nehca.org

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Maureen Tierney, MD, MSc

Nebraska Infectious Disease Society (NIDS) Representative

Assistant Dean, Clinical Research and Public Health

(402)280-2700

maureentierney@creighton.edu

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Becca Hedstrom

Critical Access Hospital Representative

Chief Quality Office & Infection Preventionist
Brodstone Healthcare

(402)207-1518

rhedstrom@brodstone.org

Kristi Felix, RN, MSN, CRRN, CIC, LTC-CIP, FAPIC

Long Term Care Representative

Infection Preventionist, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital

(402)413-3601

kfelix@madonna.org

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Jessi Nordstrom

APIC Nebraska Representative

Infection Preventionist; Lexington Regional Health Center

jnordstrom@lexrhc.org

District Representatives

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Lori Snyder-Sloan, RN, MSN, CIC

District I Representative

Independent Consultant

(402)499-2986

lsnydersloan@gmail.com

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Laura Hoogestraat, RN, CIC

District II Representative

Infection Preventionist; Faith Regional Health Services

(402)644-7662

lhooges@frhs.org

Shelly Andre

District V Representative

Infection Preventionist; CHI Health Saint Elizabeth

(402)219-7730

sandre@commonspirit.org

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District III Representative

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District IV Representative

Members-At-Large

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Mark Rupp, MD

Member-At-Large

University of Nebraska Medical Center

(402)559-8650

merupp@unmc.edu

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Andy Sass

Member-At-Large

Infection Prevention Manager; Nebraska Methodist Hospital

(402)354-8119

andrew.sass@nmhs.org

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David Quimby, MD

Member-At-Large

Infectious Diseases, CHI Health

(402)758-5240

david.quimbymd@commonspirit.org

Alex Neukirch, PharmD

Member-At-Large

Consultant Pharmacist, Community Pharmacy Services

(402)289-0431

aneukirch@cpharmrx.com

Sarah Stream, MPH, CDA, CDIPC

Member-At-Large

Education Product Manager; Dental Assisting National Board

(515)493-9029

stream.education.and.consulting@gmail.com

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Dyanne Delancy, RN, CIC

Member-At-Large

Infection Preventionist; Veterans Health Administration

dyanne.delancey@bryanhealth.org

(308)258-0544

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