Our Team : About : Nebraska Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative (NPQIC)

Ann L Anderson Berry, MD, PhD

Professor, Pediatrics, UNMC
Medical Director, NICU and Newborn Nursery, Nebraska Medicine
Robert Bonebrake, MD FACOG

Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Perinatal Center, Methodist Women’s Hospital
James Bowen

Owner and Chief Executive Officer
Five Nines Technology Group
Debra Esser, MD

Chief Medical Officer
Molina Health Care
Josette Gordon-Simet, MD, MBA

Chief Medical Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield Nebraska
Leann Heinrichs, MD

Chief of Medical Staff
Thayer County Health Services
Shannan Johnson, RN

OB Coordinator
Pender Community Hospital
Sean Kenny, MD FACOG

Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Bryan Health
Ben Klug, DO

OB-GYN
North Platte Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Emily Patel

Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Perinatal Center, Methodist Women’s Hospital
Amy Reynoldson, MA

Executive Vice President
Nebraska Medical Association
Ashlei Spivey-Arthur

Executive Director
I Be Black Girl
Lisa Strasheim, MBA, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC

Division Vice President, Women's Service Line
Women’s Health CHI Health
Dana Steiner, BSN, MBA, CPHQ

Quality & Performance Improvement Director
Nebraska Hospital Association
Dr. Timothy Tesmer

Chief Medical Officer, Division of Public Health
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Elsie Verbik, MD

Medical Services Director
NE-DHHS Medicaid & Long-term Care
Emily Vuchetich, MD

Pediatrician
Midtown Health Center, Norfolk

Our Team