Experience

Nebraska Health Care Association

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President of Policy, Research & Reimbursement

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  Advocate on behalf of the association’s 500+ nursing facility, assisted living and hospice service members; advance public recognition of the need for member-provided services; provide education and support services to meet members' needs; and strategically sustain and grow the association in alignment with its mission and values.

• Vice President of Reimbursement

  • Dec 2013 - Sep 2014

  Advocate for appropriate and predictable reimbursement on behalf of the association’s 500+ nursing facility, assisted living and hospice service members; work to resolve specific reimbursement challenges; and strategically and proactively advance solutions that align payer goals with member interests.



Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Homeless Assistance Program Manager

  • Feb 2012 - Dec 2013

  Managed program and budgetary responsibilities associated with federal and state homeless assistance funds; developed, implemented and improved processes to annually assess consumer needs, grant funds in excess of $2.5 million to community agencies, and ensure grantee compliance with program and contractual requirements; and established procedures for collecting and analyzing program data in order to appropriately direct resources. Managed program and budgetary responsibilities associated with federal and state homeless assistance funds; developed, implemented and improved processes to annually assess consumer needs, grant funds in excess of $2.5 million to community agencies, and ensure grantee compliance with program and contractual requirements; and established procedures for collecting and analyzing program data in order to appropriately direct resources.



Nebraska Health Care Association

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Medicaid Long-Term Care Administrator

  • Nov 2007 - Feb 2012

  Administered budgetary and programmatic responsibilities for a broad scope of Medicaid long-term care services with annual expenditures exceeding $400 million.

• Medicaid Long-Term Care Interim Manager

  • Jun 2007 - Nov 2007

• State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

  • Dec 1998 - Oct 2007