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Chapter Staff
Chapter Board of Directors
Chris Kline
President
Senior Vice President, Director of HR, Security National Bank
Jim Boulay
Immediate Past President
Managing Shareholder, Lutz Financial
John Gessert, JD
Nominating Chair
Director-Private Client Services-Security National Bank
Mark Lehman
Finance Chair
Vice President, Physicians Mutual
Brent Pfeiffer
Director of Sales, RION Equipment
Stephen Ashmore
AVP Engineering Infrastructure, Union Pacific
Dr. Mark Kusek
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
Lisa Whalen
Board Lead - Special Events
VP Client Relationships, Fiserv
Darcy Swope
Emeritus Board Member
Strategic Account Executive, Blue Cross Blue Shield NE
Dr. Salim Hommeida
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Blank Children's Hospital, Des Moines, IA
Ronna Zylstra
Board Lead - Advocacy
ERP Application Manager, HDR Inc.
Dr. Katie Hutchins
Gastroenterologist, Nebraska Medicine
Dr. Helen Fasanya-Uptagraft
Emeritus Board Member
Gastroenterologist, Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates
Rick Landenberger
Board Lead - Take Steps
President, Hartland Renewable Fuels
Ben Goethel, JD (Emeritus)
Vice President, Sr. Fiduciary Advisor Wells Fargo Private Bank
Dr. Benjamin Hall
Board Lead - Healthcare Prof Engagement Committee
Gastroenterologist, Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates
Tally Mertes
District Store Director, Hy-Vee
Mike Barret
VP Mortgage Lender/Sales Manager, Cornhusker Bank
Sam Kline
Manager Risk Assurance, KPMG
Kristi Harrison
VP of Business Development, Carson Group
Justin Morehead
Physicist, Collaborative Insurance Solutions
Dr. Mehwish Ahmed
Gastroenterologist, The Iowa Clinic
Sarah Duey
Partner, Smith Pauley LLP
Dr. Bernard Leman
Gastroenterologist, Iowa Digestive Disease Center
Stephanie Williamson
Account Executive, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
Jenna Kopp
Board Lead - Advocacy
RN, Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates
Healthcare Professional Engagement Committee (HPEC)
Dr. Helen Fasanya-Uptagraft
Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates
Dr. Steven Polyak
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Dr. Dawn Ebach
University of Iowa Children's Hospital
Dr. Erin Jenkins
CHI Health
Dr. Katie E. Hutchins
Nebraska Medicine
Dr. Mark Kusek
Children's Hospital & Medical Center
Dr. Benjamin Hall
Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates
Dr. Derrick Eichele
Nebraska Medicine
Dr. Mark A. Wells
Gastroenterology Specialties PC
Dr. Saurabh Chandan
CHI Health
Dr. Amber Tierney
The Iowa Clinic
Dr. Sharad Kunnath
Boystown GI
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