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Board of Directors

Executive Committee

  • Amber Beckenhauer, DO
    Amber Beckenhauer, DO

    President
    Blair, NE

  • Tod Voss, MD, FAAFP
    Tod Voss, MD, FAAFP

    President-Elect
    Pierce, NE

  • Brett Wergin, MD
    Brett Wergin, MD

    Vice President
    Lincoln, NE

  • Jayashree Paknikar, MD
    Jayashree Paknikar, MD

    Immediate Past President
    Omaha, NE

Board Members

  • Jeffrey Harrison, MD
    Jeffrey Harrison, MD

    AAFP Delegate
    Omaha, NE

  • Aaron Lanik, MD, FAAFP
    Aaron Lanik, MD, FAAFP

    AAFP Delegate
    Omaha, NE

  • Patrick Hotovy, MD
    Patrick Hotovy, MD

    AAFP Alternate Delegate
    York, NE

  • Christine Jeffrey, MD, FAAFP
    Christine Jeffrey, MD, FAAFP

    AAFP Alternate Delegate
    Omaha, NE

  • Hank Newburn, MD
    Hank Newburn, MD

    Director 2024-2027
    Wahoo, NE

  • Jason Summa, MD
    Jason Summa, MD

    Director 2024-2027
    Seward, NE

  • Lillia Cherkasskiy, MD
    Lillia Cherkasskiy, MD

    Director 2025-2028
    Omaha, NE

  • Elisabeth Backer, MD
    Elisabeth Backer, MD

    Director 2025-2028
    Omaha, NE

  • Hunter Allen, MD
    Hunter Allen, MD

    Director 2026-2029
    North Platte, NE

  • Marie Rodehorst, MD

    Director 2026-2028
    Columbus, NE

  • Emily Franzen, DO
    Emily Franzen, DO

    New Physician Director
    Lincoln, NE

  • Elizabeth Dodson, MBBS
    Elizabeth Dodson, MBBS

    Resident Director 2026-2027
    Lincoln Family Medicine Program

  • Robert Wergin, MD, FAAFP
    Robert Wergin, MD, FAAFP

    Membership Committee Chair
    Lincoln, NE

  • Hunter Allen, MD
    Hunter Allen, MD

    Legislative Committee Co-Chair
    North Platte, NE

  • Joe Miller, MD, FAAFP
    Joe Miller, MD, FAAFP

    Legislative Committee Co-Chair
    Omaha, NE

  • Randy Kohl, MD, FAAFP
    Randy Kohl, MD, FAAFP

    Leadership & Nominating Committee Co-Chair
    Springfield, NE

  • Trisha Sams, MD, FAAFP
    Trisha Sams, MD, FAAFP

    Leadership & Nominations Committee Co-Chair
    Seward, NE

  • Christine Jeffrey, MD, FAAFP
    Christine Jeffrey, MD, FAAFP

    Public Affairs, Marketing, & Publications Committee Chair
    Omaha, NE

  • Sabrina Cerny, MD, FAAFP
    Sabrina Cerny, MD, FAAFP

    Lincoln Family Medicine Program Representative
    Lincoln, NE

  • Sudeshna Dutta, MD
    Sudeshna Dutta, MD

    Creighton Department of Family Medicine Representative
    Omaha, NE

  • Sarah Howard, MD
    Sarah Howard, MD

    Clarkson Family Medicine Residency Program Representative
    Omaha, NE

  • Hannah Christiansen, MD, FAAFP
    Hannah Christiansen, MD, FAAFP

    University of Nebraska Medical Center Representative
    Omaha, NE

  • Aaron Lanik, MD, FAAFP
    Aaron Lanik, MD, FAAFP

    University of Nebraska Medical Center Rural Training Track Representative
    Omaha, NE

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