Board of Trustees

The Board of Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department is made up of one county commissioner and one public-spirited person from each of the eight counties of the health district. The Board also includes one physician and one dentist constituting eighteen trustees on the board.

Chase County

Chuck Vette, Commissioner - Board Vice Chairperson       Lola Jones, Administrator, Chase County Hospital

Dundy County

Scott Olson, Commissioner      Rita Jones, Administrator, Dundy County Hospital -Board Chairperson

Frontier County

Kevin Owens, Commissioner      Barbara Scharf, Extention Educator

Furnas County

William Lewis, Commissioner - Board Secretary/Treasurer

Hayes County

George Miller, Commissioner      Marilyn Anderjaska, Retired

Hitchcock County

Scott McDonald, Commissioner        Kathy Dernovich, Educator

Perkins County

Sid Colson, Commissioner       Ann Regier, RN, Retired

Red Willow County

Earl McNutt, Commissioner       Diane James, LPN, Business Owner

Physician

Doug Nicholson, MD

Dentist

Kristin Fornander, D.D.S.