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Meet Our Team

We have two offices.

Hemingford Office: P O Box 337 | 808 Box Butte Avenue | Hemingford, NE 69348 | (308)487-3600 Office | (866)701-7173 Toll Free | (308)487-3682 Fax

Scottsbluff Office: 18 West 16th Street | Scottsbluff NE 69361 | (308)633-2866 Office | (877)218-2490 Toll Free | (308)633-2874 Fax


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Linda Ainslie

Parenting Coach |Intake Specialist
lmainslie@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Megan Barhafer

Community Health Planner Performance Mangement Coordinator
mbarhafer@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Nicole Berosek

Organizational Wellness Coordinator Community Health Educator
nberosek@pphd.ne.gov

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Dez Brandt

Healthy Families Program Manager
dbrandt@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Jennifer Buxbaum

Healthy Families Program Supervisor
jbuxbaum@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Tina Cook, RN

Public Health Nurse
tcook@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Suzanne Crane

Community Health Educator
scrane@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Jessica Davies

Health Director
jdavies@pphd.ne.gov | Hemingford x101

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Allyson De Los Santos, RN, BSN

Public Health Nurse
adelossantos@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Monica De Los Santos

Parenting Coach | Intake Specialist
mdelossantos@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Kim Engel

Director
kengel@pphd.ne.gov | 308-760-2415

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Cheri Farris

Community Health EducatorĀ 
cfarris@pphd.ne.gov

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Melissa Haas

Environmental Health Coordinator
mhaas@pphd.ne.gov |
Hemingford x108

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Myrranda Kelley, RN

Public Health Nurse
mkelley@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Kendra Lauruhn, RDH

Public Health Dental Hygienist
klauruhn@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Amanda McClaren

Office Manager
amcclaren@pphd.ne.gov | Hem. x104

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Rebecca Needels

Program Support Specialist
rneedels@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Marissa Peterson

Program Support Specialist
mpeterson@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Tabi Prochazka

Deputy Director Health Promotions & Preparedness
tprochazka@pphd.ne.gov | Hem. x107

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Ashleigh Rada, LPN

Parenting Coach | Intake Specialist
arada@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Alma Sanchez

Parenting Coach | Intake Specialist
asanchez@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Kelsy Sasse

Community Health Planner
ksasse@pphd.ne.gov | Hemingford

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Paulette Schnell, RN, MSN

Deputy Director of Clinical Services
pschnell@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Angie Shaw

Administrative Assistant
ashaw@pphd.ne.gov |
Scottsbluff

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Erin Sorensen

Human Resource Coordinator
esorensen@pphd.ne.gov |
Hemingford x103

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Emily Timm, LPN

Preparedness and Community Health Educator
etimm@pphd.ne.gov

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Janelle Visser

Injury Prevention Coordinator
jvisser@pphd.ne.govĀ | Hemingford

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Dezirae Wilkins

Parenting Coach | Intake Specialist
dwilkins@pphd.ne.gov | Scottsbluff

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Sara Williamson

CFO, Accreditation Coordinator
shoover@pphd.ne.gov

Essential Services of Public Health -- It's What We Do!

Assessment | Assurance | Policy Development

  1. Assess and monitor population health status, factors that influence health, and community needs and assets.
  2. Investigate, diagnose, and address health problems and hazards affecting the population.
  3. Communicate effectively to inform and educate people about health, factors that influence it, and how to improve it.
  4. Strengthen, support, and mobilize communities and partnerships to improve health.
  5. Create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws that impact health.
 
  1. Utilize legal and regulatory actions designed to improve and protect the public's health.
  2. Assure an effective system that enables equitable access to the individual services and care needed to be healthy.
  3. Build and support a diverse and skilled public health workforce.
  4. Improve and innovate public health functions through ongoing evaluation, research, and continuous quality improvement.
  5. Build and maintain a strong organizational infrastructure for public health.