Staff

We have two offices.

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

Megan Barhafer

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

Nicole Berosek

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

Dez Brandt

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

Jennifer Buxbaum

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

Tina Cook, RN

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

Suzanne Crane

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

Jessica Davies

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

Allyson De Los Santos, RN, BSN

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

Monica De Los Santos

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

Kim Engel

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

Cheri Farris

Community Health Educator
cfarris@pphd.ne.gov

Melissa Haas

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

Myrranda Kelley, RN

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

Kendra Lauruhn, RDH

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

Amanda McClaren

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

Rebecca Needels

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

Marissa Peterson

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

Tabi Prochazka

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

Ashleigh Rada, LPN

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

Alma Sanchez

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

Kelsy Sasse

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

Paulette Schnell, RN, MSN

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

Angie Shaw

Administrative Assistant
ashaw@pphd.ne.gov |
Scottsbluff

Erin Sorensen

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

Emily Timm, LPN

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

Janelle Visser

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

Dezirae Wilkins

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

Sara Williamson

CFO, Accreditation Coordinator
shoover@pphd.ne.gov

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

Assessment | Assurance | Policy Development

Assess and monitor population health status, factors that influence health, and community needs and assets.
Investigate, diagnose, and address health problems and hazards affecting the population.
Communicate effectively to inform and educate people about health, factors that influence it, and how to improve it.
Strengthen, support, and mobilize communities and partnerships to improve health.
Create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws that impact health.

Utilize legal and regulatory actions designed to improve and protect the public's health.
Assure an effective system that enables equitable access to the individual services and care needed to be healthy.
Build and support a diverse and skilled public health workforce.
Improve and innovate public health functions through ongoing evaluation, research, and continuous quality improvement.
Build and maintain a strong organizational infrastructure for public health.

Meet Our Team