NWHEL leadership includes both an elected Executive Board as well as volunteer Institutional Representatives (IRs) from member institutions.
The NWHEL Executive Board for 2019-20 is:
President: Dr. AnnMarie Marlier
President-Elect: Abby Vollmer
Secretary: Dr. Melissa Berke
Treasurer: Julie Langholdt
Institutional Representatives for 2019-2020 are:
Bellevue University- Dr. Kate Joeckel, Professor and Program Director for Communication Studies, Health Communication, & Business and Professional Communication
Bryan College of Health Sciences- Dr. Kelsi Anderson, Provost and Maggie Hackwith, Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Central Community College- Dr. Candace Walton, Associate Vice President & Dean of Business
Chadron State College- Open
Clarkson College- Dr. Neka Miller, Coordinator – Quality Assurance, Institutional Effectiveness
College of Saint Mary- Open
Concordia University- Sue Jensen, Registrar-College of Graduate Studies and Adult Education
Creighton University- Dr. Michele Bogard, Associate Vice Provost for Student Engagement
Doane University- Abby Vollmer, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs & Director of Hansen Leadership Program
Hastings College- Open
Little Priest Tribal College- Open
Metropolitan Community College-Julie Langholdt, Dean of Advocacy & Accountability
Midland University- Open
Mid-Plains Community College- Dr. Jody Tomanek, Vice President of North Platte Community College and Academic Affairs and Kelly Rippen, Area Dean of Enrollment Management
Nebraska Indian Community College- Open
Nebraska Methodist College- Dr. Jillian Sisson, Dean of Professional Development and Community Partnerships
Nebraska Wesleyan University- Kim Afrank, Assistant Director of Career Development
Northeast Community College- Shelley Lammers, Dean of Student Success and Amanda Nipp, Vice President of Student Services
Peru State College- Dr. Darolyn Seay, Assistant Professor of Education
Purdue University Global-
Southeast Community College- Theresa Webster, Assistant Campus Director/ Dean of Students and Bev Cummins, Vice President for Student Affairs
Summit Christian College- Open
Union College-
University of Nebraska at Kearney- Dr. Beth Hinga, Director of Assessment
University of Nebraska at Lincoln- Dr. Marilyn Grady, Professor- Educational Administration
University of Nebraska at Omaha- Dr. Melissa Berke, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs- College of Communication, Fine Arts, & Media
University of Nebraska Medical Center- Dr. Kari Simonsen, Director of Office of Equity and Dr. Linda Love, Director of Faculty Development
Wayne State College- Open
Western Nebraska Community College- Open
York College- Open
If you see an open Institutional Representative position at your institution, and wish to serve as the Institutional Representative for your institution but are unsure of institutional membership status, please let one of the Executive Board members know by using the "Contact Us" form. As you can see we have a number of openings for Institutional Representatives and rely on volunteer involvement to help grow, inform, and provide support to our members.