Board of Health

The Board of Health of Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department is made up of one county commissioner and one public spirit-minded person from each of the nine counties of the health district. The Board also includes one physician and one dentist constituting twenty members on the board.

The Board of Health meets bi-monthly in February, April, June, August, October and December on the second Thursday of the month.

Board Members

Chase County

  • Jacci Brown Commissioner
  • Dawn Weber Representative

Dundy County

  • Sye Tecker Commissioner
  • Jeremiah Hanes Representative

Frontier County

  • Kevin Owens Commissioner
  • Erin Pascoe Representative

Furnas County

  • Mike Sexton Commissioner
  • John Kutnink Representative

Hayes County

  • Kevin Fornoff Commissioner
  • Leon Kolbet Representative

Hitchcock County

  • Ron Wertz Commissioner
  • Darcie Johnson Representative

Keith County

  • Joan Ervin Commissioner
  • Brian Wilson Representative

Perkins County

  • Mark Bottom Commissioner
  • Laurie Walrod Representative

Red Willow County

  • Ted Gans Commissioner
  • Janelle Carter Representative
Physician Shiuvaun Jaeger, MD
Dentist Scott Tobias, DDS

Meeting Minutes

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