Our Leadership
Executive Team
James (Jamie) Summerfelt
President & CEO
James (Jamie) Summerfelt is VNA’s president and CEO. Jamie’s vision for VNA is to be the overwhelming choice for healthcare services, wherever our clients call home and whatever their ability is to pay.
Carole Patrick
Chief Philanthropy Officer
cpatrick@vnatoday.org
Carole is responsible for the major gifts and endowment program, fundraising activities, marketing and public relations, business development, and resource development activities.
Dave Vanlandingham
CFO & Vice President of Finance
dvanlandingham@vnatoday.org
Dave Vanlandingham is VNA’s chief financial officer and vice president of finance. He is responsible for all financial functions of VNA and Easterseals Nebraska, which include accounting, financial reporting, risk management, treasury functions and budgeting.
Teresa Banks
Vice President of Human Resources
tbanks@vnatoday.org
As Vice President of Human Resources, Teresa is responsible for leading VNA’s talent acquisition, leadership development, culture, diversity, equity, and inclusion, compensation and benefits, and employee relations.
Angie Howell
Vice President of Easterseals Nebraska
ahowell@ne.easterseals.com
As vice president of Easterseals Nebraska, Angie oversees facility and service operations for four primary service lines.
Sandy Spicciati
Vice President of Health Services
sspicciati@vnatoday.org
As vice president of health services, Sandy oversees the overall operations of VNA’s Community Care services.
Board of Directors
Jason Hansen, VNA Board of Directors Chair
President
American National Bank
Elizebeth Murphy, VNA Board of Directors Vice Chair
President
Emspace + Lovgren
Richard Secor, VNA Board of Directors Secretary
Partner
The Lund Company
Sean Winekauf, VNA Board of Directors Treasurer
Director, Operational Risk Management
Mutual of Omaha
Fawn Bottolfson
Corporate Charity, Community Outreach Coordinator
Omaha Track
Karen Bruzzano
Senior Vice President, Head of IT Service Delivery
Bank of the West
Kelly Butts-Elston
CEO
Connections/Southwest 8 Senior Services
Joseph Castellanos
Associate I, Customer Care Trainer
First National Bank of Omaha
Taina Evans
Owner
Business Consulting Specialists, Inc.
Jessie Fechner
Director of Nursing
Methodist Women’s Hospital
Craig Flanagan
Chief Financial Officer
WesleyLife
William (Bill) Foley
Attorney/Shareholder/President
Erickson Sederstrom P.C., L.L.O.
Harris A. Frankel, M.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Nebraska Medicine
Roger H. Kobayashi, M.D.
Clinical Professor UCLA School of Medicine
David Lopez
Attorney, Senior Associate
Husch Blackwell
Sue Nuss
Chief Nursing Officer
Nebraska Medicine
Carrie Phillips
Cardiovascular Service Line Executive
Nebraska Methodist Health System
James Summerfelt
President and CEO
Visiting Nurse Association / Easterseals Nebraska
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