MADONNA - Key Persons


Adam T. Kafka

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Physiatrist and Medical Director, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital - Lincoln

Alex McKiernan

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Brad Nietfeldt

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Brenda Weidner

Job Titles:
  • Pediatric Hospitalist

Christopher Anderson

Dr. Anderson earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree at the University of Health Science College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri, and completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago - Northwestern University. He is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, and in the subspecialty of Brain Injury Medicine.

Christopher Lee - COO, VP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Vice President

Dan Vokoun

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Officers Team
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director
  • Secretary

David Gannon

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

David Reese - VP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Administrative Officer
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Vice President

Donald Schmidt

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Hospitalist and Senior Medical Director, Madonna Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital - Omaha

Dr. Dalan Brown

Job Titles:
  • Hospitalist
Dr. Dalan Brown, MD, who is board-certified in internal medicine and pediatrics, recently joined the Lincoln Campus as a staff hospitalist. He earned his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine before completing his residency at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix. In his role, Brown cares for patients recovering within Madonna's Specialty Hospital. In his spare time, the father of three loves to take kid-friendly hikes with his family.

Eva Lopez

Job Titles:
  • Hospitalist
Dr. Lopez earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and completed an internal medicine internship and residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Department of Medicine in Oklahoma City. She is board certified in internal medicine.

Fr. John Sullivan - VP

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Officers Team
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director
  • Vice President

Gary Perkins

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Greg Vasek

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Heidi Brush Doane

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Jackie Tran

Dr. Tran is a graduate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and completed a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Rutgers/Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. She specializes in non-surgical management of nerve, muscle, bone, movement and pain conditions. She is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and is also a certified pre-employment medical examiner for the Department of Transportation.

Jacqueline Farris

Job Titles:
  • Neuropsychology Director, Omaha Campus / Clinical Psychologist
Education BA (1985), University of Maine MBA (1992) Thomas College MA and PhD (1992), Walden University

Janelle Remington

Job Titles:
  • Licensed Psychologist, Neuropsychologist / Education

Jessica Fernandes

Job Titles:
  • Hospitalist
Dr. Fernandes earned her medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine. She also completed her residency at Creighton, where she served as Chief Resident. Her interests are in cardiac care and management. In her spare time, Dr. Fernandes volunteers for the Creighton Magis Clinic and Habitat for Humanity. She is board-certified in internal medicine.

John C. Glenn

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Vice President of Development
John C. Glenn is vice president of development for Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals. Glenn's 40 years of experience in development, marketing and journalism have aided Madonna's growth in the last decade. During his 12 years at Madonna, Glenn has overseen the fundraising activities of the Madonna Foundation in both Lincoln and Omaha, including creation of the Omaha Campus and the recently completed Lincoln Campus Renovation Project.

John Coffey

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Joseph Snow

Job Titles:
  • Pediatric Hospitalist
Dr. Snow is board certified in pediatrics. After completing his Doctor of Medicine degree at Creighton University in Omaha, he completed his pediatric residency at Creighton-Nebraska Universities, joint pediatric residency program and served as chief resident

Judith M. Burnfield

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Vice President of Research

Julie Lyon

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Chief Medical Officer - Madonna Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital
Dr. Lyon earned her medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine and completed her residency at Inland Empire Hospital Services Association in Spokane, Washington. She is board certified in internal medicine.

Kacey Lempka

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Ken Hopkins - CFO, VP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Vice President

Kevin Werts

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Kipp Ransom

Education BS University of Nebraska at Kearney, 1996 MS Counseling, University of Nebraska at Kearney, 1999 Professional interests Spinal Cord Injury, Neurologic Impairments, Amputee

Lauren Pugliese - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Officers Team
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Linda Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Vice President Referral Relations

Lisa Petersen

Education MA in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University, 2009 BS in Psychology & Women's Studies from Minnesota State University-Mankato, 2007

Lynn Hallowell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team

Matt Maslonka

Job Titles:
  • Hospitalist & Respiratory Program Medical Director

Matthew Driewer

Job Titles:
  • Hospitalist
Dr. Driewer earned his medical degree from the UNMC College of Medicine, and completed his residency training at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Dr. Driewer has been practicing medicine for more than 10 years as an internal medicine physician and hospitalist. Dr. Driewer is board-certified in internal medicine.

Melissa England

Job Titles:
  • Pediatric Hospitalist

Nick Brotzel

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Director of Government Relations

Nick Wilwerding

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Patrick Spethman

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Paul Dongilli Jr. - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Member of the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Officers Team
  • President
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Paul Krabbenhoft

Job Titles:
  • Physiatrist and Spinal Cord Injury Program Medical Director

Phil Essay

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Renae Feilmeier - CHRO, VP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Vice President

Roger Riss

Job Titles:
  • Licensed Psychologist, Lincoln Campus
Roger Riss focuses on neuropsychological and forensic assessment of disability, health psychology, disability adjustment counseling, and biofeedback. He is board certified by the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology, and American Academy of Pain Management. He is a Senior Fellow with the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America, and past board member with AAPB Neurofeedback Division. Research interests have included qEEG correlates of attention, memory and reading disorders, brain training in cognitive rehabilitation of memory, and interdisciplinary outcomes in mild traumatic brain injury rehabilitation. Dr. Riss has served as a visiting lecturer at University of Nebraska-Lincoln and clinical supervisor with graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from various universities. Education Clinical Psychology Internship, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Va., 1982-1983 Doctor of Psychology, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fla., 1983

Sabin Bista

Job Titles:
  • Pulmonary Program Medical Director
Dr. Bista is a board-certified pulmonologist. He received his medical degree from BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences and completed his residency in internal medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He also completed a fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine/Critical Care at UNMC College of Medicine.

Samantha Bohl

Job Titles:
  • Optometrist
Dr. Bohl earned her doctor of optometry degree from the University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry in San Antonio, Texas, and completed a residency in neuro-optometric rehabilitation through the State University of New York College of Optometry.

Samuel Bierner

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Physiatrist and Medical Director, Acute Rehabilitation

Sarah Walker

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Scott Becker

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Scott Cassels

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director

Sharon Stoolman

Job Titles:
  • Pediatric Hospitalist Program Medical Director

Shawn Curtis

Job Titles:
  • Licensed Psychologist, Lincoln Campus

Sheilah Snyder

Job Titles:
  • Pediatric Hospitalist
Dr. Snyder is board certified in pediatrics. She completed her Doctor of Medicine Degree at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. She completed her residency at the Creighton-Nebraska Universities joint pediatric residency program and served as chief resident.

Shravan Mallapu

Job Titles:
  • Hospitalist

Susan Ohnoutka

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Hospitalist and Medical Director, Madonna Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital - Omaha

Tanner C. Gates

Job Titles:
  • Optometrist

Terasa Farlin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Leadership Team
  • Vice President of Patient Care & Chief Nursing Officer

Terry Zach

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Officers Team
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director
  • Vice Chair

Will Douglas - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Officers Team
  • Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Directors - Director
  • Treasurer