Administration
Interim President & CEO/Vice President of Clinic Services
Kristie Stricklin
Kristie Stricklin is currently serving as interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Stricklin also oversees all five Boone County Health Center clinics. She has a Masters in Healthcare Administration and more than 17 years of health care management experience.
Kristie came to Boone County Health Center in 2019. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).
Contact:(402) 395-3179 kstricklin@boonecohealth.org
Vice President of Fiscal Services & Chief Financial Officer
Rita Liss
Rita Liss is the Vice President of Fiscal Services and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Boone County Health Center. She is a graduate of the Lincoln School of Commerce.
Rita came to Boone County Health Center in 1987 and became Vice President and CFO in 2017. She is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).
Contact:(402) 395-3133 rliss@boonecohealth.org
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Lynette Kramer
Dr. Lynette Kramer is the Chief Medical Officer at Boone County Health Center. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and the Lincoln Family Practice Residency Program. Dr. Kramer joined Boone County Health Center in 1998 and became Chief Medical Officer in 2013.
She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians (NAFP), American Medical Association (AMA), National Management Association (NMA), and the Rural Health Advisory Board for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
Vice President of Patient Services & Director of Nursing
Cindy Lesiak, RN
Cindy Lesiak, RN is Vice President of Patient Services and Director of Nursing at Boone County Health Center. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and came to Boone County Health Center in 1997.
Cindy is a member of the Nebraska Organization of Nurse Leaders and serves on the advisory committee for the nursing programs at Columbus and Norfolk Community Colleges as well as the UNMC College of Nursing in Norfolk. She grew up in Fullerton and became interested in medicine at an early age, scrubbing in on every surgical case possible with her father, a veterinarian.
Contact: (402) 395-3167 clesiak@boonecohealth.org
Vice President of Information Technology & Chief Information Officer
Larry Zoucha
Larry Zoucha is the Chief Information Officer at Boone County Health Center. He began his information technology training in the United States Navy as an Aviation Electronic Technician. During that time, Larry worked on the F14 Tomcat Fighter Jet, which peaked his interest in computers, software and information technology.
Larry came to Boone County Health Center in 2004 and became Chief Information Officer in 2013.
Contact:(402) 395-3112 mis@boonecohealth.org
Vice President of Corporate Compliance & Risk Management
Jeanne Temme, RN
Jeanne Temme, RN is Vice President of Corporate Compliance and Risk Management. She is a graduate of the St. Josephs School of Nursing and began working at Boone County Health Center in 1981.
Jeanne is a member of the Nebraska Association for Healthcare Quality, Risk and Safety (NAHQRS), American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM), National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS), Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).
Contact:(402) 395-3154 temme@boonecohealth.org
Vice President of Human Resources
Jennifer Beierman
Jennifer Beierman is Vice President of Human Resources. She is a graduate of Southeast Community College and Bellevue University. Jennifer came to Boone County Health Center in 1999 and stepped into her current role in 2002.
Jennifer is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management, American Society of Healthcare Human Resources, American Payroll Association, Nebraska Hospital Human Resources Association (NHHRA), Northeast Area Human Resources Association (NAHRA), and the Central Nebraska Human Resources Management Association (CNHRMA).
Contact:(402) 395-3130 bchchr@boonecohealth.org