MEET Our Team

Principal Investigators

SHELLY SCHWEDHELM​, MSN, RN, NEA-BC​
Executive Director
shelly.schwedhelm@unmc.edu 
JAMES LAWLER, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Medical Director 
james.lawler@unmc.edu

Support staff

ANGELA LING, MSN, FNP-C
Co-Executive Director
anling@unmc.edu
MARK VAZQUEZ, BS-WED
Program Manager
ruvazquez@unmc.edu
THOMAS BARNETT, MPH
Project Manager I
thbarnett@unmc.edu
LINDSEY BANDOW, MA
Project Manager II
libandow@unmc.edu 
LAURYN BURBRIDGE, BSEM, EMT
Project Manager I
lauryn.burbridge@unmc.edu
STEFANIE NEUMANN, MA
Communication & Web Coordiantor
stneumann@unmc.edu
JASON LEVY, MA
Instructional Designer
jalevy@unmc.edu 

ACTIVITY LEADS

JUDY PLACEK, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CBRN
Tiered Casualty Management
juplacek@nebraskamed.com
SHELLY SCHWEDHELM, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Specialty Care Penetrance
shelly.schwedhelm@unmc.edu 
JAMES LAWLER, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Economic Initiatives
james.lawler@unmc.edu
THOMAS BARNETT, MPH
Information Sharing Platforms
thbarnett@unmc.edu

SPECIALTY TEAM LEADS

SHELLY SCHWEDHELM, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Biological
shelly.schwedhelm@unmc.edu 
JUDY PLACEK, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CBRN
Burn
juplacek@nebraskamed.com
KATHY JACOBITZ, MHA, BSN, RN, CSPI
Chemical
kjacobitz@nebraskamed.com
JEN WATTS, MD, MPH
Pediatric
jwatts@cmh.edu
FRANK RUTAR, MS, CHP, CHMM
Radiation
frutar@unmc.edu
ANGELA LEEK, CHP, PHD
Radiation
angelaleek@summitet.com
CHARITY EVANS, MD, FACS
Trauma
charity.evans@unmc.edu