Jeremy Nordquist became the fifth president of the Nebraska Hospital Association in December 2021. Jeremy has served as an elected official, congressional staff, state legislative staff, and a nonprofit leader. Jeremy previously served as the Government Affairs Director for Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. At Nebraska Medicine, he led successful efforts to expand telehealth coverage and establish a state crisis standards of care framework.

In Washington, Jeremy was chief of staff to Reps. Brad Ashford (NE) and Tom O’Halleran (AZ). His teams achieved policy success in rural health care, veterans’ health care, and health services for Native Americans. Overseeing work on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Jeremy was actively engaged in policy development related to expanding access to Graduate Medical Education and telehealth in rural America. In partnership with Rep. Ashford, Jeremy managed efforts to write and pass innovative legislation creating a public-private partnership pilot program for Department of Veterans Affairs construction, paving the way for the new VA ambulatory care clinic in Omaha.

Prior to his service on Capitol Hill, Jeremy represented downtown and south Omaha in the Nebraska Legislature from 2009-2015. Former Sen. Nordquist was the chairman of the Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee and a member of the Appropriations, Tax Modernization, State-Tribal Relations, Rules, and Children's Behavioral Health Oversight Committees.

 

Recently, Immediate Past President Aileen Warren presided over the Permanent Badge Ceremony for Matt Boulay, sponsored by Spencer Secor and Vanessa Essono, sponsored by Yolanda Hoffman. Congratulations, Rotarians!

Rotary Social supporting Kevin Baitey at the archetctural event. L to R: Heather Legge, Kevin Baitey,  future Rotarian Kerry Finnegan, and Jill Slupe.

Not in photo are Cella Quinn, Bill and Gretchen Harvey

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Your Service Fund in Action! Recently, Omaha Downtown Rotary participated in a multi-club grant project of purchasing and packaging nutritious meals for the food insecure in our immediate community. Omaha Downtown Rotary, Omaha West Rotary, and Millard Rotary, with Rotarians, family, and friends, packaged 25,000 meals in partnership with Kids Against Hunger. Here's a video recap.

Rotarians are making a difference at Stephen Center. CLICK HERE to sign up. 
 

Stephen Center partners with the community, families and individuals to overcome homelessness, addiction and poverty. Stephen Center has served the homeless and low-income in Omaha since 1984 through their three programs: Emergency Shelter, HERO Program and Transitional Living Program.

 

The Omaha Downtown Rotary partners with Stephens Center in serving hot meals to its residents. 

 

 

Pictured here are hard working Rotarians L to R: Matt Boulay, Project Chair Steve McCollister, Franco Gentile, Scott Kinnaird, and Heidi McGinness                                       

 

Connecting with fellow Rotarians is made easy with club service. Plus, you get attendance credit. It's a great deal! If you are a new Rotarian, it counts toward your Red Badge requirements. You may sign up as Greeter, Virtual Greeter, Check-in/Registration, Navigator, and Invocator. Click here to sign up.

 

Pictured here are recent greeters Treasurer Jim Stewart and Mike Schlickbernd of Dreamvesting greeting Spencer Secor of Lund Company.

 

 

Here's a sneak peek of a weekly meeting at Omaha Downtown Rotary. It starts with a live concert with Jim Scott-Miller on the piano with certified singers, the Omaha Downtown Rotarians! Watch this video. You can feel the energy!