State Advisory Committee on Mental Health Services
This is a 23 member board appointed by the Governor and regional behavioral health authorities to provide advice to the Division on mental health services. The board meets quarterly at public meetings. Below you will find the board members names, and can read the agendas and minutes from meetings for the last two years.
Source: Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 14 & Laws 2006, LB 994, § 93.
Mental Health Planning and Evaluation Council ceased on July 1, 2004.
| Last Name | First Name | Representation |
| Bace | Adria | Dept. of Education/Special Populations |
| Baxter | Beth | Region 3 Administrator |
| Chesen | Dr. Chelsea | Provider/Region 6 |
| Cillessen | Roxie | DHHS Medicaid |
| Compton | Pat | Housing Office Dept of Econ Dev |
| Crouse | Cheryl | Consumer/Region 3 |
| Dalrymple | Sharon | Family/Child w/SED/Region 5 |
| Ferguson | Beverly | Family/Child w/SED/Region 3 |
| Ford | Scot | Commission on Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Rep./South Sioux City Police Chief |
| Fowler | Dwain | Family/Child w/SED/Region 3 |
| Hanus | Chris | DHHS Social Services/Protection & Safety - Child Welfare, Domestic Violence |
| Hawkins | Clint | Family/Child w/SED/Region 4 |
| Lewis | Kathy | Family/Adult w/SMI/Region 3 |
| Lund | Dave | Provider/Region 2 |
| Maca | Vicki | DHHS Admin-Div of Behavioral Health Services |
| Manthei | Colleen | Family/Adult w/SMI/Region 5 |
| McCallum | Jerry | Regional Governing Board/Region 4 |
| Moyer | Kasey | Family/Adult w/SMI/Region 5 |
| Talbot | Pat | Consumer/Region 5 |
| Schneider | Joel | Consumer/Region 6 |
| Schultz | Mark | State Vocational Rehabilitation/Region 5 |
| Wagonner | Diana | Family/Adult w/SMI/Region 6 |
Meeting Agendas and Minutes
For more information contact:
Jim Harvey or
Alexandra Castillo
Division of Behavioral Health Services
PO Box 98026
Lincoln NE 68509-5026
Phone: (402) 471-7824
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