Staff
Bob Rauner, MD, MPH
President
Bob Rauner formed Partnership for a Healthy Nebraska to help make statewide improvements in community health. Partnership for a Healthy Nebraska provides Nebraskans with current data on the trends that impact their health and helps organizations respond to those health trends. Dr. Rauner earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy at Creighton University, a medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a master’s degree in public health at Johns Hopkins University, studying how to systematically improve the health of Nebraskans. Dr. Rauner’s past health system and policy experience includes past roles as the Chief Medical Officer of OneHealth Nebraska Accountable Care Organization and serving as the past president of the Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians. He also currently serves on the Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education, the advisory board for the Center for Professionalism and Value in Healthcare, and previously served on the board of directors of the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations.
Tami Frank, BS, CLC
Vice President, Operations
Tami Frank oversees financial operations and grant management. Tami attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting. Tami is also a Certified Lactation Counselor, coordinating Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln's breastfeeding initiatives and serving as Project Director for the Lincoln Community Breastfeeding Initiative. Tami's experience includes working for Nebraska Medical Association, where she also served on the Childhood Obesity Prevention Project and the public health committee focused on child health policy.
Ted Fraser, MS
Health Data Analyst
Ted Fraser serves as PHN's Health Data Analyst. He works to help healthcare providers establish consistent patient data collection and reporting methods, with a special emphasis on turning data into information. Ted received his undergraduate degree from Nebraska Wesleyan and earned a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Illinois State University. After his earning his masters, Ted specialized in working with patients recovering from spinal cord injuries and burns. Following a position helping manage statewide behavioral health programs, Ted joined Nebraska’s Medicare Quality Improvement Organization, working with healthcare providers from all care settings.
Veronica Cockerill, BS, CBS
Program Manager
Veronica Cockerill manages the Maternal Child Health Project and provides marketing communications support for Partnership for a Healthy Nebraska. She has a B.S. in Marketing and International Business from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is also a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist. Her experience includes marketing management, executive office administration in the university setting, and non-profit outreach programs.
