Jackson County

 

 

312 Pennsylvania Avenue
Holton, Ks 66436
Phone: 785-364-2670
Fax: 785-364-3001

Monday-Friday
8:00 to 4:30
Closed for lunch 12:00 to 1:00

For Up to Date Resources on the Corona Virus (COVID-19) please visit: www.kdheks.gov/coronavirus

 

The Crew

A Team You Can Rely On

Abby Smith

RN, BSN, Clinical Director. I have worked for NEK since 2010 and received my CHPN certification in 2017. I believe caring for people is the best business!

Jami Lobdell

I live in Everest with my husband Tim where we have raised our four children. I enjoy spending most of my time with my family. I have worked in healthcare for 19 years, 11 of them being in Home Health and the last 11 months with NEK Home Health and Hospice. I love to help and be able to provide care to those in need.

Chastity Schumann

RN, BSN. Wife, mother, grandmother and Registered Nurse. I graduated from Highland Community College in 2005 and in 2007 graduated from Washburn School of Nursing. I have been working with the Brown County Health Department since June of 2017. My hobbies are camping, fishing, spending time with family and attending sporting events.

Dallas Akins

I’m a public health clerk for the Brown County office. I help with the daily tasks of the health department in Brown County. This includes answering phone calls, scheduling appointments, and inputting vaccinations into the computerized system called Kansas WebIZ. I have been working here almost 2 years come May. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my husband, three kids, and three corgis.

Nancy Martin

Graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Saint Mary (Leavenworth, KS) nursing program with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing in 2011 and was awarded the Sister Mary Erwin Baker Award for Caring for 2011 by her fellow classmates. Nancy has worked as a charge nurse the Winchester and Horton community hospitals and approximately 2 years in the Horton Clinic, before coming to NEK in 2014.

Megan Hall

Next to marriage and motherhood, Working in public health is the most fulfilling path I have chosen!
My goal is to be a convenient resource of support and education for nursing mother's and their babies. Normalizing a modest topic: Breastfeeding.

Danielle Vaughan

I have been working in Homecare for nearly 20 years, As Office Manager, I make sure my team has the tools and support needed to care for our communities.

Debbie Selland

I have been with N.E.K. for almost 14 years and in health care since 1991. My husband Stan and I live south of Horton. We have 3 adult children and 5 amazing grandchildren. We enjoy spending time with our littles, gardening and reading. Hospice care is a calling that I am grateful that God has lead me to. It is a privilege to help care for those in our communities who are on the final journey of their life.

Michelle Bottom

I was born and raised in Horton, Ks where I live with my husband Jamie and our 3 Children, Cole, Ally, and Carly. I enjoy attending my kids activities, and spending time with family. I have worked in health care for 25 years with the last 12 years at NEK Home Health and Hospice. I thoroughly enjoy what I do and helping people in a time of need.

Cheryl Roberts

I started working at the Brown County Health Dept. in July of 2008 as a Clerk.  I am now the Childcare Surveyor for Atchison, Brown, Jackson and Nemaha Counties.  In my spare time I enjoying spending time with my two sons, my granddaughter and my little sidekick Diesel (my dog). 

Kris Kesel

I am a happily married mother of 4, and a lifelong proponent and advocate for Breastfeeding. I have been blessed to enjoy a career supporting and educating women and families on the importance and value of breastfeeding, as a BFPC/CBE for Jackson County! If I can help you achieve your breastfeeding goals, don't hesitate to reach out, as I LOVE helping all mothers and families!!

Joann Brees

I have worked here almost 8 years. I am the receptionist for Jackson County and I also do the billing for all 3 counties. I have 3 boys - 26, 18 & 10 and 2 beautiful grandchildren. I have been married for almost 21 years. I love to ride horses, scrapbook, and spend time with my family.

Angela Reith

I have been a public health nurse for the past 19 years and have enjoyed working in this field. Working to improve the health of all persons in our community is my passion in my job! I am the wife to my amazing husband and mother to our four children ages 14 to 22 years. I love to garden and read when I am not at work.

 

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