“ To see a patient walk away having a smile on their face because they received care – that goes a long way.
Sister Mary Kay Meagher, APRN
Gary Westerman, DDS
1970’s Creighton Dentistry collaborated with Indian Chicano Health Center and Dr. Westerman served on the Board of Directors. He saw the need in the South Omaha area for dental services, and he encouraged students, and other faculty to volunteer.
1990-1995 Nurse Practitioner Mary Kay Meagher wanted a position working with the Hispanic population and came to the Indian-Chicano Center in 1990. She was later named Executive Director/ Nurse Practitioner to promote continued growth and stability.
Gary Westerman, DDS
Mary Lee Fitzsimmons, RN, PhD
Kristine McVea, MD, MPH
Andrea Skolkin, MPA
1995-2004 First serving on the Board and later as Executive Director in 1995. She wanted to build a relationship with the community beyond just clinical, to create a human service network. She dreamed that former patients would one day become providers and dreamers would be employed as full citizens.
Dr. McVea started as a volunteer and in 1997 became OneWorld’s Medical Director. As her role grew within OneWorld, she became Chief Medical Officer. Today she leads OneWorld’s medical teams and focuses on quality care. As a result of her leadership OneWorld ranks in the top 2% for quality.
Joined OneWorld as Chief Executive Officer in 2004 with a commitment to health justice and expanding services to reach as many underserved in the community as possible. While strengthening key public and private sector relationships OneWorld has become a community institution, welcoming all people with the diginity and respect they deserve.
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