Meet the Team

Our team brings a unique set of experience, talent and passion for the communities we serve. Our values align with the strategic imperative of enabling sustainable, honoring impact.

Ian Vickers is a founding member of GPiH and is known for his ability to lead International community development projects. His background in serving cross-culturally for the past 30 years has allowed him to develop relationships with government officials and local leadership to provide sustainable solutions for communities. Ian has served as a pastor for several years, an international director, a business leader, and a college professor. He loves spending time with his family as a husband, father, and grandfather. Along with family and the work of GPiH, Ian enjoys teaching part-time at Creighton University and working with the students. His spare time is often spent with his two labradors.

Ian Vickers

President & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. MacLean is the Chief Medical Officer for Global Partners in Hope. Brett is a pediatrician, who together with his wife Sheri, a midwife and family nurse practitioner, lived and worked for 14 years in French speaking West Africa, first helping to establish a major children's hospital and then nine rural health centers, all fully run by national staff whom he continues to mentor to this day. The MacLeans have 4 children who feel most at home when they are with others who grew up outside their passport country.

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Dr. Brett MacLean

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Haas is a board certified family practice physician with a background in domestic global health. Before joining Global Partners in Hope, Angela led a clinic providing front line health care to newly arrived refugees. She continues to serve into refugee health care community in Colorado in a variety of capacities. Angela and her husband have four young kids, two of which are adopted from West Africa.

Dr. Angela Haas

Director of Medical Education

Jannie Price joined the GPiH team in 2010 and has provided the operational horsepower ever since. Officially, Jannie is the Executive Assistant and Office Manager, though her contribution and passion for the people GPiH serves vastly outstrips her titles. She is a proud Nebraska native. Jannie and her husband Darin have been married for 26 years and live in Omaha with their trusty fur-friend Sheldon.

Jannie Price

Executive Administrator of Development

Cooper Idt is a senior Economics major at Creighton University. He started with GPiH in December of 2021 and now leads the VVT, actual Vision Trips to Togo, and other projects. His global perspective gained through his trips to Africa, a semester abroad in France, as well as multiple international connections uniquely equips him to serve GPiH. He is in focused pursuit of serving the vulnerable and enjoys meeting new people, spending time outdoors, and playing almost any sport.

Cooper Idt

Project Manager

Tran Nguyễn is a Creighton senior majoring in Marketing and International Business. She joined GPiH in May of 2023 as a Social Media Manager. Before moving to the US, Tran was born and raised in Vietnam. This global background and her education equip her to serve those in Africa well. She is passionate about culture, aiding the underserved, and enjoys serving the community.

Tran Nguyễn

Communication Director

Cortney Scott has been the Accountant for GPiH since 2019. With several years of bookkeeping experience, GPiH has been a good fit for Cortney because it brings together her background in finance and her compassion for others. Outside of her work at Global Partners, she is active in her community and enjoys spending time with her family. She lives in Gretna with her husband, Brandon, and their three school-aged kids.

Cortney Scott

Accounting
Manager

Our Board of Directors

Bob Scharf, Chairman – Mr. Scharf has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2014; and was elected Chairman in 2020. Bob and his wife Gayle live in Gretna, Nebraska, and have four adult children and several grandchildren.

Ian Vickers, CEO – Mr. Vickers is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Global Partners in Hope. Ian and his wife Joanna live in Omaha, Nebraska and have three adult children and three grandchildren.

Eric Frohardt – Mr. Frohardt is the newest member of the Board of Director. Eric stands as the Chief Operating Officer of Defy, where he focuses on giving back to the veteran community. He is coming from an extensive background of business and non-profit work.

Donald Berglund – Mr. Berglund served as the Chief Executive Officer for Innovative Blood Resources until his retirement in 2018. Don and his wife Cindi live in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and have four grown children.

Linda Scholting – Mrs. Scholting had been serving as the volunteer controller for GPiH since its formation, and officially joined the Board in 2019. Linda and her husband Chris live in Springfield, Nebraska and have three adult daughters. Linda is currently serving as Treasurer for GPiH.

Emily Lange – Dr. Lange is an OB/GYN with Methodist Physician’s Clinic in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She currently lives in Omaha, Nebraska with her husband, Arnaldo Ovalles, and her four children. Dr. Lange officially joined the Board in 2019.

Coleen Stice – Dr. Stice is a retired plastic surgeon and founder of the International Medical Exchange (IME) and Salama Stoves. She was the first board-certified female plastic surgeon in the State of Nebraska and is highly respected and regarded by her peers. Dr. Stice and her husband, Dr. Robert Wells, live in Omaha, Nebraska, and have three adult daughters. Dr. Stice officially joined the Board in 2020.

Steve Perry – Steve looks to utilize his engineering experience, community development knowledge, and administrative abilities to help GPiH achieve its Vision and Mission for access to clean water and sustainable health care for the underserved worldwide. Steve is Vice-President of OLMSTED & PERRY CONSULTING ENGINEERS INC., which has been providing civil and municipal engineering services in eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa for the past 43 years. Steve has been married to his wife Kris for 44 years. He has two grown daughters, Heidi and Claire, and five grand-children.

Chip Chaon – With 15+ years of success in business development, operations, and strategy, Mr. Chaon excels in leadership roles, particularly in exceeding sales goals in the insurance sector. As a seasoned executive with CEO and COO experience, he brings a strategic vision and keen ability to simplify intricate challenges into effective action plans, ensuring alignment with the company's overall vision.

Aaron Goldsmith – Mr, Goldsmith is the President and CFO at Balance4ward. Drawing on his extensive experience in corporate finance, he specializes in crafting and implementing strategies that improve operational efficiency and promote sustainable growth. His proficiency in financial analysis, risk management, and team leadership equips him with valuable insights to guide decision-making and achieve favorable results.

Emeritus Board Members: Roger Atwood (former Chairman), Don Swanson, Kirk Murray, Mark Warner, Kevin Murphy, Dr. Trent Wachner, and Dr. Wesley Grigsby

Our Medical Committee

Coleen Stice, MD - Chairwoman – Description Above.

Emily Lange, MD – Description Above.

Brett MacLean, MD – Dr. MacLean is the Chief Medical Officer for Global Partners in Hope. Brett is a pediatrician, who together with his wife Sheri, a midwife and family nurse practitioner, lived and worked for 14 years in French speaking West Africa, first helping to establish a major children's hospital and then nine rural health centers, all fully run by national staff whom he continues to mentor to this day. The MacLeans have 4 children who feel most at home when they are with others who grew up outside their passport country.

Angela Haas, DO – Dr. Haas is a board certified family practice family practice physician with a background in domestic global health. Before joining Global Partners in Hope, Angela led a clinic providing front line health care to newly arrived refugees. She continues to serve into refugee health care community in Colorado in a variety of capacities. Angela and her husband have four young kids, two of which are adopted from West Africa.

Wesley Grigsby, MD – Dr. Grigsby served as Chairman of Emergency Medicine at Creighton University Medical Center for 25 years, where he also served as hospital Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Grigsby additionally founded EPOWERdoc, an Emergency Department Information System, in 1989, and sold the company a few years ago. Dr. Grigsby lives in Omaha, Nebraska, but splits his time between Nebraska and Georgia, where his three adult daughters and five grandchildren live.

Thomas Strawmier, APRN-DNP - Dr. Strawmier has been a nurse practitioner for the past 10 years. He has spent the majority of his career working in family practice, but now works in internal medicine at Nebraska Medicine. Previously, he served as a registered nurse in inpatient care. He has a specific passion for underserved communities and has enjoyed one trip to the healthcare center in Togo, West Africa. He is married, has four grown boys, and three grandsons! He loves family time, travel road trips, fixing stuff around the house, and providing instruction to those eager to learn.

Thinking about joining the team?

We're always looking to expand our team within the medical committee. Would you like to join our team and experience the impact of HOPE in West Africa? We're looking for members throughout the community who would be wiling to share their talents with those in need. The journey starts today but the impact lasts for generations to come.

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