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Serving not only the Omaha area but the entire Midwest, The Omaha Eye & Laser Institute specializes in Bladeless Customized iLasik (one of the most advanced forms of fully-customized , bladeless Lasik Laser Vision Correction), Laser cataract surgery with the advanced LenSx laser cataract system , and the laser surgical treatment of many other eye diseases. …

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They just called me to make an appointment. Very nice on the phone, and i am happy with them. There has been some frustration on my part regarding making an appointment. I now realize that the nice lady, making the appointments is probably doing the work of 3 people. Any way, I am very happy with my doctor and i will try to be more patient with the reservation lady in the future. Also, they no longer require a mask, so I am pleased.

Oct 4, 2023

Hi Roger. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with others. We appreciate you choosing Omaha Eye and Laser Institute.

Dr Liu was over 2 hours late to a 12:30PM appointment. This is incredibly unprofessional. The rest of the staff was incredibly nice however.

I received LASIK correction at Omaha eye and laser institute after wearing glasses/contacts lenses for 10+ years. I travelled all the way from Chicago to get my procedure with Dr. Liu done and would easily do it again. I have nothing but good things to say about this practice - the entire team was conscientious and professional throughout the entire process. I was comfortable throughout the entire process and had all my questions answered in detail. When the day of the procedure arrived I was stress free and excited to get my vision corrected.

I made an appointment for a free lasik consultation online. I was then contacted a few days before the appointment to confirm. No problem until I arrived and was told there would be a $150 fee because I has lasik before. They said it was clearly stated on their website. At no time when I scheduled the appointment was the question of previous lasik even asked. When I was called to confirm the appointment, that question was not asked. I just wasted two hours of my time over a question that should be part of the screening process. There should be a check in the box to confirm the $150 charge AND the charge should be mentioned when the appointment is confirmed. Based on previous ratings about poor customer satisfaction, the response will be that I should have read their "fine print" more closely and how they did everything correctly. Wait for it....

My wife had both her cataracts removed and replaced and we are totally pleased with all the treatment received there.

Caring staff is professional and polite as they walk you through a procedure. They made needles in the eyeball (nightmare fuel if ever there was one) into a simple, painless event and reduced a lot of my stress about the procedure. I would rate this place with more than 5 stars if I could.

Three appointments. 45 minutes late to first. 1 hour late to second and 25+ minutes late for third. Time management is not their specialty. If you value YOUR time, consider arriving late to your "scheduled" appointment or finding a service that is capable of managing basics like appointments. The eye surgery went well, the nurse left for lunch and left me sitting for 45 minutes waiting to be released. So beware, they suck at patient care.

At my evaluation, was told that a prescription was to be picked up at Bakers Pharmacy, which was never called in. I was also told that someone would call me to schedule a day/time for my surgery, and was never contacted!? If they can't handle doing that, they're not touching my eyes!? Best of luck!!

On October 19, 2016, I had an 2:45 pm appointment with Dr. John Liu at Omaha Eye & Laser Institute. Per instructions from his office, I arrived early at 2:30 pm to update my insurance paperwork. This went smoothly. Within 15 minutes a nurse called me for my pre-eye exams. This also went well and took only 30 minutes of my time. And then I waited. And waited. And waited. And waited.... Dr. Liu finally made an appearance at 4:40 PM. This is not the first time Dr. Liu kept me waiting. This is a habitual problem at his office; and, we've discussed this issue before. At first I questioned his front and back of office regimen and scheduling. But the fact is, his staff is superlative. The problem lies with Dr. Liu. Pragmatically I think Dr. Liu will improve. So I continue to schedule appointments. But it's time for me to get realistic: Dr. Liu is habitually tardy. When I expressed my frustration with Dr. Liu, he rebuked, "seeing a doctor isn't like getting a haircut." To which I said, "But a two hour wait isn't reasonable for any profession." No apology from Dr. Liu. Instead he stated, "I wait two hours for my doctor--and I'm a physician!" Well Dr. Liu, we're all college educated here. And I'm smart enough to realize that everyone is replaceable. I plan on finding--and I encourage others to seek--another opthamlogist. I'm looking for a professional that respects patients, consults, listens, and guides toward health.

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Oct 21, 2016

Mr. Eckstrom, We apologize for the delay you dealt with yesterday. At OELI it's never our intention to keep our patients waiting, and we make every effort to run as efficiently, but also as thoroughly, as possible. We strive to be a practice that "respects patients, consults, listens, and guides toward health" - and sometimes that kind of practice requires taking extra time with complicated cases and patients. Although we understand your frustration, we disagree that people (most notably, our patients) are "replaceable"; we believe in taking the time to address all concerns with expertise, for each and every one. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Though we can't always foresee the delays and complications in our schedule, we will continue to work with both our staff and doctors to improve the experience of our patient. Quality vision and ocular health remain our top concern and promise at OELI. Please let us know if we can be of assistance in the future. Sincerely, Omaha Eye & Laser Doctors and Staff

Dr.Liu doesn't explain his care plan at all and I wish he would. He spends less than 5 minutes with us in the exam room after making me wait for 30-60 minutes!! Ive complained about the wait 5+ times and was given a sample once for my troubles. Notifying the staff is useless because nothing has changed. Often times you will see the young gals that work there with their cellphones out and it drives my husband crazy. I have checkups every 3-6 months and have scheduled early morning, mid morning,early afternoon and late afternoon appointments to see if there was a less busy time but there isn't! Prepare to spend half of your day there and bring reading material to occupy your time.

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Taps and tears: WWII veterans visit D-Day’s bloodiest beach

Sid Edson, a Brooklyn native who was drafted in 1943, visits Omaha Beach on June 4, 2024. He was part of a group of nearly 70 World War II veterans flown to France for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

OMAHA BEACH, France — Sid Edson was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for his role aboard a B-24 bomber on D-Day. He emphatically refuses to be labeled a hero.

“I just did what I was told to do,” he said as he stood on the sand of Omaha Beach.

Edson, 100, said the “hero” label belongs to the nearly 160,000 Allied troops who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, including 73,000 Americans.

A estimated 2,501 Americans were killed on D-Day, most of them on Omaha, where German defenders fought back from stone bunkers on bluffs overlooking the flat shore.

Edson was among a group of nearly 70 World War II veterans flown to France for Thursday’s 80th anniversary of the landings.

Joe Ventura, who was a cannoneer in 3rd Infantry Division sent to Europe during World War II as a replacement for those killed in Normandy, visits Omaha Beach on June 4, 2024. He fought in Europe and was in Belgium on V-E Day. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

Bill Wall, who was a radio operator and gunner in B-24s and B-17s with the 453rd Bombardment Command, visits Omaha Beach on June 4, 2024. His plane was grounded for maintenance on D-Day but back in the air June 7. He flew more than 30 combat missions and holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and other medals. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

Fred Taylor, a 101-year-old who flew P-51s with the 52nd Fighter Squadron mostly in the Italian campaign, greets well-wishers at Omaha Beach on June 4, 2024. He was part of a group of nearly 70 World War II veterans flown to France for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

Members of a group of nearly 70 World War II veterans flown to France for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings head for a viewing area at Omaha Beach on June 4, 2024. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

Charles Baldwin, a 102-year-old who was a pilot in the 23rd Fighter Squadron, visits Omaha Beach on June 4, 2024. He was part of a group of nearly 70 World War II veterans flown to France for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

Members of a group of nearly 70 World War II veterans flown to France for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings visit Omaha Beach on June 4, 2024. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

It was a cloudy day at Omaha Beach on June 4, 2024, during a visit by a group of nearly 70 World War II veterans flown to France for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

With the youngest of the estimated 16.4 million Americans who served in that war now approaching 100, this is likely to be the last major D-Day commemoration with large numbers of veterans in attendance.

Edson was a radio operator/gunner assigned to the 491st Bomb Group based in England.

He and his crew were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for destroying the barracks of a German air base to prevent fighter planes from attacking the invasion force.

“Everyone who was on the ground here on D-Day was a hero,” he said while standing on the sandy beach.

He even refused to sit in one of the World War II-style jeeps on display for the ceremonies.

“Somehow that would diminish the memory of the men who died here,” he said.

Edson and the other veterans sat in wheelchairs facing the beach for a brief ceremony.

The faces of many veterans staring out at the English Channel reflected the emotions that their journey has stirred.

A bugler stands on a sandy bluff and plays taps at Omaha Beach on June 4, 2024, during a visit by a group of nearly 70 World War II veterans flown to France for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

Following speeches by an Army chaplain and David Bellavia, who was awarded the Medal of Honor in the 2004 Battle of Fallujah in Iraq, a bugler stood on a sandy bluff and played “taps.”

Some of the veterans and others wiped their eyes.

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• D-Day at 80: WWII veterans prepare for what might be their final pilgrimage to Normandy
• Voices of D-Day: Veterans describe the heroism and horror
• Eisenhower statue unveiled at one of first villages liberated by Allied troops in France
• 101st Airborne shows modern might with drill in French town freed by D-Day predecessors
• Remembering a ‘Band of Brothers’ leader on D-Day’s 80th anniversary

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Veterans gather for their last big D-Day anniversary under the cloud of a new war in Europe

CAEN, France — For almost 80 years, the United States and Europe told themselves that a lasting postwar peace had been won here, in the bloody shallows and sands along 6 miles of Normandy beach.

On Thursday — the 80th anniversary of D-Day , perhaps the last major milestone for many of the invasion’s dwindling heroes — that peace in Europe finds itself shattered .

Replacing it are fears of another world war that until recently seemed outlandish, uncertainty about Washington’s European allyship that the Normandy landings cemented, and questions about the future of the Western alliance itself.

For many, the ideals that D-Day helped win are at risk of fading along with its survivors.

“I believe that freedom and democracy are definitely under threat,” D-Day veteran Harold Terens, 100, told NBC News on Monday.

He spent that day working as a radio operator mechanic based in Yorkshire, northern England, communicating with 60 P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes flying over France — only 30 of which returned. Twelve days later he traveled to Normandy in person to transport freshly freed American prisoners of war back to England, and pick up newly captured Germans.

“It was one of the most disgusting things I’ve seen in my life,” said Terens, who lives in Lake Worth, Florida. “Bodies without arms and legs, bodies without heads — war is hell,” he added, referencing the quote first attributed to Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, who fought on the side of the Union during the Civil War.

More than 150,000 Allied troops landed in Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944, including 73,000 Americans, 60,000 British and 15,000 Canadians. It was the largest amphibious invasion in history, a meticulously planned assault that altered the course of World War II — and the 20th century.

Around 4,500 Allies died, including some 2,500 Americans, in their historic bid to loosen Nazi Germany’s grip over mainland Europe. 

And so for a few weeks every year, Normandy is transformed into a festival of remembrance, with cities, villages and cemeteries festooned with flags — including many American flags flown by French locals — while playing host to concerts, parades and ceremonies.

It’s not clear how many veterans are still alive. But some 150 Americans who took part in the monthslong Battle of Normandy, including two dozen D-Day veterans, are expected to make the trip to France this year, according to the American Battle Monuments Commission, the government agency overseeing cemeteries and monuments abroad.

The centerpiece will be a ceremony attended by President Joe Biden, his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Britain’s Prince William and other world leaders. Biden will give a speech about defending freedom and democracy.

“D-Day is a critical moment for President Biden to speak to what our collective security has done to deliver mostly a peaceful Europe since the second world war,” said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a friend of Biden and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “This is a chance to demonstrate what I think President Biden has been so good at. It’s not America alone. It’s not America first, but America as a critical leader in the world and as the indispensable nation.”

Still, the stars are the veterans.

NBC News is spending part of the week traveling with a busload of 50 American vets who have been brought over by the Best Defense Foundation charity, based in California.

They are set to include Richard “Dick” Ramsey, aged 100, a coxswain aboard the USS Nevada as it fired shells into the D-Day battlefield and narrowly missed getting hit in return. Also expected on the bus is Richard Rung, 100, who ferried troops to Omaha Beach while hosing his fellow soldiers’ blood from the small landing craft.

The youngest D-Day veterans are in their 90s; for many this will be the last major milestone they see as this event begins to pass out of living memory.

For the French, the legacy of D-Day is more complex. There is the decadeslong veneration of their Allied liberators, but also lament for the 20,000 Normandy locals killed in the assault, with cities such as Caen razed to rubble.

Macron says now is the right time to acknowledge these memories. On Wednesday, the French  president is expected to emphasize this point at a ceremony in Saint-Lô, a city whose destruction in the battle was so complete that in 1946 Irish novelist Samuel Beckett named it “the Capital of Ruins,” a moniker that has become widely used since.

With questions over Washington’s long-term commitment to Europe, Macron has attempted to cast himself as a de facto leader on European security, calling for more defense spending and refusing to rule out deploying French troops to Ukraine — much to Moscow’s fury.

It’s perhaps no surprise, then, that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not invited this year.

This presents an awkward juxtaposition for those involved. Many feel it would be untenable to include a Russian delegation while its soldiers wage unprovoked war on Ukraine, an attritional grind of tanks, troops and artillery whose scale evokes WWII itself.

At the same time, it is impossible to tell the story of Nazi defeat without the Soviet Union.

After Adolf Hitler reneged on a nonaggression pact and invaded the Soviet Union, the Red Army spent millions of lives fighting back, repelling the Nazi advance in what was a pyrrhic Soviet victory on the Eastern Front.

“It’s a very changed time,” said John M. Koenig, a veteran American career diplomat who served as ambassador to Cyprus and was posted in Belgium and Italy before retiring in 2015 . “The perception of Russia, and the way ahead, is far darker than it was back when we used to invite Vladimir Putin to the celebrations.”

“It’s a different Europe than it was,” he added. It is not “one of compromise, cooperation and common interests that we had hoped even, I would say, up until at least 10 years ago.”

Many in Europe fear that if Moscow’s aggression goes unpunished, other countries, such as the Baltic states and perhaps even Poland, could come into the Kremlin’s crosshairs.

Ukraine has been armed to the teeth by the West, receiving $50 billion of missiles, tanks and air defense systems from Washington. But many observers are nonetheless questioning the future of the Western unity.

Looming large is the American presidential election between Biden and Donald Trump, the former president and presumptive Republican nominee. Trump has previously suggested he would withdraw from NATO, and many Ukraine allies fear he could end support for its defense against Russia.

Compounding this, European Parliament elections this month look certain to herald victories for far-right and nationalist parties, some of which share Trump’s skepticism on the importance of helping Ukraine resist Russia’s invasion.

John Kelly, a retired four-star general and Trump’s longest-serving White House chief of staff, said in an interview: “People make the argument that American forces should come home. We made that mistake once after World War I.”

“Yes, our allies and partners need to do more for themselves and live up to their financial commitments,” added Kelly, who had a falling out with Trump. "But we tested isolationism once before, and it didn’t work. The rules-based world order works and if it’s going to work America must lead it.”

Also testing Washington’s relationship with its historic partners is the Israel-Hamas war. 

Israel faces accusations of genocide and possible arrest warrants in international court, leaving the country and its chief ally, the U.S., increasingly isolated on the global stage. They have both rejected the accusations.

Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip has killed more than 36,000 people, according to local officials, and the Palestinian enclave needs $40 billion in postwar reconstruction — the largest since 1945 — the United Nations estimates. Meanwhile, eight decades since the Nazi murder of 6 million Jews, the deadly Oct. 7 attack and its aftermath have stirred fears of rising antisemitism in the U.S. and Europe.

And yet, amid the horror both historical and contemporary, there are shards of light here, among the hedgerows and headstones of mild-but-overcast northern France.

Terens, the D-Day radio operator, has traveled back here to get married, at the age of 100, to his 96-year-old fiancee Jeanne Swerlin.

“Love is not reserved for the young,” he said. “We need a little action ourselves.”

The pair met in 2021, and 40 family members have traveled over from the U.S. for their ceremony and parade June 8. Most poignant will be those not able to attend in person.

“I’m spiritual, and I came here to invite all those soldiers buried on Omaha Beach, 9,836 of them, to my wedding,” he said. “I’d like them to attend in spirit. And I want them to know that they’re not forgotten.”

Alexander Smith is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital based in London.

Peter Nicholas is a senior national political reporter for NBC News.

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Farmers must kill 4.2 million chickens after bird flu hits Iowa egg farm

FILE - Chickens stand in their cages at a farm, Nov. 16, 2009, near Stuart, Iowa. More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm, the state announced Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm, the state announced Tuesday.

Crews are in the process of killing 4.2 million chickens after the disease was found at a farm in Sioux County, Iowa, making it the latest in a yearslong outbreak that now is affecting dairy cattle as well. Last week, the virus was confirmed at an egg farm west of Minneapolis, Minnesota, leading to the slaughter of nearly 1.4 million chickens.

Overall, 92.34 million birds have been killed since the outbreak began in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Although bird flu has become somewhat common among poultry, its spread to cattle has added to worries about the disease. In May, a second dairy farmworker was diagnosed with bird flu, and the virus was detected in both beef and milk . It has been confirmed on dairy cattle farms in nine states.

Health and agriculture officials have said the risk to the public remains low. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the meat from a single sickened dairy cow was not allowed to enter the nation’s food supply and beef remains safe to eat.

Workers exposed to infected animals are at a higher risk. The only three human cases confirmed in the United States included two dairy workers and one man working to slaughter infected birds on a poultry farm.

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Fans are coming to Pete Davidson’s defense after he walked off stage Friday night over “relentless heckling.”

The “Saturday Night Live” alum, who is in the midst of his Prehab Tour, abruptly exited his performance at Steelhouse in Omaha, Neb., after audience members refused to be quiet.

“Where the f–k did decorum go at events because he shouldn’t have had to walk off stage because you guys don’t understand that because you see crowd work on TikTok that you think every comedian needs to be heckled to the point that they leave stage with one joke left,” influencer Katelin Stivers said in a YouTube video Saturday.

“It’s just absolutely absurd. You’re ruining it for the whole show,” she added.

Stivers noted that while Davidson took everyone’s phones per his tour policy, she felt it was for “good reason.”

“There should be no tolerance. … You need to immediately be kicked the f–k out,” she said.

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Another fan came to the “Bupkis” actor’s defense in response to Stivers’ video, calling the incident “embarrassing.”

“Disappointed Nebraska didn’t allow him to feel respected enough to finish his set,” the attendee wrote. “Definitely embarrassing for Omaha, and sad that has to be his last taste of our city.”

Other attendees took to Reddit to express their sympathy for the 30-year-old comic.

“I was there and it was so s—-y,” a Redditor wrote. “He was so close to being done and we lost out on a great ending to a great show because people suck.”

Davidson’s tour has been a hotbed for drama, as he has canceled performances last-minute and even ditched his opening act for controversial pal Matt Rife’s Radio City Music Hall gig in February.

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Shannon Wiig Director of Visitor Services

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Empathy, Developer, Learner, Positivity, Achiever

“Make each day your masterpiece.” - John Wooden

Christine Eipperle Visitor Services Manager

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Relator, Arranger, Significance, Achiever, Communication

"The future is no place to place your better days." – DMB

Sales & Services

To contact Sales & Services please call 402-444-4037 .

Cathy Keller Vice President of Sales & Services

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Strategic, Maximizer, Relator, Achiever, Includer

”We are visitors on this planet. We are here for 100 years at the very most. During that period, we must try to do something good, something useful with our lives. If you contribute to other people’s happiness, you will find the true meaning of life.” - Dalai Lama

Mark Rath, STS Director of Sports

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Positivity, Arranger, Responsibility, Developer, Self-Assurance

“Great things happen to those who don’t stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful.” - Roy T. Bennett

Mattie Scheeter, CMP Director of Sales

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Developer, Empathy, Achiever, Responsibility, Relator

“Don’t ruin a good today thinking about a bad yesterday.” - Russell Simmons

Matt Heck Senior Sales Manager

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Responsibility, Relator, Arranger, Deliberative, Self-Assurance

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” - Lao Tzu

Matt Duhs Sales Manager

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Learner, Achiever, Focus, Competition, Discipline

"The key to all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious" - Marcus Aurelius

Jessica Settje Tourism Sales Manager

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Futuristic, Arranger, Individualization, Achiever, Woo

“Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.” - Jane Goodall

Noah Huber Sports Sales Manager

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Consistency, Futuristic, Context, Focus, Harmony

"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston S. Churchill

Jen Swanson National Sales Account Manager

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Empathy, Futuristic, Adaptability, Activator, Maximizer

"The noblest art is that of making others happy." - P.T. Barnum

Bryan Schlotterbeck Research Analyst

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Context, Achiever, Analytical, Intellection, Restorative

"Character is the architect of achievements." - Mark Twain

Erin Brungardt Director of Convention & Event Services

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Communication, Restorative, Connectedness, Responsibility, Woo

“Communication is merely an exchange of information, but connection is an exchange of our humanity.” - Sean Stephenson

Madonna Scott Convention Services & Housing Manager

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Communication, Positivity, Responsibility, Discipline, Includer

"I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than walk alone in the light." – Helen Keller

Marketing & Public Relations

To contact Marketing & Public Relations, please call 402-444-1763 .

Jasmyn Goodwin Vice President of Marketing & Communications

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Maximizer, Achiever, Responsibility, Competition, Focus

“Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be Empowered.” - Michelle Obama

Erin O'Brien Director of Marketing

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Learner, Input, Restorative, Responsibility, Empathy

“You’ll never grow beyond your current circumstances if you’re closed off to everything except what you currently know.” - Marie Forleo

Megan Feeney Marketing Content Manager

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Input, Strategic, Learner, Achiever, Positivity

"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi

Noelle Agenor Social Media Manager

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Input, Developer, Learner, Intellection, Achiever

“What good are wings, without the courage to fly?” - Atticus Finch

Lynn Mace Marketing Research Analyst

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Empathy, Input, Adaptability, Learner, Individualization

“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” - Albert Einstein

Amy Cunningham Graphic Designer

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Intellection, Relator, Deliberative, Input, Developer

“Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” - Henry Van Dyke

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