Staff and Board

The staff of enCourage Advocacy Center attend regular trainings to ensure that we provide compassionate, informed help for anyone that contacts us. Call (402) 463-5810 to start your journey as a survivor.

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Executive Director Jo Springer, MSW

Jo (she/her/hers) is a fifth generation Nebraskan who is passionate about forming critical connections for social change in rural communities. Jo has a Master’s Degree in Social Work and has previously worked in child welfare and hospice.

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2020-2021 enCourage Advocacy Center Board of Directors

Dr. Laura Logan, President
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hastings College

Nathan Arehart, Vice President
Deputy County Attorney, Adams County

Jill Melvin, Treasurer
Senior Executive Vice President, Five Points Bank

Andi Shell, Secretary
Investigation Officer, Nebraska State Probation

Lana Langenberg
Community Volunteer

Dr. Carol Chitko-McKown
Research Microbiologist, US Meat Animal Research Center

Shannon Peterson, MSW
Director of Disability Services, Central Community College

Mike Doremus
Captain, Hastings Police Department

Kili Wenburg
Community Volunteer

Evelyn Binder
Program Support, Head Start Child and Family Development Program

Natalia Dick
Student, Hastings College

Jesse Kirkpatrick, APRN
Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Obstetricians & Gynecologists, P.C.

Stefanie Hayes
Pastor, Grace United Methodist Church