Support for implementation is offered through the following organizational structure:
NeMTSS Implementation Support Team
Leadership
Amy Rhone
Office of Special Education Administrator
State Director, Nebraska Department of Education
amy.rhone@nebraska.gov
Amanda Witte
Research Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
NeMTSS Co-Lead
awitte2@unl.edu
Casey Hurner
Co-Coordinator, Nebraska Department of Education
churner@esu1.org
Laura Barrett
Co-Coordinator, Nebraska Department of Education
lbarrett@esu13.org
Program Staff
Emily Arkfeld
SEBL Specialist, Region 5, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
emily.arkfeld@unl.edu
Katie Barmettler
Nebraska PBIS Coach, Nebraska Department of Education
ktbarmettler@gmail.com
Linda Clavel
Nebraska PBIS Coach, Nebraska Department of Education
randyandlinda2012@gmail.com
Amy Colwell
Early Childhood Implementation Facilitator, Region 1, Nebraska Department of Education
amy.colwell@esu6.org
Anna Eckhoff
Consultant, Nebraska Department of Education
annaeckhoff11@gmail.com
Scott Eckman
Regional Support Lead, Region 1 & NPBIS Coordinator, Nebraska Department of Education
scott.eckman@esu6.org
Tessa Fraass
Regional Support Lead, Region 5, Nebraska Department of Education
tfraass@esu13.org
Brooke Gebers
Regional Support Lead, Region 3, Nebraska Department of Education
bgebers@esu1.org
Jill Guenther
SEBL Specialist, Regions 3 & 4, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
jguenther10@unl.edu
Maureen Halpenny
Project Coordinator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
maureen.halpenny@unl.edu
Ginny Howard
Early Childhood MTSS Coordinator, Nebraska Department of Education
ginny.howard@nebraska.gov
Kris Kampovitz
Regional Support Lead, Region 4, Nebraska Department of Education
kkampovitz@esu10.org
Braxton Lindhorst
Project Associate, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
braxton.lindhorst@unl.edu
Mary Jo McElhose
NeMTSS System Consultant, Nebraska Department of Education
mjmcelhose@gmail.com
Mary Osterloh
Nebraska PBIS Coach, Nebraska Department of Education
mmosterloh@gmail.com
Kala Peyton
Regional Support Lead, Region 2, Nebraska Department of Education
kpeyton@esu3.org
Libbie Puncochar
Early Childhood Implementation Facilitator, Region 4, Nebraska Department of Education
lpuncochar@esu10.org
Kayla Parr
Early Childhood Implementation Facilitator, Region 2, Nebraska Department of Education
kparr@esu3.org
Kary Pfeil
Early Childhood Implementation Facilitator, Region 3, Nebraska Department of Education
kpfeil@esu1.org
Alison Place
Early Childhood Implementation Facilitator, Region 5, Nebraska Department of Education
aplace@esu13.org
Mackenzie Riedel
SEBL Specialist, Regions 1 & 2, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
mriedel2@unl.edu
George Toman
NeMTSS Consultant, Nebraska Department of Education
gtoman1610@gmail.com
Susan Wiggins
Nebraska PBIS Coach, Nebraska Department of Education
swiggsk@yahoo.com
Kelly Wojcik
State Systemic Improvement Plan Coordinator, Nebraska Department of Education
Kelly.Wojcik@nebraska.gov
Nancy Woodhams
Nebraska PBIS Coach, Nebraska Department of Education
nwoodhams@cox.net
NeMTSS Regional Map
The NeMTSS Implementation Support team works statewide across five regions.
Region 1
ESUs 4, 5, 6
Scott Eckman
Regional Support Lead &
NPBIS Co-Coordinator
scott.eckman@esu6.org
