Global Partners in Hope

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.

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

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

Ian Vickers is known for his ability to provide positive solutions for community development. His official international experience started in Paris, France in 1991, where he led an American and French staff in an executive role, and developed new non-profit work throughout France and eventually Europe. Mr. Vickers has also served as an International Studies professor at Crown College and Creighton University. Mr. Vickers was awarded a scholarship to the Harvard School of Business, Executive Education Program in 2014. Ian is married to his wife Joanna, and they have three adult children. Ian enjoys being on a stream with a fly-fishing pole in his hand and thoroughly savors time in the outdoors.

Ian Vickers

President & Chief Executive Officer

Jeff Bojar partners with his wife, Angela Haas, in this opportunity. He is the General Counsel at Gloo, LLC where he works with ministry organizations. At GPiH, he will support strategy and other operational responsibilities on a fractional basis. For now, Jeff is focused on learning to speak French! Given his work with Gloo, he is excited about taking an innovative approach with GPiH. Jeff is uniquely qualified in his expertise and experience to push the potential of GPiH toward becoming an even stronger organization.

Jeffrey Bojar

Chief Operating Officer

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 Assistant/Office 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 two 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.

Crystal Bayliss – Mrs. Bayliss is a Packaging Procurement Manager for Conagra Brands. She has been volunteering with GPiH since before it was officially formed as an organization. Crystal and her husband Brian live in Omaha with their four children; and she is currently serving as Secretary for GPiH.

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.

Mark Hunter – Mr. Hunter is a speaker, author, and founder of The Sales Hunter. Mark and his wife, Ann Marie, live in Omaha, Nebraska and travel frequently to visit their two children and four grandchildren. Mr. Hunter officially joined the Board in 2019.

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.

Eric Maas – Mr. Maas is the CEO of COMPLETE weddings + events and officially joined the Board in 2019. Eric and his wife, Gina Maas, have five children and live in Louisville, Nebraska. COMPLETE has had a corporate partnership with GPiH for the last five years, and Eric has joined the GPiH team on several trips to both Togo, Africa and Beijing, China.

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.

John Novotny – Mr. Novotny's career includes leadership in agricultural and commercial banking and medical office management. John continues to consult and provide a patient transport for the Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus, Nebraska. John is married to Nila M. Novotny, an Otolaryngologist of 35 years in Columbus, they have 3 grown children, and 6 grandchildren, all which live in Omaha, NE.

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

Medical Community Member

Our Medical Committee

Coleen Stice, MD - Chairwoman – Description Above.

Emily Lange, MD – Description Above.

John Novotny – 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.

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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