Leadership
UnityPoint Health - Dubuque
Board of Directors
- Jennifer Havens, RN, FACHE; Market President, UnityPoint Health - Dubuque
- Kevin J. Lynch, Chair
- Charlie Skemp, Past Chair
- Susan Farber, Vice Chair
- Ryan Peterson, Secretary
- Kathleen Nacos-Burds, Treasurer
- Michael (Mike) Jansen, At Large
- Bill Arnold
- Roy Buol
- Kathy Buhr
- Mark Dickson
- Sue Freeman
- Nicole Jedlicka, DPM
- Jason Knockel
- Kiesharlia (Kiesha) Sainci
- Lori Thielen
- Nick Thompson
- Gregory White, MD
Executive Team

Jennifer Havens, RN, FACHE
Market President, UnityPoint Health - Dubuque
Jennifer Havens, RN, FACHE is the Market President for UnityPoint Health – Dubuque and the Dubuque Visiting Nurses Association.
Havens, who has worked in healthcare for over 30 years, started her career as a bedside nurse in an academic medical center caring for children with cancer. For
the last 15 years, she has been a part of UnityPoint Health most recently serving as President for Grinnell Regional Medical Center for the last five years. Prior to her leadership role in Grinnell, she was the Vice President of Operations at UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown and President at Grundy County Memorial Hospital.
Havens, who has worked in healthcare for over 30 years, started her career as a bedside nurse in an academic medical center caring for children with cancer. For
the last 15 years, she has been a part of UnityPoint Health most recently serving as President for Grinnell Regional Medical Center for the last five years. Prior to her leadership role in Grinnell, she was the Vice President of Operations at UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown and President at Grundy County Memorial Hospital.
VNA Board of Directors
VNA Board of Directors
- Jennifer Havens, RN, FACHE; Market President, UnityPoint Health - Dubuque
- Nick Thompson, Chair
- Patrice Lambert, Vice Chair
- Susan Davison, Treasurer & Secretary
- Kim Hilby
- Kari Lammer
- Lt. Michael McTague
VNA Junior Board
- Shelly Bauer, President
Finley Health Foundation Board
- Dustin Farber, Chair – CEO, Naylor Companies
- Scott Harris, Past Chair – President, Harris Golf Cars
- Ryan Burbach, Vice Chair – CPA & Independent Business Consultant
- Kristen Igo, Secretary/Treasurer – Community Leader
- Randy Bender – President, Bender's Foods
- Poppy Conlon – Business Development, Conlon Construction Co.
- Gary Dolphin – Community Leader
- Tara Duggan – President, McDermott Excavating
- Jason Knockel – CEO, Kunkel & Associates, Inc.
- Katie Moran – Chief Financial Officer, Steele Capital Management, Inc.
- Andrew Mozena – President, Premier Bank
- Nicole Powers, ARNP – Owner, Simply Organized Dubuque
- Hillard Salas, MD – Internal Medicine, Grand River Medical Group
- Creed Waelchli – Assistant Vice-President, Specialized Insurance Division, Cottingham & Butler