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Eric Gurley

Chief Executive Officer

Eric is the President and CEO of Immanuel.  He is a skilled financial and operational professional with more than 20 years of senior housing and health care experience, excelling in the areas of strategic planning, implementation and reporting. 

Eric served on the EAA Board of directors from 2005 to 2013.  He joined the EAA Foundation Board in 2015 and currently serves as the Vice President.  Eric re-joined the EAA Board in 2020 and is a member of the finance committee.  

He resides in Omaha, Nebraska with his family and is a member of the Omaha Symphony Board and finance committee, Lutheran Giving Board and finance committee, and Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries finance committee.

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Julie Kaminski

Chief Operations Officer

Julie is responsible for strategic operations for all of Immanuel’s service lines. With a master’s degree in Gerontology and a nursing home administrator license, Julie has extensive senior leadership experience, with a focus on operational excellence, mentoring, and critical thinking. She has a passion for seniors, aging services, and being a collaborative leader in the field. She serves on numerous aging committees, advisory boards and non-profit boards in Omaha and Des Moines.

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Scott Bear

Chief Financial Officer

Bear is a dedicated leader with a strong background in healthcare finance. He has over 20 years of experience specializing in strategic, operational and financial planning and budgeting. Bear has a passion for developing great business relationships to create consistent supply chain processes for the effective acquisition of goods and services for the organization. 

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Tammy Sealer

Chief Administrative Officer

Sealer has over 25 years of experience in senior services including operations, development and project management. Sealer is a member of the Nebraska Healthcare Association and LeadingAge Nebraska and currently serves on the SAGE, Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments, Board of Directors.

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Joe Brown

Vice President of Marketing & Sales

Brown is a Nebraska native with former executive leadership positions in banking, agriculture, nonprofit, and IT-managed services. He earned his degree at Hastings College in Web Communication Design and has won 7 international marketing awards. As Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Brown oversees all initiatives related to occupancy, branding, growth, and communications. 

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Rhonda Distefano

Vice President of Construction, Facilities Management & Environmental Services

Distefano has nearly 30 years of experience in commercial construction. She brings the ability to create a vision of excellence throughout the construction, facilities management and environmental services areas of Immanuel. Distefano is a past board member of Habitat for Humanity.

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Reverend Peggy Hall

Vice President of Mission and Spiritual Care, Retiring

Pastor Hall has been a compassionate leader in pastoral care for more than 25 years, guiding Lutheran congregations and agencies while championing Immanuel’s Mission and Cultural Initiatives. She is a member of the Clinical Pastoral Education Advisory Committee for Catholic Health Initiatives, board member for Radio Talking Books, and Midland University.