The Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures announced that its long-serving (12 years) executive director, Victoria Kohout, has left the organization effective October 4, 2019, to take the position as director of state and community relations at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Replacing Kohout as the Coalition’s new executive director will be Amanda McGill Johnson. McGill Johnson will assume her new role on November 4, 2019. McGill Johnson has served on the Coalition board of directors since 2016 and was most recently employed by the Nebraska Children’s Home Society.