OFFICERS, DIRECTORS & STAFF

VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT VJohn DinkelNORFOLK

OwnerDinkel’s

VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT VIPat KeenanNORTH PLATTE

Managing MemberKeenan Management, LLC

VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT IVRyan ParkerFAIRBURY

President & CEOEndicott Clay Products Co.

VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT IITodd DuncanLINCOLN

ChairmanDuncan Aviation

VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT IIIPhil RaimondoCOLUMBUS

President & CEOBehlen Mfg. Co.

TreasurerTony UrbanOMAHA

Principal, National Tax LeaderRSM US LLP

ChairMike BoyleLINCOLN

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating OfficerKawasaki Motors Mfg.

Immediate Past Chair DJ EihusenGRAND ISLAND

Chairman/CEOChief Industries, Inc.

PresidentBryan SloneLINCOLN

Nebraska Chamber

Chair Elect Scott MooreOMAHA

Senior Vice President - Corporate RelationsUnion Pacific Railroad Company

OFFICERS, DIRECTORS & STAFF

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

2021

VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT I

Delette MarengoOMAHA

Vice President, Govern-ment & Public AffairsTenaska

Devin BrundageGOTHENBURG

General ManagerCentral Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation DistrictDISTRICT VI12/31/22

Mark ByarsOMAHA

Vice President- Finance & AdministrationAdams Land & Cattle Co.DISTRICT VI12/31/23

John McCoyLEXINGTON

Chief Executive OfficerOrthman ManufacturingDISTRICT VI12/31/23

John DaleLOUISVILLE

Plant ManagerAsh Grove Cement CompanyDISTRICT IV12/31/23

Tom KentCOLUMBUS

President/CEONebraska Public Power DistrictDISTRICT III12/31/22

Jim EdigerAURORA

General CounselHamilton Telecommuni-cationsDISTRICT IV12/31/22

Thomas J. HenningKEARNEY

PresidentCash-Wa Distributing Co.DISTRICT V12/31/21

Norm KrugCHAPMAN

ChairmanPreferred Popcorn, LLCDISTRICT V12/31/23

Scott McLainLINCOLN

President & CEOGarner IndustriesDISTRICT II12/31/21

Nick CusickLINCOLN

CEOBison, Inc.DISTRICT II12/31/21

Rex FisherOMAHA

Senior Vice PresidentHDRDISTRICT I12/31/23

Sheri AndrewsOMAHA

Co-ChairLozier Corporation Board DISTRICT I12/31/22

Sean BakerOMAHA Executive Vice President - Enterprise Digital Business StrategyFirst National Bank of Omaha12/31/23

Bob CaldwellLINCOLN

Vice President/Chief Administrative OfficerNEBCO, Inc.DISTRICT II12/31/22

Robert DoverNORFOLK

PresidentThe Dover CompanyDISTRICT V12/31/23

John IdouxOMAHA

State Government Affairs DirectorLumenDISTRICT I12/31/21

Michael NelsonOMAHA

Executive Vice President, Sales & Account ManagementBlue Cross & Blue Shield of NebraskaDISTRICT I12/31/23

Tom ChampouxLINCOLN

PresidentUnico DISTRICT II12/31/21

Zach AdamsSIDNEY

Vice PresidentAdams Industries, Inc.DISTRICT VI12/31/21

DISTRICT DIRECTORS

Scott MooreOMAHA

AttorneyBaird Holm Law Firm12/31/21

Kevin JaroszLINCOLN

Vice President of OperationsBlack Hills EnergyDISTRICT I12/31/22

Travis TurekHASTINGS

PresidentBruckman Rubber Co.DISTRICT IV12/31/23

Brent KorteLINCOLN

Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing OfficerAmeritas Life insurance Corp.DISTRICT II DIRECTOR12/31/21

Walter “Ted” Carter, Jr.LINCOLN

PresidentUniversity of Nebraska12/31/21

Luke WassomLINCOLN

General MangerSargent Pipe Company, Inc.DISTRICT V DIRECTOR12/31/21

Jayne SmithAURORA

CEOWortman EnterprisesDISTRICT IV DIRECTOR12/31/21

DISTRICT DIRECTORS - CONTINUED

Arnie RobinsonNORFOLK

Executive Vice PresidentNorfolk Iron & MetalDISTRICT V12/31/22

Robert M. SchaferBEATRICE

PartnerSmith Schafer Davis Gaertig LLCDISTRICT IV12/31/22

Jim PillenCOLUMBUS

PresidentPillen Family FarmsDISTRICT III12/31/21

Mark WalzLINCOLN

President & CEOFarmers Mutual Insur-ance Company of NEDISTRICT II12/31/22

Kyle NixonBLAIR

Director of Supply Chain for the AmericasNovozymes Blair Inc.DISTRICT I DIRECTOR12/31/21

Owen PalmSCOTTSBLUFF

Owner21st Century Equipment LLCDISTRICT VI DIRECTOR12/31/21

Joel RussellOMAHA

Vice President, COO, & Direc-tor of Residential SalesMillard Lumber Inc.DISTRICT I12/31/22

Jim NolanOMAHA

Vice President - Communications & Federal Government AffairsMutual of OmahaDISTRICT I12/31/21

Andy RubackOMAHA

CEOFlood Communications, LLCDISTRICT VI12/31/23

APPOINTED DIRECTORS

Scott VolkHEBRON

Vice PresidentMetalQuest Unlimited, Inc.NEMAC Representative12/31/21

Johanna Threm, PENORFOLK

Vice President & General ManagerNUCORDISTRICT III DIRECTOR12/31/21

Randy WoodLINDSAY

President & CEOLindsay CorporationDISTRICT III12/31/21

Steven S. MartinOMAHA

Managing PartnerPaxton Advisors

2016

Kimberly A. RusselLINCOLN

President & CEOBryan Health

2015

Brian C. HamiltonBELLEVUE

PresidentBeardmore Subaru, Inc.

2013

Richard S. ReiserOMAHA

LobbyistNebraska Trucking Association

Marc LebaronLINCOLN

Chairman & CEOLincoln Industries

2009

Tom L. WhalenYUTAN

Consultant

2007

Gary WarrenAURORA

Senior ConsultantHamilton Telecommunications

2005

G. Richard RussellOMAHA

PresidentMillard Lumber, Inc.

2004

Richard B. CampbellLINCOLN

President,Campbell’s Nurseries &Garden Centers

2001

C.G. “Kelly” HolthusYORK

ChairmanCornerstone Bank

1996

Alice M. DittmanLINCOLN

Chairman Emeritus,Cornhusker Bank

1992

Steve FordLINCOLN

CEOPepsi-Cola Bottling Co.

2012

Rich BaileyLINCOLN

Of CounselBailey Lauerman

2006

E.J. “Ernie” ThayerGRAND ISLAND

President,Riverside Lodge Retirement Community

1998

Rich HerinkLINCOLN

Market ExecutiveFirst National Bank

2018

Chris C. RothDESHLER

President & CEOReinke Manufacturing Co., Inc.

2014

G. Lee GlennSCOTTSBLUFF

Vice President/CFOKelley Bean Co.

2008

A.F. “TR” RaimondoCOLUMBUS

Chairman,Behlen, Mfg., Co.

1990

Dirk A. PetersenNORFOLK

PartnerFlood Communications

2017

Todd FojeBLAIR

CEOGreat Plains Communications, Inc.

2019

DJ EihusenGRAND ISLAND

Chairman/CEOChief Industries, Inc.

2020

PAST CHAIRS OF THE BOARD

Transportation & InfrastructureCHAIR Jim EdigerAURORAGeneral CounselHamilton Telecommunications

TaxationCHAIRJoseph YoungLINCOLNDirector of Business DevelopmentSampson Construction Co.

VICE-CHAIRStacy WatsonLutz

Labor RelationsCHAIR Mark SchorrOMAHAPartnerErickson Sederstrom, P.C. L.L.O.

VICE-CHAIR Nicole WestBlackhills Energy

Environment & EnergyCHAIRStephen D. MossmanLINCOLNAttorney at LawMattson-Ricketts Law Firm

VICE-CHAIRDelette MarengoTenaska

Economic DevelopmentCHAIRChad DentonOMAHAPresidentCFO Services

VICE-CHAIRRick NelsonNPPD

EducationCHAIR Greg AdamsLINCOLNExecutive DirectorNebraska Community College Association

VICE-CHAIRHeath MelloUniversity of Nebraska

HealthcareCHAIRPete FestersenOMAHAVice President of Strategy and Public AffairsCHI Health

VICE-CHAIREric DunningBlue Cross & Blue Shield of Nebraska

Small BusinessCHAIRDerek RusherKEARNEYPresident & CEOKearney Area Chamber of Commerce

Nebraska Chamber of Commerce ExecutivesCHAIRJonathan JankSEWARDPresident & CEOSeward County Chamber & Development Partnership

Political ActionCHAIRTom C. JanssenOMAHADirector - External AffairsKiewit Corp.

Leadership NebraskaCHAIRJill SlupeOMAHAPresidentExit Playbook

Public AffairsCHAIRJoni SundquistLINCOLNPresident & Executive OfficerNE Society of CPA’s

VICE-CHAIRRichard BaierNebraska Bankers Association

Agri-BusinessCHAIRMark ByarsOMAHAVice President- Finance & AdministrationAdams Land & Cattle Co.

VICE-CHAIRJamie NygrenFarm Credit Services of America

2021 COUNCIL CHAIRS - EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS

Ron SedlacekVice President - General Counsel

Kristen HassebrookExecutive Vice President - Legislation & Policy

Charlie VolnekVice President - Operations

Roberta PinkertonExecutive DirectorLeadership Nebraska

Amanda WilliamsAdministrative Services Director

Jena BoumaExecutive AssistantGovernment Affairs

Bryan E. SlonePresident

James D. Berringer, IOMSenior Vice President - Membership & Marketing

Holley SalmiVice President - Public Affairs & Policy

Jordan BuntgenManager - Digital Mar-keting & Membership

STAFF

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