OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 19, 2017 – The Greater Omaha Chamber and its 2018 Board Nominating Committee is announcing the slate for the 2018 Greater Omaha Chamber Board of Directors.
Members of the Chamber Board, who are nominated to serve, invest their time and expertise to support the Chamber, its members and mission: to champion a thriving business community and a prosperous region through visionary leadership and collaboration.
Slate of 2018 Chamber Board:
Executive Committee
Dana Bradford, chairman and CEO of Waitt Brands, will serve as chairman.
Lance Fritz, chairman of Union Pacific, will serve as chairman-elect.
Leslie Andersen, president of Bank of Bennington, will serve as immediate-past chairman.
Terry Kroeger, president and CEO of BH Media Group, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. and Publisher of the Omaha World-Herald, will serve as secretary.
Steve Grandfield, president and COO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska, will serve at treasurer.
Mickey Anderson, president of Baxter Auto Group; Dr. Jeffrey Gold, chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center; Jamie Gutierrez, CEO of Midwest Maintenance Company; Eric Keen, president & COO of HDR; Othello Meadows Jr., executive director of Seventy-Five North; Scott Moore, senior vice president of corporate relations of Union Pacific and Thomas Warren, president and CEO of Urban League of Nebraska will serve as at-large members.
Sheri Andrews, president and CEO of Lozier Corporation, will serve as chair of the Audit & Finance Council.
Nate Dodge, president of NP Dodge Company, will serve as chair of the Chairman’s Council.
James Blackledge, CEO of Mutual of Omaha, will serve as chair of the Economic Development Council.
Ariel Roblin, President & General Manager of KETV-Hearst Television, Inc., will serve as chair of the Membership Council.
Steve Seline, president and CEO of Walnut Private Equity Partners, will serve as chair of the Public Policy Council.
Tim Burke, president and CEO of O.P.P.D., will serve as chair of the Prosper Omaha 2.0 campaign.
David G. Brown will serve as president and CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber.
Council Chairs
Agriculture Council: Carrie Duffy, Black Dirt Land Sales & Management
Community Brand & Image: Steve Gordon, RDQLUS
Greater Omaha Young Professionals: Allison Schorr, ICAN
Minority Economic Development: Sherman Willis, State Farm Insurance
Small Business Assistance Council:
Sports Council: Jack Diesing, College World Series of Omaha, Inc.
Talent Council: Nicole Theopilus, West Corporation
Transportation Council: Mike Piernicky, Olsson Associates
Manufacturing Council: Brian Turner, Distefano Technology & Manufacturing Co.
Directors-at-large
Term ending 2018
Dave McCue, Aon
Nancy Pridal, Lamp Rynearson
Pete Tulipana, Iowa West Foundation
TJ Twit, OMNE Partners
Directors
Term ending 2018
Jerry Crouse, Tenaska
Ryan Downs, Proxibid
Adrienne Fay, Borsheims
Eric Gurley, Immanuel
Dan Houghton, Buildertrend
Chris Johnson, Leo A Daly
George Kubat, Phillips Manufacturing
Lynne Sangimino, Cox
John Sibley, Kiewit Building Group
George Wehbe, First Data
Ken West, DLR Group
Term ending 2019
Rohit Chowdhury, Infogroup
Julie Darrington, CenturyLink
Gail DeBoer, SAC Federal Credit Union
Tim Francis, Valmont
Mike Hupp, Koley Jessen
Jim Krieger, Gallup
Jim Landen, Security National Bank
Todd Luther, TD Ameritrade
Mindy Simon, Conagra Brands
Alexi Wellman, Altaba, Inc.
Kristin Williams, The Sherwood Foundation
Kimberly Yungtum, Robert B. Daugherty Foundation
Term ending 2020
Patrick Dees, Woodmen Life
Jason Doll, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
David Cota, First National Bank
Jason Fisher, Cushman & Wakefield |The Lund Company
Mark Hewett, Northern Natural Gas Company
Scott Keep, Metropolitan Utilities District
Kirk Kellner, Wells Fargo
Derek Leathers, Werner Enterprises
Rob Mitchell, Deloitte
Cella Quinn, Cella Quinn Investments Services
Rob Reed, Physicians Mutual
Marc Wisdom, First Westroads Bank
Small Business Representatives
Tony Dukes, KAI Design & Build
Pam Finn-Jackson, Creative Enterprises
Jason Fischer, Surreal Media Lab
Christine Hill, AOI
Tim Kerrigan, Investors Realty
Carmen Tapio, North End Teleservices
Ex-officio
Advance Southwest Iowa: Sharon White, Council Bluffs City Council
Area Community Arts: Tim Barry, Hot Shops & Roger Weitz, Opera Omaha
Area Non-Profits: Amanda Brewer, Habitat for Humanity Omaha
Cass County: Cass County Nebraska EDC Chairman – Alan Mueller, Pinnacle Bank
Gateway Development Corp Chairman (Washington County) – David Genoways, Fort Calhoun Community Schools
General Counsel: Bob Freeman, Fraser Stryker
Greater Fremont Development Council Chairman (Dodge County) – Bill Vobejda, Fremont Health
Hospitals – CHI Health: Cliff Robertson
Hospitals – Children’s Hospital & Medical Center: Richard Azizkhan
Hospitals – Nebraska Medicine: Dan DeBehnke
Hospitals – Nebraska Methodist Health Systems: Steve Goeser
Latino Center of the Midlands: Albert Varas, Executive Director
Metro Omaha Medical Society: Carol Wang, Executive Director
Mexican Consul: Guadalupe Sánchez Salazar
Nebraska Military Support Coalition: Bob Hinson
Nebraska Chamber: Chairman – Rich Herink, First National Bank, Lincoln
Omaha Public Schools: Mark Evans, Superintendent
Philanthropy: Jeff Kutash, Peter Kiewit Foundation
Regional School Superintendent: Jim Sutfin, Millard Public Schools
Sarpy County: Sarpy County EDC Chairman – Jared Morris, Olsson Associates
U.S. Strategic Command: US Army MG Daniel Karbler, Chief of Staff
United Way of the Midlands: Shawna Forsberg, President
Universities – Creighton University of Medicine: Robert ‘Bo’ Dunlay
Universities – Bellevue University: Mary Hawkins
Universities – Creighton University: Rev. Daniel Hendrickson
Universities – Metropolitan Community College: Randy Schmailzl
Universities – Maryanne Stevens, College of Saint Mary
Universities – Wesleyan: Frederik Ohles
Universities – University of Nebraska: Hank Bounds
According to the bylaws of the Greater Omaha Chamber, any additional nominations may be made by any active Chamber member in good standing by presenting a petition for nomination signed by at least 30 active members in good standing. Such petitions must be delivered to the nominating committee within 10 days after the date of announcement of the nominees by the nominating committee.
The current Chamber Board will vote to approve the slate, as presented by the nominating committee, on Friday, Nov. 17.