OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 18, 2018 – The Greater Omaha Chamber and its 2019 Board Nominating Committee are announcing the slate for the 2019 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 2019 Chamber Board:
Executive Committee
Lance Fritz, Chairman of Union Pacific, will serve as Chairman.
Tim Burke, President and CEO of OPPD, will serve as Chairman-elect.
Dana Bradford, Chairman and CEO of Waitt Brands, will serve as immediate-past Chairman.
Derek Leathers, President and CEO of Werner Enterprises will serve as secretary.
Steve Grandfield, President and CEO 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; Jay Noddle, President and CEO of Noddle Companies, Eric Keen, President and CEO 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.
James Blackledge, CEO of Mutual of Omaha, will serve as chair of the Economic Development Council.
Lynne Sangimino, Vice President and Market Leader of Cox Communications 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
Candidate Recruitment Council: Brian Gubbels, Datashield
Chairman’s Council: Nate Dodge, NP Dodge
Community Brand & Image: Steve Gordon, RDQLUS Creative.
Council for Opportunity, Diversity, & Inclusion: Carmen Tapio, North End Teleservices
Entrepreneurship Council: Todd Richardson, Husch Blackwell
Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals: Andrew Prystai, MindSet
Manufacturing Council: Brian Turner, Distefano Technology & Manufacturing Co.
Minority Economic Development: Jason Fischer, Surreal Media Lab
Small Business Assistance Council: Leslie Andersen, Bank of Bennington
Sports Council: Jack Diesing, College World Series of Omaha, Inc.
Talent Council: Todd Luther, TD Ameritrade
Transportation Council: Mike Piernicky, Olsson
Directors-at-large
Term ending 2019
Tony Goins, Capital Cigar
Tim Hassinger, Lindsay Corp.
Pam Finn-Jackson, Burlington Capital
Directors
Term ending 2019
Rohit Chowdhury, Infogroup
Gail DeBoer, Cobalt
Mike Hupp, Koley Jessen
Jim Krieger, Gallup
Jim Landen, Security National Bank
Samantha Mosser, Union Bank & Trust
Alan Smith, CenturyLink
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
Tim Francis, Valmont
Mark Hewett, Northern Natural Gas Company
Mark Doyle, Metropolitan Utilities District
Kirk Kellner, Wells Fargo
Mark Jensen, Farm Credit Services of America
Rob Mitchell, Deloitte
Cella Quinn, Cella Quinn Investments Services
Rob Reed, Physicians Mutual
Mindy Simon, Conagra Brands
Marc Wisdom, Pinnacle Bank
Term ending 2021
Jerry Crouse, Tenaska
Eric Gurley, Immanuel
Christine Hill, AOI Corporation
Dan Houghton, Buildertrend
Chris Johnson, Leo A Daly
Tim Kerrigan, Investors Realty
Nancy Pridal, Lamp Rynearson
Ariel Roblin, KETV
Lynne Sangimino, Cox
John Sibley, Kiewit Building Group
George Wehbe, First Data
Ken West, DLR Group
Small Business Representatives
Tony Dukes, KAI Design & Build
Dave McCue, Aon Risk Services Central, Inc.
Todd Murphy, Universal Information Services, Inc.
T.J. Twit, OMNE Partners
Nathan Watson, Contemporary Analysis
Ex-officio
Advance Southwest Iowa: Tim Wichman, Pottawattamie County Supervisor
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) – Terry Dutton, Washington County Bank
General Counsel: Bob Freeman, Fraser Stryker
Greater Fremont Development Council Chairman (Dodge County) – Chris Waltz, Walnut Radio
Hospitals – CHI Health: Cliff Robertson
Hospitals – Children’s Hospital & Medical Center: Richard Azizkhan
Hospitals – Nebraska Medicine: James Linder
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 – Todd Foje, Great Plains Communications, Lincoln
Omaha Public Schools: Cheryl Logan, Superintendent
Philanthropy: Jeff Kutash, Peter Kiewit Foundation
Regional School Superintendent: Jim Sutfin, Millard Public Schools
Sarpy County: Sarpy County EDC Chairman – Tim O’Brien, OPPD
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. 16.