Members of the Greater Omaha Chamber Board of Directors invest their time, resources and expertise to support the Chamber, its members and mission – to increase business, investment and employment in Greater Omaha. The 2025 Board Nominating Committee today announced the following slate for the 2026 Greater Omaha Chamber Board:
Executive Committee:
Paul West, Carson Wealth
Chair
David Cota, FNBO
Chair-Elect
Carmen Tapio, North End Teleservices
Secretary
Beth Whited, Union Pacific Railroad (Retired)
Immediate-Past Chair
Heath Mello
President and CEO of Greater Omaha Chamber
Dan Kinsella, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Treasurer
At-Large Members:
Mickey Anderson – Baxter Auto Group
Chanda Chacon – Children’s Hospital
Nate Dodge – NP Dodge Company
Javier Fernandez – Omaha Public Power District
Rex Fisher – HDR
Jamie Gutierrez – Midwest Maintenance
Tom Janssen – Kiewit Corporation
Ashley Kuhn – Blair Freeman
Derek Leathers – Werner Enterprises
Taek Lee – Gallup
Paul Maass – Scoular
Brenda Mainwaring – Iowa West Foundation
Jay Noddle – Noddle Companies
Jeff Russell – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
Craig Weiss – Conagra Brands
Scott Tricker – Olsson
Economic Development Chair
Anna Castner Wightman – FNBO
Public Policy Council Chair
Steve Bruckner – Fraser Stryker
General Counsel (Ex-Officio)
Directors:
Term Ending 2026
David Anderson, Jr. | KPMG
Dana Bradford | C3 Brands
Mark Doyle | Metropolitan Utilities District
Chris Hawkins | Hawkins Construction
Mark Jensen | Farm Credit Services of America
Steve Lindsay | Bankers Trust
Nash Mahupete | QLI
Denise McCauley | WoodmenLife
Corey Taylor | Turner Construction
Ryan Zabrowski | Investors Realty, Inc.
Term Ending 2027
Mike Cassling | CQuence Health
Nancy Crawford | Mutual of Omaha
Chris Johnson | Leo A Daly
Dave McIvor | Lamp Rynearson
Kenny McMorris | Charles Drew Health Center
Jeff Royal | Dundee Bank
Joanne Sebby | Fiserv
Joseph Sullivan, III | U.S. Bank
Alex Wolf | Koley Jessen
Randy Wood | Lindsay Corporation
Term Ending 2028
George Achola | Burlington Capital
Matt Dinsdale | Pinnacle Bancorp
Mike Homa | R&R Realty Group
Jay Lund | Green State Development
John Petr | Kutak Rock
Chase Rankin | Omaha World-Herald
Kim Rowell | Cox Communications
Kerri Sanchez | Sherwood Foundation
Raeanna Thiele | Thiele Geotech, Inc.
Wendy Wiseman | Constellation Collective
Small Business Representatives
Jason Fischer | Surreal Media Lab
Paul Fraynd | Sun Valley Landscaping
Tim Harrison | Harrison Financial Services
Jodie McGill | McGill Law, P.C.
Leanne Prewitt | Ervin & Smith
Candice Price | Home Team Auto
Directors-At-Large
Mark Duren | Lutz
Dan Harbeke | Google
Ben Hochstein | Tenaska, Inc.
Michael Pallesen | Cline Williams
Chamber Council Chairs (Ex-Officio)
Agriculture Council: David Bracht, Kutak Rock, LLP
Audit & Finance Council: Dan Kinsella, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chair’s Council: Leslie Andersen, i3 Bank
Defense Industry Council: Scott Vander Hamm, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Economic Development Council: Scott Tricker, Olsson
Energy Council: Steve Seline, Walnut Private Equity Partners
Health Care Council: Allen Fredrickson, Signature Performance
Manufacturing Council: Hannah Bolte, Lozier Corporation
Membership Council: Terry Kroeger, Smith Kroeger
Minority Economic Development Council: Bobby Brumfield, Leonum Advisors
Public Policy Council: Anna Castner Wightman, FNBO
Small Business Council: Mark Ellerbeck, First Westroads Bank
Talent Council: Mark Haner, LinkedIn Corporation
Transportation Council: Matt Tondl, HDR
Ex-Officio Directors
Area Arts Community:
Jack Becker | The Joslyn
Joan Squires | Omaha Performing Arts
Area Nonprofits:
Amanda Brewer | Habitat for Humanity Omaha
Jack Diesing | CWS Omaha, Inc
Shawna Forsberg | United Way of the Midlands
Cesar Garcia | Canopy South
Candi Jones | Girls, Inc. of Omaha
Tobi Mathouser | Goodwill Industries
Buey Ray Tut | Spark
Carol Wang | Metro Omaha Medical Society
Aileen Warren | ICAN
Education:
Dr. H. Dele Davies | University of Nebraska Medical Center
Dr. Robert Dunlay | Creighton University School of Medicine
Dr. Jeffrey Gold | University of Nebraska System
Rev. Daniel Hendrickson | Creighton University
Sherrye Hutcherson | Bellevue University
Dr. Dan Kinney Jr. | Iowa Western Community College
Dr. Joanne Li | University of Nebraska at Omaha
Dr. Vickie Murillo | Council Bluffs Public Schools
Matt Ray | Omaha Public Schools
Randy Schmailzl | Metropolitan Community College
Heather Smith | College of St. Mary
Government:
Jorge Ernesto Espejel Montes | Consulate of Mexico
Maureen Larsen | Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Thomas Warren, Jr. | City of Omaha
Major General John W. Weidner | U.S. Strategic Command
Hospitals:
Josie Abboud | Nebraska Methodist Health System
Dr. Michael Ash | Nebraska Medicine
Pete Festersen | CHI Health
Media:
Allison Smith | KETV
Omaha Startups:
Adriana Cisneros Basulto | Maxwell
Philanthropy:
Wendy Boyer | Peter Kiewit Foundation
Donna Kush | Omaha Community Foundation
Regional Partnership:
Cass County Economic Development Corporation
Gateway Development Corporation
Greater Fremont Development Corporation
Otoe County Economic Development Corporation
Advance Southwest Iowa Foundation
Mills County Iowa
Grow Sarpy