The Greater Omaha Chamber and its 2017 Board Nominating Committee are announcing the slate for the 2017 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 2017 Chamber Board:
Council Chairs
Agriculture Council: Carrie Duffy, Black Dirt Land Sales & Management
Community Brand & Image: Craig Meier, Medical Solutions
Greater Omaha Young Professionals: Noah McClain, Mutual of Omaha
Small Business Assistance Council: Brian Gubbels, DataShield Corporation
Sports Council: Jack Diesing, Aon Risk Services
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 2017
Jason Doll, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
Tony Dukes, KAI
Steve Gordon, RDQLUS
Othello Meadows, Seventy-Five North
Directors
Term ending 2017
Harlan Falk, Great Western Bank
Joel Falk, UMB Bank
Jason Fisher, Cushman & Wakefield |The Lund Company
Mark Hewett, Northern Natural Gas Company
Scott Keep, Metropolitan Utilities District
Kirk Kellner, Wells Fargo
Jim Mullen, Werner Enterprises
Jeff Neary, Regal Rewards
Cella Quinn, Cella Quinn Investments Services
Scot Thompson, C & A Industries
Marc Wisdom, First Westroads Bank
Term ending 2018
Jerry Crouse, Tenaska
Ryan Downs, Proxibid
Adrienne Fay, Borsheims
Eric Gurley, Immanuel Communities
Chris Johnson, Leo A Daly
Matt Kardell, FirstData
George Kubat, Phillips Manufacturing
Rob Reed, Physicians Mutual
Kim Rowell, Cox
John Sibley, Kiewit Building Group
Ken West, DLR Group
Term ending 2019
Katrina Booker, TD Ameritrade
Julie Darrington, CenturyLink
Gail DeBoer, SAC Federal Credit Union
Nate Dodge, NP Dodge
Matt Graves, InfoGroup
Mike Hupp, Koley Jessen
Jim Krieger, Gallup
Jim Landen, Security National Bank
Alexi Wellman, Yahoo!
Kristin Williams, The Sherwood Foundation
Small Business Representatives
Jeff Beals, NAI NP Dodge
Pam Finn-Jackson, Creative Enterprises
Jason Fisher, Surreal Media Lab
Christine Hill, AOI
Tim Kerrigan, Investors Realty
Sue Thaden, Cri
Ex-officio
Advance Southwest Iowa: Sharon White, Council Bluffs City Council
Area Community Arts: Tim Barry, Hot Shops & Joan Squires, Omaha Performing Arts
Area Nonprofits: Amanda Brewer, Habitat for Humanity Omaha
Cass County: Cass County Nebraska EDC Chairman – Jane McDaniel
Gateway Development Corp Chairman (Washington County) – Denise Dein
General Counsel: Bob Freeman, Fraser Stryker
Greater Fremont Development Council Chairman (Dodge County) – Barry Benson
Hospitals – CHI Health, Cliff Robertson
Hospitals – Children’s Hospital, Richard Azizkhan
Hospitals – Nebraska Medicine, Daniel DeBehnke
Hospitals – Nebraska Methodist Health System, John Fraser
Latino Center of the Midlands: Carolina Quezada
Metro Omaha Medical Society: Carol Wang, Executive Director
Mexican Consul: Guadalupe Sánchez Salazar
Nebraska Military Support Coalition: Bob Hinson
Nebraska Chamber: Chairman – Steve Martin, Blue Cross Blue Shield
Omaha Public Schools: Mark Evans
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 James Dickinson, Chief of Staff
United Way of the Midlands: Shawna Forsberg, President
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 – UNMC: Dr. Jeffrey Gold
Universities – UNO: Dr. John Christensen
Universities – University of Nebraska: Hank Bound
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 voted to approve the slate, as presented by the nominating committee, on Friday, Nov. 18.