They’re ready invest their time and expertise to support the Chamber and its hard-working members. The 2017 Board Nominating Committee announces the following slate for the 2017 Greater Omaha Chamber Board of Directors:
Executive Committee
Leslie Andersen, president of Bank of Bennington, will serve as chairman.
George Little, CEO and Chairman of HDR, Inc., 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, executive vice president and CMO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska, will serve at treasurer.
Sheri Andrews, president and CEO of Lozier Corporation; Dana Bradford, Executive Chairman of Waitt Brands; Chris Kircher, vice president of corporate affairs of ConAgra and president of ConAgra Foods Foundation; Clark Lauritzen, executive vice president of First National Bank; Rodrigo López, chairman of AmeriSphere Properties; 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.
Steve Seline, president and CEO of Walnut Private Equity Partners, 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.
Jim Greisch, managing partner of RSM, will serve as chair of the Public Policy Council.
Sherman Willis, State Farm Insurance, will serve as chair of the Minority Economic Development Council.
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: 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 Awards
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 Communications
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 & Medical Center: Richard Azizkhan
Hospitals – Nebraska Medicine: Daniel DeBehnke
Hospitals – Nebraska Methodist Health Systems: 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 – Creighton School of Medicine: Robert Dunley
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 will vote to approve the slate, as presented by the nominating committee, on Friday, Nov. 18.