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 2024 Board Nominating Committee today announced the following slate for the 2025 Greater Omaha Chamber Board:
Executive Committee:
Beth Whited, President, Union Pacific Railroad, will serve as Chair
Paul West, Managing Partner, Carson Wealth, will serve as Chair-elect & Secretary
Carmen Tapio, CEO of North End Teleservices, will serve as Immediate-past Chair
David Cota, EVP of FNBO, will serve as Treasurer
Mickey Anderson, President of Baxter Auto Group; Chanda Chacon, President & CEO, Children’s Nebraska; Nate Dodge, President, NP Dodge Company; Javier Fernandez, President & CEO, OPPD; Rex Fisher, SVP of Corporate Relations at HDR; Jamie Gutierrez, CEO, Midwest Maintenance; Ashley Kuhn, President of Blair Freeman Group; Derek Leathers, President & CEO of Werner Enterprises; Taek Lee, Chief Financial Officer of Gallup; Paul Maass, CEO, Scoular; Brenda Mainwaring, President & CEO, Iowa West Foundation; Jay Noddle, President & CEO, Noddle Companies; Jeff Russell, President & CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska; Craig Weiss, SVP of Supply Chain, Conagra Brands will serve as At-Large members
Dan Kinsella, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, will serve as Chair of the Audit and Finance Council
Kevin Welker, Senior Vice President, Kiewit, will serve as Chair of the Economic Development Council
Terry Kroeger, President & CEO of Smith Kroeger, will serve as Chair of the Membership Council
Anna Castner Wightman, Vice President of Government Relations, FNBO, will serve as Chair of the Public Policy Council
Stephen Bruckner, Partner, Fraser Stryker, will serve as General Counsel (Ex-Officio)
Heath Mello, will serve as President & CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber
Directors:
Term ending 2025
Jay Lund, Green Slate Development
Wendy Wiseman, Constellation Collective
Kim Yungtum, Daugherty Foundation
Chase Rankin, Omaha World-Herald
Elizebeth Murphy, EMSPACE + Lovgren
Mark Ellerbeck, First Westroads Bank
Kim Rowell, Cox Communications
Kerri Sanchez, Sherwood Foundation
George Achola, Burlington Capital
John Petr, Kutak Rock
Term ending 2026
Chris Hawkins, Hawkins Construction
Mike Loeffler, Northern Natural Gas
Mark Doyle, Metropolitan Utilities District
Mark Jensen, Farm Credit Services of America
Patricia Kearns, QLI
Timothy Donahue, Valmont
Denise McCauley, WoodmenLife
Corey Taylor, Turner Construction
Dana Bradford, C3 Brands
David Anderson, Jr., KPMG
Term ending 2027
Randy Woods, Lindsay Corporation
Joseph Sullivan, U.S. Bank
Kenny McMorris, Charles Drew Health Center
Joanne Sebby, Fiserv
Alex Wolf, Koley Jessen
Javier Fernandez, OPPD
Chris Johnson, Leo A Daly
Dave McIvor, Lamp Rynearson
Jeff Royal, Dundee Bank
Nancy Crawford, Mutual of Omaha
Small Business Representatives
Tim Harrison, Harrison Financial Services
Arun Agarwal, White Lotus Group
Jason Fischer, Surreal Media Lab
Jodie McGill, McGill Law, P.C.
Candice Price, Home Team Auto
Sherman Willis, State Farm Insurance
Directors-At-Large
Mark Duren, Lutz
Michael Pallesen, Cline Williams
Dan Harbeke, Google
Jerry Crouse, Tenaska
Chamber Council Chairs (Ex-Officio)
Agriculture Council: David Bracht, Kutak Rock
Audit & Finance Council: Dan Kinsella, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Building Business Council: Joe Petsick, Austic
Chair’s Council: Leslie Andersen, i3 Bank
Economic Development Council: Kevin Welker, Kiewit
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
Sports Council: Jack Diesing, CWS Omaha, Inc.
Talent Council: Mike Cassling, CQuence Health
Transportation Council: Matt Tondl, HDR
Ex-Officio Directors
Area Community Arts: Joan Squires, Omaha Performing Arts; Jack Becker, Joslyn Art Museum
Area Nonprofits: Amanda Brewer, Habitat for Humanity Omaha; Aileen Warren, ICAN; Carol Wang, Metro Omaha Medical Society; Shawna Forsberg, United Way of the Midlands; Cesár Garcia, Canopy South; Tobi Mathouser, Goodwill Industries; Buey Ray Tut, Spark
Education: Matt Ray, Omaha Public Schools; Vickie Murillo, Council Bluffs Public Schools; Sherrye Hutcherson, Bellevue University; Rev. Daniel Hendrickson, Creighton University; Heather Smith, College of St. Mary; Dr. Robert Dunlay, Creighton University School of Medicine; Dan Kinney, Jr., Iowa Western Community College; Randy Schmailzl, Metropolitan Community College; Dr. Jeffrey Gold, University of Nebraska System; Dr. Dele Davies, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. Joanne Li, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Government: Jorge Ernesto Espejel Montes, Consulate of Mexico; K.C. Belitz, Nebraska Department of Economic Development; Tom Warren, City of Omaha; Major General Christopher Eubank, U.S. Strategic Command
Hospitals: Pete Festersen, CHI Health Systems; Dr. James Linder, Nebraska Medicine; Steve Goeser, Nebraska Methodist Health Systems
Media: Shawn Oswald, KETV
Omaha Startups: Adriana Cisneros Basulto, Maxwell
Philanthropy: Wendy Boyer, Peter Kiewit Foundation; Donna Kush, Omaha Community Foundation
Regional Partnership: Josh Kallsen, Advance Southwest Iowa Foundation; Brook Aken, Cass County Development Corporation; Manny Banner, Gateway Development Corporation; Jennifer Bixby, Greater Fremont Development Council; Devin Meisinger, Grow Sarpy; Jon Lorson, Mills County Iowa; Jason Esser, Otoe County Economic Development Corporation
Tourism: Roger Dixon, MECA