The NE Chamber is governed by a board of 60 directors, comprised of some of the leading business people from across the state – representing a broad spectrum of business types and sizes. The NE Chamber Board of Directors establishes the association’s policies with input from members, as well as the Nebraska Chamber’s 10 policy councils.
- - Board of Directors - Executive Council - -
RYAN PARKER
CHAIR
President & CEO
Endicott Clay Products Co.
Fairbury
TODD DUNCAN CHAIR ELECT Chairman Duncan Aviation, Inc. Lincoln |
SCOTT MOORE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 2022 Senior Vice President - Corporate Relations & CAO Union Pacific Railroad Company Omaha |
TONY URBAN
TREASURER
Principal, National Tax Leader
RSM US LLP
Omaha
TONY URBAN
TREASURER
Principal, National Tax Leader
RSM US LLP
Omaha
- - District Vice Chairs - -
JOEL RUSSELL VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT I Vice President, COO & Director of Residential Sales Millard Lumber Inc. Omaha |
Mark Walz VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT II President & CEO Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of NE Lincoln |
JOHANNA THREM VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT III Vice President & General Manager NUCOR Steel, Div. of NUCOR Corporation Norfolk |
JAYNE SMITH VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT IV CEO Wortman Enterprises Aurora |
JOHN DINKEL VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT V Owner Dinkel's Norfolk |
PAT KEENAN VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT VI Managing Member Keenan Management, LLC North Platte |
- - District Directors - -
Kyle Arganbright DISTRICT IV Executive Vice President and Co-Founder Sandhills State Bank Valentine 12/31/25 |
Sean Baker DISTRICT I Executive Vice President - Enterprise Digital Business Strategy First National Bank of Omaha Omaha 12/31/23 |
Devin Brundage DISTRICT VI General Manager Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District Gothenburg 12/31/25 |
Mark Byars DISTRICT VI Vice President- Finance & Administration Adams Land & Cattle LLC Omaha 12/31/23 |
Tom Champoux DISTRICT II President UNICO Group, Inc. Lincoln 12/31/24 |
Nick Cusick DISTRICT II CEO Bison, Inc. Lincoln 12/31/24 |
John Dale DISTRICT IV Plant Manager Ash Grove Cement Company Louisville 12/31/23 |
Courtney Detlinger DISTRICT III VP - Customer Services & Ext. Affairs & Chief Customer Officer Nebraska Public Power District Columbus 12/31/25 |
Jisella Dolan DISTRICT III Chief Global Advocacy Officer/Chief Strategy Officer Home Instead Senior Care Omaha 12/31/25 |
Jim Ediger DISTRICT IV General Counsel Hamilton Telecommunications Aurora 12/31/22 |
Rex Fisher DISTRICT I Senior Vice President HDR Omaha 12/31/23 |
Russ Gronewold DISTRICT II CEO Bryan Health Lincoln 12/31/25 |
Dan Harbeke DISTRICT I Head of Public Policy and External Affairs Papillion 12/31/24 |
Thomas J. Henning DISTRICT V President Cash-Wa Distributing Co. Kearney 12/31/24 |
Mark Hesser DISTRICT V President Pinnacle Bank Elkhorn 12/31/25 |
Kevin Jarosz DISTRICT I Vice President Black Hills Energy NE Gas Operations Black Hills Energy Lincoln 12/31/25 |
Zac Karpf DISTRICT VI President Platte Valley Bank Scottsbluff 12/31/24 |
Jessica Kolterman DISTRICT III Director of Administration Lincoln Premium Poultry Seward 12/31/25 |
Steve Konnath DISTRICT I Chief Actuary, Underwriting & Analytics Officer Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NE Omaha 12/31/23 |
Bruce Kreutzer DISTRICT V Operations Manager Parker Filtration Group, Engine Move Aftermarket Division Kearney 12/31/25 |
Norm Krug DISTRICT V Chairman Preferred Popcorn, LLC Chapman 12/31/23 |
Heather Macholan DISTRICT III President-Industrial Products Behlen Custom Fabrication, Behlen Technology & Mfg. & Behlen Joiner Columbus 12/31/24 |
To be Determined DISTRICT VI 12/31/23 |
Scott McLain DISTRICT II President & CEO Garner Industries Lincoln 12/31/24 |
Scott Moore DISTRICT I Attorney Baird Holm Law Firm Omaha 12/31/24 |
Stephen Mossman DISTRICT II Attorney-at-Law Mattson-Ricketts Law Firm Lincoln 12/31/25 |
Jim Nolan DISTRICT I Vice President - Communications & Federal Government Affairs Mutual of Omaha Omaha 12/31/24 |
Sarah Pillen DISTRICT III Co-CEO of Pillen Family Farms and DNA Genetics Pillen Family Farms Columbus 12/31/24 |
Anwar Rida DISTRICT II President TMCO, Inc. Lincoln 12/31/25 |
Kim Rowell DISTRICT I Omaha Market Vice President Cox Communications Omaha 12/31/24 |
Andy Ruback DISTRICT IV CEO Flood Communications, LLC Omaha 12/31/23 |
Robert M. Schafer DISTRICT IV Partner Smith Schafer Davis LLC Beatrice 12/31/25 |
Dennis Swanson DISTRICT V President Sandhill Equipment, Inc. Bassett 12/31/25 |
Taylor Teepell DISTRICT I Director of Public Policy and Governmental Affairs Lumen Omaha 12/31/25 |
Travis Turek DISTRICT IV President Bruckman Rubber Co. Hastings 12/31/23 |
Scott Volk DISTRICT IV Vice President|COO MetalQuest Unlimited, Inc. Hebron 12/31/25 |
Randy Wood
DISTRICT III
President & CEO
Lindsay Corporation
Valley
12/31/24
- - Appointed Directors - -
Kyle Nixon DISTRICT I DIRECTOR Director of Supply Chain for the Americas Novozymes Blair Inc. Blair 12/31/23 |
Bob Caldwell DISTRICT II DIRECTOR Executive VP & CAO NEBCO, Inc. Lincoln 12/31/23 |
Arnie Robinson DISTRICT III DIRECTOR President & COO Norfolk Iron & Metal Co. Norfolk 12/31/23 |
Michael Schaefer DISTRICT IV DIRECTOR Plant Manager CNH Industrial Grand Island 12/31/23 |
Luke Wassom DISTRICT V DIRECTOR General Manger Sargent Pipe Company, Inc. Broken Bow 12/31/23 |
Owen Palm DISTRICT VI DIRECTOR Owner 21st Century Equipment LLC Scottsbluff 12/31/23 |
Ted Carter
President
University of Nebraska System
Lincoln
12/31/23
- - 2023 Council Chairs (Ex-Officio Directors) - -
Agri-Business CHAIR James Nygren Legislative Affairs Officer Farm Credit Services of America Omaha |
Economic Development CHAIR Nicole Sedlacek, CEcD Economic Development Manager Nebraska Public Power District O'Neill VICE-CHAIR Brook Aken Omaha Public Power Dictrict |
Education CHAIR Heath Mello Vice President of External Relations University of Nebraska Systems Lincoln VICE-CHAIR Tracy Kruse Northeast Community College |
Environment & Energy CHAIR James Dukesherer Nebraska Rural Electric Association |
Healthcare CHAIR Pete Festersen Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs CHI Health Omaha VICE-CHAIR Cameron Arch Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Nebraska |
Labor Relations CHAIR Mark Schorr Senior Partner Erickson Sederstrom, P.C. L.L.O. Lincoln VICE-CHAIR Nicole West Black Hills Energy |
Political Action CHAIR Tom C. Janssen Director - External Affairs Kiewit Corp. Omaha |
Public Affairs CHAIR Joni Sundquist President/Executive Director Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants Lincoln VICE-CHAIR Jennifer Creager Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce |
Small Business CHAIR Derek Rusher President & CEO Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce Kearney VICE-CHAIR Jason Moreledge Credit Management Services, Inc. |
Taxation CHAIR Stacy Watson Tax & Consulting Shareholder Lutz Lincoln VICE-CHAIR Joe spitzenberger Kiewit Corporation |
Transportation & Infrastructure CHAIR Jim Ediger General Counsel Hamilton Telecommunications Aurora VICE-CHAIR John Waters Werner Enterprises, Inc. |
Manufacturing CHAIR Scott Volk Vice President/COO MetalQuest Unlimited, Inc. Hebron NeMAC Representative |
Diversity & Inclusion CHAIR Kim Rowell Omaha Market Vice President Cox Communications Omaha VICE-CHAIR Cindie Serrano Lincoln Premium Poultry |
Leadership Nebraska CHAIR Luke Virgil Executive Director Wayne Area Chamber of Commerce Wayne |
NE Chambers Association CHAIR Dawson Brunswick President Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce Columbus |
- - Past Chairs - -
SCOTT MOORE PAST CHAIR 2022 Senior Vice President - Corporate Relations & CAO Union Pacific Railroad Company Omaha |
MIKE BOYLE PAST CHAIR 2021 Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Kawasaki Motors Mfg. Corp. Lincoln |
DJ EIHUSEN PAST CHAIR 2020 CEO Chief Industries, Inc. Grand Island |
TODD FOJE PAST CHAIR 2019 CEO Great Plains Communications, Inc. Blair |
RICH HERINK PAST CHAIR 2018 Market Executive First National Bank Lincoln |
DIRK PETERSEN PAST CHAIR 2017 Partner Flood Communications of Omaha/Beatrice Norfolk |
STEVEN S. MARTIN PAST CHAIR 2016 CEO Emeritus Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Nebraska Omaha |
KIMBERLY A. RUSSEL PAST CHAIR 2015 President & CEO Bryan Health Lincoln |
CHRIS C. ROTH PAST CHAIR 2014 President & CEO Reinke Manufacturing Co., Inc. Deshler |
BRIAN C. HAMILTON PAST CHAIR 2013 President Beardmore Subaru, Inc., Midway Chevrolet, Chrysler in Kearney, NE Bellevue |
STEVE FORD PAST CHAIR 2012 CEO Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company Lincoln |
RICHARD S. REISER PAST CHAIR 2010 Lobbyist Nebraska Trucking Association Omaha |
MARC LEBARON PAST CHAIR 2009 Chairman & CEO Lincoln Industries Lincoln |
G. LEE GLENN PAST CHAIR 2008 Director/Consultant Kelley Bean Company Scottsbluff |
TOM L. WHALEN PAST CHAIR 2007 Consultant Yutan |
RICH BAILEY PAST CHAIR 2006 Of Counsel Bailey Lauerman Lincoln |
GARY WARREN PAST CHAIR 2005 President, Services Corporation Hamilton Telecommunications Aurora |
G. RICHARD RUSSELL PAST CHAIR 2004 President Millard Lumber Inc. Omaha |
RICHARD B. CAMPBELL PAST CHAIR 2001 President Campbell's Nurseries & Garden Centers Lincoln |
C.G. "KELLY" HOLTHUS PAST CHAIR 1996 Chairman Cornerstone Bank York |
ALICE M. DITTMAN
PAST CHAIR 1992
Chairman Emeritus
Cornhusker Bank
Lincoln
ALICE M. DITTMAN
PAST CHAIR 1992
Chairman Emeritus
Cornhusker Bank
Lincoln
