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 12 policy councils.
- - Board of Directors - Executive Council - -
TODD DUNCAN
CHAIR
Chairman
Duncan Aviation, Inc.
Lincoln
JOEL RUSSELL CHAIR ELECT President & CEO Millard Lumber Inc. Omaha |
RYAN PARKER IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR President & CEO Endicott Clay Products Co. Fairbury |
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 - -
KIM ROWELL VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT I Omaha Market Vice President Cox Communications Omaha |
MARK WALZ VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT II President & CEO Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of NE Lincoln |
SARAH PILLEN VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT III Co-CEO of Pillen Family Farms and DNA Genetics Pillen Family Farms Columbus |
SCOTT VOLK VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT IV Vice President | COO MetalQuest Unlimited, Inc. Hebron |
THOMAS J. HENNING VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT V President Cash-Wa Distributing Co. Kearney |
ZAC KARPF VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT VI President Platte Valley Bank Scottsbluff |
- - District Directors - -
Kyle Arganbright DISTRICT IV President Sandhills State Bank Valentine 12/31/25 |
Nick Batter DISTRICT I Corporate Counsel Hawkins Construction Company Omaha 12/31/26 |
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 12/31/26 |
Tom Champoux DISTRICT II President UNICO Group, Inc. Lincoln 12/31/24 |
Nick Cusick DISTRICT II CEO Bison, Inc. Lincoln 12/31/24 |
John Dinkel DISTRICT V Owner Dinkel Implement Co. Norfolk 12/31/26 |
Courtney Dentlinger DISTRICT III VP - Customer Services & Ext. Affairs & Chief Customer Officer Nebraska Public Power District Columbus 12/31/25 |
Jim Ediger DISTRICT IV Chief Legal Officer Hamilton Telecommunications Aurora 12/31/25 |
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 |
Cody Hawley DISTRICT IV Plant Manager Ashgrove Cement Company Louisville 12/31/26 |
Mark Hesser DISTRICT V President & CEO Pinnacle Bancorp 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 |
Pat Keenan DISTRICT IV President Keenan Management, LLC North Platte 12/31/26 |
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 12/31/25 |
Norm Krug DISTRICT V Chairman Preferred Popcorn, LLC Chapman 12/31/25 |
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 |
Kyle Nixon DISTRICT I Director of Supply Chain for the Americas Novozymes Blair Inc. Blair 12/31/26 |
Jim Nolan DISTRICT I Vice President - Communications & Federal Government Affairs Mutual of Omaha Omaha 12/31/24 |
Anthony F. Tony Raimondo, Jr. DISTRICT III Chairman & Coach Behlen Mfg. Co. Columbus 12/31/26 |
Anwar Rida DISTRICT II President TMCO, Inc. Lincoln 12/31/25 |
Andy Ruback DISTRICT VI CEO Flood Communications, LLC Omaha 12/31/26 |
Robert M. Schafer DISTRICT IV Partner Smith Schafer Davis LLC Beatrice 12/31/25 |
Liisa Stark DISTRICT I Vice President - Public Affairs Union Pacific Railroad Company Omaha 12/31/26 |
Jayne Smith DISTRICT IV CEO Wortman Enterprises Aurora 12/31/26 |
Dennis Swanson DISTRICT V President Sandhill Equipment, Inc. Bassett 12/31/25 |
Johanna Threm DISTRICT III Vice President & General Manager NUCOR Steel, Div. of NUCOR Corporation Norfolk 12/31/26 |
Travis Turek DISTRICT IV President Bruckman Rubber Co. Hastings 12/31/26 |
Blake Waggoner DISTRICT I SeniorVice President of External Affairs Nomi Health Omaha 12/31/26 |
Dave Warren DISTRICT I Senior Vice President - Business Segment FNBO Omaha 12/31/26 |
Matthew Williams DISTRICT V Chairman Flatwater Bank Gothenburg 12/31/26 |
Randy Wood DISTRICT III President & CEO Lindsay Corporation Valley 12/31/24 |
- - Appointed Directors - -
Rex Fisher DISTRICT I DIRECTOR Senior Vice President HDR Omaha |
Bob Caldwell DISTRICT II DIRECTOR Executive VP & CAO NEBCO, Inc. Lincoln |
Arnie Robinson DISTRICT III DIRECTOR President & COO Norfolk Iron & Metal Co. Norfolk |
Michael Schaefer DISTRICT IV DIRECTOR Plant Manager CNH Industrial Grand Island |
Luke Wassom DISTRICT V DIRECTOR General Manger Sargent Pipe Company, Inc. Broken Bow |
Owen Palm DISTRICT VI DIRECTOR Owner 21st Century Equipment LLC Scottsbluff |
Dr. Jeffrey Gold
President
University of Nebraska System
Lincoln
- - 2024 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 Tracy Kruse Northeast Community College Norfolk VICE-CHAIR Kristen Hassebrook University if Nebraska Systems |
Environment & Energy
CHAIR James Dukesherer Director Government Relations Nebraska Rural Electric Association Lincoln |
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 Jennifer Creager Senior Vice President, Public Policy Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce Omaha VICE-CHAIR Ansley Fellers NE Grocery Industry Assoc. |
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 |
Manufacturing/NeMAC
CHAIR Scott Volk Vice President/COO MetalQuest Unlimited, Inc. Hebron |
Diversity & Inclusion
CHAIR Kim Rowell Omaha Market Vice President Cox Communications Omaha VICE-CHAIR Cindie Serrano Lincoln Premium Poultry |
Nebraska Hispanic Business Council
CHAIR Yesenia Peck Diversity Outreach Program Specialist Nebraska Public Power District Columbus |
Leadership Nebraska
CHAIR Joe Lang Director Generation Strategy & Orientation Omaha Public Power District Omaha |
NE Chambers Association
CHAIR Angie Bruna Executive Director Beatrice Area Chamber of Commerce Beatrice |
- - Past Chairs - -
RYAN PARKER
PAST CHAIR 2023 President & CEO Endicott Clay Products, Co. Fairbury |
SCOTT MOORE PAST CHAIR 2022 Senior Vice President - Corporate Relations & CAO Union Pacific Railroad Company Omaha |
MIKE BOYLE PAST CHAIR 2021 President 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
C.G. "KELLY" HOLTHUS
PAST CHAIR 1996
Chairman
Cornerstone Bank
York
