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 - -
SCOTT MOORE CHAIR Senior Vice President - Corporate Relations & CAO Union Pacific Railroad Company Omaha |
RYAN PARKER CHAIR ELECT President & CEO Endicott Clay Products Co. Fairbury |
MIKE BOYLE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 2021 President Kawasaki Motors Mfg. Corp. Lincoln |
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 |
TODD DUNCAN VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT II Chairman Duncan Aviation 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 - -
Sean Baker OMAHA Executive Vice President - Enterprise Digital Business Strategy First National Bank of Omaha DISTRICT I 12/31/23 |
Devin Brundage GOTHENBURG General Manager Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District DISTRICT VI 12/31/22 |
Mark Byars OMAHA Vice President- Finance & Administration Adams Land & Cattle Co. DISTRICT VI 12/31/23 |
Bob Caldwell LINCOLN Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer NEBCO, Inc. DISTRICT II 12/31/22 |
Tom Champoux LINCOLN President UNICO Group, Inc. DISTRICT II 12/31/24 |
Nick Cusick LINCOLN CEO Bison, Inc. DISTRICT II 12/31/24 |
John Dale LOUISVILLE Plant Manager Ash Grove Cement Company DISTRICT IV 12/31/23 |
Robert Dover NORFOLK President The Dover Company DISTRICT V 12/31/23 |
Jim Ediger AURORA General Counsel Hamilton Telecommunications DISTRICT IV 12/31/22 |
Rex Fisher OMAHA Senior Vice President HDR DISTRICT I 12/31/23 |
Thomas J. Henning KEARNEY President Cash-Wa Distributing Co. DISTRICT V 12/31/24 |
Dan Harbeke Papillion Head of Public Policy and External Affairs DISTRICT I 12/31/24 |
John Idoux OMAHA State Government Affairs Director Lumen DISTRICT I 12/31/24 |
Kevin Jarosz LINCOLN Vice President Black Hills Energy NE Gas Operations Black Hills Energy DISTRICT I 12/31/22 |
Zac Karpf Scottsbluff President Platte Valley Bank DISTRICT VI 12/31/24 |
Tom Kent Columbus President/CEO Nebraska Public Power District DISTRICT III 12/31/22 |
Steve Konnath OMAHA Chief Actuary, Underwriting & Analytics Officer Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NE DISTRICT I 12/31/23 |
Norm Krug CHAPMAN Chairman Preferred Popcorn, LLC DISTRICT V 12/31/23 |
Heather Macholan COLUMBUS President-Industrial Products Behlen Custom Fabrication, Behlen Technology & Mfg. & Behlen Joiner DISTRICT III 12/31/24 |
John McCoy LEXINGTON Chief Executive Officer Orthman Manufacturing DISTRICT VI 12/31/23 |
Scott McLain LINCOLN President & CEO Garner Industries DISTRICT II 12/31/24 |
Scott Moore OMAHA Attorney Baird Holm Law Firm 12/31/24 |
Jim Nolan OMAHA Vice President - Communications & Federal Government Affairs Mutual of Omaha DISTRICT I 12/31/24 |
Jim Pillen COLUMBUS President Pillen Family Farms DISTRICT III 12/31/24 |
Arnie Robinson NORFOLK President & COO Norfolk Iron & Metal DISTRICT V 12/31/22 |
Kim Rowell OMAHA Omaha Market Vice President Cox Communications DISTRICT I 12/31/24 |
Andy Ruback OMAHA CEO Flood Communications, LLC DISTRICT IV 12/31/23 |
Robert M. Schafer BEATRICE Partner Smith Schafer Davis Gaertig LLC DISTRICT IV 12/31/22 |
Travis Turek HASTINGS President Bruckman Rubber Co. DISTRICT IV 12/31/23 |
Scott Volk HEBRON Vice President|COO MetalQuest Unlimited, Inc. DISTRICT IV 12/31/22 |
Mark Walz LINCOLN President & CEO Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of NE DISTRICT II 12/31/22 |
Randy Wood LINDSAY President & CEO Lindsay Corporation DISTRICT III 12/31/21 |
- - Appointed Directors - -
Kyle Nixon BLAIR Director of Supply Chain for the Americas Novozymes Blair Inc. DISTRICT I DIRECTOR 12/31/22 |
Anwar Rida LINCOLN President TMCO, Inc. DISTRICT II DIRECTOR 12/31/22 |
Bob Dudley Norfolk President Appeara DISTRICT III DIRECTOR 12/31/22 |
Michael Schaefer GRAND ISLAND Plant Manager CNH Industrial DISTRICT IV DIRECTOR 12/31/22 |
Luke Wassom BROKEN BOW General Manger Sargent Pipe Company, Inc. DISTRICT V DIRECTOR 12/31/22 |
Owen Palm SCOTTSBLUFF Owner 21st Century Equipment LLC DISTRICT VI DIRECTOR 12/31/22 |
Walter “Ted” Carter, Jr. LINCOLN President University of Nebraska 12/31/22 |
Scott Volk HEBRON Vice President/COO MetalQuest Unlimited, Inc. NeMAC Representative 12/31/22 |
- - 2021 Council Chairs (Ex-Officio Directors) - -
Agri-Business CHAIR Mark Byars OMAHA Vice President- Finance & Administration Adams Land & Cattle Co. VICE-CHAIR Jamie Nygren Farm Credit Services |
Economic Development CHAIR Chad Denton OMAHA President CFO Services VICE-CHAIR Rick Nelson NPPD |
Education
CHAIR Heath Mello LINCOLN Vice President of External Relations University of Nebraska Systems |
Environment & Energy
CHAIR Stephen D. Mossman LINCOLN Attorney at Law Mattson-Ricketts Law Firm |
Healthcare
CHAIR Pete Festersen OMAHA Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs CHI Health |
Labor Relations
CHAIR Mark Schorr LINCOLN Partner Erickson Sederstrom, P.C. L.L.O. VICE-CHAIR Nicole West Blackhills Energy |
Political Action
CHAIR Tom C. Janssen OMAHA Director - External Affairs Kiewit Corp. |
Public Affairs
CHAIR Richard Baier LINCOLN President & CEO Nebraska Bankers Association VICE-CHAIR Joni Sundquist NE Society of Certified Public Accountants |
Small Business
CHAIR Derek Rusher KEARNEY President & CEO Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce |
Taxation
CHAIR Stacy Watson Attorney, Tax Consulting Shareholder Lutz |
Transportation &
Infrastructure CHAIR Jim Ediger AURORA General Counsel Hamilton Telecommunications |
Manufacturing CHAIR Scott Volk HEBRON Vice President/COO MetalQuest Unlimited, Inc. NeMAC Representative |
Diversity & Inclusion CHAIR Kim Rowell OMAHA Omaha Market Vice President Cox Communications |
Leadership Nebraska
CHAIR Carley Bruning HEBRON Executive Director Thayer County Economic Development Alliance |
NE Chambers Association
CHAIR Derek Rusher KEARNEY President & CEO Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce |
- - Past Chairs - -
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 |
E.J. "ERNIE" THAYER PAST CHAIR 1998 Co-Owner Riverside Lodge Retirement Community Grand Island |
C.G. "KELLY" HOLTHUS PAST CHAIR 1996 Chairman Cornerstone Bank York |
ALICE M. DITTMAN PAST CHAIR 1992 Chairman Emeritus Cornhusker Bank Lincoln |
