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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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 - -

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​SCOTT MOORE
CHAIR 
Senior Vice President - Corporate Relations & CAO
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Omaha

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​RYAN PARKER
CHAIR ELECT
President & CEO
Endicott Clay Products Co.
Fairbury

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​MIKE BOYLE
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 2021
President
Kawasaki Motors Mfg. Corp.
Lincoln

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​TONY URBAN

TREASURER
Principal, National Tax Leader​
RSM US LLP
Omaha

 - - District Vice Chairs - - 

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JOEL RUSSELL​
VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT I
Vice President, COO & Director of Residential Sales
Millard Lumber Inc.
Omaha

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​TODD DUNCAN

VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT II
Chairman
Duncan Aviation
Lincoln


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​JOHANNA THREM
VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT III
Vice President & General Manager
NUCOR Steel, Div. of NUCOR Corporation
Norfolk

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JAYNE SMITH
VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT IV
CEO
Wortman Enterprises
Aurora


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JOHN DINKEL
VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT V
Owner
Dinkel's

Norfolk

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​PAT KEENAN

VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT VI
Managing Member

Keenan Management, LLC
North Platte


- - District Directors - -

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​Sean Baker
OMAHA
Executive Vice President - 
Enterprise Digital Business Strategy
First National Bank of Omaha
DISTRICT I
12/31/23

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​Devin Brundage

GOTHENBURG
General Manager
Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District
DISTRICT VI
12/31/22

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​Mark Byars
OMAHA
Vice President- Finance & Administration
Adams Land & Cattle Co.
DISTRICT VI
12/31/23

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​Bob Caldwell

LINCOLN
Vice President/Chief 
Administrative Officer
NEBCO, Inc.
DISTRICT II
12/31/22

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   Tom Champoux
   LINCOLN
   President
   UNICO Group, Inc.
   DISTRICT II
   12/31/24

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​Nick Cusick
LINCOLN
CEO
Bison, Inc.
DISTRICT II
12/31/24

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​John Dale
LOUISVILLE
Plant Manager
Ash Grove Cement Company
DISTRICT IV
12/31/23

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​Robert Dover
NORFOLK
President
The Dover Company
DISTRICT V
12/31/23

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​Jim Ediger
AURORA
General Counsel
Hamilton Telecommunications
DISTRICT IV
12/31/22

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​Rex Fisher
OMAHA
Senior Vice President
HDR
DISTRICT I
12/31/23

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​Thomas J. Henning
KEARNEY
President
Cash-Wa Distributing Co.
DISTRICT V
12/31/24

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​    Dan Harbeke
    Papillion
    Head of Public Policy and       
    External Affairs
    Google
    DISTRICT I
    12/31/24

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​John Idoux
OMAHA
State Government Affairs Director
Lumen
DISTRICT I
12/31/24

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Kevin Jarosz
LINCOLN
Vice President Black Hills Energy NE Gas Operations​
Black Hills Energy
DISTRICT I
12/31/22

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​     Zac Karpf
     Scottsbluff
     President
     Platte Valley Bank
     DISTRICT VI
     12/31/24

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Tom Kent
Columbus
President/CEO
Nebraska Public Power District
DISTRICT III
12/31/22

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    Steve Konnath
    OMAHA
    Chief Actuary, Underwriting &     
    Analytics Officer
    Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NE
    DISTRICT I
    12/31/23

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​Norm Krug
CHAPMAN
Chairman
Preferred Popcorn, LLC
DISTRICT V
12/31/23

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    Heather Macholan
    COLUMBUS
    President
    Behlen Mfg. Co.
    DISTRICT III
    12/31/24

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​   John McCoy

   LEXINGTON
   Chief Executive Officer
   Orthman Manufacturing
   DISTRICT VI
   12/31/23

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​Scott McLain
LINCOLN
President & CEO
Garner Industries
DISTRICT II
12/31/24

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    Scott Moore
    OMAHA
    Attorney
    Baird Holm Law Firm
    12/31/24

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​Jim Nolan
OMAHA
Vice President - Communications & Federal Government Affairs
Mutual of Omaha
DISTRICT I
12/31/24

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Jim Pillen
COLUMBUS
President
Pillen Family Farms
DISTRICT III
12/31/24

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​Arnie Robinson
NORFOLK
President & COO
Norfolk Iron & Metal
DISTRICT V
12/31/22

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Kim Rowell
OMAHA
Omaha Market Vice President
Cox Communications
DISTRICT I
12/31/24

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​Andy Ruback
OMAHA
CEO
Flood Communications, LLC
DISTRICT IV
12/31/23

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​Robert M. Schafer
BEATRICE
Partner
Smith Schafer Davis Gaertig LLC
DISTRICT IV
12/31/22

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​Travis Turek
HASTINGS
President
Bruckman Rubber Co.
DISTRICT IV
12/31/23

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Scott Volk
HEBRON
Vice President|COO
MetalQuest Unlimited, Inc.
DISTRICT IV
12/31/22

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​Mark Walz
LINCOLN
President & CEO
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of NE
DISTRICT II
12/31/22

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   ​Randy Wood

   LINDSAY
   President & CEO
   Lindsay Corporation
   DISTRICT III
​   12/31/21

- - Appointed Directors - -

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​Kyle Nixon
BLAIR
Director of Supply Chain for the Americas​
Novozymes Blair Inc.
DISTRICT I DIRECTOR
12/31/22

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​Anwar Rida
LINCOLN
President
TMCO, Inc.
DISTRICT II DIRECTOR
12/31/22

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Bob Dudley
Norfolk
President 
Appeara
DISTRICT III DIRECTOR
12/31/22


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​Michael Schaefer
GRAND ISLAND
Plant Manager
CNH Industrial
DISTRICT IV DIRECTOR
12/31/22

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​Luke Wassom
BROKEN BOW
General Manger
Sargent Pipe Company, Inc.
DISTRICT V DIRECTOR
12/31/22

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​Owen Palm
SCOTTSBLUFF
Owner
21st Century Equipment LLC
DISTRICT VI DIRECTOR
12/31/22

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​Walter “Ted” Carter, Jr.
LINCOLN
President
University of Nebraska
12/31/22

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​Scott Volk
HEBRON
Vice President/COO
MetalQuest Unlimited, Inc.
NeMAC Representative
12/31/22

- - 2021 Council Chairs (Ex-Officio Directors) - - 

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Agri-Business
CHAIR
Mark Byars
OMAHA
Vice President- Finance & Administration
Adams Land & Cattle Co.
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​VICE-CHAIR
Jamie Nygren
                                                                                    
Farm Credit Services

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​Economic Development

CHAIR
Chad Denton
OMAHA
President
CFO Services
VICE-CHAIR
Rick Nelson
NPPD

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​Education
CHAIR
Heath Mello
LINCOLN
Vice President of External Relations
University of Nebraska Systems

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​​Environment & Energy
CHAIR 
Stephen D. Mossman
LINCOLN
Attorney at Law
Mattson-Ricketts Law Firm
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Healthcare
CHAIR
Pete Festersen
OMAHA
Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs
CHI Health


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Labor Relations
CHAIR
Mark Schorr
LINCOLN
Partner
Erickson Sederstrom, P.C. L.L.O.
VICE-CHAIR
Nicole West
Blackhills Energy

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Political Action
CHAIR
Tom C. Janssen
OMAHA
Director - External Affairs
Kiewit Corp.

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Public Affairs
CHAIR
Richard Baier
LINCOLN
President & CEO
Nebraska Bankers Association
VICE-CHAIR
Joni Sundquist
NE Society of Certified
​                                                                                   Public Accountants
 

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​Small Business
CHAIR
Derek Rusher
KEARNEY
President & CEO
Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce


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Taxation
CHAIR
Joseph Young
LINCOLN
Director of Business Development
Sampson Construction Co.
VICE-CHAIR
Stacy Watson
Lutz

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Transportation & 
Infrastructure

CHAIR
​Jim Ediger
AURORA
General Counsel
Hamilton Telecommunications


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​    Manufacturing
 
  CHAIR
    Scott Volk
    HEBRON
    Vice President/COO
    MetalQuest Unlimited, Inc.
    NeMAC Representative

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     Diversity & Inclusion
     CHAIR 
     Kim Rowell
     OMAHA
     Omaha Market Vice President
     Cox Communications

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Leadership Nebraska
CHAIR
Carley Bruning
HEBRON 
Executive Director
Thayer County Economic Development Alliance 

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NE Chambers Association
CHAIR 
Derek Rusher
KEARNEY
President & CEO
Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce


- - Past Chairs - - 

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​​   MIKE BOYLE
   PAST CHAIR 2021
   Senior Vice President and Chief   
   Operating Officer​
   Kawasaki Motors Mfg. Corp.
   Lincoln

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​DJ EIHUSEN

PAST CHAIR 2020
CEO
Chief Industries, Inc.
Grand Island

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​TODD FOJE
PAST CHAIR 2019
CEO 
Great Plains Communications, Inc.
​Blair

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​RICH HERINK

PAST CHAIR 2018
Market Executive
First National Bank
Lincoln

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​DIRK PETERSEN
PAST CHAIR 2017
Partner
Flood Communications of Omaha/Beatrice​
Norfolk

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STEVEN S. MARTIN
 PAST CHAIR 2016
 CEO Emeritus
 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of   Nebraska​
 Omaha

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​KIMBERLY A. RUSSEL
PAST CHAIR 2015
President & CEO
Bryan Health
Lincoln​​​

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​CHRIS C. ROTH

PAST CHAIR 2014
President & CEO
Reinke Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Deshler

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BRIAN C. HAMILTON
PAST CHAIR 2013
President
Beardmore Subaru, Inc., Midway Chevrolet, Chrysler in Kearney, NE
Bellevue

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​STEVE FORD
PAST CHAIR 2012
CEO
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Lincoln​

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RICHARD S. REISER
PAST CHAIR 2010
Lobbyist
Nebraska Trucking Association
Omaha

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​MARC LEBARON

PAST CHAIR 2009
Chairman & CEO
Lincoln Industries​
Lincoln

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​G. LEE GLENN

PAST CHAIR 2008
Director/Consultant
Kelley Bean Company
Scottsbluff

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TOM L. WHALEN
PAST CHAIR 2007
Consultant
Yutan

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​RICH BAILEY

PAST CHAIR 2006
Of Counsel
Bailey Lauerman
Lincoln

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​GARY WARREN
PAST CHAIR 2005
President, Services Corporation
Hamilton Telecommunications
Aurora

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G. RICHARD RUSSELL
PAST CHAIR 2004
President
Millard Lumber Inc.
Omaha​

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​RICHARD B. CAMPBELL

PAST CHAIR 2001
President
Campbell's Nurseries & Garden Centers
Lincoln

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​E.J. "ERNIE" THAYER

PAST CHAIR 1998
Co-Owner
Riverside Lodge Retirement Community​
Grand Island

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​C.G. "KELLY" HOLTHUS

PAST CHAIR 1996
Chairman
Cornerstone Bank​
York

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​ALICE M. DITTMAN

PAST CHAIR 1992
Chairman Emeritus
Cornhusker Bank​
Lincoln

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​A,F, "TR" RAIMONDO

PAST CHAIR 1990
Chairman
Behlen Mfg. Co.​
Columbus


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