The Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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 - -
DJ EIHUSEN
CHAIR
CEO
Chief Industries, Inc.
Grand Island
DJ EIHUSEN
CHAIR
CEO
Chief Industries, Inc.
Grand Island
MIKE BOYLE CHAIR ELECT Vice President/Plant Manager Kawasaki Motors Mfg. Corp. Lincoln |
TODD FOJE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN 2019 CEO Great Plains Communications, Inc. Blair |
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 - -
SARAH WELLMAN VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT I Director of Government Relations Werner Enterprises, Inc. Omaha |
TODD DUNCAN VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT II Chairman Duncan Aviation Lincoln |
PHIL RAIMONDO VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT III President & CEO Behlen Mfg. Co. Columbus |
RYAN PARKER VICE CHAIR - DISTRICT IV President & CEO Endicott Clay Products Co. Fairbury |
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 - -
Zach Adams SIDNEY Vice President Adams Industries, Inc. DISTRICT VI 12/31/21 |
Sean Baker OMAHA Executive Vice President - Enterprise Digital Business Strategy First National Bank of Omaha DISTRICT I 12/31/20 |
Troy Bredenkamp LINCOLN Executive Director Renewable Fuels Nebraska DISTRICT II 12/31/21 |
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 12/31/20 |
Bob Caldwell LINCOLN Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer NEBCO, Inc. DISTRICT II 12/31/22 |
Jeff Crick MCCOOK Human Resources Manager Parker Hannifin HPD DISTRICT VI 12/31/22 |
Nick Cusick LINCOLN CEO Bison, Inc. DISTRICT II 12/31/21 |
John Dale LOUISVILLE Plant Manager Ash Grove Cement Company DISTRICT IV 12/31/20 |
Jerry Darnell SCOTTSBLUFF Vice President of Agriculture Western Sugar Cooperative DISTRICT VI 12/31/20 |
Robert Dover NORFOLK President The Dover Company DISTRICT V 12/31/20 |
Jim Ediger AURORA General Counsel Hamilton Telecommunications DISTRICT IV 12/31/22 |
Rex Fisher OMAHA Senior Vice President HDR DISTRICT I 12/31/20 |
Tim Hassinger OMAHA President & CEO Lindsay Corporation DISTRICT III 12/31/21 |
Thomas J. Henning KEARNEY President Cash-Wa Distributing Co. DISTRICT V 12/31/21 |
John Idoux OMAHA State Government Affairs Director CenturyLink DISTRICT I 12/31/21 |
Norm Krug CHAPMAN Chairman Preferred Popcorn, LLC DISTRICT V 12/31/20 |
Delette Marengo OMAHA Vice President, Government & Public Affairs Tenaska DISTRICT I 12/31/22 |
Scott McLain LINCOLN President & CEO Garner Industries DISTRICT II 12/31/21 |
Scott Moore OMAHA Senior Vice President - Corporate Relations Union Pacific Railroad Company DISTRICT I 12/31/21 |
Michael Nelson OMAHA Executive Vice President, Sales & Account Management Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Nebraska DISTRICT I 12/31/20 |
Jim Nolan OMAHA Vice President - Communications & Federal Government Affairs Mutual of Omaha DISTRICT I 12/31/21 |
Joel Russell OMAHA Vice President, COO, & Director of Residential Sales Millard Lumber Inc. DISTRICT I 12/31/22 
Arnie Robinson NORFOLK President Norfolk Iron & Metal DISTRICT V 12/31/22 |
Patrick Pope COLUMBUS President/CEO Nebraska Public Power District DISTRICT III 12/31/22 
Jim Pillen COLUMBUS President Pillen Family Farms DISTRICT III 12/31/21 |
Robert M. Schafer BEATRICE Partner Smith Schafer Davis Gaertig LLC DISTRICT IV 12/31/22 |
Travis Turek HASTINGS President Bruckman Rubber Co. DISTRICT IV 12/31/20 |
Scott Volk HEBRON Vice President MetalQuest Unlimited, Inc. DISTRICT IV 12/31/20 |
Mark Walz LINCOLN President & CEO Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of NE DISTRICT II 12/31/22 |
- - Appointed Directors - -
Kyle Nixon BLAIR General Manager Novozymes Blair Inc. DISTRICT I DIRECTOR 12/31/20 |
Brent Korte LINCOLN Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer Ameritas Life insurance Corp. DISTRICT II DIRECTOR 12/31/20 |
Troy Brooks NORFOLK Vice President & General Manager Nucor Steel DISTRICT III DIRECTOR 12/31/20 |
Jayne Smith AURORA CEO Wortman Enterprises DISTRICT IV DIRECTOR 12/31/20 |
Luke Wassom LINCOLN General Manger Sargent Pipe Company, Inc. DISTRICT V DIRECTOR 12/31/20 |
Owen Palm SCOTTSBLUFF Owner 21st Century Equipment LLC DISTRICT VI DIRECTOR 12/31/20 |
Walter “Ted” Carter, Jr. LINCOLN President University of Nebraska 12/31/22 |
- - 2020 Council Chairs (Ex-Officio Directors) - -
Agri-Business CHAIRMAN Dennis Swanson BASSETT President Sandhill Equipment, Inc. VICE-CHAIR Mark Byars Adams Land & Cattle Co. |
Economic Development CHAIRMAN Chad Denton OMAHA President CFO Services VICE-CHAIR Ryan Parker Endicott Clay Products Co. |
Education
CHAIRMAN Greg Adams LINCOLN Executive Director Nebraska Community College Association VICE-CHAIR Heath Mello University of NE |
Environment & Energy
CHAIRMAN Stephen D. Mossman LINCOLN Attorney at Law Mattson-Ricketts Law Firm VICE-CHAIR Delette Marengo Tenaska |
Healthcare
CHAIRMAN Pete Festersen OMAHA Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs CHI Health VICE-CHAIR Eric Dunning BCBS of NE |
Labor Relations
CHAIRMAN Scott Moore OMAHA Attorney Baird Holm Law Firm |
Manufacturing
CHAIRMAN Richard S. Cornish OMAHA President Coatings & Tubing Division, Valmont Industries, Inc. VICE-CHAIR Phil Raimando Behlen Mfg. Co. |
Small Business
CHAIRMAN Larry Kopsa York VICE-CHAIR Derek Rusher Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce |
Taxation
CHAIRMAN Joseph Young LINCOLN Director of Business Development Sampson Construction Co. VICE-CHAIR Stacy Watson Nucor Steel |
Transportation &
Infrastructure CHAIRMAN Sarah Wellman OMAHA Director of Gov. Relations Werner Enterprises, Inc. VICE-CHAIR Jim Ediger Hamilton Telecom. |
Political Action
CHAIRMAN Tom C. Janssen OMAHA Director - External Affairs Kiewit Corp. |
Public Affairs
CHAIRMAN Bruce Bohrer, JD, IOM LINCOLN Ex. V.P., Gen. Counsel Lincoln Chamber of Commerce VICE-CHAIR Joni Sundquist NE Society of CPAs |
Leadership Nebraska
CHAIRMAN Sara Semin OMAHA Grants Researcher Robert B. Daugherty Foundation |
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce Executives
CHAIRMAN Tara Lea FREMONT Executive Director Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce |
- - Past Chairs - -
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 |
GAYLE E. MCCLURE PAST CHAIR 2003 Director of Environmental Affairs Dutton-Lainson Company Hastings |
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 |
GATES MINNICK PAST CHAIR 1997 Chairman of the Board DuTeau Chevrolet/Subaru Lincoln |
C.G. "KELLY" HOLTHUS PAST CHAIR 1996 Chairman Cornerstone Bank York |
ALICE M. DITTMAN PAST CHAIR 1992 Chairman Emeritus Cornhusker Bank Lincoln |
A,F, "TR" RAIMONDO PAST CHAIR 1990 Chairman Behlen Mfg. Co. Columbus |
