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2025 Membership Directory
First Name | Last Name | Title | Company | City | Email |
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Nicole | Sedlacek | Economic Development Manager | Nebraska Public Power District | O'Neill | njsedla@nppd.com |
Tanner | Hackel | Hackel Construction | Ord | tanner@hackelconstructioninc.com | |
Caleb | Pollard | President | Scratchtown Brewing Co. | Ord | caleb@scratchtown.beer |
Caleb | Pollard | President | Scratchtown Brewing Co. | Ord | caleb@scratchtown.beer |
Ralph | Holzfaster | Owner | Holzfaster Farms | Paxton | rbholzf@nebnet.net |
Annette | Wiles | President | Midwest Hop Producers LLC | Plattsmouth | awiles@wilesdevelopment.com |
Owen | Palm | President/CEO | 21st Century Equipment, LLC | Scottsbluff | opalm@21stcenturyequip.com |
Joshua | Eickmeier | Mayor | City of Seward | Seward | josh.eickmeier@cityofsewardne.gov |
Jana | Hughes | State Senator - District 24 | Nebraska State Legislature | Seward | janahughes89@gmail.com |
Jonathan | Jank | President & CEO | Seward County Chamber & Development Partnership | Seward | jonathan@cultivatesewardcounty.com |
Traci | Menke | Knobel Seeds | Seward | tracim@renewablefuelsne.org | |
Mark | Suhr | Vice President | Suhr & Lichty Insurance Agency Inc. | Seward | msuhr@suhrlichty.com |
Debra | Gangwish | Farmer | PG Farms, Inc. | Shelton | debg@pgfarmsinc.com |
Zach | Adams | President | Adams Industries Inc. | Sidney | zadams@adamsii.com |
Melissa | Norgard | Economic Development Director | City of Sidney | Sidney | development@cityofsidney.org |
Patrick | Boeshart | President | Lite-Form Technologies | South Sioux City | pboeshart@liteform.com |
Lance | Hedquist | City Administrator | City of South Sioux City | South Sioux City | lhedquist@southsiouxcity.org |
Roric | Paulman | Owner | Paulman Farms | Sutherland | rpfarm001@gmail.com |
James | Charvat | Owner | Charvat & Associates Inc. | Valley | joejoethekokomo@gmail.com |
Mark | Bohac | District Sales Manager | Behlen Mfg. Co. | Wahoo | mark.bohac@behlenmfg.com |
David | Ley | Chairman | State Nebraska Bank & Trust | Wayne | dley@statenebank.com |
Christopher | Welch | CEO | Major League Gadgets | Wayne | chris@trilleproducts.com |
Jason | Smith | Market President | F & M Bank | West Point | jrsmith@fmbankne.com |
C. G. (Kelly) | Holthus | Chairman | Cornerstone Bank, N.A. | York | cholthus@cornerstoneconnect.com |
Lisa | Hurley | Executive Director | York County Development Corporation | York | lhurley@yorkdevco.com |
Robert | Schardt | Chief Financial Officer | Midwest Bank | York | rob.schardt@midwestbank.com |
Anna | Wishart | Denior Director, Public Affairs | Monolith | Lincoln | anna.wishart@monolith-corp.com |
Walker | Zulkoski | Vice President, Investment Services | NPAIT/PMA Financial Network, LLC | Lincoln | wzulkoski@pmanetwork.com |
Charlie | McPherson | Executive Director | McCook Economic Development Corporation | McCook | charlie@mccookne.org |
Chad | Korth | Korth & Sons | Meadow Grove | tckorth@hotmail.com | |
Candice | Alder | Economic Development Director | Norfolk Area Economic Development | Norfolk | calder@norfolkne.gov |
Leah | Barrett | President | Northeast Community College | Norfolk | diane@northeast.edu |
Joe | Beckenhauer | President | Beckenhauer Construction | Norfolk | joeb@beckenbauerconstruction.com |
Courtney | Dentlinger | Government Affairs Mgr. | Nebraska Public Power District | Norfolk | cadentl@nppd.com |
Jared | Faltys | CPA, PFS | McMill CPA & Advisors | Norfolk | jaredf@wealthfirm.info |
Joe | Ferguson | Norfolk | jcferguson4242@gmail.com | ||
Richard | Robinson | Chairman | Norfolk Iron & Metal Company | Norfolk | rrobinson@norfolkiron.com |
Byron | Barksdale | Director | Pathology Services, PC | North Platte | internetdoctors@aol.com |
Christopher | Bruns | Deputy Chief Ececutive Officer | Hearland Independent Business Association | North Platte | cbruns@hearlandbusiness.org |
Traci | Dugan | Vice President | Trego Dugan Aviation, Inc. | North Platte | traci@trego-dugan.com |
Alan | Erickson | Erickson Investment | North Platte | alanerickson@ajeprop.net | |
Joseph | Hewgley | Joseph R. Hewgley Associates, Inc. | North Platte | joe@jrharchitecture.com | |
Ty | Lucas | Executive Vice President - Chief Lending Officer | NebraskaLand Bank | North Platte | tlucas@nlnb.com |
Edy | Patterson | Owner | E D Mae Company Inc. | North Platte | jp_ed@hotmail.com |
Gary | Person | President/CEO | North Platte Chamber and Development Corporation | North Platte | gary@nparea.com |
Leland | Poppe | Market President - Greater Nebraska | First Interstate Bank | North Platte | leland.poppe@fib.com |
Debbie | Dekleva | President | Monarch Flyway | Ogallala | debbie@monarchflyway.com |
Mary | Wilson | Executive Director | Keith County Area Development | Ogallala | mary.wilson@kcad.org |
Mike | Baldino | President | Baldino Enterprises, LLC | Omaha | mike.baldino.bellc@gmail.com |
Bill | Beavers | Omaha | BillBeavers36@gmail.com | ||
Patrick | Boyle | Director of Student Services and Community Relatoins | Metropolitan Community College | Omaha | pboyle@mccneb.edu |
Adrienne | Cavill | Director of Business Development | Boyd Jones Construction | Omaha | acavill@boydjones.biz |
Roger | Christianson | Omaha | rchris5612@gmail.com | ||
Dan | Curran | Executive Director | Nebraska Business Development Center | Omaha | dcurran@unomaha.edu |
Allen | Fredrickson | Chief Executive Officer | Signature Performance, Inc. | Omaha | afredrickson@signatureperformance.com |
Kyle | Gilster | Partner | Husch Blackwell LP | Omaha | kyle.gilster@huschblackwell.com |
Chris | Hawkins | President/CEO | Hawkins Construction Company | Omaha | chawkins@hawkins1.com |
Alexander | Kumm | Escrow Officer | Charter Title & Escrow | Omaha | akumm@charter-title.net |
Catherine | Lang | Executive Director | Nebraska Business Development Center | Omaha | cdlang@unomaha.edu |
Itzel | Lopez Gonzalez | CEO | Latino Economic Development Council | Omaha | info@latinoedc.org |
Itzel | Lopez Gonzalez | CEO | Latino Economic Development Council | Omaha | info@latinoedc.org |
David | Mayer | Attorney | Dvorak Law Group LLC | Omaha | dmayer@ddlawgroup.com |
Jill | McCormick | General Manager, Property | WoodmenLife | Omaha | jmccormick@woodmen.org |
Jane | McDaniel | Business Development | Platinum Title & Escrow | Omaha | jmcdaniel@platinumtitleandescrow.com |
Terry | McMullen | Station Manager | AIT Worldwide Logistics | Omaha | tmcmullen@aitworldwide.com |
Michael | Moylan | President | Shamrock Development, Inc. | Omaha | mtmoylan@shamrockdevelopment.com |
Tim | O'Brien | Director - Economic Development and External Relations | Omaha Public Power District | Omaha | trobrien@oppd.com |
Amy | Peck | Attorney | Jackson Lewis P.C. | Omaha | amy.peck@jacksonlewis.com |
Candice | Price | Owner | Home Team Auto Sales | Omaha | c.price@hometeamauto.com |
Sandra | Reding | President | AKSARBEN Foundation | Omaha | redings@aksarben.org |
Michael | Salerno | Lead Director, Global Banking | First National Bank of Omaha | Omaha | msalerno@fnni.com |
Cheryl | Schow | Director, Corporate Development - Strategic Planning | Union Pacific Railroad | Omaha | caschow@up.com |
Ryan | Sevcik | Attorney | Koley Jessen P.C. LLO | Omaha | ryan.sevcik@koleyjessen.com |
Tony | Urban | Principal | RSM, LLP | Omaha | tony.urban@rsmus.com |
Jennifer | Zhang | President | JZW International Development | Omaha | jennifer@jzwusa.co9m |
Mark | Zumdohme | CEO | Graepel North America Inc. | Omaha | mark.zumdohme@graepel-na.com |
Dave | Rippe | Owner | Queen City Development Company | Hastings | dave@queencityne.com |
Jack | Schreiner | President-Emeritus | Bruckman Rubber Co. | Hastings | j.schreiner@bruckmanrubber.com |
Travis | Turek | President | Bruckman Rubber Co. | Hastings | tturek@bruckmanrubber.com |
Jared | Engelbert | Vice President | First State Bank of Holdrege | Holdrege | jarede@thefsb.bank |
Phil | Hinrichs | Agent | Farm Bureau Financial Services | Holdrege | phil.hinrichs@fbfs.com |
Robert | McCormick | Attorney at Law | McCormick Law Office | Holdrege | rjm321@outlook.com |
Ron | Tillery | Executive Director | Phelps County Economic Development | Holdrege | ron@phelpscountyne.com |
Shane | Westcott | President | 3 W Farms LLC | Holdrege | westcott@atcjet.net |
Shane | Westcott | President | Phelps County Development Corp. | Holdrege | westcott@atcjet.net |
Stanley | Clouse | Kearney | stanclouse@gmail.com | ||
Brian | Hamilton | President | Midway Chevrolet | Kearney | bchchev@aol.com |
Chad | Henning | Co-President | Cash-Wa Distributing | Kearney | chad.henning@cashwa.com |
Thomas | Henning | President | Cash-Wa Distributing Company | Kearney | tom.henning@cashwa.com |
John | Hoggatt | Kearney | john.hoggatt@pinnbank.com | ||
Peter | Kotsiopulos | Kearney | kots1947@charter.net | ||
Trevor | Lee | Executive Director | The Development Council for Buffalo County | Kearney | Trevor@growbuffalocounty.com
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Dan | Shundoff | Chairman | Intellicom, Inc. | Kearney | dan@shundff.com |
Raymond | Ward | President | Ward Laboratories, Inc. | Kearney | rayward@wardlab.com |
Paul | Younes | President | Younes Hospitality | Kearney | paul.younes@younes.com |
Keith | Knudsen | President/CEO | Security Bank | Laurel | kknudsen@mysecbank.com |
Barry | McFarland | Owner | Mac's Creek Vineyard | Lexington | barry@macscreekvineyards.com |
Joe | Pepplitsch | City Manager | City of Lexington | Lexington | jpepp@cityoflex.com |
David | Stenberg | Retired Extension Educator | UNL Extension | Lexington | dstenberg2262@msn.com |
Richard | Baier | President & CEO | Nebraska Bankers Association | Lincoln | richard.baier@nebankers.org |
Allen | Beermann | Executive Director | Nebraska Press Association | Lincoln | nebpress@nebpress.com |
Rich | Claussen | Business & Community Development | Olsson | Lincoln | rclaussen@olsson.com |
Dennis | DeRossett | Executive Director | Nebraska Press Association | Lincoln | nebpress@nebpress.com |
Daniel | Duncan | Executive Director | Nebraska Innovation Campus | Lincoln | dduncan1@unl.edu |
Kent | Grisham | President & CEO | Nebraska Trucking Association | Lincoln | kent@nebtrucking.com |
Gary | Hamer | Lincoln | garylhamer@hotmail.com | ||
Dean | Hart | President | MWI Direct | Lincoln | dean.hart@mwidirect.com |
Thomas | Henning | Chairman/President/CEO | Assurity | Lincoln | thenning@assurity.com |
Richard | Herink | Lincoln | rlherink@gmail.com | ||
Daniel | Hoffman | CEO | Invest Nebraska | Lincoln | dan@investnebraska.com |
John | Hoppe, Jr. | Chairman | Hoppe, Inc. | Lincoln | john@hoppeinc.com |
Timothy | Keelan | Co-Owner | Hanna:Keelan Associates, P.C. | Lincoln | tkeelan@hannakeelan.com |
Barry | Kennedy | Lincoln | blkennedy46@yahoo.com | ||
Michael | Klockenga | President | Progressive Electric | Lincoln | mike@progressiveelectric.net |
Dr. Martin | Massengale | President Emeritus | University of Nebraska | Lincoln | mmassengale1@unl.edu |
Phil | Michel | Lincoln | philipmichel@hotmail.com | ||
Stu | Miller | Retired | Lincoln | smiller1112@yahoo.com | |
Mick | Mines | Bromm Nielsen & Mines | Lincoln | mick@minesgr.com | |
Maxine | Moul | Lincoln | mmoul1@allophone.com | ||
Philip | Mullin | Chairman | Garner Industries, Inc. | Lincoln | lkrehnke@garnerindustries.com |
Lauren | Obermeir | Lincoln Partnership | Lincoln | lobermier@selectlincoln.com | |
Sheila | O'Connor | Executive Director | Nebraska Building Chapter AGC | Lincoln | sheila@agcnebuilders.com |
Natalie | Peetz | President | Peetz & Company | Lincoln | npeetz@peetzco.com |
Bryan | Slone | President | Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry | Lincoln | bslone@nechamber.com
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Rich | Stites | Lincoln | |||
Daniel | Vokoun | Vice President, Operations | Sampson Construction | Lincoln | danv@sampson-construction.com |
Tim | Kayton | Owner/Operations Manager | Kayton International Inc. | Albion | tkayton@kaytonint.com |
Chelsie | Herian | Executive Director | Box Butte Development | Alliance | chelsie.herian@bbc.net |
Dan | Koch | President/CEO | Perrin Manufacturing, Inc. | Alliance | dankoch@perrinmfg.com |
Jared | Gerdes | Director of Operations | FAST Global Solutions | Auburn | jgerdes@fastsolutions.com |
Jayne | Smith | CEO | Wortman Enterprises | Aurora | wortmans@hamilton.net |
Gary | Warren | President, Services Corp. | Hamilton Telecommunications | Aurora | gary.warren@hamiltontel.com |
Deanne | Caspers-Moon | Vice President | Caspers Construction Company | Beatrice | deanne@caspersconstruction.com |
Rachel | Kreikemeier | Executive Director | Gage Area Growth Enterprise-NGage | Beatrice | rachelk@ngagegroup.org |
Rob | Schafer | Attorney | Smith Schafer Davis Gaertig LLC | Beatrice | rms@ssdglaw.com |
Hardy | Shao | Consultant/Special Advisor | Worldlawn Power Equipment | Beatrice | hardys.worldlawn@gmail.com |
Desiree | Wineland | Founder | American Butchers, LLC | Beaver City | winelandcd@gmail.com |
Jeffrey | Scherer | Beemer | j.maxscherer@gmail.com | ||
Mark | Elbert | Community Development Director | City of Bellevue | Bellevue | mark.elbert@bellevue.net |
Rusty | Hike | Mayor | City of Bellevue | Bellevue | rusty.hike@bellevue.net |
Harrison | Johnson | Director of Community & Economic Development | City of Bellevue | Bellevue | harrison.johnson@bellevue.net |
James | Ristow | City Administrator | City of Bellevue | Bellevue | jim.ristow@bellevue.net |
Duane | Safarik | President/CEO | Bellevue Area Chamber of Commerce | Bellevue | president@bellevuenebraska.com |
Rita | Sanders | State Senator | Bellevue | ritasanders@sarcodev.com | |
Rick | Chochon | President & CEO | Great Plains State Bank | Columbus | rchochon@gpsbanks.com |
Ken | Curry | Vice President, Customer Service and Chief Customer Officer | Nebraska Public Power District | Columbus | kbcurry@nppd.com |
Greg | Eickmeier | Behlen Mfg. Co. | Columbus | greg.eickmeier@behlenmfg.com | |
Don | Heimes | Columbus | donheimes@yahoo.com | ||
Dennis | Hirschbrunner | President | D.C. Hirschbrunner Consulting | Columbus | huskers947@gmail.com |
Greg | Iburg | Behlen Mfg. Co. | Columbus | greg.iburg@behlenmfg.com | |
Thomas | Kent | President & CEO | Nebraska Public Power District | Columbus | tjkent@nppd.com |
John | Lohr | Council Member | City of Columbus | Columbus | jflohr5357@gmail.com |
Heather | Macholan | Behlen Mfg. Co. | Columbus | heather.macholan@behlenmfg.com | |
Jennifer | McKeone | Executive Director | Cozad Development Corporation | Cozad | jen@cozaddevelopment.com |
Craig | Broyhill | President | Broyhill Equipment LLC | Dakota City | craig.broyhill@broyhill.com |
Dale | Jones | President & COO | Timpte Trailer Com. | David City | djones@timpte.com |
Mike | Nemer | Director | Nelnet | Elkhorn | mikenemer@gmail.com |
Lucas | Froeschl | Executive Director | Falls City Economic Development & Growth Enterprise, Inc (EDGE) | Falls City | Director@FalsCityEDGE.com |
Maggie | Diers Yost | Deer Pointe Corporation | Fremont | maggie@diersford.com | |
Charles | Johannsen | CEO & Chairman of the Board | RVR Bank | Fremont | jmarquardt@RVR.bank |
Diane | Mallette | Human Resources Director | Structural Component Systems | Fremont | dmallette@scstruss.com |
Katherine | Rhea | Vice President | Rhea Cattle Company | Fremont | kathy@rheacattle.com |
Jeff | Andrews | President | Andrews Electric Company, Inc. | Geneva | jefflandrews@hotmail.com |
Valerie | Beel | Owner | Valerie Enterprises, LLC | Gordon | valerie@valerieenterprises.com |
Mike | Bacon | Attorney | Michael L. Bacon, P.C., L.L.O. | Gothenburg | mbacon@bvv.law |
Verlin | Janssen | Janssen Enterprises | Gothenburg | verlin@janssenenterprises.com | |
Scott | McPheeters | President | SPMC Inc. | Gothenburg | smcpheeters@gmail.com |
Colten | Venteicher | Attorney | Bacon Vinton & Venteicher, LLC | Gothenburg | coltenv@bvv.law |
Matthew | Williams | Chairman of the Board | Flatwater Bank | Gothenburg | mwilliams@flatwater.bank |
Mary | Berlie | President | Grand Island Area Economic Development Corporation | Grand Island | mberlie@grandisland.org |
Matthew | Gotschall | College President | Central Community College | Grand Island | mgotschall@cccneb.edu |
Wenliang | Xu | President | Easyway International LLC | Gretna | wenliang@easywayintl.com |
Dan | Kathol | Retired District Sales Manager | Kraft Foods | Harting | kathold@hartel.net |
Dan | Kathol
| Board Member | Hartington Economic Development | Hartington | kathold@hartel.net |
Roman | Sudbeck | Retired | Miller Painting & Decorating | Hartington | rsudbeck@hartel.net |
Richard | Loutzenheiser | President | Phoenix Castings & Machining | Hastings | richard@phxgrp.com |
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