Board of Directors
Executive Committee:
Chairman: Nicole Hersh
Kinship Navigator Director, DHHS
Vice Chairman: Jon Brandt
Attorney, Anderson, Klein, Brewster & Brandt Law
Derick Lorentz
CFO, Kearney Regional Medical Center
Secretary: Sarah Sawin
Director of Utilities, City of Kearney
Past Chairman: Diane Duffin
Professor, Political Science, University of Nebraska, Kearney
Business and Industry:
Amanda Shoemaker
Royal Neighbors
Nadia Saadi
Arram Equities and Arram Family Foundation
Civic, Church, and Consumer:
Kathy Gifford
Retired, Kearney Resident
Cindi Coulter
Ravenna Resident
John Lakey
Kearney Resident
Bob Bednar
Miller Resident
Deb Schroeder
Shelton Resident
Tammy Jackson
Kearney Resident
Education:
Jason Mundorf
Superintendent, Kearney Public Schools
Dannie Brian
Pre-Med Student, University of Nebraska Kearney
Government:
Kellie John
Buffalo County Register of Deeds
Dusty Newton
Administrator, Village of Elm Creek
Healthcare:
Dr. Ken Shaffer
Retired Pediatrician
Dr. Ron Dobesh
Retired Physician
Megan Dahkle
Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner, Children’s Hospital Clinic
Human Services:
Tammy Jeffs
Director of Community Services, Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska
Nikki Gausman
Executive Director, SAFE Center
Angela Smith
Employment Specialist, Vocational Rehabilitation Services