LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is announcing the appointments made to boards and commissions from January 1, 2024 through May 31, 2024.

A list of current board and commission openings can be found on the Governor’s website (https://governor.nebraska.gov/board-comm-req), along with instructions for completing an application.

Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities

Cathy Clark-Martinez, Lincoln      

Mark Shriver, Omaha       

Kristen Larsen, Lincoln

Brent Hoffman, Lincoln     

Ashley Hansen, Bertrand  

Beginning Farmer Board

Wade Thornburg, Pickrell  

Lisa Lunz, Wakefield        

Bradley Lubben, Eagle     

Brit Anderson, Gothenburg

John Walvoord, Waterloo  

Board of Barber Examiners

Tara Sterns, Lincoln

Board of Engineers and Architects

Brett Foley, Denton

Daniel Thiele, Omaha       

Brian Kelly, Omaha

Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors

Virlyn Bolte, Henderson    

Mary Pro, Lincoln   

Jeremy Feusner, Holdrege

Board of Public Roads Classifications and Standards

Brandon Varilek, Raymond

Roger Figard, Lincoln       

Russell Kreachbaum Jr., Central City    

Steven Rames, Wayne

Boiler Safety Code Advisory Board

Steven Bley, Nehawka

Coalition for Juvenile Justice

Nandi Kumondan, Lincoln 

Commission on African American Affairs

Quentin Brown, Lincoln     

Malinda Williams, Omaha 

Dorothy Johnson, Omaha 

Commission on Indian Affairs

Kyle Taylor, Norfolk

Sidney Tuttle Sr., Niobrara

Barbara Pretends Eagle, Winnebago     

Susan Baker, Lincoln        

William Johnson Jr., Elkhorn

County Attorney Standards Advisory Council

Breanna Flaherty, Columbus       

Robert Bowen, Papillion    

Marvin Kohout, Dorchester

Elizabeth Waterman, Lexington

Douglas County Election Commissioner

Brian Kruse, Omaha         

Education Commission of the States

John Spatz, Lincoln

Michael Baumgartner, Lincoln

Enhanced Wireless 911 Advisory Board

James Davidsaver, Lincoln

Benjamin Backus, Gering 

Neil Miller, Kearney

William Muldoon, Omaha

Environmental Quality Council

Jill Becker, Lincoln  

Lynn Mayhew, Grand Island        

James Theiler, Papillion    

Lisa Lunz, Wakefield        

Brad Bird, Blair       

Allison Willis, Omaha

Marty Stange, Juniata

Kurt Bogner, Norfolk         

Seth Harder, Plainview      

Game and Parks Commission

Donna Kush, Omaha

Investment Council

Gail Werner-Robertson, Omaha  

Judicial Nominating Commission for the County and District Courts - 6th Judicial District

Scott Olson, Tekamah      

Les Shallberg, Fremont    

Judicial Nominating Commission for the District Court – 10^th Judicial District

Kathy Tessman, Hastings

Jena Cerveny, Hastings

Robert Butz, Holdrege

Judicial Nominating Commission for the Worker's Compensation Court

Joesph Wilcox, Lincoln     

Jeanette Jackson, Columbus

Michael Selk, Oakland      

Kathryn Eidenmiller, Lincoln

Natural Resources Commission

John Shadle, Columbus    

Rick Kubat, Omaha

Bradley Dunbar, Omaha   

Scott Smathers, Lincoln    

Stanley Clouse, Kearney  

Kennon Meyer, Lincoln     

Larry Mohrman, Columbus

Nebraska Aeronautics Commission

Thomas Trumble, Lincoln  

Jon Large, Bennet  

Nebraska Arts Council

Jeanne Salerno, Omaha

Nebraska Board of Geologists

Ryan Morgan, Chadron    

Caroline Burberry, Lincoln

Nebraska Brand Committee

Brenda Masek, Purdum

Christopher Gentry, Hyannis

Nebraska Capitol Commission

Katherine Spohn, Friend   

Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Patricia Schonlau, Bellevue         

Miguel Rocha, Scottsbluff 

Brent Heyen, Lincoln

Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling

Kelly Lambert, Trumbull    

Cameron Arch, Omaha     

Claudia Moore, Omaha    

Todd Zohner, Stanton

Dan Volnek, Lincoln

Paul Leckband, Norfolk

Nebraska Council on Developmental Disabilities

Joe Valenti, Omaha

Brent Hoffman, Lincoln     

Ashley Hansen, Bertrand  

Nebraska Commission of Industrial Relations

Spencer Hartman, Lincoln 

Nebraska Commission on Latino-Americans

Aida Evans, Hastings       

Jaime Suarez, Omaha

Nebraska Crime Commission

Steven Russell, Lincoln     

Bryan Waugh, Kearney     

Todd Schmaderer, Omaha

Kevin Spencer, Gering     

Shawn Eatherton, Kearney

Jeffrey Davis, Papillion      

Thomas McBride, Lincoln

Nebraska Nuclear and Hydrogen Industry Work Group – Hydrogen Industry

Jennifer Kroger, Lincoln

Nebraska Real Property Appraiser Board

Derek Minshull, North Platte

Nebraska State Board of Public Accountancy

Donald Neal Jr., Omaha   

Melissa Ruff, Lincoln         

Nebraska State Council for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision

Sally Reinhardt-Stewart, Lincoln  

Nebraska State Electrical Board

Michael Hunsberger, Broken Bow

Don Gerjevic, Omaha       

Stephen Farrington, Elkhorn

Nebraska State Historical Society

Jack Berg, Bridgeport

Police Standards Advisory Council

Steven Reeves, North Platte       

Jason Stille, Lincoln

Postsecondary Education

Deborah Frison, Omaha   

Timothy Daniels, Omaha  

Dennis Headrick, Lincoln  

LeDonna Griffin, Omaha

Public Employees Retirement Board

Janis Elliott, Papillion        

Riparian Vegetation Management Task Force

Michael Reed, Omaha      

Larry Heyen, Ceresco       

Jeff Kanger, Lincoln

Lance Philben, Long Pine 

Andrew Tonnies, North Bend      

Brad Edgerton, Cambridge

Katheryn Hickle, Lincoln    

State Athletic Commission

Aaron Hendry, Lincoln      

State Board of Health

J Paul Cook, Omaha

Brett Lindau, Broken Bow 

Connie Lynn Peterson, Hastings 

Jeffery Wienke, Raymond 

State College System Board of Trustees

Christopher Jennings, O'Neill

State Racing and Gaming Commission

Helen Abbott Feller, Wisner

State Records Board

Sean Blocher, Elkhorn      

Ryan Maloley, Omaha

Student Trustee – State College System

Braxton Dalton, Raymond 

Cayla Schuster, Peru        

Alec Langan, Chadron

Tax Equalization and Review Commission

Steven Keetle, Omaha     

Jacqueline Russell, Hastings

Veterans Advisory Commission

John Liebsack, Omaha