Campaign Leadership
Honorary Co-Chairs
Duane and Phyllis Acklie
Lincoln
Herb and Kathy Albers
Wisner
George Dudley Norfolk
Jerry and Karla Huse
Norfolk
Richard and Betti Robinson
Norfolk
Honorary General Campaign Chair
Senator Mike Flood
Norfolk
General Campaign Chair
Ron Stauffer
Norfolk
Campaign Manager
Courtney Klein-Faust
Northeast Community College Executive Director of Development
Coordinator
Joe Ferguson
Northeast Community College Director of Business, Industry, and Economic Development
Regional Co-Chairs
Central Region
Paula Pflueger
Norfolk
Central Region
Clark Froehlich
Norfolk
East Region
Trish Albers
Omaha
East Region
Jeff Scherer
Beemer
East Region
Nadine Hagedorn
West Point
Northwest Region
Janet Krotter-Chvala
General Region Co-chair
Northwest Region
Don & Sally Schmaderer
General Region Co-chairs
Northwest Region
Deb Kelly
Northwest Region
Jon Schmaderer
Southwest Region
Jim Blackburn
Southwest Region
Vic Lee
Southwest Region
Shirley Petsche
Southwest Region
Hank Thieman
Campaign Ambassadors
James & Pat Blackburn, Neligh
Gary Blinn & Dr. Diane Blinn, Norfolk
Jim & DeMarus Carlson, Crofton
Gary Chvala & Jan Krotter-Chvala, O’Neill
Dr. Robert & Helen Ann Cox, Norfolk
John & Pat Day, Ravenel, SC
Bill & Lisa Dendinger, Hartington
Bob & Mary Dickey, Laurel
John & Jeanne Dittrich, Meadow Grove
Keith & Tammy Dittrich, Tilden
Jeff & Rebecca Gerhart, Newman Grove
Jack & Sue Hurley, O’Neill
J. Paul & Eleanor McIntosh, Norfolk
Bill & Nancy Meyer, Pierce
Dr. Dewaine & Carmen Peetz, Neligh
Gerald Petersen & Donna Herrick, Battle Creek
Jeff & Lori Scherer, Beemer
Donald & Sally Schmaderer, Stuart
Fran Shapiro, Norfolk
Dr. Tom & Susan Surber, Norfolk
Hank & Diane Thieman, Petersburg
Ruth Ann Vogel and the late Morris Vogel, Stanton
Dave & Connie Wimmer, West Point
Harold & Dolores Wimmer, West Point
Steering Committee
Brandon Theophilus, Chair, Norfolk
Trish Albers, Wisner
Mary Alt, Norfolk
Bob Bartee, Omaha
TyLynne Bauer, Norfolk
Dennis Behrens, Lincoln
Dr. Tom Beutler, Norfolk
Ron Briggs, West Point
Tim Brogan, Norfolk
Ron Cork, O’Neill
John Davies, Pilger
Sarah Dempsey, Norfolk
Bob Driewer, Norfolk
Jared Faltys, Norfolk
Joe Ferguson, Norfolk
Senator Michael Flood, Norfolk
Betty Froehlich, Norfolk
Scott Gray, Battle Creek
Jack Green, Neligh
Tom Higginbotham, Norfolk
Mary Honke, Norfolk
Carol Kampschneider, Norfolk
Lee Klein, Battle Creek
Courtney Klein-Faust, Norfolk
Jay Knobbe, Norfolk
John Kroll, Pierce
Dan Mauk, Norfolk
Jerry McCallum, Madison
J. Paul McIntosh, Norfolk
Angie McLean, Battle Creek
Dr. Dave Merritt, Norfolk
Jan Nixon, Norfolk
Michael Nolan, Norfolk
Kathy Nordby, Wisner
Ann Oertwich, Pilger
John Olson, Atkinson
Dr. Bill Path, Norfolk
Chuck Pohlman, Norfolk
Dave Ptak, Norfolk
Bruce Rieker, Lincoln
Richard Robinson, Norfolk
Carly Runestad, Lincoln
Ron Stauffer, Norfolk
Marcile Thomas, Wayne
Lisa Walters, Norfolk
Kent Warneke, Norfolk