AKSARBEN FOUNDATION STAFF & BOARD
LEADERSHIP, COMMITMENT, AND DEDICATION IN ACTION
At the core of Aksarben’s success, you’ll find a group of knowledgeable, talented, and dedicated staff members who work in harmony with Aksarben’s Board of Governors, business leaders, councillors, and volunteers to achieve incredible results that make a difference in the lives of all Nebraskans. They bring a positive attitude and exceptional passion to inspire change – resulting in innovative solutions, initiatives, and programs that are designed to overcome challenges and contribute to growth and success throughout the heartland.
Aksarben’s Board Of Governors is comprised of Nebraska business leaders, influential political members, and distinguished educators who are motivated to guide positive change and improve the quality of life for every Nebraskan. Their expertise, knowledge, and experience provide valuable insight and forward-looking thinking that address Nebraska’s most pressing economic, workforce, and community needs.
AKSARBEN STAFF
NATE WOHLENHAUS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SHONNA DORSEY
VICE PRESIDENT
CASEY ARRITT
Governance & Financial Operations Manager
Jessica Covi
Aksarben Ball Liaison & Database Manager
LILLIAN HOY
Office Coordinator
lindsey frum
Marketing & Communications Manager
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
JERRY ADAMS
CEO
ADAMS LAND & CATTLE, LLC
LESLIE ANDERSEN
CEO
I3 BANK
MICKEY ANDERSON
PRESIDENT & CEO
BAXTER AUTO GROUP
DANA C. BRADFORD
CEO
C3 BRANDS
MICHAEL S. CASSLING
CHAIRMAN
CQUENCE HEALTH
TIM CLARE
Partner
REMBOLT LUDTKE
NATHAN P. DODGE
PRESIDENT
NP DODGE
ALICIA EDSEN
SR VICE PRESIDENT OF SAFETY, ENVIROMENTAL, AND HR
KIEWIT
ALLEN FREDRICKSON
FOUNDER & CEO
SIGNATURE PERFORMANCE
DR. JEFFREY GOLD
PRESIDENT
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA SYSTEM
JOHN HENDERSON
CEO
HDR
MARK HESSER
VICE CHAIRMAN
PINNACLE BANCORP
ROBERT L. HOLLINGSWORTH
VICE CHAIR - U.S. AUDIT & ASSURANCE
DELOITTE
TERRY KROEGER
CHAIRMAN & CEO
SMITH KROEGER
CLARK LAURITZEN
CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT
FNBO
JOHN H. NELSON
CEO & SHAREHOLDER
HUB INTERNATIONAL
TYLER OWEN
PRESIDENT & CEO
OWEN HOLDINGS & OWEN INDUSTRIES
JIM PILLEN
GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA
ROBERT A. REED JR.
PRESIDENT & CEO
PHYSICIANS MUTUAL
PETE RICKETTS
U.S. SENATOR
STATE OF NEBRASKA
MINDY SIMON
GLOBAL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER & BOARD MEMBER
AON
MATT WILLIAMS
FORMER STATE SENATOR | CHAIRMAN
STATE OF NEBRASKA | FLATWATER BANK
COUNCILLORS
JACK ABEL
PRESIDENT
NEBCO
DEMOINE ADAMS
CEO & FOUNDER
THE GAME PLAN - READY, SET, PERFORM
KYLE ARGANBRIGHT
President & Co-Founder
SANDHILLS STATE BANK
FATIMA BASITH
COO
INROADS TO RECOVERY
MATT DEBOER
GLOBAL DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION ARCHITECTURE
HDR
MATT DINSDALE
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
PINNACLE BANK
JAVIER FERNANDEZ
PRESIDENT & CEO
OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
MICHAEL J. FLOOD
U.S. CONGRESSMAN
STATE OF NEBRASKA
STEVEN GANGWISH
PRESIDENT & CEO
CSS FARMS
SAM HOHMAN
CEO & PRESIDENT
CREDIT ADVISORS FOUNDATION
JAMES HUERTER
MARKET PRESIDENT
SECURITY NATIONAL BANK
GREG IBACH
FARMER & RANCHER, AGRICULTURAL POLICY CONSULTANT
TIM KERRIGAN
PRINCIPAL & MANAGING BROKER
INVESTORS REALTY, INC.
DAN KINSELLA
OMAHA MARKETPLACE LEADER
DELOITTE
JOHN MARSHALL
EVP & SHAREHOLDER
HUB INTERNATIONAL
MATTHEW D. MASER
GENERAL COUNSEL
KOLEY JESSEN
HEATH MELLO
PRESIDENT & CEO
GREATER OMAHA CHAMBER
MICHAEL OSTLUND
DISTRICT MANAGER & PRESIDENT
KIEWIT FOUNDATION
BROCK PILLEN
CO-CEO
PILLEN FAMILY FARMS
SARAH PILLEN
CO-CEO
PILLEN FAMILY FARMS
ANTHONY RAIMONDO, JR.
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
BEHLEN MFG. CO.
LIISA STARK
VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
JOHN WIECHMANN
PRESIDENT & CEO
MIDWEST HOUSING EQUITY GROUP
ALEX WOLF
PRESIDENT & SHAREHOLDER
KOLEY JESSEN
GOVERNORS EMERITUS
HAROLD W. ANDERSEN*
LAWRENCE ARTH*
JACK W. BAKER
ROBERT D. BATES
MOGENS C. BAY
RICHARD R. BELL
HANK M. BOUNDS
LEE BUTLER
TED CARTER
JAMES E. CARTWRIGHT
JOHN R. COCHRAN II
SCOTT L. CASSELS
EUGENE A. CONLEY*
JOHN H. CONLEY
WILLIAM A. CUTLER
ROBERT C. DALRYMPLE
ROBERT B. DAUGHERTY*
RICHARD K. DAVIDSON*
GAIL DEBOER
JACK D. DIESING
SID DINSDALE
CHARLES W. DURHAM*
BILL L. FAIRFIELD
MARSHALL E. FAITH
WILLIAM A. FITZGERALD*
GARY GATES
WILLIAM J. GERBER
BRUCE E. GREWCOCK
JAMIE GUTIERREZ
CHARLES M. HARPER*
FRED HAWKINS, JR.
GREGORY HECKMAN
STEPHEN KANIEWSKI
ROBERT KEHLER
KIRK KELLNER
HARRY A. KOCH, JR.*
C.L. LANDEN
BRUCE R. LAURITZEN*
GEORGE A. LITTLE
STEVEN S. MARTIN
MARTIN A. MASSENGALE
JANE E. MILLER
JAMES B. MILLIKEN
JOHN D. MINTON*
ANGIE L. MUHLEISEN
CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY
DANIEL P. NEARY
JOHN P. NELSON
JAY NODDLE
JUDITH A. OWEN
ROBERT E. OWEN
DAVID R. PARKER
JOSEPH L. PFEISTER
ROBERT A. REED SR.
DAVID A. RISMILLER*
PAUL C. SCHORR III
DAVID SCOTT
WALTER SCOTT JR.*
A.J. SCRIBANTE
WAYNE A. SENSOR
THOMAS J. SKUTT SR.*
DAVID L. SOKOL
KENNETH E. STINSON
JANICE STONEY
WILLIAM A. TECH
ALDO TESI
ROBERT W. TURNER
JESSE L. THURMOND*
JOHN W. WEEKLY
WILLIAM F. WELSH II
GAIL M. WERNER-ROBERTSON
BETH WHITED
MICHAEL B. YANNEY*
JAMES R. YOUNG*
*DECEASED
HAROLD W. ANDERSEN*
LAWRENCE ARTH*
JACK W. BAKER
ROBERT D. BATES
MOGENS C. BAY
RICHARD R. BELL
HANK M. BOUNDS
LEE BUTLER
TED CARTER
JAMES E. CARTWRIGHT
SCOTT L. CASSELS
EUGENE A. CONLEY*
JOHN H. CONLEY
WILLIAM A. CUTLER
ROBERT C. DALRYMPLE
ROBERT B. DAUGHERTY*
RICHARD K. DAVIDSON
GAIL DEBOER
JACK D. DIESING
SID DINSDALE
CHARLES W. DURHAM*
BILL L. FAIRFIELD
MARSHALL E. FAITH
WILLIAM A. FITZGERALD*
GARY GATES
WILLIAM J. GERBER
BRUCE E. GREWCOCK
CHARLES M. HARPER*
FRED HAWKINS, JR.
GREGORY HECKMAN
STEPHEN KANIEWSKI
ROBERT KEHLER
KIRK KELLNER
HARRY A. KOCH, JR.*
L. LANDEN
BRUCE R. LAURITZEN
GEORGE A. LITTLE
STEVEN S. MARTIN
MARTIN A. MASSENGALE
JANE E. MILLER
JAMES B. MILLIKEN
JOHN D. MINTON
ANGIE L. MUHLEISEN
CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY
DANIEL P. NEARY
JOHN P. NELSON
JUDITH A. OWEN
ROBERT E. OWEN
DAVID R. PARKER
JOSEPH L. PFEISTER
ROBERT A. REEDSR.
DAVID A. RISMILLER*
PAUL C. SCHORRIII
DAVID SCOTT
WALTER SCOTT JR.*
A.J. SCRIBANTE
WAYNE A. SENSOR
THOMAS J. SKUTTSR.*
DAVID L. SOKOL
KENNETH E. STINSON
JANICE STONEY
WILLIAM A. TECH
ALDO TESI
ROBERT W. TURNER
JESSE L. THURMOND*
JOHN W. WEEKLY
WILLIAM F. WELSHII
GAIL M. WERNER-ROBERTSON
MICHAEL B. YANNEY
JAMES R. YOUNG*
*DECEASED
WALTER SCOTT
HONORING A LEGEND
One of the true pioneers of supporting a better quality of life for all Nebraskans, Walter Scott had a passion for community service and philanthropy, and led numerous civic initiatives. As a former Aksarben Governor and Governor Emeritus, Walter was instrumental in establishing the Aksarben | Horatio Alger Scholarships, which have benefited over a thousand in-need students.
BRUCE LAURITZEN
a lEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE
Bruce Lauritzen was a cherished leader in Nebraska’s business and philanthropic communities, dedicated to improving the lives of others. Serving as an Aksarben Governor from 1988 to 2013 and later as Governor Emeritus, Bruce was a key figure in supporting the Aksarben Scholarship Program, with the Lauritzen family becoming one of its original endowment donors in 2004. He was also honored as King of Aksarben in 2001. A visionary businessman and inspiring leader, Bruce’s respect and love for his family, along with his deep commitment to his community, were at the heart of his legacy.
