New leadership for EndowNebraska was elected at our annual meeting, July 19, 2007.  Co-Chairing our Coordinating Committee and the Standing Committees are Barbara Bartle, President of the Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools, and Michael Geis, Executive Director of the Office of Development for the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Other Steering Committee members are Secretary Victoria Kovar, Program Officer for the Cooper Foundation of Lincoln; Treasurer Carol Russell of Omaha, a volunteer for many nonprofits in Nebraska; and the co-chairs of the EndowNebraska Standing Committees.

Those committees and their leaders and members are:

Membership and Nominations:  Jane Hood, Nebraska Humanities Council, and Kathy Campbell, Cedars Home for Children Foundation, Co-Chairs; Jeff Beckman, NET Foundation; Jeff Yost, Nebraska Community Foundation.

Education and Public Outreach:  Val McPherson of Omaha and Brian Wachman, United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County, Co-Chairs; Diana Whitman, First National Bank of Omaha; Sara Boyd, Omaha Community Foundation; Suzanne Wise, Nebraska Arts Council; Pam Snow, Nebraska Cultural Endowment; Nicole Zink, Foundation for Lincoln City Libraries; Jessica McMullen, Lincoln Journal-Star; C. K. Duryea; Betsy Conway, Visiting Nurses Association of Omaha; Marilyn Kelson, Comprehensive Financial Services of Omaha; Steve Schmidt, Omaha Attorney; and Cindy Lilleoion, consultant with the Nebraska State Bar Foundation.

Fundraising:  Carol Russell of Omaha and Lisa Katzberg, Grand Island Community Foundation, Co-Chairs; Sara Woods, UNO/CPACS; Pam Price, Stuhr Museum Foundation.

Research and Evaluation:  Jim Gustafson, Nebraska Community Foundation, and Brian Thompson, Consolidated Companies, co-chairs; Jason Bombeck, BKD LLC; Tom Flynn, First National Bank of Omaha; Jennifer Johnson, Nebraska Department of Revenue; Bill Lindsay, Omaha Attorney; Justin Trowbridge, New York Life, Omaha; Kathy Thuman, banker, Maywood; Patrick Michael, Omaha investment banker; Jeff Peetz, Lincoln Attorney; Tom Cullinan, Planned Giving Consultant, Omaha; David Evans, Lincoln Community Foundation.