Advisory Board

Lynne Anderson
Vice President
Anderson Prop Inc.

Rod Bates
General Manager
NET Television

Penny Berger
Volunteer Staff Attorney ,
Nebraska Appleseed

Chris Beutler
Mayor
City of Lincoln

John Brasch
President
UNL Technology Development Corporation

Paul Bryant
Director
Wesley House

Daniel Cobos
Ryan White Outreach Coordinator
UNMC HIV Team

Tom Davies
Attorney
Mattson Ricketts

Daniel Fix
Attorney
Daniel Fix Law

Beth Furlong
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Creighton University

Joan Garvey
Attorney
Casem, Tierney, Adams, Gotch & Douglas

Doug German
Attorney at Law

Jack Gould
Issues Chair
Common Cause Nebraska

Chuck Hassebrook
Executive Director
Center for Rural Affairs

Patrick Jones
Assistant Professor of History & Ethnic Studies
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Mary Ann Lamanna
Professor Emerita of Sociology
University of Nebraska-Omaha

Bob Lange
General Counsel
Ameritas

Jose Miguel Lemus
Lecturer, Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Rich Lombardi
Lobbyist
American Communications Group

Amy Longo
Attorney
Ellick, Jones, Buelt, Blazek & Longo

Gilbert Lundstrom
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Tier One Bank

Rita Melgares
Attorney
Rita Melgares Law

J. Patrick Murray
Professor & Chair, Department of Philosophy
Creighton University

Dave Pantos
Executive Director
Legal Aid of Nebraska

Magda Peck
Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Public Health, College of Public Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Steve Sands
Chief Executive Officer
Premium Protein

Mike Seacrest
Community Benefactor

Lori Seibel
Executive Director
Community Health Endowment

Dan Semrad
Investment Broker
Smith Hayes Financial Services Corporation

Sonya G. Smith
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs/ Chief Student Affairs Officer
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Jamie Snyder
Executive Director
Center for Survivors

Georgia Stevens
Professor Emeritus
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Janet Stewart
General Counsel
Continental General Insurance Company

Jim Thompson
Executive Vice President
Pinnacle Bank - Papillion

Alan Tomkins
Director
University of Nebraska Public Policy Center

Vicky Weisz
Research Professor
UNL Center for Children, Families & the Law

Don Wesely
Lobbyist
Former Mayor of Lincoln
Former State Senator

Catherine Wilson
Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law

Elaine Wolf
Community Leader
Albion, NE