Governor Pillen has issued a news release, which is now available below.

 

Governor Pillen Announces Appointments to Boards and Commissions [ [link removed] ] 05/15/2026 01:17 PM CDT
Governor Pillen Announces Appointments to Boards and Commissions May 15, 2026 Ezra Fri, 05/15/2026 - 13:17

*CONTACT:*

Laura Strimple, (402) 580-9495

 

*Governor Pillen Announces Appointments to Boards and Commissions*

*LINCOLN, NE* – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced appointments made to boards and commissions from *_December 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026._*

A list of current board and commission openings can be found on the Governor’s website ([link removed]), along with instructions on completing an application.

 

*_Abstracters Board of Examiners_*

Robyn Dvoracek – St Paul

 

*_Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council_*

Jean Holt – Lincoln

Alexander DeGarmo – Greenwood

 

*_Big Blue River Compact Administration_*

Jason D Pohlmann – DeWitt

 

*_Board of Educational Lands and Funds_*

Jason Bryant – Lincoln

 

*_Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors_*

Jeremy F Feusner - Holdrege

 

*_Capitol Environs Commission_*

Ann Post -- Lincoln

 

*_Commission on Indian Affairs_*

William (Bill) Johnson, Jr – Elkhorn

Eugene DeCora – Winnebago

Rudi Mitchell – Omaha

Nancy M Kile – Crawford

Gabriel Bruguier – Lincoln

Kameron Runnels – Niobrara

 

*_Commission on Latino-Americans_*

Roy Rivera Barcenas – Lincoln

Sandra Lopez - Omaha

 

*_Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice_*

Bill Maendele – Kearney

Sara Hoyle – Lincoln

 

*_Commission on Public Advocacy_*

Benjamin H Murray - Hebron

 

*_Conveyance Advisory Committee_*

Matthew Murphy – Omaha

Greg Anglim – Valley

Bret Abels - Papillion

 

*_Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education_*

Paul J Von Behren – Fremont

William Wilson – Plattsmouth

 

*_Early Childhood Interagency Coordinating Committee_*

Misty J Beair – Wayne

 

*_Foster Care Advisory Committee_*

Sheryl Blaha – Ord

Vicki Adams – Papillion

Andrea Phillips – Lincoln

Spencer Shute – Omaha

 

*_Midwestern Higher Education Compact_*

Dennis Headrick – Lincoln

 

*_Nebraska Aeronautics Commission_*

Edward Dunn – Grant

 

*_Nebraska Board of Geologists_*

Jeffrey S Seymour – Elkhorn

 

*_Nebraska Capitol Commission_*

Katherine Spohn – Friend

 

*_Nebraska Coalition for Juvenile Justice_*

Joel B Jay – North Platte

Melodie L Bellamy – Kearney

 

*_Nebraska Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired_*

Cheryl Livingston – Lincoln

Linda Mentink – Columbus

 

*_Nebraska Dairy Industry Development Board_*

Douglas Temme – Wayne

Kent Pulfer – Wayne

William Demerath – Plainview

 

*_Nebraska EPSCoR/IDeA Committee_*

George Burba – Lincoln

Bryan Kuntz – Kearney

Juliane Strauss-Soukup - Kearney

 

*_Nebraska Game and Parks Commission_*

Douglas Zingula – Crawford

 

*_Nebraska Invasive Species Council_*

Jonathan Spurgeon – Omaha

 

*_Nebraska Investment Finance Authority_*

Colten R Zamrzla - Lincoln

Benjamin Martens – Lincoln

Charlie Sullivan – Omaha

 

*_Nebraska Power Review Board_*

Kristen Gottschalk – Colon

David Liegl – Lincoln

 

*_Nebraska Propane Education and Research Council_*

David Rhoads – Comstock

Mark T O’Donnell – Yankton, SD

Douglas Hohbein – Lincoln

Paul Searle – Papillion

 

*_Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Board_*

Horacio J Wheelock – Omaha

Thomas Dargy – Papillion

 

*_Nebraska Real Property Appraiser Board_*

Lori Johnson – Lincoln

 

*_Nebraska Semiquincentennial Commission_*

Evelyn Haro – Lincoln

Beth Smith – Lincoln

 

*_Nebraska State Fair Board_*

Mark Hesser - Lincoln

 

*_Police Standards Advisory Council_*

Sherie Thomas – Omaha

Jason Stille – Lincoln

Greg London – Lincoln

Paul Graham – Aurora

Allen Bolzer – Lincoln

 

*_Rural Health Advisory Commission_*

Makayla Brockhaus – Creighton

 

*_ServeNebraska/Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission_*

Clarence King – Omaha

Anastazia Bauer Scheer – Arlington

Mikki Tighe – Omaha

 

*_State Highway Commission_*

James W Hawks – North Platte

Heath Mello – Omaha

Matthew Meister - Kearney

 

*_State Racing & Gaming Commission_*

Randall Conroy – Papillion

Dennis P Lee – Omaha

Antonio Gomez - Jackson

 

*_Tax Equalization and Review Commission_*

James D Kuhn – Grand Island

 

*_Technical Advisory Committee for Statewide Assessment_*

Sara Conahan - Omaha

Christy Hovanetz, PhD – National Expert (Florida)

Jeffrey Nellhaus – National Expert (Washington DC)

 

*_Veteran’s Advisory Commission_*

Daniel Stramel – McCook

 

*_Wheat Development, Utilization and Marketing Board_*

Mark Spurgin, Ogallala (correction)

 

*_Wyuka Cemetery Board of Trustees_*

Brad Brodersen - Lincoln

Aaron Sundberg - Roca

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