LINCOLN, NE (STL.News) Governor Pete Ricketts announced recent appointments he has made to fill Nebraska’s boards and commissions.
The following appointees are unpaid and are not subject to Legislative confirmation:
Board of Appraisers for Educational Lands and Funds
- Bonnie M. Downing, Dunning
Nebraska Aquaculture Board
- Richard Lackaff, Bassett
Commission for the Protection of Children
- Corrie Kielty, Lincoln
- Mary Jo Pankoke, Lincoln
- Michelle L. Padilla, Fremont
- B. Gail Steen, Lincoln
- Ivy C. Svoboda, Papillion
- Mark Unvert, Sterling
- Katherine S. Washburn, Sioux City, IA
Nebraska Children’s Commission
- Jarren Lee Breeling, Papillion
- A’Jamal-Rashad Byndon, Omaha
- Rachel Folds, Walton
- Misty Frazier, Bloomfield
- Ronald Giesselmann, Fremont
- Sara J. Hoyle, Lincoln
- Terri J. Knutson, Omaha
- Melissa K. Nance, Omaha
- Susan J. Thomas, Fairbury
Collection Agency Licensing Board
- Micheal J. Morledge, Grand Island
- Jason A. Thompson, Bennington
Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities
- Dorothy Ackland, York
- Stacy Bliss, Fremont
- Jennifer Miller, Bellevue
- Lorie D. Regier, Madrid
- Kizzie S. Vaughn, Omaha
- Christina R. Zeleski, Hastings
Early Childhood Education Endowment Board of Trustees
- Tanya Rochelle Santos, Omaha
- Nora Robinson, Kimball
Early Childhood Interagency Coordinating Council
- Allison Freeny, Ed.S, MBA, Omaha
Nebraska EPSCoR/IDeA Committee
- Dr. Charles Bicak, Kearney
- Dr. Janet E. Seger, Omaha
Nebraska Hemp Commission
- Tara Smydra, Norfolk
- Josh Watchorn, Sidney
- Annette M. Wiles , Plattsmouth
Homeland Security Policy Group
- Ervin L. Portis, Lincoln
Nebraska Commission on Housing and Homelessness
- Lee Ann Heflebower, Lincoln
- Kathryn Mesner, Central City
- Roger D. Nadrchal, Norfolk
- Mindy Paces, Omaha
- Amy Thelander, Grant
- Brent Williams, Lincoln
Nebraska Invasive Species Council
- Dennis Schroeder, Lincoln
Judicial Nominating Commission – District Court – 4th Judicial District
- Bruce Ferrell, Elkhorn
- James Maguire, Omaha
Judicial Nominating Commission – County/District – 9th Judicial District
- Stephen P. Hansen, Grand Island
- Dr. Peter Longo, Kearney
- Raymond J. O’Connor, Grand Island
- Daniel Schleusener, Kearney
Judicial Nominating Commission – District Court – 10th District
- Richard S. Christy, Hastings
- Lori Hartman, Hastings
- Connie Consbruck, Hastings
Judicial Nominating Commission – County/District – 11th Judicial District
- Allen Dunworth, Culbertson
- Donald Kurre, North Platte
- Karen Waite, North Platte
- Katherine Wilmot, Beaver City
Judicial Resources Commission
- Maria E. Whitmore, Shelby
Board of Landscape Architects
- Jonathan J. Hauck, Lincoln
Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
- Candice L. Batton, Ph.D., Waverly
- James Clang, Broken Bow
- Weysan Dun, Omaha
- Joseph R. Hewgley, North Platte
- Thomas McBride, Lincoln
Nebraska Potato Development Committee
- Adam Naslund, Cody
- Henry Nira, Gering
- Troy Sorensen, Alliance
- Laurie Widdowson, Kearney
Nebraska Real Estate Commission
- Ann K. Post, Lincoln
State Records Board
- Walter Weir, Lincoln
Rural Broadband Task Force
- Andrew Buker, Omaha
- Ronald Cone, Kearney
- Zachary Hunnicutt, Giltner
- Gwen A, Kautz, Overton
- J. Thomas Shoemaker, Cambridge
- Daniel Spray, Norfolk
- Andrew Whitney, Seward
Commission on Uniform State Laws
- Donald Swanson, Omaha
Advisory Council to the Office of Violence Prevention
- Tyler Cooper, Lincoln
- Jason M. Dean, Lincoln
- Bruce Ferrell, Wahoo
The following appointees are paid and are not subject to Legislative confirmation:
Douglas County Election Commissioner
- Brian Kruse, Omaha
Sarpy County Election Commissioner
- Emily A. Ethington, Papillion
The following appointees are unpaid and subject to Legislative confirmation:
Nebraska Brand Committee
- Terry L. Cone, Burwell
Child Abuse Prevention Fund Board
- Claire K. Bazata, Cozad
Climate Assessment Response Committee
- Ervin L. Portis, Lincoln
Crime Victim’s Reparations Committee
- Gerald Randall (Rand) Hansen, Omaha
Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Peggy A. Williams, Lincoln
Nebraska Ethanol Board
- Scott B. McPheeters, Gothenburg
- Taylor D. Nelson, South Sioux City
Foster Care Advisory Committee
- Richard L. Wiener, Ph.D., Omaha
State Personnel Board
- Jerry Lee Jensen, Lincoln