Our Board
The Development Council for Buffalo County has a Board of Directors and ex-officio members that advise the Executive Director and staff. Voting board members represent valuable partners and investors, including the City of Kearney, the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce, Buffalo County Commissioners, and area business leaders.
The Development Council also has several ex-officio board members representing the Cities of Kearney, Gibbon, Ravenna, the Village of Elm Creek, the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce, the Kearney Redevelopment Authority, and the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Board Officers
Brad Wegner
Secretary/Treasurer
Partner, Midlands Contracting, Inc.
Chris Miller
Past Chair
Miller & Associates Engineers
Board Members
Kimber Bonner
Vice President of Patient Care Services
CHI Health Good Samaritan
Nathan Dorsey
Senior Advisor, Community Banking
FNBO
Scott Ehmke
Property Manager
DP Management, LLC
Justin Gould
Senior Operations Manager
Black Hills Energy
Paul Kenney
Vice Chaiman
University of Nebraska Regents
Nick Ridgeway
Shareholder
Jacobsen Orr
Kurt Schmidt
City Council
City of Kearney
Jon Watts
Regional Manager
Allo Fiber
Ex-Officio Members
Jon Abegglen
Chairman
Kearney Community Redevelopment Authority
Charlie Bicak
Interim Chancellor
University of Nebraska Kearney
Derek Rusher
President/CEO
Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
Brenda Jensen
City Manager
City of Kearney
Matt Smallcomb
City Administrator
City of Gibbon
Fred Matejka
Mayor
City of Ravenna
Dusty Newton
Municipal Administrator
Village of Elm Creek
Stan Clouse
State Senator, District 37
Nebraska Legislature
Our Support Team
Jacobsen Orr
Legal Council
www.jacobsenorr.com
Dana F. Cole
Accounting & Audit Services
www.danacole.com
Sandi Moncrief
Payroll & Accounting Services