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.
Executive Committee
David Oldfather
Past Chairman
Platte River Enterprise
Board Members
Scott Ehmke
Representative, Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
Jerry Hellman
Partner, Hellman, Main, Coslor & Kathol, P.C.
Tami Moore
City Council, City of Kearney & Professor, University of Nebraska Kearney
Paul Kenney
University of Nebraska Regents
Bruce Kruetzer
Operations Manager, Parker
Landon Lueshen
Lecturer, University of Nebraska Kearney
Ex-Officio Members
Jon Abegglen
Chairman, Kearney Community Redevelopment Authority
Doug Kristensen
Chancellor, University of Nebraska Kearney
Derek Rusher
President/CEO, Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
Mike Morgan
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