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
 

Jerry Hellman
Chair
Partner, Hellman, Main, Coslor & Kathol, P.C.

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

Tami Moore
City Council
City of Kearney
Kelly Naslund
General Manager
Kearney Crete & Block

 

Nick Ridgeway
Shareholder
Jacobsen Orr

Kurt Schmidt
City Council
City of Kearney

Jason Tate
Division Engineering Manager
Parker Hannifin

Jon Watts
Regional Manager
Allo Fiber


Ex-Officio Members 

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