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Community Leaders

Arts and Cultural Organizations
Joslyn Art Museum
Associate Leilani Harbeck serves on the board of directors of the Young Art Patrons.

Omaha Children's Museum
Shareholder Roberta Christensen is the president of the board of directors.

Business and Economic Development Organizations
Bellevue Planning Commission
Shareholder Tom Ackley is president of the commission.

City of Papillion Civil Service Commission
Shareholder John Lingelbach and Director of Legal Recruiting and Development Karla Rupiper are members.

Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Omaha

• Shareholder Rick Vroman is a member of Class 32
• Director of Client Development Julie DeWitt is a Class 31 graduate.
• Shareholder Tom Ackley is a Class 30 graduate.
• Shareholder Brian Harr is a Class 29 graduate.
• Shareholder Roberta Christensen is a Class 26 graduate.
• Shareholder Marlon Lofgren is a Class 25 graduate.

Community Centers and Organizations
American Red Cross, Heartland Chapter
Shareholder Paul Jessen is an emeritus board member as well as past chairman and executive committee member. Shareholder Joan Cannon serves on the board of directors.

Catholic Charities
Shareholder Mike Hupp is a past board member. Shareholder Kurt Tjaden is a member of the Catholic Charities Foundation board of directors.

Habitat for Humanity
Shareholder Marlon Lofgren is a past board member.

Inclusive Communities
Julie DeWitt serves on the board of directors.

Knights of Aksarben Foundation
Shareholder Paul Jessen is a member of the Board of Councilors.

Midlands Community Foundation
Karla Rupiper, Director of Legal Recruiting and Development, serves as president of the board of directors.

Omaha Community Foundation
Shareholder Paul Jessen is a member of the board of directors.

River City Roundup
Shareholder Paul Jessen serves on the board of directors.

Senior Health Foundation
Shareholder Marlon Lofgren is past president and past board member.

YWCA of Omaha
Associate Heather Voegele-Andersen is head of the Career Clothing Closet committee. Associate Allyson Crossman Slobotski serves as the YW Partners Guild Board President.

Educational Organizations and Institutions
Grace University
Shareholder Don Swanson is a member of the President's Advisory Board.

Metropolitan Community College
Karla Rupiper is a member of the Law Program Advisory Committee.

Nebraska School Board, Council of School Attorneys
Shareholder Margaret Hershiser is a member.

Papillion -- LaVista Schools Foundation
Director of Legal Recruiting and Development, Karla Rupiper serves on the board of directors.

University of Notre Dame Club of Omaha
Shareholders Kurt Tjaden and Brian Harr are board members. Brian is immediate past president.

Environmental Organizations
Governor’s Council to Keep Nebraska Beautiful
Mike Mostek is a member.

Governor’s Omaha Council on Lead Safe Neighborhoods
Shareholder Mike Mostek is a member.

Keep Omaha Beautiful
Associate Stacia Palser serves on the board of directors and served as co-chair of the 2009 Green Tie Gala.

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality’s Business Advisory Group
Mike Mostek is a member.

Nebraska Industrial Council on the Environment
Mike Mostek and Stacia Palser are both members.

Healthcare Organizations
Alzheimer's Association
Alex Wolf serves on the Memory Walk committee.

Arthritis Foundation, National Board of Trustees
Shareholder Shaun McGaughey served as Treasurer and as a member of the Executive Committee from 2001 to 2008.

Arthritis Foundation, Nebraska Chapter
Shareholder Shaun McGaughey served as a board member and Executive Committee member from 1996 to 2008.

Children’s Cancer Camps of Nebraska
Shareholder Dan Fischer serves on the board of directors.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Shareholder Roberta Christensen serves on the board of directors and as chair of the Nebraska's Finest fundraiser. She has recently joined the executive committee of the board. Associate Alex Wolf serves on the planning committee for the Rimington Trophy Dinner.

Immanuel Hospital Charitable Foundation
Shareholder Karen Shuler is past president of this organization.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Shareholder David Dvorak is President-Elect of the JDRF Board of Directors and Chairman of the Walk to Cure Diabetes.

Legal Aid and Law-Related Organizations
Legal Aid of Nebraska
Director of Legal Recruiting and Development Karla Rupiper is a member of the Omaha campaign committee and is working on her third 3-year campaign.

Sports Organizations
College World Series of Omaha, Inc.
Shareholder Paul Jessen serves on the board of directors and is a member of the Executive Committee.

Young Professionals Organizations
Omaha Jaycees Ten Outstanding Young Omahans

• Shareholder Marlon Lofgren received this honor in 2004.
• Director of Client Development and Community Relations Julie DeWitt received this honor in 2005.

Young Professionals Council
Julie DeWitt served as the inaugural chair of the Young Professionals Council and currently serves on the YP Choice Award committee.

Youth and Family Organizations
Child Saving Institute
Shareholder Mike Hupp has served on the board of directors and served as co-chair of the 2007 Cabaret, the largest annual fundraiser for CSI.

Nebraska Friends of Foster Children
Julie DeWitt serves on the board of directors.

Special Olympics Nebraska
Associate Rick Vroman served as Board Chairman of Special Olympics Nebraska in 2008 and is a member of the committee responsible for bringing the 2010 National Games to Nebraska.

TeamMates Mentoring Program
Shareholder Mary Donovan serves on the Advisory Board. Shareholder Brian Harr serves on the board of directors.