BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors provides effective leadership, guidance, and vision. We are grateful for their willingness to share their time and talents to support the growth of our mission.
PRESIDENT:
Patrick Leahy
Firstar Fiber Corporation - CEO
VICE PRESIDENT:
Yesenia Valenzuela
City of Omaha - Community Relations Coordinator
TREASURER:
Laura Langford
OPPD - Director of Corporate Accounting & Controller
SECRETARY:
Zack Fergus
Lamp Rynearson - Landscape Architect
Jesse Bell, PhD
UNMC - Director, Claire M. Hubbard Water, Climate, and Health Program
Dana Freeman
Nebraska Extension - Horticulture Program Coordinator in Douglas-Sarpy Counties
Matthew Hansen
Flatwater Free Press - Executive Editor
Kamron Hasan
Husch Blackwell - Partner
Melissa Maday
CHI Health - Division Director of Performance Excellence
Paulina Gonzalez Pichardo
Kiewit Corporation - Sustainability Coordinator
Stephanie Rittershaus
HDR - Strategic Communications Manager
Chris Schaben, PhD
Omaha Public Schools - Supervisor of K-12 Science Curriculum
KOB STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL
Keep Omaha Beautiful also has a Stewardship Council and an Advisory Committee consisting of community members who provide additional support to the organization.
Tracey Christensen
Metropolitan Utilities District - Communications Director
John Ewing
Douglas County - County Treasurer
Thomas Freeman
Creighton University - Instructor in Business Law and Ethics
Lee Janecek
WoodmenLife - Vice President & Chief Underwriter
Tally Mertes
Hy-Vee - Store Director
Tom Stalnaker
McGill Gotsdiner Workmann & Lepp, P.C., L.L.O. - Of Counsel
Chris Stratman
Kiewit Luminarium - Community Engagement Manager
Heather Tippey Pierce
City of Omaha - Public Works, General Services Manager
Ken West
DLR Group - Retired Principal
Leanne Ziettlow
HDR - Outreach Manager
KOB COMMUNITY ADVISORS
Meridith Dillon
Front Porch Investments - Executive Director
Ralph Kellogg
Lutheran Family Services - Assistant Vice President of Human Resources
Dr. Troy Romero
University of Nebraska Omaha - Associate Professor
