BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our Board of Directors provides effective leadership, guidance, and vision. Members consist of the following:

President:

Ken West
DLR Group - Principal

Vice President

Zack Fergus
Lamp Rynearson - Landscape Architect

Treasurer

LeAnne Kaiser
Seim Johnson - Senior Audit Manager

Secretary

Matthew Hansen
Buffett Early Childhood Institute - Managing Editor

John Ewing, Jr.
Douglas County Nebraska - County Treasurer

Thomas Freeman
Nebraska Risk Management Association, Inc. - Associate General Counsel

Marla Fries
Westside Community Schools - Administrator (retired)

Cindy Gray
Elkhorn Public Schools - Associate Superintendent

Tracey Christensen
Metropolitan Utilities District - Director of Communications

Leanne Ziettlow
HDR Inc. - Outreach Manager

Heather Tippey Pierce
City of Omaha Public Works Department - General Services Manager

Jesse Bell
University of Nebraska Medical Center - Professor of Health & Environment

Patrick Leahy
Business Ethics Alliance of Omaha - Director of Resources & Development

KOB STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL

Keep Omaha Beautiful also has a Stewardship Council and an Advisory Committee that consists of community members that provide additional support to the organization.

Marty Grate
City of Omaha - Environmental Services Manager (retired)

Lee Janecek
Vice President & Chief Underwriter - WoodmenLife

Tally Mertes
Store Director - Hy-Vee

Tom Stalnaker
Partner - Stalnaker, Becker & Buresh, P.C.

KOB ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Kamron Hasan
Associate - Husch Blackwell

Ralph Kellogg
Human Resources Director - Nebraska Appleseed