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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

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