commissioners & staff
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Commission Officers
Sally Ganem, Honorary Chair, First Lady of Nebraska
Ed Burchfield, Vice Chair, Omaha
Cynthia Buettner, Immediate Past Chair, Bellevue
Pat Beans, Organizational Development Committee Chair, Lincoln
Barry Kriha, Public Relations Committee Chair, Omaha
Nancy Wang, Program Committee Chair, Lincoln
Commissioners
Staff:
Barbara Wilson Thomas, MSE
Executive Director
barbara.thomas@dhhs.ne.gov
Greg Donovan
AmeriCorps Program Officer
greg.donovan@dhhs.ne.gov
Dennis Fowler
Citizen Corps Program Officer
dennis.fowler@dhhs.ne.gov
Peter Cales
Training & Disability Program Officer
peter.cales@dhhs.ne.gov
Janet Schmidt
Operations & Fiscal Officer
janet.schmidt@dhhs.ne.gov
Jennifer Rutt
Nebraska Thrives AmeriCorps*VISTA
jennifer.rutt@dhhs.ne.gov
Nancy Engel
Nebraska Thrives AmeriCorps*VISTA
nengel@ci.lincoln.ne.us
Nancy Hock
Administrative Assistant
nancy.hock@dhhs.ne.gov
