Members
Members
The Education Council membership includes representatives from the following groups: K-12, Postsecondary, and Non-voting liaisons. The Commission may solicit nominations for new or replacement members from the respective subsector groups.
Post Secondary
| Member | Representing | Alternates |
| Mr. Derek Bierman Chief Information Officer Doane University 1014 Boswell Ave, Crete, NE 68333 p: (402) 826-8333 derek.bierman@doane.edu Term 7.1.2023-6.30.2025 |
Independent Universities (as recommended by the Executive Director of the Council of Independent Nebraska Colleges Foundation) |
Mr. Ryan Dorshorst Director of Technology Operations Doane University 1014 Boswell Ave, Crete, NE 68333 p: (402) 826-6750 ryan.dorshorst@doane.edu |
| Mr. Andrew Buker Assistant Vice President, Infrastructure Services University of Nebraska 6001 Dodge St, EAB-008, Omaha, NE 68182 p: (402) 554-2175 abuker@nebraska.edu Term 7.1.2023-6.30.2025 |
Public Universities (as recommended by the President of the University of Nebraska) |
Mr. Brett Bieber Assistant Vice President, IT Client Services University of Nebraska 411 Love Library South, 1248 R St, Lincoln, NE 68588 p: (402) 472-0496 brett.bieber@nebraska.edu |
| Mr. Nick Muir Chief Information Officer Wayne State College 1111 Main St, Wayne, NE 68787 p: (402) 375-7107 nimuir1@wsc.edu Term 7.1.2024-6.30.2026 |
State Colleges (as recommended by the Chancellor of the Nebraska State College System) |
Ms. Ann Burk Chief Information Officer Chadron State College 1000 Main St, Chadron, NE 69337 p: (308) 432-6311 x101 aburk@csc.edu |
| Mr. Brandon Eckmann Enterprise Architect Northeast Community College 801 E Benjamin Ave, Norfolk, NE 6870 p: (402) 844-7078 beckman1@northeast.edu Term 7.1.2023-6.30.2025 |
Community Colleges (as recommended by the Executive Director of the Nebraska Community College System) |
Mr. David Cone Chief Information Officer Northeast Community College 801 E Benjamin Ave, Norfolk, NE 6870 p: (402) 844-7483 dcone@northeast.edu |
| Mr. Jeremiah Ourada Director of Technology and Resource Center Nebraska Wesleyan University 5000 Saint Paul Ave, Lincoln, NE 68504 p: (402) 465-2332 jourada@nebrwesleyan.edu Term 7.1.2024-6.30.2026 |
Independent Universities (as recommended by the Executive Director of the Council of Independent Nebraska Colleges Foundation) |
Mr. Bryce Swiggum Director of Information Services Infrastructure Nebraska Wesleyan University 5000 Saint Paul Ave, Lincoln, NE 68504 p: (402) 465-2169 bswiggum@nebrwesleyan.edu |
| Dr. Jaci Lindburg Director of Digital Learning University of Nebraska-Omaha 6001 Dodge St., EAB110P, Omaha, NE 68182 p: (402) 554-2020 jlindburg@nebraska.edu Term 7.1.2022-6.30.2024 |
Public Universities (as recommended by the President of the University of Nebraska) |
Ms. Kate McCown Director of Academic Technologies University of Nebraska Brace Laboratory 305 510 Stadium Dr, Lincoln, NE 68588 p: (402) 472-0406 kmccown3@nebraska.edu |
| Mr. Tom Peters I.T. Service Manager Central Community College 3134 W. Hwy 34; Grand Island, NE 68802 p: (308) 398-7365 tpeters@cccneb.edu Term 7.1.2024-6.30.2026 |
Community Colleges (as recommended by the Executive Director of the Nebraska Community College System) |
Mr. Keith Vincik Director of Network and Infrastructure Services Central Community College 3134 W. Hwy 34; Grand Island, NE 68802 p: (308) 398-7365 kvincik@cccneb.edu |
| Ms. Cheri Polenske Chief Information Officer Nebraska State College System 1233 Lincoln Mall, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68508 p: (402) 471-2505 cpolenske@nscs.edu Term 7.1.2023-6.30.2025 |
State Colleges (as recommended by the Chancellor of the Nebraska State College System) |
Dr. Paul Turman Chancellor Nebraska State College System 1233 Lincoln Mall, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68508 p: (402) 471-2505 pturman@nscs.edu |
K-12
| Member | Representing | Alternates |
| TBD | Teachers (as recommended by the Executive Director of the Nebraska State Education Association) |
Ms. Angela Blankenship Media Specialist Lexington Public Schools Pershing Elementary School 1104 N Tyler St, Lexington, NE 68850 p: (308) 324-3765 angela.blankenship@lexschools.org |
| Mr. Matt Chrisman Teacher-Technology Coordinator Mitchell Secondary School 1819 19th Ave, Mitchell, NE 69357 p: (308) 623-1707 mchrisma@mpstigers.com Term 7.1.2023-6.30.2025 |
Teachers (as recommended by the Executive Director of the Nebraska State Education Association) |
Ms. Lori Feldman Teacher Lincoln Public Schools Lux Middle School 7800 High St, Lincoln, NE 68506 p: (402) 436-1220 lfeld@lps.org |
| Mr. Scott Isaacson Technology Director ESUCC 2320 N. Colorado St, Fremont, NE 68026 p: (402) 721-7710 tdeturk@esu2.org Term 7.1.2025-6.30.2027 |
Educational Service Units (as recommended by the Executive Director of the ESU Coordinating Council) |
Mr. Gregg Robke Administrator ESU 4 2301 Dahlke Ave., Auburn, NE 68305 p: (402) 414-3099 grobke@esu4.net |
| TBA | Private-Parochial Education (as recommended by the Executive Officer of the Nebraska affiliate of the Council for American Private Education) |
To Be Announced |
| Mr. Corey Gearhart Chief Information Officer Grand Island Public Schools 800 N 8th St, Loup City, NE 68853-0628 p: (308) 385-5900 cgearhart@gips.org Term 7.1.2025-6.30.2027 |
Administrators (as recommended by the Executive Director of the Nebraska Council of School Administrators) |
Mr. Matt Moore Director of Technology Papillion La Vista Community Schools 420 S Washington St Papillion, NE 68046 p: (402)-537-6200 technology@plcs.org |
| Mr. Leonard Kwapnioski Executive Director of Technology Columbus Public Schools 2508 27th St, Columbus, NE 68602 p: (402) 563-7000 x11517 kwapnioskil@discoverers.org Term 7.1.2023-6.30.2025 |
Administrators (as recommended by the Executive Director of the Nebraska Council of School Administrators) |
Mr. Rob Uctman Coordinator of Technology Bennington Public Schools 11620 N 156th St, Bennington, NE 68007 p: (402) 238-3044 ruchtman@bennps.org |
| Ms. Elizabeth Kumru Board Vice President Ralston Public Schools 8545 Park Drive, Ralston, NE 68127 p: (402) 331-4700 lkumru@ralstonschools.org Term 7.1.2024-6.30.2026 |
Boards of Education (as recommended by the Executive Director of the Nebraska Association of School Boards) |
Dr. Shavonna Holman Board Member Omaha Public Schools Teacher and Administrative Center, 3215 Cuming St, Omaha, NE 68131 p: (531) 299-0222 shavonna.holman@ops.org |
| Mr. Gary Needham Director of Technology ESU 9 5807 Osborne Dr W, Hastings, NE 68901 p: (402) 463-5611 gary.needham@esu9.org Term 7.1.2024-6.30.2026 [Co-Chair, K-12 Education] |
Educational Service Units (as recommended by the Executive Director of the ESU Coordinating Council) |
Mr. Scott Jones Distance Learning Director Southwest Nebraska Distance Education Network 1221 W 17th St North Platte, NE 69101 p: (308) 534-2427 scott.jones@esusixteen.org |
Non-Voting Liaisons
| Liaisons | Representing | Alternates |
| Dr. Mike Baumgartner Executive Director Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education 140 N 8th St., Ste 300, Lincoln, NE 68509 p: (402) 471-0029 mike.baumgartner@nebraska.gov |
Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education | Dr. Kathleen Fimple Academic Programs Officer Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education 140 N 8th St., Ste 300, Lincoln, NE 68509 p: (402) 471-0030 kathleen.fimple@nebraska.gov |
| To Be Announced | Department of Education | Christina Struebing State E-Rate Coordinator Department of Education 500 S 84th St, 2nd Floor, Lincoln, NE 68510 p: (402) 314-4201 christina.struebing@nebraska.gov |
| Dr. Matthew McCarville Chief Information Officer Nebraska Office of the Chief Information Officer 501 S 14th St, 4th Floor, Lincoln, NE 68509 p: (402) 471-3717 matthew.mccarville@nebraska.gov |
Department of Administrative Services | |
| TBD | Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission | Ms. Molly Delany Chief Strategy Officer Nebraska Public Media 1800 N 33rd St, Lincoln, NE 68501 p: (402) 472-9333 mdelaney@nebraskapublicmedia.org |
Education Council Coordination:
Callie Richards
Education IT Programs Officer
(402) 471-7969
Callie.Richards@nebraska.gov