Commission Members

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Members

Member Term Representing
Dr. Leah Barrett
President
Northeast Community College		 8/30/2022 - 4/2/2026 (1st) Communities
Bret R. Blackman
Vice President for IT and CIO
University of Nebraska		 8/30/2022 - 4/2/2026 (1st) Postsecondary Education
Sen. Wendy DeBoer
Nebraska Legislature		 1/2025 - 1/2027 Legislature
(Ex officio, nonvoting member)
Phillip Doerr
Owner and Manager
Doerr Farms		 6/3/2024 - 4/2/2028 (1st) General Public
(Agriculture)
James Ediger
General Counsel
Hamilton Telecommunications		 8/30/2022 - 4/2/2026 (1st) General Public
Kirk Langer
Chief Technology Officer
Lincoln Public Schools		 8/30/2022 - 4/2/2026 (1st) Elementary and Secondary Education
Dr. Matthew McCarville, Chair
Chief Information Officer
State of Nebraska		 Office Governor
Zachary J. Mellender
Business Systems & Analytics Manager
Omaha Zoological Society		 8/30/2022 - 4/2/2026 (1st) General Public
Katie Niemoller
Registered Nurse
Children’s Nebraska		 11/23/2022 - 4/2/2026 (1st) General Public
Nathan Watson
CEO
Contemporary Analysis		 6/3/2024 - 4/2/2028 (1st) General Public