MarketPlace Advisory Committee
February 27, 2008 - New World Inn, Columbus, Nebraska
The following Advisory Committee Members and their affiliated organizations or businesses are to be commended for their dedication toward the MarketPlace conference. Their support and expertise make this an outstanding event for Nebraska residents, building the state from within.
Linda Aerni, Community Internet Systems, Inc., Columbus, NE, 402.564.1194, lmaerni@megavision.com
Janell Anderson Ehrke, GROW Nebraska, Holbrook, NE, 888-GROWNEB (476.9632), janell@growneb.com , www.grownebraska.com
Kim Baliman, Kimball-Banner Co Chamber, Kimball, NE, 308.235.3782, kbccc@megavision.com , www.ci.kimball.ne.us
Marian Beethe, Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Lincoln, NE, 402.471.2525, mbeethe@agr.ne.gov
Dave Behle, Dawson Public Power, Kearney, NE, 308.234.3111, dbehle@dawsonpower.com
Monica Braun, Center for Rural Affairs Rural Enterprise Assistance Project, Seward NE, 402.643.2673, mbraun@windstream.net, www.cfra.org/reap
Amber Bridges, Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons, NE, 402.687.2100, amberb@cfra.org, www.cfra.org
Michael Brittenham,State Farm, Columbus, NE, 402.564.4300, michael.brittenham.le2@statefarm.com
Doug Campbell,Broken Bow Economic Development Corporation, Broken Bow, NE, 308.870.2959, econdev@kdsi.net
Lory Cappel,West Central Nebraska Development District, Ogallala, NE, 308.345.5123, lorry_cappel@yahoo.com
Carlholm, Leslie,City of Imperial, Imperial, NE, 308.882.4368, lesliec@imperial.ne.com
Gregg Christensen,Nebraska Department of Education, Lincoln, NE, 402.471.4337, gregg.christensen@nde.ne.gov , www.nde.state.ne.us/entreped/
Jim Crandall,University of Nebraska, Center for Applied Rural Innovation, Outreach Development Center, Holdrege, NE, 308.995.3889, crandall3@unl.edu , www.cari.unl.edu
Deborah Drbal,USDA Rural Development, Lincoln, NE, 402.437.5558, Deborah.drbal@ne.usda.gov
Adriana Dungan,Center for Rural Affairs Rural Enterprise Assistance Project, South Sioux City, 402.494.1013, adungan@msn.com , www.cfra.org/reap
Neal Ely,Ely Farms, Grafton, NE, 402.282.7367, elyfarms@windstream.net
Oscar Erives,Buenos Dias Nebraska Newspaper, Grand Island, NE, 308.227.2760, oscar@buenosdiasnebraska.com
Ryan Fleischmann,4F Farms, Tekamah, NE, 402.374.2634, rkfleischman@gmail.com
Garret Fleischmann,4F Farms, Tekamah, NE, 402.374.2634, rkfleischman@gmail.com
Wyatt Fraas,Center for Rural Affairs, Hartington, NE, 402.254.6893, wyattf@cfra.org , www.cfra.org
Randal Gunn,South Central Nebraska Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D), Doniphan, NE, 800.845.6678, randal.gunn@ne.usda.gov
Dennis Hall,Nebraska Public Power District, Columbus, NE, 800.282.6773, dghall@nppd.com , www.nppd.com
Connie Harvey,EFFICIENCY COUNTS, Hastings, NE, 308.340.7584, crh@efficiencycounts.com , www.efficiencycounts.com
Wade Hiker,Columbus Lakeview High School, Columbus, NE, 402.564.8519
Sharon Hueftle,South Central Economic Development District, Holdrege, NE, 308.995.3190, sharonh@scedd.us
LeRoy Jons,Loup Basin RC & D, Ord, NE, 308.728.3393, clayton.jons@ne.usda.gov
Jan Jorgensen,Northeast Nebraska Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D), Plainview, NE, 402.582.4866, jan.jorgensen@ne.usda.gov , www.northeastrcd.org
Chuck Karpf,Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff, NE, 308.635.6714, karpfc@wncc.net
Karen Kollars,Nebraska Department of Tourism, Sydney, NE, 308.249.3220, Karen.kollars@ded.ne.gov
Loren Kucera,Nebraska Business Development Center, Wayne, NE, 402.375.7574, lokucer1@wsc.edu
Starr Lehl,Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Scottsbluff, NE, 308.632.1370, starr.lehl@ded.ne.gov
Deb Loseke,Columbus CVB, Columbus, NE, 402.564.2769, dloseke@megavision.com
Don Lucas,Swan’s Furniture, North Platte, NE, 308.532.3550, swansfurniture@alltel.net
Doris Lux,Central Community College – Columbus, Columbus, NE, 402.502.1242, dlux@cccneb.edu , www.ccneb.edu
Joy Marshall,Center for Rural Affairs, Omaha, NE, 402.614.5558, joym@cfra.org , www.cfra.org
Tim Mittan,Southeast Community College, Lincoln, NE, tmittan@southeast.edu , http://www.southeast.edu/discover/entrepreneur.asp
Rex Nelson,McCook Economic Development Corporation, McCook, NE, 308.345.1200 / 800.658.4123, medc@mccookne.org , www.mccookne.org
Kent Neumann,Nebraska Loess Hills Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D), Oakland, NE, 402.685.5175, kent.neumann@ne.usda.gov
Marie Powell, Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons, NE, 402.687.2100, mariep@cfra.org. www.cfra.org
Kris Rogge,Johnson, NE, 402.868.3305, krogge@galaxycable.net
Mary Anne Rouse,Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 402.551.3228, mbr614@cox.net
Juan Sandoval,BamkFirst, Norfolk, NE, 800.371.8005, juan.sandoval@bankfirstonline.com
Tony Smith,Aquinas High School, David City, NE, 402.367.3175, tony-smith@cdolinc.net
Carol Speicher,Nebraska Great Plains Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D), 402.367.0510, carol.speicher@ne.usda.gov
Greg Stahr,Nebraska Department of Education, Lincoln, NE, 402.471.0117, greg.stahr@nde.ne.gov
Kathie Starkweather,Center for Rural Affairs, MarketPlace Consultant, Lincoln, NE, 402.438.8496, kathies@cfra.org, www.cfra.org
Randy Vlasin,Future Force, Lincoln NE, 402.471.3104, randy.vlasin@ccpe.ne.gov
Travis Wenzel,Pfizer Animal Hospital, Hyannis NE, 302.280.0238, travis.wenzel@pfizer.com
Scott Willet, Nebraska Great Plains RC&D, David City, NE, 402.367.0510, scott.willet@ne.usda.gov
Steve Williams,Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Lincoln, NE, 800.426.6505, steve.williams@ded.ne.gov
Deborah Wilson,Small Business Administration, Omaha, NE, 402.221.7222, deborah.haycraft.wilson@sba.gov
TJ Zark,Mile Wide Media, Atkinson, NE, 402.925.2939, tj@littleplanet.com
Contact conference planner Joy Marshall for more information: 402.614.5558 or email joym@cfra.org
See you on February 27th!
The following Advisory Committee Members and their affiliated organizations or businesses are to be commended for their dedication toward the MarketPlace conference. Their support and expertise make this an outstanding event for Nebraska residents, building the state from within.
Linda Aerni, Community Internet Systems, Inc., Columbus, NE, 402.564.1194, lmaerni@megavision.com
Janell Anderson Ehrke, GROW Nebraska, Holbrook, NE, 888-GROWNEB (476.9632), janell@growneb.com , www.grownebraska.com
Kim Baliman, Kimball-Banner Co Chamber, Kimball, NE, 308.235.3782, kbccc@megavision.com , www.ci.kimball.ne.us
Marian Beethe, Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Lincoln, NE, 402.471.2525, mbeethe@agr.ne.gov
Dave Behle, Dawson Public Power, Kearney, NE, 308.234.3111, dbehle@dawsonpower.com
Monica Braun, Center for Rural Affairs Rural Enterprise Assistance Project, Seward NE, 402.643.2673, mbraun@windstream.net, www.cfra.org/reap
Amber Bridges, Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons, NE, 402.687.2100, amberb@cfra.org, www.cfra.org
Michael Brittenham,State Farm, Columbus, NE, 402.564.4300, michael.brittenham.le2@statefarm.com
Doug Campbell,Broken Bow Economic Development Corporation, Broken Bow, NE, 308.870.2959, econdev@kdsi.net
Lory Cappel,West Central Nebraska Development District, Ogallala, NE, 308.345.5123, lorry_cappel@yahoo.com
Carlholm, Leslie,City of Imperial, Imperial, NE, 308.882.4368, lesliec@imperial.ne.com
Gregg Christensen,Nebraska Department of Education, Lincoln, NE, 402.471.4337, gregg.christensen@nde.ne.gov , www.nde.state.ne.us/entreped/
Jim Crandall,University of Nebraska, Center for Applied Rural Innovation, Outreach Development Center, Holdrege, NE, 308.995.3889, crandall3@unl.edu , www.cari.unl.edu
Deborah Drbal,USDA Rural Development, Lincoln, NE, 402.437.5558, Deborah.drbal@ne.usda.gov
Adriana Dungan,Center for Rural Affairs Rural Enterprise Assistance Project, South Sioux City, 402.494.1013, adungan@msn.com , www.cfra.org/reap
Neal Ely,Ely Farms, Grafton, NE, 402.282.7367, elyfarms@windstream.net
Oscar Erives,Buenos Dias Nebraska Newspaper, Grand Island, NE, 308.227.2760, oscar@buenosdiasnebraska.com
Ryan Fleischmann,4F Farms, Tekamah, NE, 402.374.2634, rkfleischman@gmail.com
Garret Fleischmann,4F Farms, Tekamah, NE, 402.374.2634, rkfleischman@gmail.com
Wyatt Fraas,Center for Rural Affairs, Hartington, NE, 402.254.6893, wyattf@cfra.org , www.cfra.org
Randal Gunn,South Central Nebraska Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D), Doniphan, NE, 800.845.6678, randal.gunn@ne.usda.gov
Dennis Hall,Nebraska Public Power District, Columbus, NE, 800.282.6773, dghall@nppd.com , www.nppd.com
Connie Harvey,EFFICIENCY COUNTS, Hastings, NE, 308.340.7584, crh@efficiencycounts.com , www.efficiencycounts.com
Wade Hiker,Columbus Lakeview High School, Columbus, NE, 402.564.8519
Sharon Hueftle,South Central Economic Development District, Holdrege, NE, 308.995.3190, sharonh@scedd.us
LeRoy Jons,Loup Basin RC & D, Ord, NE, 308.728.3393, clayton.jons@ne.usda.gov
Jan Jorgensen,Northeast Nebraska Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D), Plainview, NE, 402.582.4866, jan.jorgensen@ne.usda.gov , www.northeastrcd.org
Chuck Karpf,Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff, NE, 308.635.6714, karpfc@wncc.net
Karen Kollars,Nebraska Department of Tourism, Sydney, NE, 308.249.3220, Karen.kollars@ded.ne.gov
Loren Kucera,Nebraska Business Development Center, Wayne, NE, 402.375.7574, lokucer1@wsc.edu
Starr Lehl,Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Scottsbluff, NE, 308.632.1370, starr.lehl@ded.ne.gov
Deb Loseke,Columbus CVB, Columbus, NE, 402.564.2769, dloseke@megavision.com
Don Lucas,Swan’s Furniture, North Platte, NE, 308.532.3550, swansfurniture@alltel.net
Doris Lux,Central Community College – Columbus, Columbus, NE, 402.502.1242, dlux@cccneb.edu , www.ccneb.edu
Joy Marshall,Center for Rural Affairs, Omaha, NE, 402.614.5558, joym@cfra.org , www.cfra.org
Tim Mittan,Southeast Community College, Lincoln, NE, tmittan@southeast.edu , http://www.southeast.edu/discover/entrepreneur.asp
Rex Nelson,McCook Economic Development Corporation, McCook, NE, 308.345.1200 / 800.658.4123, medc@mccookne.org , www.mccookne.org
Kent Neumann,Nebraska Loess Hills Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D), Oakland, NE, 402.685.5175, kent.neumann@ne.usda.gov
Marie Powell, Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons, NE, 402.687.2100, mariep@cfra.org. www.cfra.org
Kris Rogge,Johnson, NE, 402.868.3305, krogge@galaxycable.net
Mary Anne Rouse,Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 402.551.3228, mbr614@cox.net
Juan Sandoval,BamkFirst, Norfolk, NE, 800.371.8005, juan.sandoval@bankfirstonline.com
Tony Smith,Aquinas High School, David City, NE, 402.367.3175, tony-smith@cdolinc.net
Carol Speicher,Nebraska Great Plains Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D), 402.367.0510, carol.speicher@ne.usda.gov
Greg Stahr,Nebraska Department of Education, Lincoln, NE, 402.471.0117, greg.stahr@nde.ne.gov
Kathie Starkweather,Center for Rural Affairs, MarketPlace Consultant, Lincoln, NE, 402.438.8496, kathies@cfra.org, www.cfra.org
Randy Vlasin,Future Force, Lincoln NE, 402.471.3104, randy.vlasin@ccpe.ne.gov
Travis Wenzel,Pfizer Animal Hospital, Hyannis NE, 302.280.0238, travis.wenzel@pfizer.com
Scott Willet, Nebraska Great Plains RC&D, David City, NE, 402.367.0510, scott.willet@ne.usda.gov
Steve Williams,Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Lincoln, NE, 800.426.6505, steve.williams@ded.ne.gov
Deborah Wilson,Small Business Administration, Omaha, NE, 402.221.7222, deborah.haycraft.wilson@sba.gov
TJ Zark,Mile Wide Media, Atkinson, NE, 402.925.2939, tj@littleplanet.com
Contact conference planner Joy Marshall for more information: 402.614.5558 or email joym@cfra.org
See you on February 27th!
