The Board of Directors manages the corporate matters of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation. The geographical regions of the State of Nebraska are considered when directors are elected to ensure diverse representation.
The Board is comprised of 15 directors who are elected by the Foundation members and five directors appointed by the Nebraska State Bar Association's House of Delegates. Following the Foundation Bylaws, past presidents of the Foundation are ex-officio voting members of the Board. Additionally, three directors serve as ex-officio members because of their positions in the Nebraska State Bar Association: the president, the president-elect, and the Young Lawyers Section president.
The programs and activities of the Foundation are administered and implemented by the Foundation's executive director as determined by the Foundation's Board of Directors and its Executive Committee.
2023-2024 Officers
- President, Sharon R. Kresha, Omaha
- Vice President, Stephen S. Gealy, Lincoln
- Secretary, Michael T. Brogan, Norfolk
- Treasurer, Ronald F. Krause, Omaha
- Assistant Treasurer, Julie Shipman-Burns, Lincoln
Board Members
- Cathleen H. Allen, Grand Island
- Hon. Joseph F. Bataillon, Omaha
- Patricia J. Bramhall, Papillion
- Tracey L. Buettner, Norfolk
- Thomas B. Fischer, Omaha
- ♦Charles F. Gotch, Omaha
- ♦Steven E. Guenzel, Lincoln
- ♦Deryl F. Hamann, Omaha
- Stephanie R. Hupp, Lincoln
- ♦Kile W. Johnson, Lincoln
- Stephen W. Kay, North Platte
- Susan Ann Koenig, Omaha
- Jodie L. Haferbier McGill, Omaha
- Abigail M. Moland, Omaha
- ♦Robert D. Mullin, Jr, Omaha
- Kathryn A. Olson, Lincoln
- Jerald L. Ostdiek, Scottsbluff
- ♦Gary W. Radil, Omaha
- Danelle J. Smith, Winnebago
- Shaylene M. Smith, Crete
- Galen E. Stehlik, Grand Island
- Nancy A. Svoboda, Omaha
Ex-Officio Members
- Hon. Patricia A. Freeman, Papillion
- Hon. John M Gerrard, Lincoln
- Ellen G. Keiser, Omaha
♦Lifetime Board Members and Past Presidents