ACCELERATE NEBRASKA
BOARD ROSTER
Jeff Schmid, Board Chair, Omaha
Chairman/CEO of Mutual of Omaha Bank
Greg Adams, York
Executive Director of the Nebraska Community College Association and former Speaker of the Legislature
Dr. Ken Bird, Omaha
President/CEO of Avenue Scholars Foundation and former superintendent of Westside Community Schools
W. Todd Johnson, Omaha
Global Channel Leader of Entrepreneurship and Job Creation at Gallup
Catherine Lang, Omaha
Executive Director of the Nebraska Business Development Center and former Nebraska Commissioner of Labor and Director of Economic Development
Jeff Scherer, Beemer
Scherer Land & Cattle
Gloria Thesenvitz, Grand Island
Founder and President of Nova-Tech, Inc.
Kris Valentin, Executive Director
402.991.5532
Mike Alvano, President
402.991.5597