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Omaha Team

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Meet Our Team

Leadership Team

Melissa Robinson
Omaha
Interim Executive Director
Darrien Ford
Program Coordinator, College Access
Jaynaeh Gillaspie
Communications and Development Coordinator
Aminatu Issaka
Senior Director of College Access
Christina Jelinek
Senior Program Coordinator, College Access
Mallory Johnson
Senior Program Coordinator, College Success
Edgar Montoya
AmeriCorps Recruitment and Training Manager
Emily Wilber
Director of College Success
Jennifer Wolfe
Administrative Associate

Board Members

Lisa Lackovic
Chair
Architectural Representative, Endicott Clay Products
Mark Batt
Deputy County Attorney, Child Support Services Division, Sarpy County
Aaron G. Evans
Senior Director - Economic Development, Union Pacific Railroad
Jianqiang Hao, Ph.D.
SVP, Enterprise Data Management, FNBO
Aimee Johns
Vice President of Education/Community Engagement and Operations, Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum
Emiliano Lerda, J.D. LL.M.
Co-Founder and CEO, Elevator
Sham Odeh
Field Sales Market Manager - Nebraska/Iowa, Cox Communications
Andrew Rikli, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Papillion La Vista Community Schools
Gennean Scott
Chief Inclusion Officer, Meow Wolf

Champions

Meaghan Milburn
Chair
Senior Director for Student Services, College of Engineering, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Marco Antonio Ortiz
Vice Chair
Senior Finance Manager Supply Chain, Conagra Brands
Annabelle Abisset
Partnerships Coordinator, Kiewit Luminarium
Beth Kalal King
Community Volunteer
Juan Padilla
Director of Microbusiness Lending, Lending Link
Alex Wewel
Assistant Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Franchising, UNO
Mari Wiseman
Manager of HR Operations, CHI Health
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