2025 OFFICERS
VICE PRESIDENT
Aaron Stitt
Courtyard by Marriott
808 R Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 904-4800
SECRETARY
Linda Dennis
Runza Restaurants
8800 Firethorn Lane
Suite 300
Lincoln, NE 68520
W: (402) 423-2394
M: (402) 430-6156
TREASURER
Blake Barnes
Bronco's Hamburgers
1123 S. 120th St
Omaha, NE 68144
(402)551-7477
Ohana Hospitality Group
PO Box 969
Grand Island, NE 68802
(308) 390-7607
PRESIDENT
Brent Lindner
2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Brandon Schuster
Lied Lodge &
Conference Center
2700 Sylvan Rd
Nebraska City, NE 68410
(402) 873-8733
Bryan Sullivan
Embassy Suites Hotel
1040 P St
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 474-1111
Chuck Parker
LinPepCo
1901 Windhoek Drive
Lincoln, NE 68512
(402) 420-8115
Jack Miller
HEF President
Sysco-Lincoln
900 King Bird Road
Lincoln, NE 68521
W: (402) 423-1031
M: (531) 310-9225
Jay Jarvis
Telesis, Inc.
729 Q Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
W: (402) 434-5630
M: (402) 432-2085
Judy Daniell
Ricardo's Mexican Restaurant
800 S. 13th Street
Norfolk, NE 68701
W: (402) 371-4340
M: (402) 841-9526
Kelli Pilkington
Mitch Tempus
Immediate Past
NEHA President
Fernando's Omaha
380 N. 114th Street
Omaha, NE 68514
M: (402) 680-3977
Nicole Jesse
LaCasa Pizzaria
4432 Leavenworth
Omaha, NE 68505
W: (402) 556-6464
M: (402) 660-7760
Steve King
Tony Young
Red Herring Concepts
301 N. 8th St.
Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 261-8849​​
Zach Navrkal
Sysco-Lincoln
900 King Bird Road
Lincoln, NE 68521
(402) 423-1031
2025 ADVISORS
Wahadi Allen
UNL Executive Chef
530 N. 17th St
Lincoln, NE 68588
(402) 472-1731
Ajai Ammachathram
UNL HRTM Professor
1700 N 35th St
Lincoln, NE 68503
(402) 472-3867
Jeremy Buthe
Performance Foodservice
6720 N. 9th St
Omaha, NE 68112
(712) 435-9580
Bill Dykema
Dykema Enterprises
5100 N. 27th St
Suite A2144
Lincoln, NE 68521
(402) 742-6741
Jeff Gilliland
Culinex
1802 1st Ave.
Fargo, ND 58103
(800) 437-4076
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Michael Kosalka
ProStart Coordinator
5100 N 27th Street,
Suite A-2 #238
Lincoln, NE 68521
(402) 440-7253
Chad Hartmann
Glenn Valley Foods
6824 J St.
Omaha, NE 68117
(402) 905-2706
Ted Ryberg
Jennie Warren
Omaha Restaurant Association
4270 N. 139th Street
Omaha, NE 68164
(402) 493-4739
Dwight Becker
Retired
Omaha, NE
(402) 682-2944
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Kory Madson
Restaurant Technologies
1501 NE Broadway Ave
Suite 16-18
Des Moines, IA 50313
(515) 416-2690
Brandon Mitzel
Premier Bank NE
16802 Burk Street
Omaha, NE 68118
(402) 715-4668
Doug Boyd
Josh Floyd
Skytab
Lincoln, NE
(402) 610-4106