2024 OFFICERS
Courtyard by Marriott
808 R St
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 904-4800
2nd VICE PRESIDENT
Josh Purcell
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Blake Barnes
Ohana Hospitality Group
PO Box 969
Grand Island, NE 68802
(308) 390-7607
PRESIDENT
Brent Lindner
1st VICE PRESIDENT
Aaron Stitt
Performance Foodservice- Omaha
6720 N 9th Street
Omaha, NE 68112
(402) 457-3770
Cell: (402) 680-7905
Bronco's Hamburgers
1123 S. 120th St
Omaha, NE 68144
(402)551-7477
2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Runza Restaurants
8800 Firethorn Lane Suite 300
Lincoln, NE 68520
(402) 423-2394
Cell: (402) 430-6156
Telesis, Inc.
729 Q Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 434-5630
Cell: (402) 432-2085
Cash-Wa Distributing
401 W. 4th Street
Kearney, NE 68845
800-652-0010 x7476
Cell: (308) 440-5624
Dale Bean
Jay Jarvis
Judy Daniell
Ricardo’s Mexican Restaurant
800 S. 13th Street
Norfolk, NE 68701
(402) 371-4340
Cell: (402) 841-9526
Linda Dennis
Holly Jones
Jack Miller
HEF President
Sysco-Lincoln
900 King Bird Road
Lincoln, NE 68521
(402) 423-1031
Cell: (531) 310-9225
Zach Navrkal
Sysco-Lincoln
900 King Bird Road
Lincoln, NE 68521
(402) 423-1031
Steve King
LinPepCo
1901 Windhoek Drive
Lincoln, NE 68512
(402) 420-8115
Kelli Pilkington
Embassy Suites Hotel
1040 P St
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 474-1111
Mitch Tempus
Fernando's Cafe & Cantina
380 N. 114th Street
Omaha, NE 68514
Cell: (402) 680-3977
Chuck Parker
Brandon Schuster
Lied Lodge &
Conference Center
2700 Sylvan Rd
Nebraska City, NE 68410
(402) 873-8733
Bryan Sullivan
2024 ADVISORS
UNL Executive Chef
530 N. 17th St
Lincoln, NE 68588
(402) 472-1731
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
Omaha, NE
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Wahadi Allen
Ajai
Ammachathram
Odyssey
521 West 2nd St. Hastings, NE 68901
(402) 469-4669
Chad Hartmann
Glenn Valley Foods
6824 J St.
Omaha, NE 68117
(402) 905-2706
Virgil Jackson
Nicole Jesse
LaCasa Pizzaria
4432 Leavenworth
Omaha, NE 68505
(402) 556-6464
Cell: (402) 660-7760
Brewsky's Food & Spirits
201 N. 8th St.
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 323-8800
FAX: (402) 323-8805
Brian Kitten
Jamey Hamburger
ProStart Coordinator
5100 N 27th Street,
Suite A-2 #238
Lincoln, NE 68521
(402) 440-7253
Skeeter Barnes
516 S. 2nd Ave
Kearney, NE 68845
Glyn Lacy
Ted Ryberg
Tony Young
Red Herring Concepts
301 N. 8th St.
Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 261-8849
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Michael Kosalka
Jennie Warren
Omaha Restaurant Association
4270 N. 139th Street
Omaha, NE 68164
(402) 493-4739