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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

Flagship Restaurant Group

14450 Eagle Run Dr Ste100

Omaha, NE 68116

(402) 498-9660

Mitch Tempus

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

Coca-Cola Bottling Co

5415 Dayton St

Omaha, NE 68117

(402) 731-5500

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

Digital Cashbox

4612 S 143rd St

Suite 200

Omaha, NE 68137

(866) 961-7366​

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

Walnut Media, USA

11717 Burt Street, #202

Omaha, NE 68154

(815) 451-7410

Josh Floyd

Skytab
Lincoln, NE 

(402) 610-4106

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