2026 NEHA OFFICERS
Aaron Stitt
PRESIDENT
Courtyard by Marriott
808 R Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-904-4800
Craig Casados
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Hospitality Education Foundation
2603 Superior St., Suite 101 #238
Lincoln, NE 68521
402-488-399
Announcing Soon
VICE PRESIDENT
Coming in January
Brent Linder
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Ohana Hospitality Group
P.O. Box 969
Grand Island, NE 68520
308-390-7607
Linda Dennis
SECRETARY
Runza Restaurants
8800 Firethorn Lane
Suite 300
Lincoln, NE 68520
W: 402-423-2394
M: 402-430-6156
Announcing Soon
TREASURER
Coming in January
NEHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Alex Carney
Immediate Past President - HEF
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburger
Lincoln, NE 68510
402-937-2174
Dwight Becker
Cibo Vino
1101 Jackson Street
Omaha, NE 68102
402-505-5322
Mitch Tempus
Fernando's Omaha
380 N. 114th Street
Omaha, NE 68514
402-680-3977
Zach Navrkal
Sysco-Lincoln
900 King Bird Road
Lincoln, NE 68521
402-423-1031
Brandon Schuster
Lied Lodge & Conference Center
2700 Sylvan Road
Nebraska City, NE 68410
402-873-8733
Jack Miller
Sysco-Lincoln
900 King Bird Road
Lincoln, NE 6521
W: 402-423-1031
M: 531-310-9225
Nicole Jesse
LaCasa Pizzaria
4432 Leavenworth
Omaha, NE 68505
W: 402-556-6464
M: 402-660-7760
Matt Brown
V. Mertz
1022 Howard St.
Omaha, NE 68102
402-345-8980
Bryan Sullivan
Embassy Suites Hotel
1040 P Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-474-1111
Julie Hansen
Walnut Media
11717 Burt Street #202
Omaha, NE 68154
815-451-7410
Steve King
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
5415 Dayton Street
Omaha, NE 68117
402-731-5500
Announcing Soon
Coming in January
Bryce Ficken
LinPepCo
1901 Windhoek Drive
Lincoln, NE 68512
402-423-7330 ext. 1184
Kelli Pilkington
Flagship Restaurant Group
14450 Eagle Run Dr. Suite 100
Omaha, NE 68116
402-498-9660
Tony Young
Red Herring Concepts
301 N. 8th Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-261-8849
Announcing Soon
Coming in January
NEHA ADVISORY COUNCIL
Ajai Ammachathram
UNL HRTM Professor
1700 N. 35th Street
Lincoln, NE 68503
402-472-3867
Jeff Gilliland
Singer Equipment
150 S Twin Valley Rd,
Elverson, PA 19520
402-321-4980
Ted Ryberg
Digital Cashbox
4612 S. 143rd Street, Suite 200
Omaha, NE 68137
866-961-7366
Bill Dykema
Dykema Enterprises
5100 N. 27th Street
Lincoln, NE 68521
402-742-6741
Jennie Warren
Omaha Restaurant Association
4270 N. 139th Street
Omaha, NE 68164
402-493-4739
Wahadi Allen
UNL Executive Chef
530 N. 17th Street
Lincoln, NE 68588
402-472-1731
Brandon Mitzel
Premier Bank NE
16802 Burk Street
Omaha, NE 68118
402-715-4668
Kory Madson
Restaurant Technologies
1501 NE Broadway Ave, Suite 16-18
Des Moines, IA 50313
515-416-2690
Announcing Soon
Coming in January
Chad Hartmann
Glenn Valley Foods
6824 J Street
Omaha, NE 68117
402-905-2706
Michael Kosalka
NEHA ProStart Coordinator
5100 N. 27th Street
Suite A-2 #238
Lincoln, NE 68521
402-440-7253
Announcing Soon
Coming in January