2025 OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Alex Carney
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburger.
4435 O St Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68510
(402) 937-2174
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Kayla Barnes
1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Hormel Foods
900 S Platte Ave,
Fremont, NE 68025
(402) 350-4731
Jeremy Buthe
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Performance Foodservice
6720 N 9th Street
Omaha, NE 68112
(712) 435-0580
PRESIDENT
Joel Priest
Hospitality Management Systems
6886 S 118th Street, Ste. 101
Omaha, NE 68137
(402) 861 -9660
VICE PRESIDENT
US Foods
6315 John J Pershing Drive
Lincoln, NE 68110
(402) 770-3420
Zoe Olson
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Hospitality Educational Foundation
5100 N 27th St. Suite A2 #238
Lincoln, NE 68521
402.488.3999
PRESIDENT
Joel Priest
Hospitality Management Systems
6886 S 118th Street, Ste. 101
Omaha, NE 68137
(402) 861 -9660
VICE PRESIDENT
US Foods
6315 John J Pershing Drive
Lincoln, NE 68110
(402) 770-3420
Zoe Olson
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Hospitality Educational Foundation
5100 N 27th St. Suite A2 #238
Lincoln, NE 68521
402.488.3999
PRESIDENT
Joel Priest
Hospitality Management Systems
6886 S 118th Street, Ste. 101
Omaha, NE 68137
(402) 861 -9660
VICE PRESIDENT
US Foods
6315 John J Pershing Drive
Lincoln, NE 68110
(402) 770-3420
Zoe Olson
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Hospitality Educational Foundation
5100 N 27th St. Suite A2 #238
Lincoln, NE 68521
402.488.3999
Jack Miller
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Sysco
900 Kingbird Rd,
Lincoln, NE 68521
(531) 310-9225
Craig Casados
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Hospitality Educational Foundation
5100 N 27th St. Suite A2 #238
Lincoln, NE 68521
(402) 488-3999
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mike Ewing
Cash-Wa Distributing
5905 West O St.
Lincoln, NE 68528
(484) 769-0481
Bryce Ficken
Pepsi-Cola of Lincoln
1901 Windhoek Dr.
Lincoln, NE 68512
(402) 423-7330 Ext 1184
Dan Mooney
Restaurant Operations Consultant
6315 John J. Pershing Drive
Omaha, NE 68110
(402) 598-5717
Dustin Schmidt
US Foods
PO Box 1585
Hastings, NE 68902
(402) 984-1273
Jane Stone
Nebraska Pork Producers
4019 N Commercial Ave.
Glitnere, NE 68841
(402) 849-8532
Adam Wegner
Nebraska Beef Council
PO Box 2108
Kearney, NE 68848
(308) 236-7551
ADVISORY BOARD
Jeff Gilliland
TriMark Hockenbergs
14063 Cornhusker Rd.,
Omaha, NE 68138
(402) 609-5135
Abby Hoch
Southeast Community College
8800 O Street
Lincoln, NE 68520
402-437-2524
Hannah Liptac
Scottsbluff Public Schools
313 E 27th
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
(308) 631-0232
Brian O'Malley
Metro Community College
PO Box 3777
Omaha, NE 68103
​(402) 515-2902
Sysco
900 Kingbird Rd
Lincoln, NE, US, 68521
(402)-630-2954
Michael Rhoades
Kristin Vest
Lincoln Public Schools - Curriculum Coordinator for Family & Consumer Sciences
PO Box 82889
Lincoln, NE 68501
(402) 436-1807
Miranda Bright
Nebraska Department of Education
(402) 937-5095