2025 HEF OFFICERS
Kayla Barnes
PRESIDENT
Hormel Foods
900 S. Platte Ave.
Fremont, NE 68025
402-350-4731
Craig Casados
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Hospitality Education Foundation
2603 Superior St., Suite 101 #238
Lincoln, NE 68521
402-488-399
Jeremy Buthe
1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Performance Foodservice
6720 N. 9th Street
Omaha, NE 68112
712-435-0580
Alex Carney
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburger
4435 O St. Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68510
402-937-2174
Announcing Soon
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
HEF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mike Ewing
Cash-Wa Distributing
5905 West O Street
Lincoln, NE 68528
484-769-0481
Jane Stone
Nebraska Pork Producers
4019 N Commercial Ave.
Glitnere, NE 68841
402-849-8532
Bryce Ficken
Pepsi-Cola of Lincoln
1901 Windhoek Drive
Lincoln, NE 68512
402-423-7330 Ext.1184
Adam Wegner
Nebraska Beef Council
P.O. Box 2108
Kearney, NE 68848
308-236-7551
Dan Mooney
Restaurant Operations Consultant
6315 John J. Pershing Drive
Omaha, NE 68110
402-598-5717
Dustin Schmidt
US Foods
P.O. Box 1585
Hastings, NE 68902
402-984-1273
HEF ADVISORY BOARD
Jeff Gilliland
TriMark Hockenbergs
14063 Cornhusker Road
Omaha, NE 68138
402-609-5135
Michael Rhoades
Sysco
900 Kingbird Road
Lincoln, NE 68521
402-630-2954
Abby Hoch
Southeast Community College
8800 O Street
Lincoln, NE 68520
402-434-2524
Kristin Vest
LPS - Curriculum Coordinator
for Family & Consumer Sciences
P.O. Box 82889
Lincoln, NE 68501
402-436-1807
Hannah Liptac
Scottsbluff Public Schools
313 E 27th Street
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
308-631-0232
Miranda Bright
Nebraska Department of
Education
500 S 84th Street
Lincoln, NE 68510
402-937-5095
Brian O'Malley
Metro Community College
P.O. Box 3777
Omaha, NE 68103
402-515-2902
Jack Miller
Sysco
900 Kingbird Road
Lincoln, NE 68521
531-310-9225