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Published by cramsey, 2020-06-26 19:28:09

InterCity Visit Agenda

InterCity Visit Agenda

INTER-CITYGUIDE BOOK
SEE, EXPERIENCE & EXPLORE

LEADERSHIPOMAHA, NEBRASKA!

WELCOME............................................. 2

S O U T H W E S T I N D I A N A C HDELEGATES.......................................... 3
TRIP AGENDA...................................... 6

OMAHA, NEBRASK A | JUNE 17 -SPEAKERS.............................................12

ILNETAEDRE-CRISTHY IP VISIT

SOUTHWEST INDIANA CHAMBER

OMAHA, NEBRASKA | JUNE 17 - 18, 2019

So, what makes a Leadership Visit

INTER-CITYsuccessful?
LEADERSHIP VISBENCHMARKING

It’s often said that seeing is believing, and that is certainly the case
with Leadership Visits. What programs, approaches, or initiatives do
you particularly hope to explore that might impact your work in our
region, your business directly, or the way we measure success locally?
COLLABORATING
Leadership Visits provide a level of collaboration that is second-to-

none. Without constant exchange of ideas with intent, the pace

of progress slows considerably. What connections among our

2019 delegation will jump-start your projects or initiatives, and improve

S O U T H W E S T I N D I A N A C H A M Bourcommunity?

INTER-CITY NETWORKING

OMAHA, NEBRASK A | JUNE 17 - 18, 20Our Leadership Visits are important door-openers. The agenda is

LEADERSHIP structured to help our delegates network with like-minded peers

VISIT to build relationships that benefit your own business as well as
our collective interests. Who do you need to meet during this trip

OMAHA, to achieve your goals? Invite those who are not in our scheduled
itinerary to the Monday evening reception.

NEBRASKA We have a full itinerary planned.

WELCOME SOME HIGHLIGHTS:
The University of Nebraska Medical School is a key partner with
the business community and chamber in delivering on economic
development.

The Southwest Indiana Chamber is proud to organize Omaha businesses have active partnerships with the United Way
this Inter-City Leadership Visit to Omaha, Nebraska/ and the Urban League to achieve measurable success in critical
Iowa. We chose Omaha because of its many similarities areas that position Omaha for greater prosperity.
to our region. It is a Bi-State heartland region that has
successfully harnessed its many unique geographic Insights on Omaha’s award-winning “We Don’t Coast” branding
assets into a unified economic region that is “on a role” in anyone’s campaign. It is a few years ahead of E is for Everyone.
book. In fact, Omaha is an aspirational city for Greater Evansville.
Its a city/region that is making great strides in many of the key What does the city do to prepare for the College World Series, and
economic indicators that we are tracking: population growth, how does it attract businesses and visitors?
employment and wage growth, educational attainment, overall
health index, and poverty. Likely, we will be benchmarking our Omaha is being recognized as one of the nation’s best Tech-worker
region against Omaha’s for years to come. cities: what they are doing to grow their talent pool?

The culture of community health inside and out.

Entrepreneurship: The best of the business start-up programs,
including a 12-step program that positions participants for capital
investment from a local bank, and my favorite: The Kitchen Council
for those entrepreneurs interested in starting a catering business or
restaurant.

While every community is unique, there is no doubt that I’m pleased you have chosen to participate in this leadership
successful regions depend on enlightened business commitment, visit to Omaha. Your experience and the knowledge you gain
high-performance local government leadership, strategic and during this trip will be invaluable in our efforts to increase the
transformational non-profits and individuals! Ultimately, each is quality of life in Southwest Indiana. Your leadership is key to our
critical. During these two days, you are investing in our region’s success, and we hope that this trip inspires you both individually
future, we’ll ask you to identify opportunities and insights that will and collaboratively to act boldly and decisively for the benefit of
help you in the various roles you serve in our region. Southwest Indiana.

Tara Barney
President & CEO
Southwest Indiana Chamber

MAYOR LLOYD WINNECKE

INTER-CITY Mayor,CityofEvansville,Indiana
Lloyd has served as the 34th Mayor of the
City of Evansville, Indiana since 2012. A
native of Evansville with a successful

LEADERSHIP VISITbusinessbackgroundinbanking
communications and news information,
Mayor Winnecke held numerous public
and private sector management positions
before he assumed the role as the city’s top
S O U T H W E S T I N D I A N A C H A M B E R2019
INTER-CITY executive official.
| JUNE 17 -
LOEMAADHEAR, SNHEBIPRASKA 18, [email protected]
812-549-9877

VISIT CHRISTINE KECK
OMAHA, Managing Director, Federal Government
NEBRASKA Affairs, CenterPoint Energy
Christine leads Federal advocacy and policy
DELEGATES engagement for CNP, enterprise wide,
covering the regulated gas and electric
utility operations which now encompass
8 states as well as the company’s non-
regulated subsidiaries which have a
nation-wide footprint. Christine is our
current Board Chair for the Chamber.

[email protected]
812-483-4434

DELEGATION LEADERSHIP RONALD ROMAIN
Chief Executive Officer,
TARA BARNEY United Companies
President & CEO,
Southwest Indiana Chamber Ron is Chief Executive Officer of United
Companies comprised of Professional
Tara works with 18 other staff members to Transportation, Inc., Romain Automotive
serve over 1,400 chamber members. She Group, and United Leasing & Finance.
has nearly 20 years of extensive chamber He is active in many civic and charitable
experience and in working on economic organizations including University of
and community development initiatives. Southern Indiana Board of Trustees and
Board of Visitors, Regency Commercial
[email protected] Associates Board of Managers, Koch
563-370-8078 Enterprises Board, St. Mary’s HR Committee,
Southwest Indiana Business Leaders Early Childhood
Roundtable, Signature School Foundation, and the Evansville
Regional Business Committee.

[email protected] | 812-483-8505

JOSH ARMSTRONG CURT BEGLE
President, Downtown Evansville President Health, Hygiene and Specialties
Economic Improvement District (EID) Division, Berry Global

The EID is the largest business Curt has been President of Berry’s Health,
improvement district in Indiana, Hygiene and Specialties Division since
containing 454 parcels in 110 city blocks. December 2018. He previously served
Josh guided the district formation process as President of Berry’s Engineered
by developing a formation committee, Materials Division from November 2014
through the owner petition process and to December 2018 and as President of
to its unanimous pass by the Evansville City Berry’s Rigid Closed Top Division from
Council in November 2017. December 2009 to November 2014.

[email protected] [email protected]
812-499-9173 812-459-2837

DR. STEVEN BECKER AUDRIE BURKETT
Director & Associate Dean, Vice President & COO,
Stone Family Center Economic Development Coalition of
for Health Sciences Southwest Indiana

Dr. Becker serves as the Associate Dean Audrie joined the Coalition in May of
and Director and Koch Professor at the 2015, bringing with her experience from
Stone Family Center for Health Sciences corporate, non-profit and academic
which opened in August 2018. He has worlds. She utilizes her skills in complex
been a practicing radiologist in the greater problem solving, project management and
Evansville area since 1986. He is also a creative thinking to coordinate the business
Professor of Clinical Radiology and Imaging of the Coalition.
Sciences and has instructed students at IUSM-
Evansville since 2001. [email protected]
812-319-2072
[email protected] | 812-459-8591
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AMY CANTERBURY NATE HAHN
President & CEO, United Way of Executive Director,
Southwestern Indiana Evansville Regional Airport

Amy has been President and CEO of the During Nate’s tenure as Evansville
United Way of Southwestern Indiana Regional Airport’s Director of Operations
since January 2016. She previously and Maintenance, he was recognized
worked at the American Red Cross and for his leadership in the airport’s runway
in the banking industry for 25 years, 17 of relocation project, which was completed
which were at Old National Bank. safely, under budget and one-year ahead
of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA)
[email protected] deadline. Nate was a driving force in EVV’s
812-457-6325 terminal modernization project and effective
January 1, 2019 Nate assumed his current role as
JILL CARPENTER EVV’s Executive Director.
Executive Director,
Community Foundation Alliance, Inc. [email protected] | 574-354-0187

Jill has served as Executive Director of the TIM HAYDEN
Community Foundation Alliance, Inc., Vice-President & COO,
since 2011. Comprised of a nine county Southwest Indiana Chamber
Community Foundation affiliates and two
supporting organizations, the Alliance Tim's duties as Vice-President and
holds more than 1,200 individual funds Chief of Operaions for the Southwest
and a total combined assets of nearly Indiana Chamber include membership
$100 million. investments, strategic direction
of the Chamber’s marketing and
jcarpenter@ communications initiatives, and all
communityfoundationalliance.org internal operations of the organization. Tim
812-459-9307 brings a wide and deep range of business,
marketing, sales, and operations experience
PAT CREECH to the Southwest Indiana Chamber, our
Executive Director & CEO diverse members and our community. Tim joined
Welborn Baptist Foundation the Southwest Indiana Chamber in 2017 following 27 years of
Pat is the Executive Director and CEO dedication to the Evansville Courier & Press.
of the Welborn Baptist Foundation,
the not-for-profit, private foundation [email protected] | 812-204-7279
created in 1999 from the sale of
Welborn Baptist Hospital to St. Mary’s ELLEN HORAN
Medical Center and from the additional President, Growth Alliance for Greater
assets of the hospital. The Foundation Evansville
funds programs with high community
Ellen is President of the Growth Alliance
impact in the critical focus areas of: Early for Greater Evansville; the local economic
Learning, Healthy Eating Active Living, Christ- development organization serving the
Centered Living, and Nonprofit Excellence. City of Evansville and Vanderburgh
[email protected] | 812-499-4991 County. In addition to business attraction
and retention, the Growth Alliance
SCOTT DOYLE manages Innovation Pointe, a certified
Executive Vice President of Natural Gas Tech park, incubator and Co-work space on
Distribution, CenterPoint Energy Main Street.

With nearly 25 years of utility industry [email protected]
experience, Scott is the Executive Vice 484-269-6623
President of Natural Gas Distribution for
CenterPoint Energy. He is responsible COURT KULL
for the company’s eight-state natural gas President, Greater Indiana Region,
operations utility footprint, natural gas Southern Market, Fifth Third Bank
supply, natural gas engineering and utility
operations support. Prior to assuming the position of market
president in January 2018, Court has
[email protected] worked in multiple markets for Fifth
713-444-5026 Third Bank including Evansville, St. Louis,
Indianapolis, Dayton, Ohio and Ft. Wayne.
ABBY ELPERS Court graduated from the University of
Marketing & Communications Manager, Evansville with a B.S. in Economics and
Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville worked for a national brokerage company
prior to joining Fifth Third Bank.
Abby assists the company in their mission
to drive and support economic and [email protected] | 812-430-7796
community development projects for
sustainable growth. With a passion ERIC MARVIN
for improving quality of place, recent President, Evansville Sports Corp
projects lead or supported by Abby
include: the attraction and launch of Eric is President of the Evansville Sports
UberX, crowdfunding over $30,0000 for Corporation (ESC), a nonprofit created
TED: Trolley of Evansville Districts, and the to enhance the area’s economy, image
expansion of Evansville’s first coworking space; and quality of life through the attraction,
Cowork Evansville. promotion and development of sporting
events. Since 2010 the ESC has attracted
[email protected] | 812-686-2320 numerous NCAA and Great Lakes Valley
Conference championships as well as PGA
4 2019 INTER-CITY VISIT Web.com championships.

[email protected]
812-375-4701

PETE PARADOSSI JIM SANDGREN
President, Evansville Regional Business President & CEO,
Committee (ERBC) Old National Bancorp

The ERBC is a leadership organization Jim serves as the President & Chief
representing many of the largest and Operating Officer and is a member of Old
most engaged businesses in Southwest National’s Executive Leadership Group.
Indiana represented by their CEO’s or Prior to his current role, he served as
senior members of their leadership team. Executive Vice President, Chief Banking
The ERBC uses its resources to advance Officer since 2014. He is the immediate
regional economic growth and prosperity past Board Chair for the Southwest Indiana
by advocating, collaborating and engaging Chamber.
on key initiatives and investments within the
region of Southwest Indiana. [email protected]
812-760-6186
[email protected]
812-431-3369 VICKI SCHMITT
Executive Assistant,
DAN PAROD Southwest Indiana Chamber
President, Southern Region Ascension
Indiana Vicki has been with the Southwest Indiana
Chamber since 2012. Besides providing
Dan joined Ascension Indiana in August support for the President & CEO of the
2016 as Chief Operating Officer for the Southwest Indiana, she assumes special
Southern Region and was appointed projects and events such as the InterCity
President in July 2017. Leadership Visits. She is the center point
Prior to joining Ascension Indiana, for the organization internally. Prior to
Dan served for 23 years in progressive joining the Chamber she worked in a similar
leadership roles including Senior Vice capacity at OneMain Financial, The Heart
President and Chief Operating Officer at Group and Deaconess Hospital.
Rockford Health System in Rockford, Illinois.
[email protected]
[email protected] 812-430-5940
812-262-3099
MIKE SCHOPMEYER
LYNN MILLER PEASE Partner, Kahn, Dees, Donovan,
Chief Executive Officer, & Kahn, LLP
Leadership Everyone
Mike has more than 30 years’ experience
As Chief Executive Officer of Leadership closing and resolving business,
Everyone since 2003, Lynn develops construction, environmental and real and
servant leaders to transform intellectual property deals and disputes;
communities, with the support of her and helping innumerable businesses
board of directors, staff, alumni, and retain, relocate, and expand their
volunteers. Lynn has more than 25 years operations in Southwest Indiana.
of experience in facilitation, leadership
development, civic engagement, and [email protected]
visioning for strategic action. 812-455-2439

[email protected] GREG WATHEN
812-589-3682 President & CEO, Economic Development
Coalition of Southwest Indiana
DR. JAMES PORTER
President, Deaconess Health System Greg has served as the President and CEO
of the Economic Development Coalition
James Porter, MD is president of Deaconess of Southwest Indiana since 2007. During
Health, the region’s leading health system. his tenure, he has helped garner over $2.8
Board certified in Internal Medicine & billion in investments, over 3,500 jobs
Pediatrics, Dr. Porter has over 17 years of and over $115 million in state and federal
health care management experience and grants for the region.
is a national leader in value and risk-based
care models. Headquartered in Evansville, [email protected]
Deaconess has providers and services in 812-549-5189
Southwest Indiana, Southeast Illinois and
travel notes
Western Kentucky and includes Deaconess DRESS CODE
Care Integration, one of the nation’s highest • Business casual. There will be some walking on both days.
performing Medicare ACO’s and the OneCare
Collaborative, a regional clinically integrated network. • Keep in mind that Tuesday you will not have time to change
clothes or footwear. Pick something comfortable, weather-
[email protected] | 812-480-0499 appropriate.

DR. RONALD ROCHON • If you wear a jacket for business meetings, it can be left on the
President, University of Southern Indiana bus. The driver will not leave the bus unattended.

Dr. Rochon became USI’s fourth president LUGGAGE
in July 2018, after eight years serving
USI as provost. During his tenure as • Make sure to secure luggage tags to your bags. Tags will be
marked for easy identification for the plane and hotel valet.
provost, he oversaw the revamping
of the University Core Curriculum • On Tuesday, leave luggage inside your room by the door. Valet
and UNIV 101 seminar course, led the will pick up luggage and place it in holding until loading on
establishment and approval of USI’s the bus that evening.
second doctoral program in education
leadership, advanced new opportunities 2019 INTER-CITY VISIT 5
and programs for undergraduate, graduate,
and online learning students, and fostered new
approaches to recruit students to campus and
developed programs to help them excel.

[email protected] | 608-385-8000

INTER-CITYMONDAY, JUNE 17, 2019
6:00 am Arrive | Tri-State Aero

LEADERSHIP VISIT 6101FlightlineDrive–Evansville,IN
6:30 am Depart Evansville

2019 T 8:00 am Arrive | Omaha Airport of

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VISIT

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AGENDA

9:00 am

Presentation & Q&A
Tour of iEXCEL Visualization Hub
Conference Room 5030

Michael A. Ash, MD, FACP NOTES:
Executive Vice President,
Chief Transformation Officer, Nebraska Medicine
Vice Chancellor, Information & Technology
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Robert D. Bartee, M.A.
Vice Chancellor for External Relations,
University of Nebraska Medical Center

H. Dele Davies
Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs and Dean for Graduate Studies,
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Douglas A. Ewald, MPA, CPA
Vice Chancellor for Business,
Finance & Business Development,
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nebraska at Omaha

Bill Glass
Director, iEXCEL Visualization Team,
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Brian Monaghan
Manager of Advanced Simulation Operations
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Benjamin Stobbe
Assistant Vice Chancellor,
Clinical Simulation, iEXCEL
University of Nebraska Medical Center

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10:30 am Board Bus & Depart | Embassy Suites NOTES:

Proceed to Conference Room, Big Blue AB

555 S. 10th Street, Omaha, NE | (402) 346-9000

10:45 am SESSION 1:

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Greater Omaha Chamber

11:30 am Lunch Served

Conference Room

12:45 pm Walk | Greater Omaha Chamber

808 Conagra Drive

Prosper Omaha 2.0

Building on Progress. Accelerating Toward Prosperity.

2019-2023

1:00 pm SESSION 2: 2:30 pm SESSION 3:

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Senior Director, Fund Development Kim Sellmeyer
Creative Director
Greater Omaha Chamber Greater Omaha Chamber

2:15 – 2:30 pm Break 3:30 – 4:00 pm Break

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NOTES:

4:00 pm SESSION 4:

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SOUTHWEST INDIANA CHAMBER

Making a DifferenceOMAHA, NEBRASKA | JUNE 17 - 18, 2019

Growing a Successful Talent Pipeline—
Young Professional Strategies

Angel Starks
Chief Experience Officer & Team Lead for Team Locale, Nebraska Realty
David Arnold
Vice President of Corporate Development, Buildertrend
Rebecca Martinez
Academic and Career Advisor, University of Nebraska Omaha
Lynn Schneider, Creative Strategist, Emspace + Lovgren
Andrew Prystai, Founder, Event Vesta

5:30 pm Board Bus & Depart THANK YOU
Greater Omaha Chamber
Greater Omaha Chamber
6:00 - 7:30 pm for providing our
amazing reception
Tale of Two River Cities venue!

Reception | Omaha Community Leaders fun fact
River’s Edge Pavilion Our caterer for tonight's reception is
MJER Help - a farm-to-table boutique caterer
4250 River’s Edge Parkway, Council Bluffs, IA 51501 who combines fresh, healthy, and delicious.
They are part of the Kitchen Council - an
6:15 pm Welcome - Christine Keck incubator for new caterers and entrepreneurs
Mayor Winnecke to introduce: that want to own a restaurant.

Mayors of Omaha & Council Bluffs

Closing - Tara Barney

Bob the Bridge

#ItHappensOnBob

7:30 pm Group to depart via the pedestrian bridge

The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge is a 3,000-foot footbridge across
the Missouri River between Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha,
Nebraska. It opened on September 28, 2008.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2019

6:00 am – 7:00 am Breakfast Buffet

Embassy Suites

Leave luggage inside your room by the door. Valet will pick up luggage
and place it in holding until loading on the bus that evening.

7:00 am

CHOICE OF ACTIVITY
• Peer-to-Peer Visits
• Board Ollie the Trolley –

An Introduction to Omaha Tour

9:00 am SESSION 1:

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SOUTHWEST INDIANA CHAMBER

OMAHA, NEBRASKA | JUNE 17 - 18, 2019

Jack Diesing, Jr. Anthony Holman
President, Managing Director,

College World Series NCAA

of Omaha

Learn about their successes and key strategies
to promote tourism and business attraction,
economic impact, how they use this annual
event to encourage business.

10:00 am – 10:15 am Break

NOTES:

10:15 am SESSION #2

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Knowledge"

Kali Baker
VP of Community
Investment

Matt Darling
VP of Donor Services

11:15 am Board Bus
Greater Omaha Chamber

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11:30 am SESSION 3: 12:45 pm

ILNOEETmAmEDRpaE-ClRhoISTayHY:eITPrshVLeISoICTviety Tech Barbara Weitz Community
Engagement Center
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Sarah Moylan
Senior Director of Talent
Greater Omaha Chamber
Bianca Harley
Manager – Community
Diversity & Inclusion
Greater Omaha Chamber

Box Lunch

Greater Omaha Chamber Office

NOTES:

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WELLCOM

Sarah Sjolie

Live Well Omaha



2:30 pm Break

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3:00 pm SESSION 5: 5:00 pm

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Start-upsSOUTHWEST INDIANA CHAMBER College World Series Game #8
TD Ameritrade Ballpark
OMAHA, NEBRASKA | JUNE 17 - 18, 2019
Game begins at 6:00 pm
TSC Synopsis: The Startup Collaborative is a Food/drink vouchers
pre-seed venture fund program of Greater Groundbreaking for the TD Ameritrade Park occurred on
Omaha Chamber. Our investment thesis is January 21, 2009, and then on June 8, 2009, it was an-
objective and black-and-white, creating a nounced that the TD Ameritrade, a company based in Oma-
level playing field for founders across all ha, would carry the naming rights for the new stadium.
demographics. We help founders quickly TD Ameritrade Park has a seating capacity of 24,000, with
validate product-market fit, establish the ability to expand to 35,000 spectators. The ballpark cost
prototypes the market wants and to align approximately $128 million.
their teams for growth. Since The Startup
Collaborative's inception, they have worked Walking Culinary Tasting Tour
with nearly 300 aspiring founders from the of Old Market
Greater Omaha area.

Erica Wassinger
Senior Director,
Entrepreneurship &
Innovation
Greater Omaha Chamber

4:15 pm Board Bus
Return/drop off

NOTES:

We will explore Omaha’s most historic food and entertain-
ment district. We will enjoy delicious food tastings from
some of the best local eateries while interweaving stories
of Old Omaha and hearing about Omaha’s rich history and
current culture. Discover a secret passageway and garden,
learn about local artists and view their art.

heading home

8:45 pm Pick up | Travel to Airport
10:00 pm Depart Omaha
11:30 pm Arrive in Evansville | Tri-State Aero

2019 INTER-CITY VISIT 11

INTER-CITY JeanStothert
LEADERSHIP VISITMayor,Omaha,Nebraska

Mayor Stothert is in her second term, following her re-
election in 2017. Her priorities are public safety,  managing
the city budget, job growth and economic development and
improving the taxpayer experience – so that every citizen

2019 receives excellent customer service when they interact with
city government.
S OINUTETRH-CWITEYS T I N D I A N A C H A M B E RDuring her first term, Mayor Stothert reduced the property tax rate
twice, increased the number of police officers to a record high level, increased
LOEMAADHEAR, SNHEBIPRASKA | JUNE 17 - 18, 2019the budget for street repair and maintenance, improved city services and
increased the city's population and tax base through annexation. In each
year of her administration, the city has reported a budget surplus.
VISIT Mayor Stothert is the first woman elected to the office of mayor. She

OMAHA, previously served four years on the Omaha City Council and three terms as a
Millard Board of Education Member, including three years as president. She

NEBRASKA believes in, transparent government and gets the most satisfaction from
helping people solve problems.

SPEAKERS David Arnold

David Brown Vice President of Corporate Development,
Buildertrend
President & CEO,
Greater Omaha Chamber David is the Vice President of Corporate Development
at Buildertrend, which provides the nation’s top project
David G. Brown is president and CEO of the Greater management software to the residential construction
Omaha Chamber, one of the largest, most highly industry. His previous experience includes roles in all
accredited chambers in the nation and the Association of three levels of government, a venture capital backed startup,
Chamber of Commerce Executives’ (ACCE) 2015 Chamber of the as well as serving as the Managing Director of an Omaha-based
Year. With a 5-star accreditation by the United States Chamber of Commerce, tech accelerator that invested in, consulted, and managed a portfolio
the Greater Omaha Chamber is in the top 1 percent of chambers nationally. of 7-10 new startups per year. Outside of work, David serves on various
Backed by more than 30 years of experience in economic development and boards including the Omaha Chamber’s Public Policy Council, 75 North
chamber administration, David serves the Chamber mission – to champion Revitalization Corporation, as well as the Nebraska College of Law’s Dean’s
a thriving business community and a prosperous region – with bold vision, Advisory Council.
comprehensive understanding and contagious enthusiasm. He, Chamber
staff and volunteers work in earnest on behalf of more than 3,000 member Michael A. Ash, MD, FACP
businesses, encouraging their success by advocating for a strong business
climate, creating opportunities for member visibility and business connections, Executive Vice President,
pursuing investment and jobs for the region, strengthening leaders and the Chief Transformation Officer,
community, and enhancing the region’s brand and image. Nebraska Medicine
Under David’s steady leadership, the Greater Omaha Economic Development Vice Chancellor, Information & Technology
Partnership has successfully landed more than 800 projects, representing in University of Nebraska Medical Center
excess of 39,500 jobs and more than $10 billion in capital investment since
2004. Dr. Michael Ash is the Executive Vice President and Chief
David began his career in organizational leadership in Michigan in 1983 as Transformation Officer at Nebraska Medicine and he serves as
president of the Monroe County Industrial Development Corporation and Vice Chancellor of Information and Technology at the University of Nebraska
director of the Port of Monroe. He served 10 years in Indiana at the Greater Medical Center. He oversees information technology, information security,
Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, first as vice president of economic quality, safety and clinical effectiveness. He also has responsibilities for
development and then as president. His next assignment took him to South marketing, patient experience, process improvement and telehealth.
Carolina where he was president and CEO of the Greater Greenville Chamber With more than twenty years of experience in health information technology,
of Commerce. David assumed his current role as president and CEO of the Dr. Ash has led the development of IT infrastructure and implementation of
Greater Omaha Chamber in October 2003. electronic health records in academic medical centers and health systems
David is a graduate of Dartmouth College with academic specialties in across the globe. His experience includes several positions with Cerner
industrial location and environmental studies. There he played on the 1978 including Chief Medical Officer and vice president for physician strategy and
Ivy League championship football team and was the recipient of the Earl P. innovation.
Hamilton Award. He has completed courses at the National Development Prior to joining Cerner, Dr. Ash worked as an internal medicine physician.
Council, the American Management Association, Bell Leadership Academy Dr. Ash graduated with a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy and went on to
and Gallup University. earn his medical degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He
In addition to his professional responsibilities, David contributes his time completed his internal medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine in
and expertise to numerous community service organizations including the Houston.
Ak-Sar-Ben Future Trust, Boys Scouts of America, College World Series of
Omaha, Greater Omaha Alliance for Business Ethics, Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, NOTES:
University of Nebraska at Omaha Entrepreneurship Advisory Board and the
U.S. Strategic Command Consultation Committee. Nationally, David serves
on the American Chamber of Commerce Board and is a member of the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100.

12 2019 INTER CITY VISIT

Kali Baker Matt Darling

Vice President of Community Investment, Vice President of Donor Services,
Omaha Community Foundation Omaha Community Foundation

Kali Baker, Vice President of Community Investment, Matt is currently the Vice President of Donor Services at
has worked at the Omaha Community Foundation the Omaha Community Foundation, where he focuses
since 2007. She leads the Foundation’s community on working with the many people who donate to the
investment strategy which includes the Foundations greater Omaha community through the foundation.
grant programs; Omaha Gives, a year-round online Darling helps further improve the services provided to the
giving site that has raised $49 million for over 1,000 non- donors served by the Omaha Community Foundation.
profits since it launched in 2013; and the Landscape, a community- Darling’s main responsibilities are to build relationships with new donors,
driven reflection of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area that includes 38 work closely with current donors and family foundations, and cultivate
community well-being indicators. Prior to the Foundation, Kali worked at relationships within the financial advising community. He maintains an in-
Kiewit Building Group and Borsheim’s Fine Jewelry. depth knowledge of all the tools used in giving and the benefits provided by
each. Darling works with the foundation staff to know the issues and needs
Robert D. Bartee, M.A. within our community and translate those needs to the people who wish to
donate. In doing this, Darling helps the foundation’s mission of promoting
Vice Chancellor for External Relations, philanthropy in our community.
University of Nebraska Medical Center Previous to employment at the Omaha Community Foundation, Darling
owned and operated several small businesses in the Omaha area, including
Robert Bartee, Vice Chancellor for External Relations, a co-ownership of Paramount Parking, Inc. He also served as chief financial
is responsible for government relations, public officer for Platinum Real Estate Group. A graduate of Hastings College,
relations and alumni relations at the University of Darling has been recognized for his involvement in the Omaha community
Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and the University as a Leadership Omaha graduate and Ten Outstanding Young Omahans
of Nebraska at Omaha. winner.
Bartee is a leader in designing strategies for public policy
advocacy, communications, and strategic advancement. He H. Dele Davies
lectures and speaks on topics such as Leadership in the 21st Century and
The Politics of Health. A 1969 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic
Bartee holds a masters degree from Syracuse University, Maxwell Graduate Affairs and Dean for Graduate Studies,
School of Public Affairs. Bartee is a recipient of the 2005 Marvin D. Swede University of Nebraska Medical Center
Johnson Achievement Award, jointly bestowed by four national associations
of higher education for lifetime achievement in governmental relations. H. Dele Davies is Senior Vice Chancellor for
Bartee was honored as the 2010 Nebraska Career Education Distinguished Academic Affairs and Dean for Graduate Studies at
Partner primarily for his role in developing the Health Sciences High School. the University of Nebraska Medical (UNMC) and an
He received the Nebraska Medical Association 2017 Friend of Medicine internationally recognized expert in pediatric infectious
Award. Most recently, Bob Bartee was invited to become a Board Member of diseases and community health. Davies holds MD and Masters
the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation and was appointed by the of Science in Epidemiology degrees from the University of Toronto, Canada
Governor to the History Nebraska Board of Trustees. and Masters of Science in Health Care Management from the Harvard School
of Public Health. Davies has also served on many national advisory and
Mikaela Borecky society committees including a recent appointment as a member (2018-
2021) of the National Preparedness and Response Science Board (NPRSB) by
Senior Director - Fund Development, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Greater Omaha Chamber
John D. “Jack” Diesing Jr.
Mikaela Borecky is the Senior Director, Fund
Development at the Greater Omaha Chamber. Chairman & President,
Mikaela attended the University of Nebraska and College World Series of Omaha
earned her degree in Broadcast Journalism. Mikaela
started her career in fundraising in 2002. She has been Jack currently services as the Chairman and
the Director of Pacific Pals, Omaha NE, Director of Big President of the College World Series Organization,
Brothers Big Sisters, Norman OK and Director Affinity Groups a non-profit organization and local organizing
with United Way of the Midlands. She is passionate about her community committee for the annual NCAA Men’s College World
as a founding board member of the Lincoln and Lancaster County Boys and Series.
Girls Club, Past President of the Junior League and a member for over 10+ For the past 30 years Jack has been civically involved
years, Chapter Advisor for Alpha Phi sorority and a member for the Children’s with the College World Series Organization. In addition, he has served for
Hospital Wine, Women and Shoes Committee and currently serves as a board the past 25 years as a board member for the Greater Omaha Chamber of
member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Commerce, and numerous other civic boards; i.e. Junior Achievement,
Metropolitan Omaha Convention Sports & Entertainment, and the Omaha
NOTES: Sports Commission.
Jack was recognized for his service with the 2018 Omaha Metropolitan
Tourism Hero Award, in 2015 for the Creighton Preparatory High School
Athletic Hall of Fame, as the 2010 Omaha Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, and
many more over the years.
He was employed with the Aon Risk Services for 27 years before retiring in
2017. For the last 10 years of his employment he served as the Chairman/
Managing Director.
Jack received a B.S. degree in Engineering and a minor in Mathematics from
the United States Naval Academy and served his country in the U.S. Navy for
four years after graduation.

2019 INTER-CITY VISIT 13

Douglas A. Ewald, MPA, CPA Anthony Holman

Vice Chancellor for Business, Finance Managing Director, NCAA
& Business Development,
University of Nebraska Medical Center In his current role as Managing Director of
University of Nebraska at Omaha Championships and Alliances, Operations, Playing
Rules and Officiating at the NCAA, Anthony Holman
Doug Ewald was named vice chancellor for business, is responsible for setting the strategic direction
finance and business development in August 2018. for 14 NCAA Championships including the College
As vice chancellor, he oversees all budget, finance, World Series, FCS Football, and Wrestling. Anthony has
operational and administrative services, as well as all business global oversight for playing rules and officiating of all 90
development activities, in support of the chancellor. Ewald holds the same NCAA Championships.
position at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and, in total, oversees 600 Anthony has been with the NCAA for ten years, serving his entire tenure with
employees across the two campuses. the championships and alliances group. Prior to joining the NCAA, Anthony
Ewald has more than 30 years of experience in Nebraska’s private and worked in professional sports for five years, including the NBA. He is the
public sector overseeing finance and accounting responsibilities. His most former executive director of the Quad Cities Sports Committee and spent
public role involved serving as Nebraska’s Tax Commissioner under Gov. 9 years with the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). During his tenure
Dave Heinemann from 2006 to 2013. In this position, he restructured the with the IHSA, Anthony was a member of the National Federation of State
department into a more customer-responsive agency and successfully High School Associations Baseball Committee. Anthony has been active in
promoted the use of electronic tax-return filing, making Nebraska one of the Olympic movement, serving on the board for both USA Swimming and
the first states to do so. USA Wrestling. A former basketball student-athlete at Augustana College,
Anthony received his B.A. in Political Science and Economics. He has an
Bill Glass M.S.S. in Sport Management, MSL and an M.B.A.
Anthony enjoys coaching his kids’ sports teams, playing golf, and spending
Director, iEXCEL Visualization Team, time with friends and family.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Rebecca Martinez
Bill brings expertise in creating clinical education
materials using the latest in visualization including Academic & Career Advisor,
virtual and augmented reality. He has worked with University of Nebraska Omaha
several healthcare and simulation companies to help
produce educational and training content. He holds a Rebecca Martinez: Rebecca is a young professional
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a Master’s in Medical born and raised in south Omaha, Nebraska. Her
Illustration. Bill is the Director of the iEXCEL Visualization Team. personal and professional interests include higher
education, fostering youth, mentoring and community
Bianca Harley service. Rebecca serves as an Academic and Career
Advisor for the University of Nebraska Omaha.
Manager – Talent, Community Diversity
& Inclusion, Greater Omaha Chamber Brian Monaghan

Bianca Harley brings a true passion for diversity Manager of Advanced Simulation
and inclusion to her role as one of the Chamber’s Operations,
newest Talent Managers. Collaborative, resourceful University of Nebraska Medical Center
and results-driven, she is responsible for working
with business and community partners to grow Greater Brian Monaghan is the Manager of Advanced
Omaha by enhancing diversity and inclusion efforts. Simulation Operations. He has worked in emergency
Prior to joining the Chamber team, Bianca served for five+ years medical services (EMS) since 1990 and has been
as Career Development Director at the University of Nebraska Omaha’s licensed as a paramedic and an EMS-Instructor since
College of Business Administration. She worked hand-in-hand with a variety 1993.  Brian’s field experience includes volunteer and career
of organizations and created UNO CBA Dive In (Diversity and Inclusion), roles in rural, urban, and hospital settings.
a division focusing specifically on the development and recruitment of Brian’s work has also focused on EMS education. Having taught initial and
diverse candidates, networking with Employee Resource Groups within local continuing education for various agencies and institutions of higher learning,
businesses, and celebrating diversity. he also served as the program chair/director of EMS education at a community
Bianca graduated from the University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL) in 2009 college. Prior to coming to UNMC, he was the Education and Training Manager
with a sociology degree. After working corporately in Washington, D.C., she for the Nebraska state EMS office.  He most recently has served as the Program
returned to Nebraska and UNL in 2011, channeling her passion for diversity Manager for Simulation in Motion – Nebraska (SIM-NE). Brian has earned
and inclusion into an Event Coordinator position with the University’s Jackie the following degrees: an Associate of Applied Science in EMS, an Associate
Gaughan Multicultural Center. There, she thrived on meeting the needs of of Arts, a Bachelor of Science in Adult Education, and a Master of Public
underrepresented populations by creating programming focused around Administration. 
personal development and diversity enhancement.
Bianca’s top 5 Gallup Strengths are individualization, responsibility, strategic, Sarah Moylan
belief and relator.
Senior Director of Talent,
NOTES: Greater Omaha Chamber

14 2019 INTER-CITY VISIT As the Chamber’s senior director of talent, Sarah is
responsible for understanding talent and workforce
needs in the Omaha metro, and with her team,
developing and executing a comprehensive strategy
to grow, recruit and retain a workforce that enables
companies to prosper. Sarah has been with the Chamber
since 2010. Prior to serving as senior director, she oversaw the Greater Omaha
Young Professionals program.

Theresa Nelson, M.A. Kim Sellmeyer

President & CEO, WELLCOM Creative Director,
Greater Omaha Chamber
Theresa Nelson, M.A. is the President and CEO of
WELLCOM, appointed to the role in January of Kim Sellmeyer, creative director at the Greater Omaha
2018 following her position as the Vice President Chamber, leads a dynamic marketing team that
of Operations and Member Services since June of is responsible for enhancing the region’s image
2016 when she joined the organization.  Theresa is and promoting the Greater Omaha area as the right
an alumnus of University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) choice for business and talent. Kim works on behalf
with a diverse background in worksite wellness and human of the Chamber’s 3,000 member companies and the six
resources. Early in her career, she was the Health Promotion county regional economic development partnership. She supports the
Director for the Department of Defense overseeing and consulting for 16 Chamber’s vision to be a catalyst organization that ensures Greater Omaha
Air Force bases’ wellness programs in Air Combat Command. Offutt Air Force is a vibrant place to do business, work and live. She counts among her
Base, where she presided, was a member of WELLCOM and Theresa was the proudest achievements the pivotal role she played bringing the creative
member delegate at that time. She then served as the Executive Director for community together to develop the We Don’t Coast brand for the region.
Sarpy Cass Department of Health providing oversite to the local public health A graduate of the Colorado Institute of Art and Bellevue University, Kim
and community initiatives throughout the two counties. Theresa was sought was named one of Midlands Business Journal’s 40 under 40 and is a Class
out by a government contracting company to manage a nationwide contract 34 graduate of the Greater Omaha Chamber’s Leadership Omaha program.
placing health promotion staff across the United States in each of the Health For 10 years, she served as the chairman of Methodist Hospital’s Express
and Wellness Centers of the Air Force. The work expanded to contract and Yourself Through the Arts program and is currently the host and organizer of
personnel management of multiple contracts in all branches of the service CreativeMornings/Omaha Chapter.
which included medical and referral management nursing, and marriage
and family therapy. Prior to joining the WELLCOM staff, Theresa spent several Sarah Sjolie, MPA
years working as a Director of Human Resources at two separate large
nonprofit organizations. Currently, Theresa is Special Faculty, Professor of CEO, Live Well Omaha
Practice for Creighton University’s Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
teaching a course in Research Methods and Program Design.  She also has Sarah Sjolie, MPA is the Chief Executive Officer of
been adjunct faculty for UNO’s Health, Physical Education and Recreation Live Well Omaha, a long-term community health
department for various times over the years. She has been involved with collaborative celebrating more than 20 years of
WELLCOM and a strong advocate for the organization throughout her improving the health of the Omaha metro. Live
professional career. Well Omaha leads the Accountable Health
Community, which is a movement that aims to do
Andrew Prystai business differently as a community by addressing the
root causes of health. The organization accomplishes this
Chair, Omaha YP Council, work by mobilizing key leaders to the impact the policies, systems and
Mayors Millennial Advisory Committee environments that ensure that all zip codes live to 75 years or more. Key
strategies within the movement include School as a Health Hub, and the
Andrew Prystai was born and raised in Omaha, and creation of a Regional Health Council and Health System Advisory. Sarah
shows his civic pride by staying heavily involved led hospital community benefit strategies and investments for CHI Health,
in the community as the Chair of the Omaha YP Omaha, NE and served in non-profit health care communication for more
Council and Mayors Millennial Advisory Committee. than eleven years.
Professionally, he is deep in startups and is currently Sarah earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a co-major in Biology
working full time on his new startup, Event Vesta. from Creighton University and a Master in Public Administration from the
University of Nebraska at Omaha. She is a Scholar of the UNMC Great Plains
Lynn Schneider Public Health Leadership Institute, MBJ 40 Under 40 recipient and is trained
to facilitate with the Technology of Participation®. She is an alumni member
Senior Graphic Designer, of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Council.
Emspace + Lovgren
Angel Starks
Lynn's goal is simply a dynasty of design excellence.
(Easy right?) She works as the senior graphic designer Chief Experience Officer & Team Lead for
at Emspace + Lovgren and is behind the concept of Team Locale, Nebraska Realty
its award-winning creative student outreach program,
Forge. For several years now, Lynn has offered her Angel is a proud native Omahan. As the Chief
strategic strengths to the Greater Omaha Chamber's YP Experience Officer and Team Lead for Team Locale
Council and YP Summit committees, and was an original 'We with Nebraska Realty, Angel leads the team of four
Don't Coast' Creative Taskforce member in 2015. in providing exceptional service to buyer and seller
clients in the Greater Omaha area. She enjoys working
NOTES: with individuals, especially first-time homebuyers/sellers,
and walking them through the process of purchasing or selling their homes.
She loves sharing the excitement of life events, and buying a home is usually
on a person’s bucket list. “Omaha is on the move, and I love showing people
that it’s a great place to live, work and play.” Angel was honored as the 2013
DEEB Realty Rookie of the Year and has received several industry awards and
honors every year since.
Angel is a member of the Omaha Area Board of REALTORS (OABR), the
Nebraska REALTORS Association, the National Association of REALTORS. She
serves on the OABR's Diversity and Education Committees, and is a member
of the Women's Council of REALTORS (WCR) and Young Professionals'
Network (YPN). She is currently serving as the 2018 President of the Women's
Council-Omaha Network, and will serve as the 2019 State Governor.

2019 INTER-CITY VISIT 15

Benjamin Stobbe From Omaha to
Evansville and
Assistant Vice Chancellor, back again...
Clinical Simulation, iEXCEL
University of Nebraska Medical Center BO L. GEBBIE

Mr. Stobbe’s responsibilities include the Vice President of Sales & Services
administrative, operational and fiscal management Evolving Solutions, Inc.
for UNMC clinical simulation centers, including the
oversight of the design, construction and equipping of Growing up in Omaha, I was able to see firsthand the passion
the Global Center for Advanced Interprofessional Learning, that the business and community leaders had for the city
iEXCEL’s physical entity. Mr. Stobbe also serves as a critical liaison between and its future. That passion and personal involvement
iEXCEL and Nebraska Medicine to identify and improve educational and has transformed Omaha over the past 20 years. From the
clinical outcomes through simulation training. creative public-private relationship that built the CHI Health
He previously served as the administrative director/business manager at Center (then called Qwest Center); to the development of
The University of Toledo Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center the city-owned Hilton Hotel (which has now entered into
(UT-IISC) and as a clinical instructor in the Colleges of Surgery and Nursing. a future lease-purchase agreement); to the resurgence of
Mr. Stobbe is a registered nurse with a master’s in business administration midtown Omaha, the transformation has been nothing
from the University of Phoenix. With his significant clinical background and short of amazing.
simulation center administration experience, Mr. Stobbe provides expert I have seen firsthand the expansion and development
business direction and unique simulation knowledge to contribute to the of several local colleges and universities; the explosion
transformation of education for health professionals. He is also skilled in of growth in several local medical facilities; and several
developing community, military and faculty support for the advancement of redevelopment projects take place that have transformed
simulation activities in the clinical setting. once blighted areas into wonderful live-work-play spaces.
I left Omaha in 1998 to attend college at the University
Matt Walsh of Evansville. When I first set foot on campus, it reminded
me of home. Great faculty, caring staff and a surrounding
Mayor, Council Bluffs, Nebraska community that supported both universities in town.
Slowly, but surely, I have seen several development projects
As a fourth-generation and lifelong Council Bluffs take hold in Evansville as well. The construction of the Ford
resident, Matt has been a very active member Center, the addition of several new restaurants and hotels,
in the Council Bluffs community his entire life. development on both the UE and USI campuses and a big
Matt received a bachelor’s degree in finance from focus on expanding quality healthcare, the similarities are
Creighton University. Mayor Walsh was first elected very similar to Omaha.
to the Council Bluffs City Council in 1995 and served During your trip to Omaha, I hope you see that the cities
for 18 years until he became mayor in January of 2014. are very similar. The business leaders care, and are investing
Matt and his wife, Barb, have two children, Erin and Jake, one their time, money and names behind the transformation.
granddaughter, Kaia and one grandson, Ezra. Both cities are focused on amateur sports tournaments and
events, which help generate millions of dollars in economic
Erica Wassinger impact. Both cities are looking far down the road, and not
just at the challenges of today. I travel to Evansville two to
Senior Director, Entrepreneurship three times each year for board meetings and events, and
& Innovation, Greater Omaha Chamber I cannot wait to see what the future looks like. Enjoy your
time in Omaha, and thank you for your partnership and
Before launching The Startup Collaborative, a
program of the Greater Omaha Chamber, Erica leadership!
Wassinger cofounded Omaha Startup Collaborative
(OSC). In the first 18 months, OSC became home to [email protected]
more than 70 startups and tech companies, created a 402-968-5005 (c) | 763-516-6542 (o) greater evansville
few hundred jobs, secured millions in venture funding, and linkedin.com/in/bogebbie | twitter.com/BoGebbie
inspired thousands of current and future entrepreneurs.
Her entrepreneurial insights have been quoted in publications like Forbes,
Inc. Magazine and NPR.
Wassinger hails from Dallas where she worked with top civic leaders on
pivotal public-private partnerships to change the trajectory of the city. Prior
to serving as cofounder of The Startup Collaborative, Erica worked with
a handpicked group of growth-seeking clients spanning the marketing,
technology and startup fields.

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