Our Board
The Development Council for Buffalo County has a Board of Directors and ex-officio members that advise the Executive Director and staff. Voting board members represent valuable partners and investors, including the City of Kearney, the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce, Buffalo County Commissioners, and area business leaders.
The Development Council also has several ex-officio board members representing the Cities of Kearney, Gibbon, Ravenna, the Village of Elm Creek, the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce, the Kearney Redevelopment Authority, and the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Board Officers
Stan Clouse
Past Chairman
Mayor, City of Kearney
Board Members
Nathan Dorsey
Sr. Advisor, Community Banking
First National Bank of Omaha
Scott Ehmke
Representative
Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
Justin Gould
Sr. Operations Manager
Black Hills Energy
Bruce Kreutzer
Operations Manager
Parker Hannifin
Kelly Naslund
General Manager
Kearney Crete & Block
Amanda Polacek
Marketing Manager
Kearney Regional Medical Center
Brad Wegner
President
Midlands Contracting, Inc.
Ex-Officio Members
Jon Abegglen
Chairman
Kearney Community Redevelopment Authority
Doug Kristensen
Chancellor
University of Nebraska Kearney
Derek Rusher
President/CEO
Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
Brenda Jensen
Interim City Manager
City of Kearney
Matt Smallcomb
City Administrator
City of Gibbon
Fred Matejka
Mayor
City of Ravenna
Dusty Newton
Municipal Administrator
Village of Elm Creek