2026 NEHA OFFICERS
Aaron Stitt
PRESIDENT
Courtyard by Marriott
808 R Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-904-4800
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Brent Linder
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Ohana Hospitality Group
P.O. Box 969​​
Grand Island, NE 68520
308-390-7607
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Bryan Sullivan
VICE PRESIDENT
Embassy Suites Hotel
1040 P Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-474-1111
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Nicole Jesse
SECRETARY
LaCasa Pizzeria
4432 Leavenworth
Omaha, NE 68505
W: 402-556-6464
M: 402-660-7760​
Brandon Mitzel
TREASURER
Premier Bank NE
16802 Burk Street
Omaha, NE 68118
402-715-4668​​​
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NEHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Brandon Schuster
Lied Lodge & Conference Center
2700 Sylvan Road
Nebraska City, NE 68410
402-873-8733
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Jazzi Vogelpohl
Amigo's - GMC
Growth Management Company
4200 S 14th St, Lincoln, NE 68502
402-488-8500
Kelly Knudson
Performance Foodservice - Omaha
6720 N. 9th Street​
Omaha, NE 68112​
402-580-1240​
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Mitch Tempus
Fernando's Omaha
380 N. 114th Street
Omaha, NE 68514
402-680-3977
Bryce Ficken
LinPepCo
1901 Windhoek Drive
Lincoln, NE 68512
402-423-7330 ext. 1184
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Julie Hansen
Walnut Media
11717 Burt Street #202
Omaha, NE 68154
815-451-7410
Kelli Pilkington
Flagship Restaurant Group
14450 Eagle Run Dr. Suite 100​
Omaha, NE 68116
402-498-9660
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Steve King
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
5415 Dayton Street
Omaha, NE 68117
402-731-5500
Chad Hartmann
Glenn Valley Foods
6824 J Street
Omaha, NE 68117
402-905-2706
Karla Gyenes
​Grand Island Casino
777 E. Fonner Park Road
Grand Island, NE 68802​
308-675-5600 ext. 51501​​
Kim Brown
Coming in February
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Tony Young
Red Herring Concepts
301 N. 8th Street, Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-261-8849
Jack Milller
Sysco - Lincoln
900 Kingbird Road
Lincoln, NE 68521
531-310-9225
Kayla Barnes
​Hormel Foods
900 S. Platte Avenue​
Fremont, NE 68025​​
402-350-4731
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Matt Brown
V. Mertz​
1022 Howard St.
Omaha, NE 68102​
402-345-8980​​
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Zach Navrkal
Sysco-Lincoln
900 King Bird Road
Lincoln, NE 68521
402-423-1031
NEHA ADVISORY COUNCIL
Ajai Ammachathram
UNL HRTM Professor
1700 N. 35th Street
Lincoln, NE 68503
402-472-3867
John Horvatinovich
Nebraska Hospitality Association
2603 Superior St., Suite 101 #238
Lincoln, NE 68521
571-899-2073
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
Kory Madson
​Restaurant Technologies
1501 NE Broadway Ave, Suite 16-18
Des Moines, IA 50313​
515-416-2690
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Wahadi Allen
UNL Executive Chef
530 N. 17th Street
Lincoln, NE 68588
402-472-1731
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Jeff Gilliland
Singer Equipment
150 S Twin Valley Rd,
Elverson, PA 19520
402-321-4980
Linda Dennis
Nebraska Hospitality Association
2603 Superior St., Suite 101 #238
Lincoln, NE 68521
402-488-399
Jennie Warren
​Omaha Restaurant Association
4270 N. 139th Street
Omaha, NE 68164​
402-493-4739​
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Michael Kosalka
NEHA ProStart Coordinator
5100 N. 27th Street, Suite A-2 #238
Lincoln, NE 68521
402-440-7253