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Kiran Ala – Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Lead, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Jessica Bailey – Provider Relationship Executive III, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Cami Beck-Miller – Quality Coordinator, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Darla Blevins – Community Health Worker, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Leah Bond –Director, Human Resources, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by Jay Warren-Teamer

 Janelle Bosan – Customer Service Manager, WoodmenLife
– Honored by Joclyn Moore

Amanda Bremer – Provider Reimbursment Administrator, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Janet Brunk – Sr Training & Documentation Specialist, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Stephen Condon – Enterprise Platform Strategy Leader, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by Jay Warren-Teamer

Chris Costello – Manager, Client Consulting, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Alex Covalt –HR Data Partner, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by Jay Warren-Teamer

Mr. Samuel Crawford – Retired Administrator, Omaha Public Schools
– Honored by Andrea Haynes

Tracy Crowell – Director HRBP & Talent Acquisition, WoodmenLife
– Honored by Marsha Graesser

Michael Curry – Training Specialist, Customer Service, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Kim Diggins – Supervisor, Life Safety, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Lance Dixon – Senior Vice President, Werner Enterprises | Mexico, Canada, and Temp Control Divisions
– Honored by Natalie N. Olsen

Melinda Duffy – Training & Documentation Specialist II, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Catrina Dunbar – Agile Project Manager, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by Jay Warren-Teamer

Paul Ferreris – Manager, Health & Business Analytics, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Shari Flowers – General Counsel and VP Compliance, Nebraska Methodist Health System
– Honored by Jen Anderson

Christian Gallardo – IT Compliance Program Manager, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by Jay Warren-Teamer

Karah Gardner – Senior Agile Project Manager, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Carol Geary – Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center
– Honored by Michael Geary

Jo Giles – Executive Director, Women’s Fund of Omaha
– Honored by Women’s Fund Staff

Kathy Gilreath – Partner, Aras
– Honored by Tracy Stuart

Elizabeth Gochenour – Training & Documentation Specialist II, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Dr. Jeffrey Gold – Chancellor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, EVP and Provost, NU System
– Honored by Aileen Warren

Nicholas Gray – Senior Software Engineer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Tanya Helfrich – Sr. Software Engineer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Michael Hemenway – VP CHRO, WoodmenLife
– Honored by Marsha Graesser

Allison Hicks – Training & Documentation Specialist II, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Brandi Hobbs – Manager, Customer Service II, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Darin H. – Senior Software Engineer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Wilbur Jenkins – Executive Vice President & COO, WoodmenLife
– Honored by Marsha Graesser

Pam Kurz – Group Underwriter III, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Robin Leaders – Clinical Pharmacist, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Miranda Mayer – Senior Training & Documentation Specialist, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Maria Mayorga – Supervisor, Group Billing & Stop Loss, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Jessica Maddox – Supervisor, Claims, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Shannon Melton – Chief Operating Officer, Ignite Nebraska
– Honored by Jay Warren-Teamer

Denise McCauley – CEO & President, WoodmenLife
– Honored by Marsha Graesser

Marcie Peterson – Director Clinical Operations, Children’s Nebraska
– Honored by Amber Phipps

Tracie Pettijohn – Supervisor, RFP & Inter-Plan, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Nancy Phipps – Inspiring Community Volunteer
– Honored by Amber Phipps

Paula B. Pittman – Vice President Human Resources, Methodist Health System
– Honored by Stephen L. Goeser

Michelle Pool – Claims Analyst, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Lindsay Ray – Customer Service Representative II, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Rana Schreiber – Chief of Staff, NRC Health
– Honored by Molly Murphy

Joshua Shapland – Sr. Enterprise Architect, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Jennifer Sharpe – Enterprise Product Owner III, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Ashlei Spivey – Executive Director, I Be Black Girl
– Honored by Jay Warren-Teamer

Jenni Stoll – Vice President Marketing, Methodist Health System
– Honored by Stephen L. Goeser

Sue Tatby – Senior Agile Project Manager, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Curtis Thompson – Service Engineer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Cody Townsley – Sr. Software Engineer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Aileen Warren – President & CEO, ICAN
– Honored by Jay Warren-Teamer and Alexandra Warren

Jessica (Jay) Warren-Teamer – Director Diversity and Inclusion, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by Thomas Warren, Sr. and Richard J. Webb

Alex Watts – Cloud Security Engineer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Joni Wheeler – EVP Talent and Enterprise Solutions, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by Jay Warren-Teamer

Laurie Willburn – Vice President Total Rewards & People Strategies, Children’s Nebraska
– Honored by Amber Phipps

Ada Wilson – VP of People Development and Culture, Nebraska Medicine
– Honored by Jay Warren-Teamer

Mardell A. Wilson, EdD, RDN – Provost, Creighton University
– Honored by Natalie N. Olsen

Brandy Wojtkiewicz – Manager, Claims, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Shasta Wragge – Omaha/Lincoln Market President / Plains Region SVP, BMO
– Honored by Aileen Warren

Katrina Wulf – Enrollment Services Specialist, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by Jay Warren-Teamer

Morgan Young – Senior Marketing Strategist, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by BCBSNE Leadership Team

Jon Aronson* – Former Dean of Men, Benson High School
– Honored by Hal Daub

Karen Authier
  – Honored by Shirley Siebler

Karen Baldwin – Founder of The Baldwin Group and Former ICAN Faculty Member
– Honored by Sally Anderson

Holli Bingham – SVP Renewal Management, Genesys Cloud Services, Inc.
– Honored by Leslie Stoltmann

Cathy Burrell – Retired, Southeast Warren Community Schools Teacher for 31 years
– Honored by Julie Lillig, Jodi Clendenen, Kate Rice & John Burrell

Dana Coonce – CHRO, Medical Solutions
– Honored by Liz Hall

Brenda Council – Community Volunteer & Former Elected Official
– Honored by Thomas Warren

Melissa Crawford – SVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Physicians Mutual
– Honored by Tim Reed

Art Crukshank* – Former Pastor, Benson Presbyterian Church
– Honored by Hal Daub

Kay Durfey – Council Bluffs Community School District
– Honored by Tabatha Durfey

Kathy English – Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
– Honored by Amber Rose Phipps

John W. Ewing Jr. – Douglas County Treasurer
– Honored by Eric L Ewing

Doug Glass – Retired, Union Pacific Railroad
– Honored by Lorraine Chang

Travis Gutierrez*
– Honored by sister, Stephanie Gutierrez

Susan Henricks – Retired, Former ICAN President & CEO
– Honored by Amy McLaughlin, Natalie Olsen and Tracy Stuart

Cecil Hicks – Director of Talent Development and Culture, Immanuel Communities
– Honored by Lisa Taylor-Jones

U.S. Senator Roman Hruska*
– Honored by Hal Daub

Dr. Cheryl Logan – Superintendent, Omaha Public Schools
– Honored by Aileen Warren

Linda Lovgren – Strategic Counsel, Emspace + Lovgren
– Honored by Ashley Rae Turner

JoAnn Martin* – Retired CEO, Ameritas
– Honored by Brian Hastings

Liz Mazzotta – CAO, Mutual of Omaha
– Honored by Aileen Warren

Pam Mortensen – WoodmenLife
– Honored by Marsha Graesser

Elizebeth Murphy – President, Emspace + Lovgren
– Honored by Lynn Stoller

Sara Olson – UNO
– Honored by BJ Reed

Melissa Page – Office Manager & Paralegal, Gourley Rehkemper & Lindholm PLC
– Honored by Kayla Zevenbergen

James M. Paxson* – Former President, Standard Chemical Manufacturing Company
– Honored by Hal Daub

Deb Schorr – District Director – U.S. Congressman Flood’s Office, Former Lancaster County Commissioner
– Honored by Allison Schorr Zach and Melissa Schorr

Martha Sedky* – Formerly Omaha Public Power District
– Honored by McKell Purnell

David L. Smalley – United States Army Reserve, Brigadier General
– Honored by Amber Rose Phipps

Naydia Smith – Vice President of North America & Division Lead at Everest Insurance
– Honored by Lisa Taylor-Jones

Roy Smith* – Former President of HP Smith Ford, Former Chamber President
– Honored by Hal Daub

Dr. Deborah Smith-Howell – University of Nebraska at Omaha
– Honored by Dr. Juan Casas

United States Federal Judge Lyle Strom*
  – Honored by Hal Daub

Lisa Taylor-Jones – Human Resources, Methodist Health System
– Honored by Kiara Taylor, Jasmine Brown & Jourdyn Jones

Gina Urbanski – Director of Operations, ReRuns “R” Fun
– Anonymous Donor

Aileen Warren – President & CEO, ICAN
– Honored by Jay Warren-Teamer, Alexandra Warren, Linda Cunningham, Mary Antanelis and Nicole Mitchell

Jay Warren-Teamer –  Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
– Honored by Alexandra Warren

Thomas H. Warren, Sr. – City of Omaha
– Honored by Kathy J. Trotter

Regent Barbara Weitz – University of Nebraska Board of Regents
– Honored by Dr. Joanne Li

Nancy Williams – No More Empty Pots
– Honored by Ashley Rae Turner

Gail Yanney – Burlington Capital
– Honored by Dele and Arike Davies

*This leader is being honored posthumously