ICAN Board of Directors
2023
Our Board of Directors embodies ICAN’s values and ideals both within their organizations and out in the community.
Our active, inspired Board of Directors combines their ICAN leadership knowledge with their vast experience, and the result is an accomplished team thoughtfully and strategically guiding our organization.
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Executive Officers
Chair
Marsha Graesser
WoodmenLife
Director, Human Resources – Talent Development & Culture
Vice Chair
Emily Blodgett
FNBO
Director, Change Management
Secretary
Jackie Pueppke
Baird Holm LLP
Partner
Treasurer
Kathy Tibke
Mutual of Omaha
VP of IT Financial Management
Members at Large
Michael Geary
CMG Holdings
President and Owner
Sharlyn Konfrst
Farm Credit Services of America
VP, Corporate Services
Joni Wheeler
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
EVP, Talent and Enterprise Solutions
Board
Jennifer Bradtmueller
Kiewit Corporation
Vice President, Environmental Program
Gina Cronican
Metropolitan Community College
Director of Employee Development
Linda Cunningham
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Associate Director, Human Resources
Shari Flowers
Methodist Health System
VP of Compliance
Kathy Heaney
HDR
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Minja Herian
Koley Jessen
Attorney
Kim Hess
Union Pacific Railroad
Assistant Vice President
Helen Hrdy
NRC Health
Chief Growth Officer
Dana Hullinger
Fiserv
Vice President, Technology
Eric Johnson
Conagra Brands
Vice President, Assistant Controller
Kristen Kampfe
Scoular
Accounting & Finance
Michelle Kempke Eppler, EdD
Bellevue University
Associate Vice President, Human Capital Lab
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Mayura Latenser
BMO
Bank Manager, Vice President
Colleen Maciejewski
Omaha Public Power Distict
Director of the Digital Transformation Management Office
Melissa Newton
Olsson Associates
EVP
Amber Phipps
Children’s Nebraska
VP, Operational Excellence
McKell Purnell
Omaha Public Power District
Vice President of Human Capital
Jennifer Richardson
Boys Town
Director of Organizational Compliance
Tracy Roe
Nebraska Public Media
Director of Corporate Support
Michael Rogers
Gilmore & Bell, P.C.
Attorney and Shareholder
Katherine Santana
55th Force Support Squadron, Offutt AFB
Department of Air Force Civilian, Employee Management Relations Specialist
Mellissa Smith
Physician’s Mutual
Senior Director of Program Delivery
Rayza Spaulding
Lincoln Financial Group
AVP, Chief of Staff & Planning
Workplace Solutions
Lindsey Spehn
Gallup
Director of Talent Development
Lisa Vandemark
CSG
Vice President, Solution Management
Ex Officio
Geil Browning, PhD
ICAN Co-Founder, Emergenetics International
Judy Haecker
Former ICAN Executive Director
Mary Frances Root
Former ICAN Executive Director