Janell Anderson-Ehrke – Chair

GROW Nebraska
CEO
(402)984-4260
lisa.tschauner@doane.edu

Lisa Tschauner – Past Chair

Doane University
Assistant Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship
​(402)984-4260
lisa.tschauner@doane.edu

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Jim Reiff – Chair of Award Committee

Nebraska Enterprise Fund
Executive Director
(402)685-5550
jimr@nebbiz.org

Marilyn Schlake – Treasurer & Chair of the Microgrant Committee & Co-Chair of Best Practices Summit 2023

University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Extension Educator
(402)472-4138
mschlake1@unl.edu

Scott Asmus – Secretary

University of Nebraska at Omaha / Nebraska Business Development Center
SourceLink Nebraska Network Builder
(402)554-6250
sasmus@unomaha.edu

Kim Preston – Member at Large

Center for Rural Affairs
Lending Services Director
(402)687.2100 x 1008
kimp@cfra.org

Therese Marzouk – Member at Large

Nebraska Department of Education
Workforce Partnership Specialist
(531) 289-0158
therese.marzouk@nebraska.gov

Jamie Bright – Co-Chair of Best Practices Summit

University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Extension Educator - Rural Prosperity Nebraska
(308)360-1263
jamie.bright@unl.edu​

Maggie Esch – Chair of Marketing and Communications

Entrepreneurship Center at Central Community College
Area Entrepreneurship Director
(402)461-2406
maggieesch@cccneb.edu