The Nonprofit Association of the Midlands (NAM), which represents more than 800 nonprofit organizations across Nebraska and Western Iowa, has announced its 2024 Board of Directors. The NAM Board of Directors provides leadership and strategic direction to ensure NAM continues to strengthen the collective voice, leadership and capacity of its growing base of nonprofit partners that work tirelessly to enrich the quality of life throughout the communities they serve.
Nominated to the NAM Board of Directors to serve their first term include Renee Fry, The Lozier Foundation; Keele Taylor, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce; and Sara Wilcox, Snow-Redfern Foundation, located in Alliance.
“Our diverse board has the crucial role of ensuring NAM’s programs and services are meeting the needs of nonprofits, and we look forward to welcoming three new board members and hearing the ideas they will bring to the table,” said NAM CEO Anne Hindery. “I’d also like to personally thank departing board member Jennifer Skala from Nebraska Children and Families Foundation for her faithful commitment to the NAM Board of Directors over the past several years.”
Nominated to the NAM Board of Director’s Executive Committee are:
• President: Victoria Grasso, The Cooper Foundation
• Past-President: Jaymes Sime, President, Child Saving Institute
• President-Elect: Marysz Rames, Wayne State College
• Secretary: Rob Trebilcock, Cox Communications
• Treasurer: Kristine Hull, Nebraska Appleseed
Returning board members include Nathaniel Cacy, State of Nebraska; Liz Codina, Peter Kiewit Foundation;
Osuman Issaka, The Simple Foundation; Gibril Mansaray, Signature Performance; Lucia Pedroza, Elevate Omaha; Karina Perez, Centro Hispano Comunitario de Nebraska; Bryan Schneider, D.A. Davidson & Co.; Rose Godinez, ACLU; Jasmine Harris, RISE; Shaun Ilahi, Kiewit Luminarium; and Tyler Irvine, Fontenelle Forest.