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2024 OFFICERS

Courtyard by Marriott

808 R St

Lincoln, NE 68508

(402) 904-4800

2nd VICE PRESIDENT
Josh Purcell

SECRETARY-TREASURER
Blake Barnes

Ohana Hospitality Group

PO Box 969

Grand Island, NE 68802

(308) 390-7607

PRESIDENT
Brent Lindner

1st VICE PRESIDENT
Aaron Stitt

Performance Foodservice- Omaha

6720 N 9th Street

Omaha, NE 68112

(402) 457-3770

Cell: (402) 680-7905

Bronco's Hamburgers

1123 S. 120th St

Omaha, NE 68144

(402)551-7477

2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Runza Restaurants

8800 Firethorn Lane Suite 300

Lincoln, NE 68520

(402) 423-2394

Cell: (402) 430-6156

Telesis, Inc.

729 Q Street

Lincoln, NE 68508

(402) 434-5630

Cell: (402) 432-2085

Cash-Wa Distributing

401 W. 4th Street

Kearney, NE 68845

800-652-0010 x7476

Cell: (308) 440-5624

Dale Bean

Jay Jarvis

Judy Daniell

Ricardo’s Mexican Restaurant

800 S. 13th Street

Norfolk, NE 68701

(402) 371-4340

Cell: (402) 841-9526

Linda Dennis

Holly Jones
 

The Winery

741 N 98th St

Omaha, NE 68114

(402) 915-4141

Jack Miller

HEF President

Sysco-Lincoln

900 King Bird Road

Lincoln, NE 68521

(402) 423-1031

Cell: (531) 310-9225

Zach Navrkal

Sysco-Lincoln

900 King Bird Road

Lincoln, NE 68521

(402) 423-1031

Steve King

Coca-Cola Bottling Co

 5415 Dayton St

Omaha, NE 68117

(402) 915-4141

LinPepCo

1901 Windhoek Drive

Lincoln, NE 68512

(402) 420-8115

Kelli Pilkington

Flagship Restaurant Group

14450 Eagle Run Dr suite 100

Omaha, NE 68116

(402) 498-9660

Embassy Suites Hotel

1040 P St

Lincoln, NE 68508

(402) 474-1111

Mitch Tempus

Fernando's Cafe & Cantina

380 N. 114th Street

Omaha, NE 68514

Cell: (402) 680-3977

Chuck Parker
 

Brandon Schuster

Lied Lodge &

Conference Center

2700 Sylvan Rd

Nebraska City, NE 68410

(402) 873-8733

Bryan Sullivan

2024 ADVISORS

UNL Executive Chef

530 N. 17th St

Lincoln, NE 68588

(402) 472-1731

UNL HRTM Professor

1700 N 35th St

Lincoln, NE 68503

(402) 472-3867

Jeremy Buthe

Performance Foodservice

6720 N. 9th St

Omaha, NE 68112
(712) 435-9580

Bill Dykema
 

Dykema Enterprises

5100 N. 27th St

Suite A2144

Lincoln, NE 68521

(402) 742-6741

Jeff Gilliland

Culinex

Omaha, NE

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Wahadi Allen

Ajai
Ammachathram

Odyssey

521 West 2nd St. Hastings, NE 68901
(402) 469-4669

Chad Hartmann
 

Glenn Valley Foods

6824 J St.

Omaha, NE 68117
(402) 905-2706

Virgil Jackson
 

US Foods

6315 John J Pershing Dr

Omaha, NE 68110

(402) 457-5700

Nicole Jesse
 

LaCasa Pizzaria

4432 Leavenworth

Omaha, NE 68505

(402) 556-6464

Cell: (402) 660-7760

Brewsky's Food & Spirits

201 N. 8th St.

Lincoln, NE 68508

(402) 323-8800

FAX: (402) 323-8805

Brian Kitten

Jamey Hamburger
 

ProStart Coordinator

5100 N 27th Street,

Suite A-2 #238

Lincoln, NE 68521

(402) 440-7253

Skeeter Barnes

516 S. 2nd Ave

Kearney, NE 68845

Glyn Lacy
 

Ted Ryberg

Tony Young

Red Herring Concepts

301 N. 8th St.

Suite 100

Lincoln, NE 68508

(402) 261-8849

 

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Michael Kosalka

Digital Cashbox

4612 S 143rd St

Suite 200

Omaha, NE 68137

(866) 961-7366

 

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Jennie Warren

Omaha Restaurant Association
4270 N. 139th Street
Omaha, NE 68164
(402) 493-4739

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