HISTORY OF BOARD MEMBERSHIP METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
**Denotes Board Members who are known to be deceased.
Historical data gathered from various sources including catalogs and Board of Governors meeting minutes.
Eastern Nebraska Technical Community College 1973
Harry Anderson Jr.
William Bailey
Ralph Den
Percy Flott
J. Don Johnson
John A. Johnson
Joe Krajicek
Philip Larson
Clarence Nelson
Gordon Schempp**
Wesley Turtscher
Omaha Technical Community College 1973-74
John Barnhart
Dorothy Beavers
D. Michael Blankenship
Mrs. Maurice Frank
Joseph Hart Jr.
Leo Hoffmann
R.F. Jenkins
Paul Kennedy
Richard O'Brien Jr.
Charles Peters
Tim Rouse
Frank "Fritz" Stanek
Metropolitan Technical Community College 1974-75
Ralph Crowl
Ann Kaldahl
Philip Larsen**
Clarence Nelson
Janet Petersen
Rev. Anthony Petrusic
Patrick Render
Gordon Schempp**
Rita Sheldon
Ruth Thomas
Carl Tyler
1975-76
Ralph Crowl
Ann Kaldahl
Philip Larsen**
Clarence Nelson
Janet Petersen
Rev. Anthony Petrusic
Patrick Render
Gordon Schempp**
Rita Sheldon
Ruth Thomas
Carl Tyler
1976-77
Ralph Crowl
Ann Kaldahl
Philip Larsen**
Clarence Nelson
Janet Petersen
Rev. Anthony Petrusic
Patrick Render
Gordon Schempp**
Rita Sheldon
Ruth Thomas
Carl Tyler
May 1977
Norman Bradshaw
Ernest Bryant
Don Chase
Robert Christie
Glenn Cunningham
Ann Kaldahl
W.T. O'Hanlon
Patrick Render
C.N. Robinson Jr.
Gordon Schempp**
Carl Tyler
January 1978
No new Board members
January 1979
William Hart
Richard Larsen (replaced Bradshaw and Bryant)
January 1980
Don Chase
Robert Christie
Glenn Cunningham
William Hart
Ann Kaldahl
Richard Larsen
William O'Hanlon
Patrick Render
C.N. Robinson
Gordon Schempp**
Carl Tyler
January 1981
Barney Barrett
Don Chase
Robert Christie
Glenn Cunningham
William Hart
David Jensen
Richard Larsen
Joan Patterson
John Powers
C.N. Robinson
Susanne Smith
January 1982
No new Board members
January 1983
Betty Barr**
Barney Barrett
Don Cunningham
Glenn Cunningham
Barbara Freeman
David Jensen
Ann Kaldahl
Joan Patterson
Kathleen Peterson
John Powers
Susanne Smith
July 1983
Patrick Haller (replaced Cunningham)
January 1984
Betty Barr**
Barney Barrett
Glenn Cunningham
Barbara Freeman
Patrick Haller
David Jensen
Ann Kaldahl
Joan Patterson
Kathleen Peterson
John Powers
Susanne Smith
February 1984
Bob McCallie (replaced Patterson)
April 1984
John Kellogg (replaced Powers)
January 1985
Betty Barr**
Richard Berkshire
Glenn Cunningham
Barbara Freeman
Patrick Haller
Ann Kaldahl
Paul Kennedy
Nancy O'Brien
Kathleen Peterson
John Powers
Gary Thompson
January 1986
No new Board members
January 1987
Dan Kelly
Bob McCallie (replaced Haller and Kaldahl)
May 1987
James L. Snyder (replaced McCallie)
Metropolitan Community College (name changed)
January 1988
Betty Barr**
Rick Berkshire
Glenn Cunningham
Barbara Freeman
Dan Kelly
Paul Kennedy
Nancy O'Brien
Kathleen Peterson
John Powers
James Snyder
Gary Thompson
February 1988
Robert O'Reilly (replaced Snyder)
October 1988
Homer Early (replaced Kelly)
January 1989
Betty Barr**
Glenn Cunningham
Homer Early
Barbara Freeman
Robert Hansen
David Jensen
Paul Kennedy
Nancy O'Brien
Robert O'Reilly
Kathleen Peterson
Tommy Thompson
January 1990 Minutes
No new Board members
January 1991
A. J. Alexander
Betty Barr**
Richard Berkshire
Robert Hansen
Dean Jenkins
David Jensen
Paul Kennedy
Robert O'Reilly
Julie Thomas
Tommy Thompson
David Wilken
January 1992
No new Board members
February 1992
William Swanson (replaced Jensen)
January 1993
A. J. Alexander
Betty Barr**
Richard Berkshire
Dean Jenkins
Paul Kennedy
Shelley Kiel
Donna Klopp
Robert O'Reilly
Julie Thomas
Tommy Thompson
David Wilken
September 1993
Lynda Thorpe (replaced Klopp)
January 1994
A. J. Alexander
Betty Barr**
Richard Berkshire
Dean Jenkins
Paul Kennedy
Shelley Kiel
Robert O'Reilly
Julie Thomas
Gary Thompson
Lynda Thorpe
David Wilken
April 1994
A. J. Alexander
Betty Barr**
Richard Berkshire
Dean Jenkins
Paul Kennedy
Shelley Kiel
Robert O'Reilly
Julie Thomas
Gary Thompson
Lynda Thorpe
David Wilken
January 1995
Betty Barr**
Aldona Doyle (replaced O'Reilly)
Robert Hansen (replaced Alexander)
Dean Jenkins
Don Jensen** (replaced Berkshire)
Paul Kennedy
Shelley Kiel
Tim Smith (replaced Wilken)
Julie Thomas
Gary Thompson
Lynda Thorpe
July 1995
Betty Barr**
Aldona Doyle
Robert Hansen
Dean Jenkins
Don Jensen**
Steve Jeschke (replaced Thomas)
Paul Kennedy
Shelley Kiel
Tim Smith
Gary Thompson
Lynda Thorpe
December 1995
Richard Berkshire (replaced Barr)
Aldona Doyle
Robert Hansen
Dean Jenkins
Don Jensen**
Steve Jeschke
Paul Kennedy
Shelley Kiel
Tim Smith
Gary Thompson
Lynda Thorpe
October 1996
Richard Berkshire
Aldona Doyle
Robert Hansen
Dean Jenkins
Steve Jeschke
Paul Kennedy
Shelley Kiel
Clifford Perry (replaced Jensen)
Tim Smith
Gary Thompson
Lynda Thorpe
January 1997
Richard Berkshire
Aldona Doyle
Robert Hansen
Dean Jenkins
Steve Jeschke
Paul Kennedy
Clifford Perry
Tim Potter (replaced Shelley Kiel)
Tim Smith
Gary Thompson
Lynda Thorpe
May 1998
Richard Berkshire
Aldona Doyle
Robert Hansen
Dean Jenkins
Paul Kennedy
Clifford Perry
Tim Potter
Monte Schatz (replaced Jeschke)
Tim Smith
Gary Thompson
Lynda Thorpe
January 1999
Mary Barrett (replaced Hansen)
Aldona Doyle
Ron Hug (replaced Schatz)
Dean Jenkins
Mike Kennedy (replaced Perry)
Paul Kennedy
Tim Potter
Tim Smith
Gary Thompson
Lynda Thorpe
Don Wagner** (replaced Berkshire)
September 1999
Mary Barrett
Aldona Doyle
Ron Hug
Mike Kennedy
Dean Jenkins
Tim Potter
Chris Rodgers (replaced Kennedy)
Tim Smith
Gary Thompson
Lynda Thorpe
Don Wagner**
August 2000
Mary Barrett resigned
September 2000
Aldona Doyle
Ron Hug
Mike Kennedy
Dean Jenkins
Gary Kiel (replaced Barrett)
Tim Potter
Chris Rodgers
Tim Smith
Gary Thompson
Lynda Thorpe
Don Wagner**
November 2000
Aldona Doyle resigned
December 2000
Ron Hug
Mike Kennedy
Dean Jenkins
Gary Kiel
Tim Potter
Chris Rodgers
Tim Smith
Gary Thompson
Lynda Thorpe
Maria Vazquez (replaced Doyle)
Don Wagner**
January 2001
John Corrigan
Diane Donelson
Ron Hug
Mike Kennedy
Gary Kiel
Patrick Leahy
Chris Rodgers
Tim Smith
Lynda Thorpe
Maria Vazquez
Don Wagner**
February 7, 2001
Lynda Thorpe resigned
February 2001
John Corrigan
Diane Donelson
Ron Hug
Mike Kennedy
Gary Kiel
Patrick Leahy
Chris Rodgers
Tim Smith
Maria Vazquez
Don Wagner**
Frank Wellenstein (replaced Thorpe)
October 2002
Tim Smith resigned
Special Board meeting November 14, 2002
John Corrigan
Diane Donelson
Ron Hug
Gary Kiel
Patrick Leahy
Dave Newell** (elected—seated early; replaced Smith)
Tim Potter (elected—seated early; replaced Kennedy)
Chris Rodgers
Maria Vazquez
Don Wagner**
Frank Wellenstein
January 2003
John Corrigan
Diane Donelson
Ron Hug
Gary Kiel
Patrick Leahy
Kyle Long (elected/replaced Vasquez)
Dave Newell**
Tim Potter
Chris Rodgers
Don Wagner**
Frank Wellenstein
January 2005
Fred Conley (elected/replaced Rodgers)
John Corrigan
Diane Donelson
Ron Hug
Gary Kiel
Patrick Leahy
Kyle Long
Jim Nekuda (elected/replaced Wellenstein)
Dave Newell**
Tim Potter
Don Wagner**
June 2005
Kyle Long resigned
July 2005
Fred Conley
John Corrigan
Diane Donelson
Ron Hug
Gary Kiel
Patrick Leahy
Jim Nekuda
Dave Newell**
Tim Potter
Fred Uhe (replaced Long)
Don Wagner**
January 2006
Fred Conley
John Corrigan
Lisa Cuevas-Jorgensen (replaced
Donelson)
Beth Franksmann (replaced Wagner)
Ron Hug
Gary Kiel
Patrick Leahy
Jim Nekuda
Dave Newell**
Tim Potter
Fred Uhe
August 2006
Beth Franksmann resigned
September 2006
Fred Conley
John Corrigan
Lisa Cuevas-Jorgensen
Ron Hug
Gary Kiel
Patrick Leahy
Tim Lonergan (appointed/replaced Franksmann)
Jim Nekuda
Dave Newell**
Tim Potter
Fred Uhe
January 2007
Fred Conley
John Corrigan
Lisa Cuevas-Jorgensen
Steve Grabowski (elected/replaced Uhe)
Ron Hug
Patrick Leahy
Tim Lonergan
Jim Nekuda
Dave Newell**
Tim Potter
Crystal Rhoades (elected/replaced Kiel)
January 2009
Steve Brock (elected/replaced Cuevas-Jorgensen)
Fred Conley
Steve Grabowski
Ron Hug
Patrick Leahy
Tim Lonergan
Jim Nekuda
Dave Newell**
Tim Potter
Crystal Rhoades
Tony Sorrentino
(elected/replaced Corrigan)
January 2010
No new Board members
July 2010
Patrick Leahy resigned
August 2010
Linda McDermitt (appointed/replaced Leahy)
October 2010
Jim Nekuda resigned
November 2010
William Forsee (appointed/replaced Nekuda)
January 2011
Steve Brock
Fred Conley
William A. Forsee
Steve Grabowski
Ron Hug
Linda McDermitt
James Monahan (elected/replaced Lonergan)
David R. Newell**
Tim Potter
Crystal Rhoades
Tony Sorrentino
January 2012
Steve Brock
Fred Conley
William A. Forsee
Steve Grabowski
Ron Hug
Linda McDermitt
James Monahan
David R. Newell**
Tim Potter
Crystal Rhoades
Tony Sorrentino
January 2013
Steve Brock
Fred Conley
Tim Dempsey** (elected/replaced Sorrentino)
Steve Grabowski
Ron Hug
Linda McDermitt
James Monahan
Michelle Nekuda (elected/replaced Forsee)
David R. Newell**
Tim Potter
Crystal Rhoades
August 2013
Steve Brock (resigned 8/5/13)
Roger Garcia (appointed 8/27/13, replaced
Brock)
Linda McDermitt
January 2014
Fred Conley
Tim Dempsey**
Roger Garcia
Steve Grabowski
Ron Hug
Linda McDermitt
James Monahan
Michelle Nekuda
David R. Newell**
Tim Potter
Crystal Rhoades
January 2015
Brad Ashby
Fred Conley
Tim Dempsey**
Kara Eastman
Roger Garcia
Steve Grabowski
Ron Hug
Phillip Klein
Linda McDermitt
James Monahan
Michelle Nekuda
January 2016
Brad Ashby
Fred Conley
Tim Dempsey**
Kara Eastman
Roger Garcia
Steve Grabowski
Ron Hug
Phillip Klein
Linda McDermitt
James Monahan
Michelle Nekuda
September 29, 2016
Fred Conley (resigned)
November 19, 2016
Michael Young (elected/sworn in early by Bob Cannella/replaced Conley)
January 2017
Brad Ashby
Kara Eastman
Roger Garcia
Steve Grabowski
Ron Hug
Phillip Klein
Linda McDermitt
James Monahan
Michelle Nekuda
Michael Young (elected/replaced Conley 11/19/16)
February 2017
Brad Ashby
Kara Eastman
Roger Garcia
Steve Grabowski
Ron Hug
Phillip Klein
Linda McDermitt
James Monahan
Michelle Nekuda
David Pantos (appointed/replaced Dempsey 2/21/17)
Michael Young
January 2018
Brad Ashby
Kara Eastman
Roger Garcia
Steve Grabowski
Ron Hug
Phillip Klein
Linda McDermitt
James Monahan
Michelle Nekuda
David Pantos
Michael Young
January 2019
Erin Feichtinger
Roger Garcia
Steve Grabowski
Ron Hug
Phillip Klein
Linda McDermitt
Maureen K. Monahan
Angela Monegain**
Michelle Nekuda (resigned 6/15/19)
David Pantos
Michael Young
July 2019
Fred Uhe (appointed replaced Nekuda 7/23/19)
January 2020
Erin Feichtinger
Roger Garcia
Steve Grabowski
Ron Hug
Phillip Klein
Linda McDermitt
Maureen K. Monahan
Angela Monegain**
David Pantos
Fred Uhe
Michael Young
January 2021
Brad Ashby
Erin Feichtinger
Steve Grabowski
Adam Gotschall
Ron Hug
Phillip Klein
Linda McDermitt
Maureen Monahan, Chair
Angela Monegain**
Zach Reinhardt
Fred Uhe
January 2022
Brad Ashby
Erin Feichtinger
Steve Grabowski
Adam Gotschall
Ron Hug
Phillip Klein
Linda McDermitt
Maureen Monahan
Angela Monegain**
Zach Reinhardt
Fred Uhe, Chair
January 2023
Brad Ashby
Kristin DuPree
Adam Gotschall
Ron Hug (resigned 9/18/23)
Phillip Klein
Theresa Love-Hug
Linda McDermitt
Maureen Monahan
Zach Reinhardt
Fred Uhe, Chair
Tammy Wright
November 2023
Martha Bruckner (appointed replaced Hug 11/1/23)
January 2024
Brad Ashby
Martha Bruckner
Kristin DuPree
Adam Gotschall
Phillip Klein
Theresa Love-Hug
Linda McDermitt
Maureen Monahan, Chair
Zach Reinhardt
Fred Uhe
Tammy Wright
January 2025
Martha Bruckner
Kristin DuPree
Adam Gotschall (resigned July 24, 2025)
Phillip Klein
Theresa Love-Hug
Linda McDermitt
Maureen Monahan
Jessica Powell
Zach Reinhardt, Chair
Fred Uhe
Tammy Wright
September 2025
Ralph Kleinsmith (appointed replaced Gotschall 9/3/25)
January 2026
Martha Bruckner
Kristin DuPree
Phillip Klein
Ralph Kleinsmith
Theresa Love-Hug
Linda McDermitt
Maureen Monahan
Jessica Powell
Zach Reinhardt, Chair
Fred Uhe
Tammy Wright