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Board of Directors

The Omaha Community Foundation was created by a group of residents who wanted to make a positive investment in the community. Our leadership reflects that goal, with board members representing many different businesses, neighborhoods, backgrounds and interests—united in their commitment to making Omaha and Southwest Iowa a better place to live.

Meet the Board

Brandon Hamm, OCF Board Chair

Attorney, Koley Jessen, PC, LLO

Gail Graeve, OCF Vice Chair

Vice President of Social Impact, Mutual of Omaha

Micki Ambridge

Owner, Night & Day Professional Organizing

Mike Cassling

Chairman & CEO, CQuence Health Group

Jo Giles

Executive Director, Women's Fund of Omaha

Dan Houghton

Co-founder, Buildertrend

Farhan Khan

Founder and CEO, Heritage Communities

Brady Marlow

Senior Wealth Strategist, Carson Wealth

Matthew R. Mercer, CPA, Treasurer

Tax Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP

Jimmy Nolan

Vice President & Controller at Kiewit Corporation

Daniel Padilla

Co-Founder, Lending Link

Kari O’Neill Potts

Vice President & General Manager North America Irrigation & Tubing at Valmont Industries

Thomas R. Pansing, Jr., Legal Counsel

Pansing, Hogan, Ernst & Bachman LLP

Athena Ramos

Assistant Professor, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Bob Schlott

CEO & Owner of Warren Distribution

Todd D. Simon

Chairman & CEO, Omaha Steaks

Tara Slevin

Vice President of Development & Volunteer Services, Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital & Foundation

Jona Van Deun

Managing Partner, Prairie Coast Strategies

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You can help us strengthen our community, and we can help you make your giving more effective. Be a part of the good we’re growing by contributing to one of our funds or opening your own philanthropic fund.