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Leadership Team
K.C. Belitz
Director
Joe Fox
Deputy Director of Business Development
& Programs
Joseph Lauber
Deputy Director of Operations /
Chief Legal Officer
Nebraska Department of Economic Development Office Locations
Lincoln Fallbrook
Office:
245 Fallbrook Blvd, Suite 002Lincoln, NE 68521
Omaha State
Office Building:
1313 Farnam St Ste 305
Omaha, NE 68102
North Omaha
Office:
5319 North 30th Street
Omaha, NE 68111
South Omaha/Metro Office:
2909 Edward Babe Gomez Ave,
Omaha, NE 68107
Administration & Operations
| K.C. Belitz | Director | 531-310-2833 | kc.belitz@nebraska.gov |
| Bruce M. Carden | Staff Attorney | 402-450-0406 | bruce.carden@nebraska.gov |
| Lori Cole | Administrative Assistant to the Director |
402-471-3746 | lori.a.cole@nebraska.gov |
| Joe Fox | Deputy Director of Business Development & Programs | 402-471-8604 | joe.fox@nebraska.gov |
| Joseph Lauber | Deputy Director of Operations / Chief Legal Officer |
402-471-3758 | joseph.lauber@nebraska.gov |
| Roberta Pinkerton | Special Projects | roberta.pinkerton@nebraska.gov |
Communications
| Kate Ellingson | Director of Marketing and Public Relations | 402-309-3310 | kate.ellingson@nebraska.gov |
| Renee Lanik | Graphic Designer | 402-310-5124 | renee.lanik@nebraska.gov |
| Justin Pinkerman | Executive Writer | 531-893-3057 | justin.pinkerman@nebraska.gov |
Financial Office
| Nikki Bentzinger | Federal Aid Administrator | 402-471-8613 | nikki.bentzinger@nebraska.gov |
| Rick Dey | Federal Aid Administrator | 402-416-1701 | richard.dey@nebraska.gov |
| Holly Hartman | Budget Officer | 402-471-3117 | holly.hartman@nebraska.gov |
| Joyce Klooster | Staff Assistant | 402-471-3987 | joyce.klooster@nebraska.gov |
| Amy Theilen | Federal Aid Administrator | 402-471-3998 | amy.theilen@nebraska.gov |
Business Development
Business Recruitment
| Cobus Block | Director of International and Business Recruitment | 402-480-5806 | cobus.block@nebraska.gov |
| Katie Kamper | Grant Funding Assistant | 402-471-3113 | kaitlin.kamper@nebraska.gov |
| Connor Lammel | Economic Development Consultant | 402-450-2716 | connor.lammel@nebraska.gov |
| Lorena Reichert | Business Project Manager | 402-314-6468 | lorena.reichert@nebraska.gov |
| Lauren Scholfield |
Economic Development Consultant | 402-318-2381 | lauren.scholfield@nebraska.gov |
Business Innovation
| Ben Kuspa | Business Innovation Manager | 402-613-8119 | ben.kuspa@nebraska.gov |
| Aidan Larsen | Business Innovation Consultant | 531-510-2888 | aidan.larsen@nebraska.gov |
| Anissa Rasmussen | Business Innovation Consultant | 402-471-7999 | anissa.rasmussen@nebraska.gov |
| Tyler Rogert | Business Innovation Consultant | 531-310-2709 | tyler.rogert@nebraska.gov |
| Laura Simonson |
Business Innovation Consultant | 531-510-7538 | laura.simonson@nebraska.gov |
Small Business Assistance
| Nisha Avey | Small Business Assistance Manager | 402-853-1391 | nisha.avey@nebraska.gov |
| Brad Kulwicki | Business Development Consultant II | 402-480-9380 | bradley.kulwicki@nebraska.gov |
| Nora Furr | Business Development Consultant II | nora.furr@nebraska.gov |
International Trade & Investment
| Cobus Block | Director of International and Business Recruitment | 402-480-5806 | cobus.block@nebraska.gov |
| Colby Angst | Export Development Consultant | 531-510-6407 | colby.angst@nebraska.gov |
| Benjamin Coleman | Economic Development Consultant | 402-471-4668 | benjamin.coleman@nebraska.gov |
Targeted Industries & Talent
| Rose Baker | Talent Team Manager | 402-471-1559 | rose.baker@nebraska.gov |
| Garrett Stolz | Talent Marketing and Film Office Manager | 402-471-4296 | garrett.stolz@nebraska.gov |
| Adam Weir | Economic Development Consultant | 531-310-7566 | adam.weir@nebraska.gov |
Compliance
| Audrey Sautter | Compliance Team Manager | 402-471-4667 | Audrey.sautter@nebraska.gov |
| Sophia Dunsmore | Internal Auditor | 531-310-4179 | sophia.dunsmore@nebraska.gov |
| Andray Fairley | Compliance Consultant II | 531-310-2272 | andray.fairley@nebraska.gov |
| John E. (Jack) Jensen |
Attorney III | 402-471-5982 | john.e.jensen@nebraska.gov |
| Ben Johnson |
Compliance Consultant II | 531-510-3856 | ben.johnson@nebraska.gov |
| Gregory Nohr | Compliance Consultant II | 402-560-0870 | Gregory.nohr@nebraska.gov |
| Sabrina Roland | Compliance Consultant II | 402-471-7410 | Sabrina.roland@nebraska.gov |
| Aaron Vo | External Auditor | 402-471-6710 | Aaron.vo@nebraska.gov |
Economic Recovery
| Javier Saldaña | Economic Recovery Division Administrator | 531-283-1589 | Javier.Saldana@nebraska.gov |
| Elizabeth Blanco Rodriguez |
Economic Development Manager | 402-983-0911 | Elizabeth.Blanco@nebraska.gov |
| Diamond Cook |
Economic Development Consultant | diamond.cook@nebraska.gov | |
| Deisy Coyle |
Economic Recovery Program Manager | 531-500-9577 | Deisy.Coyle@nebraska.gov |
| Ashley Drake |
Shovel-Ready Grant Program Manager | 531-600-7042 | Ashley.Drake@nebraska.gov |
| Michelle Hartnett | Program Consultant: Shovel-Ready | 402-679-0245 | michelle.hartnett@nebraska.gov |
| Abra Kataka | Economic Recovery Program Manager | 531-600-7044 | abra.kataka@nebraska.gov |
| Molly Kusler |
Program Manager | 531-324-8339 | Molly.Kusler@nebraska.gov |
| Leo Morales | Program Manager | 402-432-7339 | Leo.Morales@nebraska.gov |
| Atticus Stansbury |
Economic Recovery Program Manager | 402-890-8028 | atticus.stansbury@nebraska.gov |
| Mike Vlassakis | Program Manager | 531-600-7045 | mike.vlassakis@nebraska.gov |
| Daren Waters | North Omaha Business Manager | 402-480-9004 | Daren.Waters@nebraska.gov |
| Ryan ZimmerMas | Lead Economic Recovery Program Manager | 531-207-5020 | Ryan.Zimmermas@nebraska.gov |
ARPA Anti-Fraud, Waste and Abuse Submission Form
If you know or suspect someone has committed fraud, waste, or abuse related to the ARPA programs and/or operations administered by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED), please fill out this form.
Field Operations
| Sheryl Hiatt | Director of Field Operations | 402-340-6180 | sheryl.hiatt@nebraska.gov |
| Kris Benson | Economic Development Consultant | 402-471-3766 | kristine.benson@nebraska.gov |
| Kelly Gewecke | Central Field Service Rep | 308-627-3151 | kelly.gewecke@nebraska.gov |
| Brittany Hardin | West Central Field Service / Governor’s Office Rep | 308-660-9111 | brittany.hardin@nebraska.gov |
| Dave Honz | Southeast Field Service Rep | 402-440-0412 | dave.honz@nebraska.gov |
| Deb Poehling | Northeast Field Service Rep | 402-380-7253 | deb.poehling@nebraska.gov |
| Ashley Rice-Gerlach | Southwest Field Service Rep | 308-655-0919 | ashley.gerlach@nebraska.gov |
Incentives
| Benjamin Goins | Attorney II | 402-471-1833 | benjamin.goins@nebraska.gov |
| John Adams | Attorney III | 402-471-8605 | john.h.adams@nebraska.gov |
| Joseph P. Thompson |
Attorney III | 531-600-7043 | Joseph.Thompson@nebraska.gov |
| Thomas Saltzman | Business Incentives Manager | 402-471-6336 | thomas.saltzman@nebraska.gov |
| Madeline Adkins |
Economic Development Consultant | madeline.adkins@nebraska.gov | |
| Jessica Anderson | Business Incentives Manager | 402-471-3367 | jessica.anderson@nebraska.gov |
| Ane De Anzola | Business Incentives Manager | 402-471-3769 | ane.deanzola@nebraska.gov |
| Shaun Grantski |
Economic Development Consultant | 402-840-1534 | shaun.grantski@nebraska.gov |
| Darin Lubke | Business Incentives Consultant | 402-471-3116 | darin.lubke@nebraska.gov |
| Emmah Muema | Economic Development Manager | 531-249-4542 | emmah.muema@nebraska.gov |
| Brody Steffen |
Economic Development Consultant | broderick.steffen@nebraska.gov | |
| Jeffrey Weiss |
Business Incentives Consultant | 531-600-7041 | Jeffrey.Weiss@nebraska.gov |
| Travis Blakely | Business Incentives Consultant | 531-284-3694 | travis.blakely@nebraska.gov |
Housing
| Lynn Kohout | Director of Housing | 402-440-2599 | lynn.kohout@nebraska.gov |
| Matt Anderson | Compliance Coordinator | 531-893-1647 | matt.anderson@nebraska.gov |
| Kylee Bischoff | Application Coordinator | 402-800-7058 | kylee.bischoff@nebraska.gov |
| Misty Christo | Housing Attorney | 402-669-0968 | misty.christo@nebraska.gov |
| Teri Doss | Metro Area Housing Program Representative | 531-810-1450 | teri.doss@nebraska.gov |
| Nick Dropinski | Housing Specialist | 402-580-0713 | nick.dropinski@nebraska.gov |
| Mechele Grimes | Housing Specialist | 402-309-4536 | mechele.grimes@nebraska.gov |
| Kim Jasa-Harris | HOME ARP Program Manager | 402-580-6392 | kimberly.jasa-harris@nebraska.gov |
| Amy Kienzler | Southeast Housing Program Representative | 402-580-7131 | amy.kienzler@nebraska.gov |
| Kristi McClung | Western Housing Program Representative | 308-289-3935 | kristi.mcclung@nebraska.gov |
| Benjamin Mellema | Compliance Coordinator | 402-405-6116 | benjamin.mellema@nebraska.gov |
| Morgan Pearson | Central Housing Program Representative | 308-224-8846 | morgan.pearson@nebraska.gov |
| Meg Pfannenstiel |
Housing Specialist | 402-432-6379 | megan.pfannenstiel@nebraska.gov |
| Barb Pierce | Housing Specialist | 402-936-4587 | barb.pierce@nebraska.gov |
| Brittany Piper |
Housing Specialist | 402-310-4782 | brittany.piper@nebraska.gov |
| Christine Rasmussen | Northeast Housing Program Representative | 402-575-0798 | christine.rasmussen@nebraska.gov |
| Brad Wiese |
Housing Specialist | 531-207-8439 | bradley.wiese@nebraska.gov |
Community Development & Disaster Recovery
| Jenny B. Mason | Director of Community Development & Disaster Recovery | 402-471-6280 | jenny.mason@nebraska.gov |
Community Development
| Nicole Bartels | Economic Development Manager | 402-314-5852 | nicole.bartels@nebraska.gov |
| Gina Doose | Financial Packager | 402-310-9772 | gina.doose@nebraska.gov |
| Laura Hart | Program Development Consultant | 308-202-0177 | laura.hart@nebraska.gov |
| Amber Helmick | Community Development Specialist | 402-471-3369 | amber.helmick@nebraska.gov |
| Andrew Moffitt II |
Economic Development Consultant | 402-471-3760 | andrew.moffitt@nebraska.gov |
| Tom Stephens | Financial Packager | 402-471-6587 | tom.stephens@nebraska.gov |
Disaster Recovery
| Jennifer Grove | Attorney II | 531-510-7181 | jennifer.grove@nebraska.gov |
| Susan Nickerson | CCCFF Coordinator & Disaster Recovery Coordinator | 308-850-0595 | susan.nickerson@nebraska.gov |
| Tia Loftin | Infrastructure Program Manager | 531-810-1929 | tia.loftin@nebraska.gov |
| Christina Zink | Housing Program Manager | 402-326-4091 | christina.zink@nebraska.gov |
Research, Data & Technology
| David Dearmont | Chief Economist | 402-471-3777 | dave.dearmont@nebraska.gov |
| Jamdan Clang | Data & Technology Team Manager | 402-471-6395 | jamdan.clang@nebraska.gov |
| Chris Pham | Database Analyst Senior | 402-471-2840 | christopher.pham@nebraska.gov |
| Inderpreet Kaur | Business Systems Analyst | 402-471-3749 | inderpreet.kaur@nebraska.gov |
| Ethan Kimbrough | Economist | ethan.kimbrough@nebraska.gov | |
| Otilia Titus | Business Systems Analyst | 402-471-3741 | Otilia.Titus@nebraska.gov |
| Whitney Schumacher | Database Administrator | 402-314-0333 | whitney.schumacher@nebraska.gov |