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If we can’t give you a handshake, we’ll settle for the next best thing. Reach out to us directly and we’ll be happy to help.

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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

Robin Kilgore
Chief Financial 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

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

Robin Kilgore Chief Financial Officer 402-471-3762 robin.kilgore@nebraska.gov
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 
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
Anissa Rasmussen Business Innovation Consultant 402-471-7999 anissa.rasmussen@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
Rick Feis Business Development Consultant II 402-480-0044 rick.feis@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 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Lori Shaal Business Relations 402-471-3780
c: 402-890-4624
lori.shaal@nebraska.gov

Compliance

Audrey Sautter Compliance Team Manager 402-471-4667 Audrey.sautter@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
Liz Woods Compliance Consultant II 531-289-0526 elizabeth.woods@nebraska.gov

Economic Recovery

Trevon Brooks Chief Strategy Officer 402-312-2004 Trevon.Brooks@nebraska.gov
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
Shereece Dendy-Sanders Lead Economic Recovery Attorney 402-890-8028 Shereece.Dendy-Sanders@nebraska.gov
Ashley Drake
Shovel-Ready Grant Program Manager 531-600-7042 Ashley.Drake@nebraska.gov
Xavione Gordon Economic Development Consultant 402-429-0550 xavione.gordon@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
Assetina Kataka Economic Recovery Program Manager 402-840-0440 assetina.kataka@nebraska.gov
Lydia Lassen Economic Recovery Program Manager 531-893-1836 Lydia.Lassen@nebraska.gov
Brian Osman
SkillBridge Professional   brian.osman@nebraska.gov 
Nicholas Page Economic Development Consultant   nicholas.page@nebraska.gov
Mike Vlassakis Program Manager 402-321-5018 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
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
Darin Lubke  Business Incentives Consultant 402-471-3116 darin.lubke@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
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
Cassandra Stark Housing Specialist 531-207-2890 cassandra.stark@nebraska.gov

Community Development

Steve Charleston Community Development Division Director 402-471-3757 steve.charleston@nebraska.gov
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
Kathryn Moffitt Community Development Coordinator kathryn.moffitt@nebraska.gov
Tom Stephens Financial Packager 402-471-6587 tom.stephens@nebraska.gov

Disaster Recovery

Jenny B. Mason Director of Disaster Recovery 402-471-6280 jenny.mason@nebraska.gov
Aaron Boucher Community Development Specialist 531-207-4024 aaron.boucher@nebraska.gov
Jennifer Grove Attorney II 531-510-7181 jennifer.grove@nebraska.gov
Susan Nickerson 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

David Dearmont Chief Economist 402-471-3777 dave.dearmont@nebraska.gov
Chris Pham Business Systems Analyst 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
Jamdan Clang Application Developer 402-471-6395 jamdan.clang@nebraska.gov

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