Our Board of Directors

As community leaders, these individuals are deeply invested in our work. They steward the vision of UWM and provide strategic guidance to move our organization forward.

Brian Woolfolk

Brian Woolfolk
Board Chair

EVP, Head of Institutional Division

Pacific Life

SHAWNA FORSBERG​

Shawna Forsberg

President and Chief Executive Officer

United Way of the Midlands

Avi Atholi

Avi Atholi

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

First National Bank of Omaha

Pamela Beall Hill

Pamela Beall-Hill
Women United Liaison

Incoming President

Women United Steering Committee

Chanda Chacon

Chanda Chacon

President & CEO

Children’s Hospital & Medical Center

Susan Courtney

Susan Courtney

Executive Vice President, Operations & Clinical Effectiveness

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska

Gail Deboer

Gail DeBoer

Retired President and Chief Executive Officer

Cobalt Credit Union

Matthew Deboer

Matthew DeBoer

Vice President, Great Plains Architecture Principal

HDR

Bob Gunia

Bob Gunia

Senior Vice President, Public Affairs Group

Physicians Mutual

Jaime Gutierrez

Jamie Gutierrez

CEO and Owner

Midwest Maintenance Companies, Inc.

Gladys Harrison

Gladys Harrison

President

Big Mama’s Kitchen & Company

Jessica Heidebrecht

Jessica Heidebrecht
Emerging Leaders Board Liaison

Supervisor, Corporate Communications

Metropolitan Utilities District

Carol Henrichs

Carol Henrichs

Vice President of Patient Care Services

CHI Health

Steve Kaniewski

Steve Kaniewski

President and Chief Executive Officer

Valmont Industries

Derek Leathers

Derek Leathers

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Werner Enterprises

Chris Leitner

Chris Leitner

President, Strategic Development and Acquisitions

Tenaska

Paul Maas

Paul Maass

Chief Executive Officer

Scoular

Clark Ponthier

Clark Ponthier

Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Continuous Improvement

Union Pacific Railroad

Jim Richardson

Jim Richardson

Partner and Nebraska Audit Leader

RSM US LLP

Joseph Sullivan

Joseph Sullivan III

Regional President of Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa

U.S. Bank

Dina Tilgner

Dina Tilgner

Chief Operating Officer

NP Dodge Company

Eric Tiritilli

Eric Tiritilli

Partner

Lamson Dugan & Murray LLP

Randy Wood

Randy Wood

President and Chief Executive Officer

Lindsay Corporation