Donors
THANK YOU!
We could not continue to provide programming and advocate for a healthy urban ecosystem without the generous support of our donors and champions. KOB is grateful to all the individuals and organizations who financially supported our mission in 2023.
Individual Donors
Hayley Henriksen
Emily Hergenrader
Jack Hilgert
Wendy Hirniak
Robert Hoppe
Kristin Jackman
Warren Johnson
Merrianne Jones
Jeremy Kaliff
Scott Kibby
Stacy Knipper
Laura Langford
Krysta Larson
Patrick Leahy
Tomas Luzarraga
Melissa Maday
Andrew Maddux
Tally and Charles Mertes
Stephanie Miske
Shane Murphy
Minnie Olson
Nicole Partusch
Keith Phillips
Paulina Gonzalez Pichardo
Tyrone Abdul
James Ahlschwede
Judy Ahlschwede
Lisa Ahrens
Jimmy Albin
Mary Anna and Clyde Anderson
Haley Armstrong
Evan Baker
Howland and Renee Boyer
Heather Brunner
Kelly and Scott Cavey
Sean Conway
David Corbin
Tony and Claudia Deeb
Rebecca Evans
Zack Fergus
Patrick Finigan
Hannah Rennard-Ganley and Jared Ganley
Bethany Grabow
Christie Abdul-Greene and Michael Greene
Melissa Gregory
Matthew Hansen
Kamron Hasan
Cheryl Haynes
Craig Piquette
Don Preister
Catherine Reida
Barbara Rennard
Sophia Ridge
Stephanie Rittershaus
Eric Rost
Trevor Saffle
Dana Freeman and Stuart Shell
Adam Sitzmann
Arlis Smidt
Thomas Stalnaker
Sarah Starr
Chris and Barb Stratman
Susan Swanson
Teresa and Mark Swanson
Cyndonna Tefft
Jim Theiler
Sarah and Michael Vanek
Maddy and Rich Wahl
Alex and Ashley Walters
Donita Wise
Michael Zack
Benjamin Zerbe
Organizational Supporters
Amazon Smile
Anonymous Donors
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Boston Mutual Omaha Corporate Office
Burns & McDonnell
Carollo Engineers
CDM Smith
Charles Schwab Foundation
City of Omaha Parks and Recreation
City of Omaha Public Works
Claire M. Hubbard Foundation
CNC Surveying
Collective for Youth
COX Charities: Central Region
DLR Group
Dundee Bank
FCC Environmental Services
Felsburg Holt & Ullevig
First Star Recycling
Fiserv
Fuze Development
Hawkins Construction Company
HDR
Houston Engineering
Husch Blackwell
Hy-Vee
InterStates
Jacobs
JEO Consulting Group
Kiewit
Lamp Rynearson
Logan Clay Products/No-Dig
Lozier Foundation
Mayor's Community Services Fund
McCarthy Building Companies
McGill Restoration
Metropolitan Utilities District
Microsoft Rewards
Midwest Laboratories
Moody's Analytics
Mutual of Omaha
Nebraska Academy of Sciences
Nebraska Dept. of Environment & Energy
Ocean Conservancy
Olsson
Omaha Community Foundation
Optimized Systems
Papio Valley Nursery
Papio-Missouri River NRD
Paul and Oscar Giger Foundation
R.W. Engineering & Surveying
Roloff Construction
S2 Roll-offs & Refuse
Scheels
SEH
Spencer Management
The Sherwood Foundation
Toast Real Estate Group
Toast, Inc.
Toter
TREKK Design Group
Union Pacific
Wade Trim
Wells Fargo
William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation
WoodmenLife
KOB 2023 Board of Directors
PRESIDENT:
Patrick Leahy
Firstar Fiber Corporation
CEO
VICE PRESIDENT:
Yesenia Valenzuela
City of Omaha
Community Relations Coordinator
TREASURER:
Laura Langford
OPPD
Director of Corporate Accounting & Controller
SECRETARY:
Zack Fergus
Lamp Rynearson
Landscape Architect
Jesse Bell, PhD
UNMC College of Public Health
Director of Claire M. Hubbard Water, Climate, & Health Program
Dana Freeman
Nebraska Extension
Horticulture Program Coordinator in Douglas-Sarpy Counties
Matthew Hansen
Flatwater Free Press
Executive Editor
Kamron Hasan
Husch Blackwell
Partner
Melissa Maday
CHI Health
Division Director of Performance Excellence
Paulina Gonzalez Pichardo
Kiewit Corporation
Sustainability Manager
Stephanie Rittershaus
HDR
Strategic Communications Manager
Chris Schaben, PhD
Omaha Public Schools
Supervisor of K-12 Science Curriculum