Board of Directors
Current Members
NIRMA is governed by an 11-member Board of Directors elected by the general membership. It is the responsibility of the Board of Directors to establish NIRMA policies, development strategic planning, and provide management oversight.
In order to be eligible to serve as a member of the Board of Directors, the individual must be an elected or appointed official actively employed by a member public agency. Terms are for three years and the number of terms an individual may serve is unrestricted.
Larry Cerny
Fillmore County Supervisor
Board Member Since 2005
Chair
Jean Andrews
Dodge County Zoning Administrator
Board Member Since 2011
Kathy Brandt
Morrill County Clerk
Board Member Since 2019
L. Wayne Johnson
Clay County Supervisor
Board Member Since 2021
Beth Fiegenschuh
Cheyenne County Clerk
Board Member Since 2009
Vice Chair
Raymond "Buddy" Small
Brown County Commissioner
Board Member Since 2015
Jim Peterson
Cass County Commissioner
Board Member Since 2019
Darrell Zabrocki
Seward County Commissioner
Board Member Since 2022
Erich Tiemann
Gage County Supervisor
Board Member Since 2021
Secretary/Treasurer
Ron Schmidt
Madison County Commissioner
Board Member Since 2017
Bonnie Moore
Sarpy County Deputy Attorney
Board Member Since 2019
Ex Officio Members
Craig Nelson
Executive Director
nonvoting member
Doris Karloff
Board Member Since 1991
nonvoting member
Previous Board Members
Buffalo County Supervisor
1988-2001
Bruns, Verlin
Deuel County Commissioner
2003-2004
Bucher, Gerald
Richardson County Commissioner
1991-1992
Buntemeyer, Herbert
Custer County Supervisor
1992-1994
Byars, Dennis
Gage County Supervisor
2011-2017
Dowding, Lloyd
Sarpy County Register of Deeds
1988-1990
Elwell, John
Cheyenne County Commissioner
1996-1998
Franzen, Myron
Platte County Supervisor
1995-2010
Friend, Tom
Adams County Supervisor
1998-2002
Graves, Jim
Merrick County Highway Superintendent
1988-2019
Hanson, Brian
Sarpy County Fiscal Administrator
1993-2019
Hartnett, Jackie
Dakota County Supervisor
1999-2008
Hyde, Gordon
Custer County Supervisor
1988-1991
Jorgenson, Ron
Custer County Supervisor
2002-2008
Lamplot, Teri
Thurston County Supervisor
2009-2010
Landis, Margaret
Hall County Supervisor
1988-1991
Leslie, Dr. Robert
Hall County Supervisor
1992-1996
Luedke, Willis
Saline County Commissioner
2009-2019
Luettel, Ken
Boone County Commissioner
2018-2019
Lux, Dean
Dodge County Supervisor
2000-2008
Martin, Ed
Scotts Bluff County Commissioner
1997-2002
Masterton, Mark
Scotts Bluff County Commissioner
2005-2019
McDermott, Tim
Saline County Board Assistant/HR/IT
2019-2021
Moore, Don
McPherson County Commissioner
2001-2003
Morrison, Clint
Scotts Bluff County Commissioner
1990-1995
Mruz, Walter
Dodge County Supervisor
1994-1995
Purdy, Dan
Hall County Supervisor
2011-2016
Rauner, Frank
Cheyenne County Commissioner
1988-1989
Richter, Becky
Hamilton County Commissioner
2019-2020
Saalfeld, Ron
Platte County Supervisor
1988-1990
Swisegood, Gayle
Richardson County Commissioner
2000-2004
Teaford, Doug
Keith County Commissioner
2007-2014
Thieman, Hank
Boone County Commissioner
1993-2010
Vrtiska, Floyd
Pawnee County Commissioner
1988-1992
Welsh, Cliff
Keith County Commissioner
2004-2006
Wohlfarth, Alan
Cass County Clerk
1988-1997
