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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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The Nonpartisan Nebraska Board of Directors serves as the governing body of Nonpartisan Nebraska, Inc. and is responsible for approving budget items, determining policy, assisting with the development of strategic goals and strategies, providing accountability to the Executive Director, and undertaking other general governing responsibilities

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MR. JAMES WOODY

Chair of the Board

MRS. JUDY PEDERSON

Vice-Chair

MR. DEXTER SCHRODT

Secretary

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MR. CHRIS SNURR

Treasurer

MS. SAMANTHA CHAVEZ

Board Member

REV. CHRIS MORTON

Board Member

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MR. JUSTIN OTOSKI

Board Member

DR. CHARLYNE BERENS

Hon. Board Member

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MR. KENDALL BARTLING

Board Member

DR. RYAN FOOR

Board Member

MR. JEFF RANDALL

Board Member

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MR. NATHAN LEACH

Founder/Executive Director

Mr. Nathan Leach is the founder and Executive Director of Nonpartisan Nebraska, Inc.. Nathan is a Kearney native, graduating from Kearney High School in 2015. After attending a semester at UNK, Nathan took a job as a legislative page in the Arizona State Senate before joining a South Dakota ballot initiative for nonpartisan elections in 2016. Following the campaign, Nathan enlisted in the Nebraska Army National Guard as a 27D Paralegal Specialist and obtained a medical discharge in March of 2020.


Along with a deep passion for nonpartisan governance, Nathan enjoys spending time with his many cousins, acting in community theatre, promoting parliamentary procedure education, and advocating for the LGBTQ community and mental health awareness.

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MS. CHLOE FOWLER

Associate Executive Director

Ms. Chloe Fowler was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. She is a senior at UNO studying political science, with a double minor in leadership & public policy, and non-profit management. While spending time on campus she led the election commission to receive over 800 ballots in the student government elections. During this time she organized the testimony of 50 students across the state for a bill being debated on the floor. 

While serving as legislative page this previous session, she became enthralled by the wonders of the nonpartisan Unicameral legislature. She is passionate about voter rights, nonpartisanship, and the structure of the legislature. In her free time she collects vinyl and is applying for law school. 

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