Campaign Steering Committee 

Dr. Jeff Akerson
Lay Leader
Sidney, Nebraska

The Rev. Dennis Anderson
Former Bishop/Nebraska Synod
Omaha, Nebraska

Bishop David deFreese
Bishop/Nebraska Synod
Gretna, Nebraska

Mr. David Coker
Executive Director/Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries
Ashland, Nebraska

Ms. Karen Hawkins
Lay Leader/Nebraska Synod
Omaha, Nebraska

The Rev. Richard Jessen
Former Bishop/Nebraska Synod
Oxford, Wisconsin

The Rev. Gretchen Ritola
Pastor
Emerson, Nebraska

The Rev. Roger Sasse
Executive Director/Nebraska Lutheran Campus Ministry
Lincoln, Nebraska

The Rev. Reuben Swanson
Former President/Nebraska Synod/LCA
Fort Collins, Colorado

Campaign Development Team

Mr. David Coker
Executive Director/Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries
Ashland, Nebraska

Bishop David deFreese
Bishop/Nebraska Synod
Gretna, Nebraska

Mr. Bill Davis
Nebraska Synod Treasurer
Omaha, Nebraska

Jason Gerdes
Director/Development
Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries

Lanny Gerdes
Lay Leader/Nebraska Synod
Kearney, Nebraska

Diane Kelly
Director/Development
Nebraska Lutheran Campus Ministry

Jenny Kriens
Development Associate
Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries

The Rev. Roger Sasse
Executive Director/Nebraska Lutheran Campus Ministry
Lincoln, Nebraska

The Rev. David Zellmer
Pastor/Nebraska Synod
Omaha, Nebraska