Rotary Board Elections

It's election time at Rotary 14! Vote for your top four choices from among the eight candidates. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. The Nominating Committee highly recommends that you please read the board candidates information provided below before casting your vote. The four candidates for director receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected and serve their term in 2023-2025.

Voting Period: October 20, 2022 - October 28, 2022, 6:00 PM - CLICK HERE TO VOTE

The Board candidates are the following:

Kate Engel
Kate is currently serving as Rotary 14's Communications Director. She has been a Rotarian for three years. Kate is the Director of Communication and Culture at Nebraska Innovation Campus.

Jonathan Gayer
Jon is co-chair of the annual international picnic. Jon has been a Rotarian for two years. Jon is the Assistant Director at the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life of the University of Nebraska Lincoln.

Kevin Faltin
Kevin is co-chair of the annual international picnic. Kevin has been a Rotarian for almost two years. He is the Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Assurity Life Insurance Company.

Penny Johnston
Penny served as Co-Chair of Rise.Shine.Give that raised more than $83,000 when the pandemic was not over. Penny has been a Rotarian for four years. She is the General Manager of AOI Furniture Services.

Ben Martens
Ben is currently serving as Treasurer. He is Past Secretary. He has been a Rotarian for three years. Ben is the Corporate Banking Relationship Manager at US Bank.

Diane Mendenhall
Diane is the winner of the 2021-2022 Rookie of the Year Award as she immersed herself in Rotary work during her first year in Rotary. Diane has been a Rotarian for two years and was previously co-chair of the Program Committee. She is Vice President for Development at Lincoln Community Foundation.

Shari Veil
Shari is currently serving as Co-Chair of Business Networking Day. She has been a Rotarian for almost two years. Shari is the Dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Nebraska Lincoln.

Chris Whitney
Chris is currently serving as Secretary. He has been a Rotarian for three years. Chris is the Communications Coordinator at the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce.

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