Board members are elected to three-year terms. Board elections are held at the annual member meeting in March. Officers serve one-year terms. Officers are elected at the first regular board meeting following the annual member meeting.
President
Lorin King
Executive Vice President
Rick Myers
Vice President
Kevin Sandberg
Treasurer
Barb Netherland
Assistant Treasurer
Dennis Wiedeman
Secretary
Don Gentry
Assistant Secretary
Eleanor Shimek
Other board members include: Jodi Ruzicka, Paul Considine, Marty Martinson, Larry Hubbard, Larry Gibbs, Brian Croft, Tricia Strauch, Jack Preston, Sandy Strey, and Libby Stobel.
Professional Staff Members
Executive Director
Amanda Gibbs
Current graduate student with Oklahoma University with a major in Museum Studies. Graduate of Chadron State College, with a major in History and a minor in Museum Studies. Interned for the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center and the CSC History Department, worked summers at Chimney Rock National Historic Site.
Curator
Olivia Garl
Recent graduate of Cleveland State University with a major in History and a minor in Anthropology. Interned for Legacy of the Plains Museum as a collections intern and the Western Reserve Historical Society’s Cleveland History Center as the Cleveland Starts Here exhibit intern.
Administrative Assistant/Archivist
Jordyn Bratton
Recent graduate of University of Nebraska at Kearney with a major in Comprehensive Social Science with an emphasis on History and Geography. Experience in creating exhibits in the Frank House Museum. Participated in the History Harvest of Dannenbrog.