Child Saving Institute Honors Outgoing Chair, Welcomes Incoming Chair Michael Geppert

Child Saving Institute Honors Outgoing Chair, Welcomes Incoming Chair Michael Geppert

Melanie Hecker

Child Saving Institute (CSI, childsaving.org) recently showered thanks on community volunteer Melanie Hecker for her leadership and services as 2020 chair of the Board of Directors, and they welcomed 2021 chair Michael Geppert, chief information officer of HDR, to the Board. Hecker’s two-year term as chair wrapped up at the close of 2020. Not only did she successfully lead the agency through a pandemic but she also headed up the agency’s signature event, Cabaret. While the event eventually canceled in 2020, she is returning as a co-chair for the 2021 event.

Michael Geppert

Geppert continues along the path of stellar leadership and is committed to guiding the agency until the pandemic comes to a safe close. Having served on the Board of Directors for five years, Geppert was instrumental information of the agency’s first Technology Advisory Group. In his role as chair, Geppert will lead the Board through an adoption of the agency’s next strategic plan, partner for Cabaret’s success, and propel the agency forward with a robust technology strategy.

Child Saving Institute is dedicated to the prevention and healing of child abuse, neglect, and trauma. For 129 years, CSI has been “responding to the cry of a child” and meeting the changing needs of metro-area children. In 2020, they served more than 2,300 children and families. CSI is proud to welcome Geppert as chair and ever-grateful to Hecker as she continues to serve children and families through her leadership of Cabaret, which is slated for May 8, 2021. For more information about CSI programs, visit childsaving.org or follow them on Facebook (@csiomaha), Twitter (@ChildSaving), and Instagram (@childsavinginstitute).