JDRF Welcomes New Omaha-Council Bluffs Board Members, Executive Committee

JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) (jdrf.org), the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, announced the appointment of new Omaha-Council Bluffs Chapter Board members and Executive Committee members, and said farewell to those retiring.

New JDRF Omaha-Council Bluffs Board Members: Tracy Crowell, Union Pacific; Krysti Cunningham, Security National Bank; Maureen Graziano, Lindsay Corporation; John H. Jerkovich, Heartland Properties, Inc.; and Joe Strickland, Valmont.

Outgoing JDRF Omaha-Council Bluffs Board Members: Bryan Adamson, Joel Falk, Chris McGowan, Ralph Palmer, Jon Panzer, and Jennifer Priest.

Executive Committee: president – Leigh Cheloha, Bank of the West; vice president – Scott Mingus, FractionalExec; corporate development chair – Chad Richter, Jackson Lewis; nominating and board development chair – Mike Fischer; leadership giving chair – Kyle Robino, Flower Girl, LLC; advocacy team chair – Steve Shirmang, TD Ameritrade; and outreach chair – Gabrielle Mormino.

The Omaha-Council Bluffs JDRF Chapter was formed in 1985 and has established an impressive track record of outreach programs, fundraising, public awareness, and advocacy. Their mission is to improve lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat T1D and its complications. For more information, please visit jdrf.org, follow along on Twitter (@JDRFOmahaCB) or call (402) 397-2873.