Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska Announces Two New Board Members

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska (LFS; www.lfsneb.org) is pleased to welcome two new members to its all-volunteer Board of Directors.

Raphael Maldonado III serves as Talent Acquisition Manager for Omaha Steaks where he directs company-wide recruiting activities for all positions. Maldonado is both a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Maldonado is a veteran of the United States Air Force where he completed his military career as a First Sergeant providing general supervision for 325 personnel.

Rosemary Ohles grew up in Malaysia and earned a Bachelor’s of Commerce degree, with a major in accounting and economics from the University of Melbourne, Australia. She recently completed a seven-year term on the board of trustees of Augsburg Fortress, the publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Ohles is a member of First Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska.In prior years she worked for Riggs Bank in Washington, D.C. and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in Rockville, Maryland.

Both Maldonado and Ohles were elected to three-year terms ending December 31, 2019.

Current slate of board members: Susan Lewis, Chair; Debbie Fraser, Vice Chair; Kim Sucha, Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair; Andy Massey, Chair, Governance Committee; Christopher Tonniges, Chair, Program Committee; Dr. Mary Reckmeyer, Executive Committee Member-at-Large; Bishop Brian D. Maas; Rev. Richard Snow; Anthony Anderson; Linda Daugherty; Stuart J. Dornan; Connie Duncan; Gwendolynn F. Edwards; Alicia Hoffman; Bradley D. Holtorf; Rafael Maldonado III; Christina Marroquin; Rosemary Ohles.