Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees at the Greater Grand Island Community Foundation are volunteer leaders serving without pay for three year terms. These community leaders offer a broad range of knowledge and skills and a deep desire to give back to their community. Their hours of service allow the Foundation to fulfill its mission and make positive changes in the Greater Grand Island area.

Bart Qualsett

Bart Qualsett
Chair

Pinnacle Bank

Bart Qualsett graduated from Grand Island Senior High in 1982 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business… Read More

Katie Goering

Katie Goering
Vice Chair

Katie Goering grew up in Grand Island, graduating from Senior High. She earned a BA in English from Denison University… Read More

Kyle Overturf

Kyle Overturf
Treasurer

AMGL

Kyle Overturf graduated from Sutton High School in 2005 and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration… Read More

Griffin Jelinek

Griffin Jelinek
Secretary

Jelinek Hardware Company

Griffin Jelinek was raised in Grand Island and graduated from Grand Island Senior High in 2008. In 2011 he graduated… Read More

Jill Fargo

Jill Fargo
HR Chair

Indianhead Golf Course

Jill Fargo has a strong resume of stewardship as a veteran board member and her heart for service spans 18 years of… Read More

Mike Gloor

Mike Gloor
Past Chair

Past State Senator, Nebraska Legislature

Mike Gloor was one of the forty-nine state Senators of the Nebraskan Legislature, serving in the country’s sole remaining… Read More

Herson Castaneda

Herson Castaneda

Schuster Anderson Wealth Advisors

In 2020, Herson Castaneda joined Schuster Anderson Wealth Advisors. Herson was born in California where he later relocated… Read More

Dennis De Leon

Dennis De Leon

Jerry Sheet Metal

Dennis De Leon came from Austin, Texas, around 12 years ago. He had the pleasure of meeting Densel Rasmussen, who is… Read More

Teresa Grabowski

Teresa Grabowski

Nova-Tech, Inc.

Teresa Grabowski is Co-Owner and President for Nova-Tech, Inc., a small family-owned business located in Grand Island,… Read More

Jackie Havel

Jackie Havel

Amur

Jackie Havel is Vice President, Human Resources for Amur, a Top Five nationally ranked independent commercial equipment… Read More

Vince Hernandez

Vince Hernandez

Central Nebraska Polygraph Services

Vincent Hernandez is a graduate of the University of Nebraska Lincoln and is a retired Nebraska State Trooper/Investigator… Read More

Chris Hochstetler

Chris Hochstetler

Stuhr Museum

Chris Hochstetler is the Executive Director of Stuhr Museum. Chris has been a nonprofit executive for 14 years and believes… Read More

Matt Maser

Matt Maser

Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O

Matt Maser is an attorney at Koley Jessen and a native of Sutton, Nebraska. Matt also serves as general counsel for… Read More

Mac Martin

Mac Martin

Former Hall County Judge

Philip “Mac” Martin started his career in 1977 in Grand Island, where he was engaged in private law practice until he… Read More

Angelica Morrow

Angelica Morrow

Five Points Bank

Angelica Morrow is a native of Central Nebraska and a 2014 graduate of Northwest High School. In 2018, she graduated… Read More

Denise Myers

Denise Myers
Secretary

Myers Law Office, LLC

Denise Myers is a native of Central Nebraska and the owner of Myers Law Office, P.C., located in Cairo.  Denise is also… Read More

Kim Rerucha

Kim Rerucha

AKRS

Kim Rerucha comes to the Grand Island Community Foundation Board of Trustees with an extensive Grand Island pedigree:… Read More

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