MEET THE AIM TEAM
Bold. Engaging. Supportive. Tech Savvy.
Learn more about our culture and career opportunities today!
Kandace Miller
President and CEO
Itzel Lopez
Vice President, Operations and Corporate Communications
Levi Thiele
Vice President, Program and Resource Development
Shawn Murphy
Vice President, Fundraising and Member Services
Scott Rowe
Vice President, Tech Community Development
Tony Veland
Director of Community Engagement
Mike Friend
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Erin Lasiter
Brain Exchange Executive Director
Dee Studt
Director of Organizational Development
Kathy Bland
Continuous Improvement Manager
Marie Hiykel
Director of Talent Search & EOC
Jonathan Holland
Senior Project Director, TRiO
Christine McGuigan
Marketing Communications Manager
Monika Philp
Corporate Relations Manager
Larry Smiley
Manager of Accounting
Michael Zeigle
Director of Careerlink Sales & Operations
Ellen Myer
Director, Interface Web School
Kent Smotherman
Dean, Interface Web School
Chris Cottrell
Interface Placement Specialist
Elizabeth Bruckner
Operations Coordinator
Nate Work
Manager of Development and Technical Operations
Rucha Mayekar
Software Engineer
Shreya S. Acharekar
Business Data Analyst
Chris Hegarty
Web Developer & Content Strategist
Rod Armstrong
Director of Grant Writing
Barb Rebrovich
Grant Writing Specialist
Audrey Black
Manager of Fundraising Operations
Jessie Lopez
Director of Outreach, EOC
Stephanie Fears
Technical Account Manager
Carlos Williams
EOC Site Coordinator
Kari D'Angelo
Site Coordinator, Upward Bound
Jim Davis
Technical Account Manager
Shane Barsell
Senior Site Coordinator
Emily Griffin
Career and College Coordinator, TRiO
Lisa Hardesty
Senior College and Career Coordinator, TRiO
Lana Yager
Instructor, Technology Experiences
Tanya Jacha
Project Director, Upward Bound
Jilleen Erickson
Community Services Coordinator
Mia Laustrup
Site Coordinator, Talent Search
Harold Gentry
Business Development Executive
DJ Price
Business Development Executive
Matt Patten
Site Coordinator, Upward Bound
Hannah Rotschafer
Social Media & Email Specialist
Tom McCauley
Digital Content Producer
Vanessa McCoy
Account Manager
Majo Daly
Social Media & Email Intern, Careerlink
Board Members
Stephen G. Kaniewski
President and CEO
Valmont Industries, Inc.
AIM Board Chairman
Rama Kolli
VP of Information Services
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
AIM Board Vice Chairman
Catherine D. Lang
State Director
Nebraska Business Development Center
AIM Board Secretary
Lonnie Mahrt
CIO and Senior VP of Operations
CSG Systems, Inc.
Dr. Hesham H. Ali
Dean, College of IS&T
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Mary Dobransky
Dean, College of IT
Bellevue University
Mike Lechtenberger
CIO
Mutual of Omaha
Kate Brown
Vice President – Information Technology
OPPD
Dr. Ravi Nath
Chair, Department of Business Intelligence
Heider College of Business
Creighton University
Chris Russell
Director of Operations
Google, Inc.
Dr. Kandace Miller
President and CEO
AIM Institute
Derek Kruse
CIO
Douglas Omaha Technology Commission
Kim Whittaker
President
First National Technology Solutions
Raymond Garren
Managing Partner
Midwest Cloud Computing
Nancy Williams
President and CEO
No More Empty Pots
Ken Moreano
President
Scott Data Center
Rob Dickson
Executive Director of IMS
Omaha Public Schools
Cindy Bender
VP of Application Development
First Data
Cristina Castro-Matukewicz
VP of Community Development
Wells Fargo