TeamMates was founded in 1991 by Dr. Tom and Nancy Osborne. Twenty-two University of Nebraska football players began mentoring students in the Lincoln Public School system. Twenty-one of the original mentees went on to graduate from high school while the other pursued a successful Motocross racing career. Since that time, TeamMates has expanded and now serves over 8,000 youth across more than 150 local chapters in Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas and Iowa. Below you will find our Board of Directors. To learn more about our day-to-day operations, check out our TeamMates Staff.
Board of Directors
The TeamMates Board of Directors provides oversight and leadership for the program. Board members represent a variety of communities with local TeamMates chapters and ensure that TeamMates adheres to the national standards for mentoring, the Elements of Effective Practice. In May 2015 the Board developed a new strategic plan and set the vision for TeamMates: to become the gold standard of school-based mentoring programs and serve 12,000 youth by 2020.
Co-founders
Dick Bell
Director
Omaha, NE
Tom Casady
Director
Public Safety Director
Lincoln, NE
Dr. Dick C.E. Davis
Director Emeritus
Davis Companies
Omaha, NE
Lisa Davis
Director
Davis Companies
Omaha, NE
Steve Erwin
Director
U.S. Bank National Association
Lincoln, NE
Deepak Gangahar
Director
Omaha, NE
Steve Kiene
Chairman
Nebraska Global
Lincoln, NE
Cynthia Milligan
Director
Lincoln, NE
John Northrop
Director
Northrop Enterprises, LLC
Hastings, NE
Lisa Olson
Director
OPPD
Omaha, NE
Jim Pillen
Secretary
Pillen Family Farms
Columbus, NE
Kim Robak
Director
Mueller Robak, LLC
Lincoln, NE
John Schuele
Director
WaittCorp Investments, LLC
Omaha, NE
Chad Tramp
Director
McGladrey Wealth Management, LLC
Des Moines, IA
Tony Urban
Treasurer
RSM US, LLP
Omaha, NE
Sarah Waldman
Director
Omaha, NE
Denny Walker
Director Emeritus
Jet Linx
Omaha, NE
Zach Wiegert
Director
Tetrad Property Group, LLC
Omaha, NE
