Current Board Overview
2024-2025 Members of the Nebraska Board of Public Accountancy Term
Melissa Ruff, CPA, Board Chair
Deloitte & Touche LLP, Omaha, NE
Term: 09/2023 to 09/2027
Jeff Kanger, Public Member, Board Vice-Chair
First State Bank Nebraska, Lincoln NE
Term: 09/2022 to 9/2026
Christi Olsen, CPA, Board Secretary
Circle CPA LLC, Omaha, Nebraska
Term: 09/2024 to 09/2028
Mark Manning, CPA
Manning & Associates, P.C, Crete, Nebraska
Term: 09/2024 to 09/2028
Andrew Blossom, CPA
KPMG, LLP, Omaha, Nebraska
Term: 1/2022 to 09/2025
Sarah Borchers, CPA
University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska
Term: 1/2022 to 09/2025
Amy Holzworth, CPA
Katz Cassidy, Los Angeles, CA
Term: 10/2022 to 09/2026
Donald Neal Jr. - Public Member
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE
Term: 03/2024 to 09/2027
2024 - 2025 Committees of the Board
Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
Chair Christi Olsen, Mark Manning, and Sarah Borchers and Staff Liaisons Heather Myers and Dan Sweetwood
Education and Examination
Chair Sarah Borchers, Christi Olsen, Amy Holzworth, Donald Neal, and Staff Liaisons Kristen VanWinkle and Dan Sweetwood
Educational Advisory Committee (EAC)
Chair Sarah Borchers
Appointed Members: Courtney Baillie, Cassandra Weitzenkamp, Jamie Hamaker, Kay Maresh, Kelly Legler, Kristine Hull, Lori Simonsen, Marcy Luth, Michelle Thornburg, Roopa Venkatesh, Shelly Stromp, Tom Purcell, Education and Examination Committee Members, Staff Liaisons Kristen VanWinkle and Dan Sweetwood
Enforcement of Professional Conduct
Chair Drew Blossom, Staff Liaisons Kristen VanWinkle and Dan Sweetwood
Legislative
Chair Melissa Ruff, Jeff Kanger, and Staff Liaisons Kristen VanWinkle and Dan Sweetwood
Licensing Committee
Chair Amy Holzworth, Melissa Ruff, Jeff Kanger, Drew Blossom, and Staff Liaisons Kristen VanWinkle and Dan Sweetwood
Peer Review Committee
Chair Mark Manning, Jeff Kanger, and Donald Neal
Appointed Members: Anne Fuhrman, Michelle Thornburg, Shari Munro, and Staff Liaisons Heather Myers and Dan Sweetwood