Current Board Overview
2022-2023 Members of the Nebraska Board of Public Accountancy Term
Melissa Ruff, CPA, Board Chair
Deloitte & Touche LLP, Omaha, NE
Term: 12/2019 to 09/2023
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: 11/2020 to 09/2024
Kenneth Brauer, Public Member
Kenneth E. Brauer & Associates, Inc., Lincoln NE
Term: 09/2019 to 09/2023
Mark Manning, CPA
Manning & Associates, P.C, Crete, Nebraska
Term: 11/2020 to 09/2024
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
Contryman & Associates, PC, Scottsbluff, NE
Term: 10/2022 to 09/2026
2022 - 2023 Committees of the Board
Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
Chair Christi Olsen, Mark Manning, Sarah Borchers, Amy Holzworth and Staff Liaisons Heather Myers and Dan Sweetwood
Education and Examination
Chair Sarah Borchers, Ken Brauer, Christi Olsen, Amy Holzworth, and Staff Liaisons Kristen VanWinkle and Dan Sweetwood
Educational Advisory Committee (EAC)
Chair Marcy Luth
Appointed Members: Jack Armitage, Aaron Crabtree, Michelle Thornburg, Cynthia Nye, Courtney Baillie, James Koehn, Nina Kavich, Kate King Wu, Cassandra Weitzenkamp, Kristine Hull, Sharon Garvin, Sarah Borchers, Meg Harris, Shelly Stromp 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 Ken Brauer, Melissa Ruff, Jeff Kanger, Drew Blossom, and Staff Liaisons Kristen VanWinkle and Dan Sweetwood
Peer Review Committee
Chair Mark Manning, Jeff Kanger, and Christi Olsen
Appointed Members: Anne Fuhrman, Michelle Thornburg, Patrick Lavelle, and Staff Liaisons Heather Myers and Dan Sweetwood