Our Partners

How Can I Partner with Buffalo County Community Partners?

The Community Partners Board of Directors has launched an annual community campaign to raise $200,000. We extend our thanks to our current donors for pledging $127,856 of our 2009 goal. Of donations pledged in this campaign, 100% will serve Buffalo County residents in fulfillment of our mission. Community Partners designates funding in the following budged categories: Grants to the Community (40%); Invested in Endowment (20%); Leading Community Change (20%); Community Training (10%); and County-Wide Assessments (10%).

If you want to make a donation to our annual fund campaign, please contact Denise Zwiener:

Buffalo County Community Partners
PO Box 1466
Kearney, NE 68848

(308)865-2280 - phone
(308)865-2948 - fax
dzwiener@bcchp.org - e-mail

2009 Donors

Trendbender Level
Good Samaritan Hospital
Robert C. Rosenlof Foundation
Dr. B.M. & Bev Stevenson
Dr. David & Lorma Wiebe

Stakeholder Level The Baer Foundation
Barney Insurance                                          Lee Nell Phillips
Buffalo County Board of Supervisors             Platte Valley Foot Clinic,
Drs. Mark & Kim Bush                                            Dr. & Mrs. Steve Bennett
Ray & Marvel Heuke                                       Platte Valley State Bank
Holiday Inn/Paul & Linda Younes                          & Trust Company
Kearney Floral                                                Sentinel Health Care
Kearney Hub                                                  Dr. Dan & Jo Slawski
Kearney Orthopedic & Fracture Clinic             United Way
Kearney Wal-Mart Store                                 Dr. Jan Weber & Steve Buttress
Jerry & Edith Marlatt                                       Emma Jane Wilder

Advocate Level

Dr. John & Barbara Bancroft
Greg & Linda Barney                                      John & Sharon Martin
Dr. George & Roxanne Bascom                      James & Kathleen McKenzie
Kent Magnuson & Beth Baxter                       Mid-American Neurology Clinic
Dick & Barbara Beechner                               Reed Miller
Stan & Leeann Clouse                                   Elaine Moeller
Dora Day                                                        Sherry Morrow
Jim Barth & Yvonne Deyle-Barth,                    Ken & Marilyn Olenik
In Memory of Loved Ones                                Luke & Lacrica Olson
Ernest & Dr. Maria Hines                                Donald Parish & Lisa Reese Parish
Family Practice Associates PC                        Scott & Kim Porter
Five Points Bank                                            Earl & Jo Ann Rademacher
Wayne & Kathryn Gappa                               Region 3 Behavioral Health Services
Scott & Nikki Gausman                                   Thomas Reiber
Dave & Judy Glover                                        Susan Reiber
Jake Greder                                                   Drs. Michael & Carol Renner
H & H Distributing                                          Jackie Rosenlof,
Galen & Marilyn Hadley                                  In Memory of Dr. R.C. Rosenlof
Holy Cross Lutheran Church                         Carol Schwarz
Kay Horner                                                    Greg & Sanae Shea
Ryan & Stacy Ideus,                                      Alan & Laura Sherwood
In Memory of Matt Henriksen                          Terry & Judi Sickler
Robyn & Randy Jackson                                 Robert Smoot
Jim & Mary Kalb                                              Dan & Julie Speirs
Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce            Carl Spelts
William & Atricia Kenagy                                 Crystal Streit
Beverly Kimball                                               Mark & Diane Sutko
Pete & Jane Kotsiopulos                                Jeff & Angie Thompson
Doug & Helen Kramer                                    Ismael & Andrea Torres
Terry & Richard Krohn                                    Betsy Turk
Megan Kulhanek                                            UPS Store
Dr. Dennis & Connie Larsen                           Gary & Patricia Vandewege
Lind Eye Care                                                Wells Fargo
Kevin & Joan Lindenstein                              Stan & Sharon Wilson
Ryan & Michelle Lindner                                Elaine & Byron Wiseman
Andrea Lowe                                                 Shayne & Denise Zwiener
Gary & Chris Main
John & Leslie Martin

Board of Directors

Scott Anderson, INSUR, Platte Valley State Bank
Leeann Clouse, Community Service Director, Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska
Shawna Erbson, Human Resource Director, City of Kearney
Nikki Gausman, Executive Director, SAFE Center
Dave Glover, Office Manager, Family Practice Associates, PC
Ivan Klein, District #1 Buffalo County Board of Supervisors
Dr. Maria Hines, Office of Minority Health, Nebraska Health and Human Services
Ryan Ideus, Young Professional Network/Wells Fargo Bank
Doug Kramer, DMC Coordinator/Administrator, Buffalo County Juvenile Services
Dr. LeAnn Obrecht, Director, Student Health and Counseling, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Ken Olenik, Pastor of Senior Visitation, Kearney Evangelical Free Church
Lisa Reese Parish, Executive Director, United Way
Dr. Carol Renner, Associate Superintendent, Kearney Public Schools
Jan Rodehorst, Executive Director, Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
Denise Sammons, Retired Physician
Carol Schwarz, Extension Educator, Buffalo County Extension Office
Robert Smoot, Vice President of Mission Integration, Good Samaritan Hospital
Julie Speirs, Vice President/Marketing and GM, Kearney Hub
Crystal Streit, Executive Director, Sentinel Health Care
Jeff Thompson, Youth Pastor, Countryside Christian Church
Ismael Torres, Community Representative
Elaine Wiseman, Executive Director, Kearney Housing Agency
Beth Baxter, Regional Administrator, Region 3 Behavioral Health Services (guest)
Terry Krohn, Director, Two Rivers Public Health Department (guest)

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