Nebraska Academy of Sciences Board 

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PositionTermName
President*2025-2026Tessa Durham Brooks, Doane University
President-Elect*2025-2026Joel Berrier, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Treasurer*2025-2027Justin Andersson, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Secretary*2024-2026Ann Buchmann, Chadron State College
Counselor*2024-2027Bradley Peterson, Hastings College 
Counselor*2023-2026Annemarie Shibata, Creighton University
NATS President2024-2026Kristen Benton
NJAS President
Randall Lienemann
AAAS/NAAS Rep
Marc Bathke







Ex-Officio Appointees:
NE DOE RepSarah Shaffer
UN State Museum RepSusan Weller




Support Staff:
Executive DirectorKerri Schnase-Berge




Long Range Planning Committee:


2025-2028Christine Gustafson

2022-2025Doug Golick

2023-2026Michael Leite




Editors-NAS Transactions:

Karen Murch-Schafer

Mark Schoenbeck


*Executive Committee member

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