Board of Directors
2008 LIBA LEADERSHIP
The 2008 LIBA officers and directors began their terms on March 1, 2008.
LIBA President:
New President Dean Hoag, has been a LIBA member since 1995. He has served on the LIBA Board of Directors, LIBA Government Caucus, and the LIBA PAC.Dean is a principal in the Professional Title and Escrow Company and is currently licensed to practice law in Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska. In addition to LIBA, Dean is a Board member of the Homebuilder’s Association of Lincoln, a member of the Realtor’s Association of Lincoln, and member of the Lincoln Bar Association.
Dean moved to Lincoln in 1994 with his wife, Mary. Today they have two children in college, Brenden, 21 and Caitlin, 19. Dean loves to hunt, fish and golf. He looks forward to working with the Board of Directors, other Officers, and Committee Chairpersons to help lead LIBA and its 1,200 members who represent the business community.
The LIBA Officers & Board of Directors are as follows:
- President: Dean Hoag, Professional Title & Escrow Company
- President-Elect: Connie Hilligoss, Sign Pro
- Vice-President: Carrie Marquis, Hospitality Management
- Secretary: Paige Zutavern, Strictly Business
- Treasurer: Todd Blome, BMG Certified Public Accountants
Directors
- Doug Carey, West Gate Bank
- Robin Eschliman, Eschliman Commercial Real Estate
- Darlene Fletcher, Home Real Estate
- Mark Hesser, Pinnacle Bank
- Chris Hove, West Gate Bank
- Chris Kingery, Kingery Construction
- Bob Norris, Nebraska Neon Sign Company
- Greg Osborn, Computing Extras
- David Pauley, Pauley Properties, Inc
- Mark Schorr, Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C.
- Doug Wyatt, Lincoln Orthopaedic Center, P.C.
Legal Counsel: Bill Harding, Harding & Shultz
Executive Director: Coby Mach
Five LIBA past presidents are annually selected by the Advisory Committee
as voting members of the Board of Directors. For 2008 they are:
- Randy Harre, Schwisow Construction, Inc.
- John Hoppe, Jr., Hoppe, Inc.
- Peter Katt, Baylor, Evnen, Curtiss, Grimit & Witt, LLP
- Tom Klein, First National Bank
- Marty Miller