Our Staff
Jessica Jefferson
Oversees Accounting and Payroll Departments, projects the district’s cash position, monitors expenditure limitations, analyzes the assessed valuation and coordinates the debt service payment schedule
(402) 436-1706
jjeffers@lps.org
Jamie Berens
Account Numbers, Grants, End of Month Reports, and IDM Reports
(402) 436-1762
jberens@lps.org
Stacy Storant
Paying Administrators, Processing Payroll and W-2’s
(402) 436-1774
sstorant@lps.org
McKinsey Petersen
Paying Technicians, Processing Payroll, Disability Claims, Nebraska State Retirement Reporting
(402) 436-1773
mhoops@lps.org
Shana McTaggart Bailey
Purchase Orders, contracted services, media blanket orders, magazine/ newspaper subscriptions, School Specialty, procurement cards, and activity payments
(402) 436-1704
smctagga@lps.org
Wendy Effle
Blanket Orders, District Credit Cards, Office Depot Online Orders, Nogg Online Orders, and Reimbursements
(402) 436-1705
weffle@lps.org
Robyn Lade
Blanket Orders for Food (HyVee Russ’s Coca Cola, Pepsi), and Utilities
(402) 436-1702
rlade@lps.org
Jill White
Petty cash, instructional cash, lunch deposits, vendor information and negative lunch collection
(402) 436-1700
jwhite4@lps.org
Dana Long
Monthly receipt summaries, postage and printing charges, insufficient funds checks, armored car pick-up service and online lunch payments
(402) 436-1701
dlong2@lps.org
Amy Wudtke
Paying all Certificated Staff and Nutrition Services, Supplemental Assignments, Garnishments and Child Support Withholdings, Long-Term Absences
(402) 436- 1772
awudtke@lps.org
Maria Smith
Paying Paraeducators, Custodians, and Maintenance, Workman’s Compensation, Retirement Audit, Unemployment Reporting, Voluntary Employee Deductions (United Way, Association Dues, Credit Union).
(402) 436-1771
msmit12@lps.org
Heather McNear
Paying Substitutes, Office, Transportation and Coaches, WFM Audits, WFM Contact and Trainer
(402) 436-1764
hmcnear@lps.org
Holly Kafonek
Paying Hourly Employees, Handling Direct Deposit Requests, W4 Changes, Wages Verification’s
(402) 436-1714
hkafonek@lps.org
