Our Staff

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Jessica Jefferson

Director of Accounting and Payroll

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

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Jamie Berens

Accounting Manager

Account Numbers, Grants, Monthly Financial Reports, and Expense Management Set Up

(402) 436-1762
jberens@lps.org

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Stacy Storant

Payroll Manager

Paying Administrators, Processing Payroll and W-2’s

(402) 436-1774
sstorant@lps.org

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McKinsey Petersen

Payroll Assistant Manager

Paying Technicians, Processing Payroll, Disability Claims, Nebraska State Retirement Reporting

(402) 436-1773
mhoops@lps.org

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Shana McTaggart Bailey

Accounts Payable

Purchase Orders, contracted services, media blanket orders, magazine/ newspaper subscriptions, School Specialty, procurement cards, and activity payments

(402) 436-1704
smctagga@lps.org

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Amanda Foreman

Accounts Payable

Blanket Orders, District Credit Cards, Office Depot Online Orders, Nogg Online Orders, and Reimbursements

(402) 436-1705
aforema2@lps.org

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Robyn Lade

Accounts Payable

Blanket Orders for Food (HyVee Russ’s Coca Cola, Pepsi), and Utilities

(402) 436-1702
rlade@lps.org

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Jill White

Accounts Receivable/General Ledger

Petty cash, instructional cash, lunch deposits, vendor information and negative lunch collection

(402) 436-1700
jwhite4@lps.org

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Dana Long

Accounts Receivable/General Ledger

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

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Kelly Burks

Payroll Technician

Paying Paraeducators, Custodians, and Maintenance, Workman’s Compensation, Retirement Audit, Unemployment Reporting, Voluntary Employee Deductions (United Way, Association Dues, Credit Union).

(402) 436- 1772
kburks@lps.org

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Kassidi Blackmon

Payroll Technician

Paying all Certificated Staff and Nutrition Services, Supplemental Assignments, Garnishments and Child Support Withholdings, Long-Term Absences

(402) 436-1771
kblackmo@lps.org

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Heather McNear

Payroll Technician

Paying Substitutes, Office, Transportation and Coaches, WFM Audits, WFM Contact and Trainer

(402) 436-1764
hmcnear@lps.org

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Holly Kafonek

Payroll Secretary

Paying Hourly Employees, Handling Direct Deposit Requests, W4 Changes, Wages Verification’s

(402) 436-1714
hkafonek@lps.org