Kelli Ackerman — Nebraska Association of School Business Officials Outstanding Business Official of the Year

The Nebraska Association of School Business Officials named Kelli Ackerman, Lincoln Public Schools Director of Accounting and Payroll, as the 2022 Outstanding Business Official of the Year in April.

Associate Superintendent for Business Affairs Liz Standish said “Kelli joined LPS in 2018 and brought with her tremendous experience and knowledge of school finance. She was instrumental in working with the LPS finance team to maintain financial stability and growth, ensuring staff and students have the resources they need to succeed.”

Prior to coming to Lincoln in 2018, Kelli served as the Holdrege Public Schools business manager and school board treasurer for 11 years. She started at Arapahoe Public Schools in 1984 as the business manager for 15 years before working in the private sector, returning to school finance in 2007. She received the Nebraska Council of School Administrators Distinguished Service Award in 2017. Kelli also was president of the Nebraska Association of School Business Officials, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Nebraska Public School Advantage and is vice chair on the Public Employees Retirement Board.

Kelli has worked with a number of school districts across Nebraska – assisting veteran and new superintendents – to help them build, review and finalize their budgets.