Board of Directors

Educare Lincoln – Board of Directors: 2024–2025

Emeka Anyanwu
CEO
Lincoln Electric System

Lorenzo Ball, Jr.
Educare Advocate

Jack Douglas
VP, Worksite Sales
Assurity

Dan Farnworth — Chair
Director, Finance & Accounting
Nelnet Business Services

Paul Gausman
Leadership and Educational Consultant
Lincoln, Nebraska

Mike Gillotti
Associate Superintendent for Educational Services
Lincoln Public Schools

Darin Hanigan
Principal, Architect
DLR Group

Fariha Mohmand
Educare Lincoln Parent,
Community Outreach Specialist
Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Dept.

Senator Jason Prokop, District 27
Director, First Five Nebraska

Jessie Rasmussen
President
Buffett Early Childhood Fund

Jeff Reese
Dean, UNL College of Education and Human Sciences
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Shelley Sahling-Zart
VP and General Counsel
Lincoln Electric System

Kari Schmitz
Assistant General Counsel
Mutual of Omaha

Diane Temme
Chief Executive Officer
TMCO

Tammy Ward
Educare Advocate
Lincoln, Nebraska

Holly Wilhite
Associate Professor & Early Childhood Extension Specialist
University of Nebraska-Lincoln