2016 KABA Board of Directors Nominees
Officers:
Kyle Flaherty (Exchange Bank)- Treasurer
Born in Scottsbluff, NE, Kyle grew up on a ranch north of Scottsbluff and attended high school in Harrison, NE. He is a graduate of Kearney State College.
Kyle has been at Exchange Bank since December 2013 as their Assistant Vice President.
Kyle and his wife Trudy have 2 dogs and enjoy road cycling and mountain biking together.
Terri Holtzen (Kearney Crete and Block) - Sectretary
Terri has been the Manager of Kearney Crete and Block, Ready Mixed Concrete and Christensen Concrete Products since 2007. She has worked in the concrete business since 1986.
Terri and her husband Steve have three sons and 7 grandchildren. She loves to read, sew, hike and spend time with her family.
Associate Board Members
Lori Guthard (Kearney Hub)
Lori grew up outside of Lexington where her dad was a carpenter and house mover (and now a farmer). Lori believes that is where her passion began for the housing industry.
While in high school Lori worked at the local bi-weekly newspaper and the rest is history. She has been at the Kearney Hub since September of 1985, wow 30 years! Lori is currently Director of Sales at the Kearney Hub which includes print and digital.
Lori and her husband Rod, who works for Broadfoot Sand & Gravel as a loader operator, have 2 grown children, Kyle & Kendra and are expecting their first grandchild later this month.
They have a couple of horses and about 50 head of cattle. Lori enjoy spending time with family, friends and exercising. She's a volunteer cycling instructor at the YMCA, active with the Kearney Chamber Envoys and the Efree Church & Caf�.
Bret King (Kearney Glass)
Bret was born in Gothenburg, Nebraska and attended high school in Gering. He graduated from the DeVry Institute of Technology in Phoenix, Az. and holds an Electrical Engineering Degree.
Bret has been owner of Kearney Glass, Inc. and Glass Doctor of Central Nebraska since November of 2007.
Bret and his wife SueZan have been married for 28 years and they have 3 children: Brittney 24, Ryan 21 and Carson 18. All three attend college at UNK.
Bret is a member of the Noon Rotary currently serving a board position and is chairman of the Downtown Economic Development Committee. He coached Competitive Soccer for 15 years and assisted with the high school program in the off season. In his spare time, Bret enjoys anything outdoors: Boating, skiing, hunting, fishing, golfing and softball. Bret and SueZan are avid supporters of all UNK athletics and the Tri-City Storm.
Eric Holt (Eric Holt Design)
Eric was born in Corvallis OR and attended high school in West Lafayette IN. He graduated college from Purdue University (Boiler Up!).
In August of 2013, Eric began his position as an Assistant Professor at UNK. He also is co-owner of Eric Holt Design which he began in Dec 2007.
Eric and his wife Candy have 3 boys: Jake, Anthony and Micah. Eric enjoys watching football and food.
Josh Chaney (Sears)
Josh grew up in Gibbon and attended UNK for 4 years. He started his first business at 22 which kept him busy enough that he is currently 24 hours short of graduating.
Josh is President of Chaney/Rees Inc. He bought the Sears store in Kearney originally as a partnership with his father-in-law in 2007. In 2013, Josh bought his portion of the company.
Josh and his wife Jennifer have 2 daughters. Abbygail is 12 weeks old and Karlie is 18 and is attending CCC.
Josh has a love for old vehicles. He has a collection of 48-52 Ford pickups and trucks. He also has a 66 mustang which he has owned since the age of 13. Josh really enjoys woodworking and always has a couple of projects going.
Greg Ruiz (Builders Warehouse)
Greg was born in Austin, Texas where he attended McCallum High School. Upon graduation, Greg attended Ranger Jr College in small town Ranger, Tx and University of Texas at Austin for Continued Education.
Greg started working at Builders as VP of Sales in November of 2013.
Greg has been married for 31 years and has one son who is attending UNK. Greg enjoys spending time with his family and outdoor sports.
Peggy Mak (Great Western Bank)
Peggy grew up in Kearney and graduated from Kearney High School. She attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
For over 30 years, Peggy has been involved with all aspects of the mortgage lending process. She currently is a Mortgage Loan Officer for Great Western Bank. Peggy is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, Nebraska Mortgage Association, Buffalo County Board of Realtors and Kearney Area Builders Association.
Member Events
December 12 (Saturday)
Kearney Holiday Inn
6:00 pm
Welcome to a Holiday Party in Merry Olde England! A little singing! A little dancing! A little murder! What could be more fun? Of course, Scrooge is up to his old tricks again, and someone bumps him off! Who did it? Miss Havisham? The Artful Dodger? Little Tiny Tim? Or...maybe you?!! Whether you want to participate a little, or a lot, you're sure to have a jolly good time, in jolly olde England, with "A Dickens of a Killing!"
Kearney Home and Builders Show
January 8-10, 2016