Staff & Board of Directors : About Us : Leadership Lincoln

Staff

Mick Hale, Executive Director

Mick Hale is a veteran educator with nearly 40 years of experience in both formal and informal spaces. Mick spent 18 years in public and parochial schools and another 15 years in museum education. From 2015-2020, Mick was the Executive Director of Leadership Lincoln, a nonprofit focused on community engagement and leadership development. In July of 2025, Mick returned to Leadership Lincoln in his previous role. Mick grew up in Pella, Iowa and came to Nebraska by way of Peru State College. Mick and his wife, Lisa, vice-president of Customer Service for LES, are active in the community supporting many civic causes. They have three children and two grandchildren they enjoy spending time with every chance they get.

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Board of Directors

Quentin Brown, Vice Chair

Educare of Lincoln, Inc.
Eric Buckwalter

Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Macala Carter

Center for People
Treasurer
Nola Derby-Bennett, Past Chair

Community Learning Centers, Lincoln Public Schools
Jenny Ekeler, Treasurer

Food Bank of Lincoln
Clover Frederick

Nonprofit Coach/Consultant
Donna Gould

Monolith
David Haring, Chair

Lincoln Airport Authority
Matt Kirkland

Realty Works Group of Giving Realty
Jill Liliedahl

Community Volunteer
Michelle Maas Zlomke, Secretary

Cornhusker Bank
Miranda Soulliere

West Gate Bank
Celeste Spier

University Nebraska-Lincoln
Nick Steinke

Olsson