2026 Platinum Level Affiliates

ALICAP - American Fidelity - American Playground and Recreation - BCDM Architects - Boyd Jones Construction - BVH Architecture - Clark & Enersen - CMBA - Cannon Moss Brygger Architects - D.A. Davidson & Co. - Envise - Facility Advocates - Hamilton Business Technologies - Hausmann - Helm Service - Nebraska Liquid Asset Fund - Northland Securities - Piper Sandler & Co. - Public Risk Management - Revolution Wraps - Sampson Construction - Sparq Data Solutions - Third Rail Content - Wilkins Architecture Design Planning

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ACCOUNTING  -  ARCHITECTS  -  AWARDS & PLAQUES  -  BUILDING CONTROLS/SERVICES  -  CONSULTING  -  CONSTRUCTION SERVICES  -  DATA SECURITY, VIDEO & COMMUNICATIONS  -  DESIGN BUILD  -  ENERGY SERVICES  -  FINANCIAL SERVICES  -  FOOD SERVICE  -  FUNDRAISING  -  INSURANCE SERVICES  -  LEGAL SERVICES  -  MENTORING  -  PLAYGROUND, SCOREBOARDS & SURFACING  -  PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES  -  SAFETY & SECURITY SERVICES  -  TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING  -  TECHNOLOGY/SOFTWARE  -  THERAPY SERVICES  -  TRANSPORTATION  -  VIDEO CREATION & PRODUCTION

2026 Gold Level Affiliates

BD Construction, Inc./Kearney - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska - Carlson West Povondra Architects - Chief Construction - Cornhusker International - Darland - DLR Group - JEO Consulting Group, Inc. - Johnson Controls - Lunchtime Solutions - MCL Construction - Navitas - Outdoor Recreation Products

2026 Silver Level Affiliates

Creative Sites, LLC 

2026 Bronze Level Affiliates

ACCOUNTING

James D. Watts & Associates, PC
Jim Watts
402-483-7512 -  jw1cpa@aol.com   
www.jwatts.cpa
Tax, accounting and advisory services

Architects

BCDM Architects
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Matthew Erion
712-635-8201 - merion@bcdm.net
www.bcdm.net
Academic communities are places where people learn, grow, and excel. These life experiences shape and inspire minds of all ages. It was true when Winston Churchill stated that, “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” Here’s what we offer in-house: Architecture, Interior Design, Construction Administration, Construction Management, Master Planning, Facility Assessment, Bond Referendum Support

BVH Architecture 
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Cleve Reeves - creeves@bvh.com
Cynthia Ray - cray@bvh.com
Mark Shepard - mshepherd@bvh.com402-475-4551 -  www.bvh.com
Design that elevates student learning. BVH Architecture brings more than 40 years of dedicated PreK–12 experience to the planning and design of school facilities. We offer a full range of services—including Branding & Environmental Graphics, Facility Analysis, Interior Design & FF&E, Master Planning & Programming, Pre-Bond Community Engagement, and Sustainability—to support districts from early visioning through implementation. We recognize that every school and community is unique. Our process is tailored to align with your educational goals, operational needs, and long-term planning priorities. By understanding instructional objectives and the diverse needs of learners across all grade levels, we design environments that directly support teaching and enhance student outcomes. We integrate proven design and construction best practices with a consistent awareness of cost implications, ensuring responsible stewardship of district resources and a clear path from concept to completion.

Carlson West Povondra Architects
GOLD LEVEL AFFILIATE
Jamie Eckmann 
402-551-1500 - jeckmann@cwparchitects.com
https://cwparchitects.com/
Carlson West Povondra Architects is a leading, client-centered architecture firm dedicated to creating inspired, holistic solutions to strengthen our communities, while satisfying our clients’ unique challenges and objectives. We have built our reputation on innovative ideas and meaningful concepts in commercial, educational, municipal, justice, public safety, recreational, healthcare, civic/community, senior and supportive housing and spiritual architecture.

Clark & Enersen
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Steve Miller
402-525-4848 - steve.miller@clarkenersen.com
www.clarkenersen.com
Clark & Enersen is a full-service firm with outstanding design professionals in the primary disciplines of architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and civil, mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering. Our talented team also includes in-house experts in commissioning, community and stakeholder engagement, construction administration, digital experience design, energy modeling, grant assistance, laboratory planning, land development, planning, and sustainable design.

CMBA Architects
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Troy Keilig - keilig.t@cmbaarchitects.com
Courtney Koch - koch.c@cmbaarchitects.com
Matt Kreutzer - kreutzer.m@cmbaarchitects.com
308-384-4444 - www.cmbaarchitects.com
Architecture, Master Planning, Interiors, Bond Assistance


DLR Group
GOLD LEVEL AFFILIATE
Vanessa Schutte
402-618-2077 -  vschutte@dlrgroup.com
dlrgroup.com
DLR Group is a nationally recognized expert in K-12 school facility design and have successfully planned, designed and completed more than 850 early childhood and elementary schools, 300 middle schools, and 600 high schools. We have also generated over 400 master plans and facility analysis studies. Our promise is to elevate the human experience through design. This inspires a culture of design and fuels the work we do around the world. We are 100 percent employee-owned: all 1,461 of us are literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary employee-owner teams, engaged with all project life-cycle stakeholders. These teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to elevate design. Founded in Omaha in 1966, DLR Group has grown over the past 57+ years to be one of the leading design firms today, recognized for design excellence as well as service and quality. In Nebraska, DLR Group has developed a long-standing reputation for continually providing the highest level of professional services and client satisfaction on our projects. Our clients experience this through our service model: listen. DESIGN. deliver

JEO Consulting Group, Inc.
GOLD LEVEL AFFILIATE
Scott Latham - slatham@jeo.com
Jack Baker -  jbaker@jeo.com
402-934-3680 -  www.jeo.com
Since 1937, we’ve built a reputation on forging lasting partnerships with clients to help them—and our communities—succeed. Today, we have more than 400 people in 15 offices, and after almost 90 years, we’re still known for treating our clients and employees like family. Through engineering, architecture, surveying, planning, community engagement, environmental sciences, funding, and construction services, we excel in providing long-term solutions for our clients.

Wilkins Architecture Design Planning

Building Controls and Building Services

Helm Service
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE

Navitas
GOLD LEVEL AFFILIATE
Shane Alexander - 402-360-3135 - salexander@navitas.us.com
Ryan Terry - 913-593-9919 - rterry@navitas.us.comwww.navitas.us.com
Conserving Resources. Renewing Facilities. We specialize in energy efficiency programs and infrastructure improvements to help optimize facilities, realize cost savings, achieve performance goals, and address deferred maintenance—all at the same time.

Construction Services

BD Construction
GOLD LEVEL AFFILIATE 
Marsha Wilkerson
308-234-1836 - mwilkerson@bdconstruction.com
www.BDconstruction.com
At BD Construction, Inc./Kearney, we believe that construction is more than bricks and mortar; it’s about putting together a better process from the start, built on strong relationships, trust, and a thriving future for the clients and communities we serve. We’re dedicated to providing honest guidance and exceptional value to our clients from preconstruction to bond education services to managing the day-to-day safety and quality of your project's construction. Our headquarters, located in Kearney, provides the perfect central base to serve communities across Nebraska (and even into neighboring states). When we say we build communities, it is much more than the complex projects we deliver for education, healthcare, cultural, industrial, commercial and agricultural facilities. It means giving back by buying local, supporting community success and serving as a strong advocate for our clients. As your trusted construction partner, we guide you from site selection through construction with an open-book approach. We’re your long-term partner, years after the ribbon is cut.

Boyd Jones Construction
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Mark Reckmeyer
817-875-1886 - mreckmeyer@boydjones.biz
www.boydjones.biz
Boyd Jones provides Construction Management and General Contracting services for PreK-12 school districts. Our team can assist with facilities assessments, bond planning, preconstruction, construction management, and maintenance.

Chief Construction
GOLD LEVEL AFFILIATE
Lauren Eihusen
308-380-0591 - lauren.eihusen@chiefind.com
https://chiefconstruction.build/
Chief Construction offers a full range of design-build, general contractor and construction management services. We understand clients want to build a close working relationship with a construction company who listens, offers sound advice, keeps its eye on the bottom line, uses the latest technologies and does its best to adhere to deadlines.

Darland
GOLD LEVEL AFFILIATE 
Bryan Knapp
402-730-1481 - bwknapp@darland.com
www.darland.com
Darland Construction Co. is a highly respected full-service builder offering comprehensive construction management and design-build solutions. Our team provides support across facilities assessments, planning, preconstruction, and construction management. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, we have served clients for more than 70 years, staying at the forefront of the industry through our forward-thinking approach. We take pride in being an agile and dynamic company—qualities that shape the way we approach every project. Building to a higher standard isn’t just our commitment; it’s what Darland stands for.

Hausmann
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Ashley Abramson - ashley.abramson@hausmann.build
Brooke Rudolph - brooke.rudolph@hausmann.build
402-438-3230 - www.hausmann.build
Hausmann is a construction management, design build, and general contracting firm. We provide services and expertise to a wide variety of clients across the region. From healthcare and educational facilities to commercial and corporate business offices, our diverse client base has provided us with the knowledge and ability to work on an array of projects. Our reputation comes from our commitment to excellence, which is evident in the areas of safety, productivity and workmanship. We pride ourselves on our innovative management style. We will service your needs with a highly proficient, safety-oriented and cost-efficient management team.

MCL Construction
GOLD LEVEL AFFILIATE
Heather Fredrick
402-339-2321 - tkj@mclconstruction.com - haf@mclconstruction.com
www.mclconstruction.com
For many schools, navigating the entire construction process and knowing who to trust can be overwhelming. At MCL Construction, our people simplify the process by listening, planning, executing, and continuing the relationship to build your vision.

Sampson Construction
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Bob Everitt - bob.everitt@sampson-construction.com
Nicole Hardwick - nicole.hardwick@sampson-construction.com
JP Lauterbach - jp.lauterbach@sampson-construction.com
402-434-5450 - www.sampson-construction.com
Sampson Construction is a family-owned regional leader in the industry with more than seven decades of construction excellence. Our team consists of 325 employees across five offices. Our values and passion guide our priorities and inspire us to deliver the best possible construction services to our clients.

Energy Services

Financial Services

D.A. Davidson & CO.
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Paul Grieger - 402-392-7986 - pgrieger@dadco.com
Cody Wickham - 402-392-7989 - cwickham@dadco.com
Andy Forney - 402-392-7988 - aforney@dadco.com
https://dadavidson.com/
D.A. Davidson & Co. has a long history of providing innovative and effective debt financing solutions to school districts nationwide. Our team of public finance professionals has decades of experience in this field and is dedicated to helping schools achieve their financial goals. We believe that building strong relationships with our clients is the key to our success and the success of the communities we serve. Our team is fully involved in every step of the financing process, from initial planning to final execution, ensuring that our clients receive the highest service and support. Since 2020, D.A. Davidson has managed over half of Nebraska’s K-12 school financings, partnering with districts statewide on more than 120 negotiated bond issues to strengthen educational infrastructure across Nebraska and surrounding communities. (Source Bloomberg: 11/12/2025)


Nebraska Liquid Asset Fund - NLAF 
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Riley Hunter
402-810-0819 - riley.hunter@pfmam.com
www.NLAFpool.org
Liquid Asset Fund, financing programs

Northland, formerly First National Capital Markets
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Tobin Buchanan - 308-352-8328 - tbuchanan@fnni.com
Carl Dietz - 308-289-3920 carldietz@fnni.com
www.fncapitalmarkets.com
Public Finance, Election Guidance


Piper Sandler & Co
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Scott Keene - 402-325-1199 - Scott.Keene@psc.com
Bill Arth - 402-325-1197 - Bill.Arth@psc.com
www.PiperSandler.com
Public Finance - Investment Banking

Food Service

Lunchtime Solutions
GOLD LEVEL AFFILIATE
Susan Gracey
605-235-0939 - s.gracey@lunchtimesolutions.com
lunchtimesolutions.com
K-12 Food Service Management Company ... We're Fueling the Minds of the Future!

Opaa! Food Management
James Haley
308-380-7485 - jhaley@opaafood.com
www.opaafood.com 
Opaa! currently serves more than 300 school districts across 8 states. The company specializes in made from scratch cooking and baking for breakfast and lunch.  Opaa! takes pride in being able to offer multiple choices to the students for breakfast and lunch along with a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables daily. In addition to breakfast and lunch Opaa! can take care of all the districts needs for catering, class parties, field trip meals and after school meals such as sports meals.

Insurance Services

American Fidelity
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Wayne Ryan
wayne.ryan@americanfidelity.com 
www.americanfidelity.com/nebraska 
Solutions built for the education community


Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
GOLD LEVEL AFFILIATE
Cortney Ray
402-613-1944 - cortney.ray@nebraskablue.com
NebraskaBlue.com
At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) we combine intelligence with agility to make a purposeful impact. One of our foundational strengths is recurring, exponential innovation. Because we’re local, we’re able to quickly implement, test and refine solutions. Because we’re national, the infrastructure necessary to speed solutions to our members is already in place. While we’re innovating new health coverage solutions, we’re also constantly optimizing existing processes to ensure we’re continually driving improved care delivery, lower costs and better overall population health.

National Insurance Services
Megan Ware - 402-506-2170 - mware@nisbenefits.com 
Erin Eby - 402-250-2004 - eeby@nisbenefits.com
https://www.nisbenefits.com/
National Insurance Services (NIS) provides employee benefit solutions exclusively for public sector organizations. 

Public Risk Management 
Sheri Shonka
402-884-3751 - sheri.shonka@prmne.com  
www.alicap.org
ALICAP, Insurance services
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE

Legal Services

Mueller Robak Schaefer Hruza & Hassebrook
Kristen Hassebrook - hassebrook@muellerrobak.com
Matthew Schaefer - schaefer@muellerrobak.com
Timothy Hruza - hruza@muellerrobak.com
402-434-3399 - www.muellerrobak.com
Lobbying and Government Relations

Playground/Scoreboards/Surfacing

American Playground and Recreation
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE

Creative Sites, LLC
SILVER LEVEL AFFILIATE
Julie Kutilek -  julie@creativesitesllc.com
Chloe Kutilek - chloe@creativesitesllc.com
402-614-4606 - www.creativesitesllc.com
Playground equipment, surfacing, and installation.

Cunningham Recreation/GameTime
Terri Strong
402-427-9558 - terri@cunninghamrec.com
https://www.cunninghamrec.com
Cunningham Recreation has provided commercial playground equipment and park products since 1966. We’ve built thousands of playgrounds for children of all ages and abilities, and will help plan, design and build your playground vision from the ground-up. Cunningham Recreation is proud to serve as GameTime’s exclusive representative in Nebraska.

Fisher Tracks, Inc.
Jordan Fisher - jfisher@fishertracks.com
Sam Fisher - sfisher@fishertracks.com
Darin Olofson - dolofson@fishertracks.com
800-432-3191 - 515-432-3191 - www.fishertracks.com
Fisher Tracks is the go to choice for your All Weather Running Track needs. With four Certified Track Builders on staff, we specialize in installation, refurbishment and design building of outdoor running tracks.

Technology/Software

Envise
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Rob Meyer
402-817-0216 - rmeyer@enviseams.com
https://www.ossba.org/envise-solutions/
Envise is a national consortium offering technology solutions for associations to engage audiences, capture needs and connect data to decisions.


Hamilton Business Technologies
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Ryan Wineteer
402-694-5101 - ryan.wineteer@hamiltontel.com
www.hamiltonisbusiness.com
Hamilton Information Systems, a division of Hamilton Telecommunications, has been providing technology solutions and Managed IT services to Nebraska schools and educational institutions for over fifty years. From security and access solutions to cybersecurity and network protection, we are your select IT service provider in Nebraska.

Sparq Data Solutions
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Craig Caples
402-423-4951 - ccaples@sparqdata.com
www.sparqdata.com
Paperless Board Meetings, Teacher Negotiations, Public Document Management, Document Imaging & Scanning

Transportation Products

Cornhusker International Trucks, Inc.
GOLD LEVEL AFFILIATE
Russ Folts
402-304-4016 - russ.folts@cornhuskerinternational.com
www.cornhuskerinternational.com
We are known as the leader in Nebraska School Buses! Whether you are in need of a new bus, pre-owned bus, or activity vehicle, we appreciate the opportunity to work with you!  We also offer best-in-class service and parts for any make of school vehicle at any of our five locations (Lincoln, Omaha, Norfolk, North Platte, Sioux City), as well as a full service body and paint facility in Omaha.

Nebraska Safety Center
Amanda Ransdell
308-865-1550 - ransdella@unk.edu
unk.edu/nesafetycenter
The Nebraska Safety Center delivers safety education through seminars, workshops, statewide program coordination, and research. We provide state-approved school bus driver training through the Nebraska Department of Education and Driver’s Education for students, approved by the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles.

Video Creation & Production

Third Rail Content, Inc. 
PLATINUM LEVEL AFFILIATE
Dorothy Booraem & Chad Haufschild
402-730-6069 - more.media@thirdrailcontent.com
https://thirdrailcontent.com/
Third Rail Content is a video creation and production lab based in Lincoln, Nebraska. Our creative partnership was formed in a cauldron of indie film-making and web-series creation. We work with corporations, non-profits and small businesses, producing videos for education, fundraising, marketing and broadcast. Collaborating and creating are what keep us coming back, day after day. Whether you’re looking for professional marketing videos or an animated safety video, we will work with you to create something amazing.