Board & Staff | Sandhills Task Force

Current Board Members

Mike Abbott – Ogallala, NE – Rancher
Ben Bailey – Lakeside, NE – Rancher
Melody Benjamin, Secretary/Treasurer – Lakeside, NE – Rancher
Homer Buell – Bassett, NE – Rancher/Nebraska Cattlemen
Lemoyne Dailey – Thedford, NE – Rancher
Steve Fairbairn – Grand Island, NE – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Greg Gehl – Ericson, NE – Rancher
Eric Hansen, Vice President – North Platte, NE – Rancher/Natural Resource District
Ted LaGrange – Lincoln, NE – Nebraska Game & Parks Commission
Nancy Peterson – Gordon, NE – Rancher
John Ravenscroft, President – Nenzel, NE – Rancher/Past County Commissioner
Mary Reese – North Platte, NE – Natural Resources Conservation Service
Rich Walters – Kearny, NE – The Nature Conservancy

Board Members in 2019

Back Row (L to R): Ashley Garrelts (Project Coordinator), Steve Waller (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Nancy Peterson (Rancher), Barb Cooksley (Rancher), Melody Benjamin (Rancher), Ted LaGrange (Nebraska Game and Parks Commission), Dave Sands (Nebraska Land Trust), John Denton (Ducks Unlimited), Greg Gehl (Rancher), Shelly Kelly (Executive Director).

Front Row (L to R): Homer Buell (Rancher), Kenny Dinan (US Fish and Wildlife Service), John Ravenscroft (Rancher), AB Cox (Rancher), Eric Hansen (Rancher), Doug Christensen (Nebraska Natural Resources Conservation Service), Tim McAbee (Rancher).