Board of Directors
Top leaders from academia, government, and industry, representing a variety of biotech disciplines, serve on Bio Nebraska’s Board of Directors.
Current Directors
Brook Aken
Director Economic Development & External Relations, OPPD
Tala Awada, Ph.D.
Associate Dean in the Agricultural Research Division at the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Charley Cull, DVM, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research & Development, Midwest Veterinary Services
Michael Dixon, Ph.D.
President and CEO, UNeMed Corporation
Jordan Feuerborn
Director, State Government Affairs and Policy, Merck
Joe Fox
Director of Business Development, Nebraska Department of Economic Development
AriAnna Goldstein
Partner, Technology and Intellectual Property, Baird Holm
Billy Hagstrom
CEO & Co-Founder, Bluestem Biosciences
Sara Myers, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity, University of Nebraska Omaha
Niraj Patel
Director of Operations, Neogen
Genevieve Plumadore
Director of State Government Affairs, Bristol Myers Squibb
Laurie Reagan
Plant Manager, BD North America Molding Center
Brad Roth, Ph.D.
Consultant, NUtech Ventures, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Misty Wehling
Co-chair of the Biotechnology Program, Southeast Community College
Jessica Wiley, Ph.D.
COO & Bioinformatics Scientist, PraesensBio
Amanda Wilson
Sr. Specialty Proteins Quality Manager, Novonesis
Kirk Zeller
Co-Founder & CEO, Progressive NEURO
Tom Zuk
Principal, Holland Basham Architects
Executive Leadership
Rob Owen
Executive Director
Sasha Forsen
Assistant Director