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OUR TEAM

DEC Board of Directors 

DEC is governed by a five-member Board of Directors: two Lancaster County representatives, two City of Lincoln representatives, and one LES representative. Members serve two-year terms and are eligible for reappointment. The DEC Board meets quarterly for publicly convened Board meetings. 

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Matt Schulte
Lancaster County
DEC Director

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Bennie Shobe
City of Lincoln
DEC Director

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Sean Flowerday
Lancaster County

DEC Board Chair

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Kim Morrow
City of Lincoln
DEC Secretary

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Carl Eskridge
Lincoln Electric System
DEC Vice Chair

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DEC Management and     Project Coordinator 

DEC contracts with Lincoln Electric System to provide administrative, financial, engineering, operational, and general corporate functions.


The DEC Project Coordinator is the liaison between the DEC Board of Directors and Lincoln Electric System, and the City of Lincoln and Lancaster County.

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Jason Fortik

Administrator

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Aaron Evans

DE Manager

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Dianne Dobrusky 

DEC Coordinator

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Wade Leibbrandt

DEC CFO

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Kerin Peterson Project Coordinator

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VISION: Striving for energy excellence 

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MISSION: Provide low-cost, reliable, and efficient thermal energy services to enhance and enable economic development of the Lincoln, Nebraska community

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