President, Southeast Community College Representing Nebraska’s Community Colleges
Secretary / Treasurer
Brian Maher
Commissioner of Education, Nebraska Department of Education
Member
Phil Bakken
Chief of Staff/Corporation Secretary University of Nebraska
The NSWERS Executive Council is led by the Council President, Dr. Paul Turman, Chancellor of the Nebraska State Colleges System. Additional members of the founding Executive Council for NSWERS include: Dr. Paul Illich, President of Southeast Community College, representing all six Nebraska community college areas (Vice President), Dr. Brian Maher, Commissioner of Education (Secretary/Treasurer), and Phil Bakken, Chief of Staff/Corporation Secretary at the University of Nebraska (Member). The NSWERS Executive Council meet quarterly.