President
Sarah M. Polak
Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center
Chadron State College
1000 Main Street
Chadron, NE 69337
phone 308-432-6066
fax 308-432-6064
email spolak@csc.edu

Vice-President
Barb Vondras
Dawson County Historical Society
PO Box 369
Lexington, NE  68850-0369
phone 308-324-5340
fax same as phone number above
email dcmuseum@atcjet.net

Secretary &
MPMA Representative
Teresa Kreutzer-Hodson
Hastings Museum of Natural History
1330 Burlington Ave, Box 1286 
Hastings, NE  68902-1286
phone 402-461-2399
fax 402-461-2379
email hmcollections@alltel.net

Communications Editor
Dena Sanford
National Park Service
1709 Jackson Street
Omaha, NE 68102
phone 402-661-1944
email Dena_Sanford@nps.gov

Membership Chair &
Immediate Past President
Tom Lynch
Boys Town Hall of History
14057 Flanagan Blvd.
Boys Town, NE 68010
phone 402-498-1185
fax 402-498-1159
email lyncht@boystown.org

Past President
Deborah Arenz
Museum of Nebraska History
Nebraska State Historical Society
PO Box 82554
Lincoln, NE  68501-2554
phone 402-471-4759
fax 402-471-3314
email darenz@mail.state.ne.us

Past President
John Schleicher 
McGoogan Library of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
986705 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-6705
phone 402-559-7094
fax 402-559-5498
email jschleicher@unmc.edu

Nebraska Humanities Council Liaison
Raymond Screws
Nebraska Humanities Council
215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 225
Lincoln, NE 68508
phone 402-474-2131, ext 15
fax 402-474-4852
email ray@nebraskahumaities.org

Diane Jensen
Washington County Historical Museum
Hwy 75 and Monroe Street
PO Box 25
Fort Calhoun, NE 68023
phone 402-468-5740
email info@newashcohist.org

Judy J. Brott Buss
American Quilt Study Group
35th and Holdrege, East Campus Loop
P.O. Box 4737
Lincoln, NE 68504-0737
phone 402-472-5361
email AQSG2@unl.edu

Betty Davis
Douglas County Historical Society
5730 North 30th Street Bldg 11B
Omaha, NE 68111-1657
phone 402-455-9990
fax 402-453-9448
email director@omahahistory.org

Chadwick Boehlke
Lincoln County Historical Museum &
Western Heritage Village
2403 North Buffalo Bill Avenue
North Platte, NE 69101
Phone: (308) 534-5640
Toll Free: (800) 955-4528

Area Representative Job Description
Principal Duties

• Represent all NMA and non-NMA professionals, volunteers, and institutions to the NMA Board of Directors; report constituents concerns, issues, trends, etc.
• Serve as liaison for communicating information from the Board of Directors to professionals, volunteers, and institutions in his/her congressional district.
• Identify needs for training, seminars, etc. and participate in the design and implementation of programs to meet these needs.
• Host one meeting annually for all museum professionals and volunteers in his/her area.
• Serve as the emergency contact person with the NMA for disaster relief help.
• Represent constituents at legislative hearings on issues approved by the NMA Board of Directors.

• Area representatives need to coordinate coverage of their congressional district to provide the most effective service to their constituents.
• Disaster preparedness training.
• Financial assistance for mailings, travel, phone calls, etc.

Questions or comments about NMA, contact a board member in your area.
July 31, 2005