Rural Teacher Committee

The Rural Teacher Committee is charged with working on strategies to address the rural teacher shortage in our state. The committee is made up of the NRCSA Executive Director, representatives from each of the three State Colleges (Chadron State, Peru State, Wayne State), and school representatives from each of the six NRCSA districts.

2025-26 Rural Teacher Committee

NameAddressOffice PhoneFax
Ch-Chairs:   

Stephanie Kaczor, Northeast

Supt, Riverside Public Schools

124 Ash St

PO Box 220

Spalding, NE 68665

(308) 358-0640(308) 358-0211

Chris Kuncl, North Central

Supt, Mullen Public Schools

4th & Blaine PO Box 127

Mullen, NE 69152

(308) 546-2223(308) 546-2209
Members:   

Jack Moles

Executive Director, NRCSA

440 s 13th St, Suite B

Lincoln, NE 68508

(402) 335-7732(402) 476-7740

Derek Anderson, Southeast

Supt, Exeter-Milligan-Friend Public Schools

501 Maun St, 

PO Box 67

Friend, NE 68359

(402) 947-2781(402) 947-2026

Jessica Bland, Northeast

Supt, Oakland-Craig Public Schools

309 N Davis Ave

Oakland, NE 68045

(402) 685-5661(402) 685-5697

Dr. Joel Bohlken, Northeast

Supt, Palmer Public Schools

202 Comm St, 

PO Box 248 

Palmer, NE 68864

(308) 894-3065(308) 894-8245

Dr. Jon Cerny, Northeast

Supt, Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools

708 Main St  PO Box 129

Bancroft, NE 68004

(402) 648-3337(402) 648-3338

Andrew Farber, West

Supt, Sidney Public Schools

1101 21st Ave

Sidney, NE 69162

(308) 254-5855(308) 254-5756

JD Furrow, North Central

Supt, Callaway Public Schools

101 N Needham St

PO Box 280

Callaway, NE 68825

(308) 836-2272(308) 836-2771

Matt Gordon, Southeast

Supt, Giltner Public Schools

# 2 W 6th Rd

PO Box 160

Giltner, NE 68841

(402) 849-2238(402) 849-2440

George Griffith, Southeast Supt,

Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer

810 Central Ave

Humboldt, NE 68376

(402) 862-2151(402) 862-2152

Holly Herzberg, Southeast

Supt, Hampton Public Schools

458 5th St

Hampton, NE 68843

(402) 725-3116(402) 725-3334

Daniel Kluver, North Central

Supt, Wheeler Central Schools

600 W Randolph St

PO Box 68

Bartlett, NE 68622

(308) 654-3273(308) 654-3237

Jeff Koehler, Southeast

Supt, Johnson-Brock Public Schools

310 Main St 

PO Box 186

Johnson, NE 68378

(402) 868-5235(402) 868-4785

James McGown, Southwest

administrator, ESU # 16

314 W 1st St

Ogallala, NE 69153

(308) 284-8481(308) 284-8483

Danny McMurtry, Southwest

Supt, Maxwell Public Schools

415 E Hwy 30

PO Box 188

Maxwell, NE 69151

(308) 582-4585(308) 582-4584

Dr. Heather Nebesniak, North Central

Supt, Ord Public Schs

320 N 9th St

Ord, NE

68862

(308) 728-3241(308) 728-7079

Mark Otten, North Central

Supt, Rock County Public Schools

East Hwy 20

PO Box 448

Bassett, NE 68714

(402) 684-3411(402) 684-3671

Phillip Picquet, Southwest

Admin, ESU # 15

344 Main St

PO Box 398

Trenton, NE 69044

(308) 334-5160(308) 334-5581

Brian Redinger, North Central

Supt, Stapleton Public Schools

702 6th St PO Box 128

Stapleton, NE 69163

(308) 636-2252(308) 636-2618

Dr. Bret Schroder, Northeast

Supt, Schuyler Community Schools

120 W 20th St

Schuyler, NE 68661

(402) 352-3527(402) 352-5552

State College Members

   

Dr. Gina Bittner, Southeast

Peru State College

600 Hoyt St

PO Box 10

Peru, NE 68421

(402) 872-2244(402) 872-2414

TBD

Southeast

Peru State College

   

Dr. Adam Fette

Chadron State College

100 Main St

Chadron, NE 69337

(308) 432-6330 

Dr. Don King

Chadron State College

100 Main St

Chadron, NE 69337

(308) 432-6330 

Dr. Jenny Peining

Wayne State College

1111 Main St

Wayne, NE 68787

(402) 375-7376 

Dr. Midge Simmons

Wayne State College

1111 Main St

Wayne, NE 68787

(402) 375-7379