Thomas B. Barker, Chair
Trustee Since 2020
Retired CEO and Chairman of the Board West Corporation | Omaha, NE
National Board of Trustees
Boys Town National Board of Trustees
Our independent National Board of Trustees is made up of a diverse group of local and national business and community leaders to help provide corporate governance and guidance for Boys Town.
We are grateful for the continued support and expertise they provide, ensuring that each department and program lives the mission we strive to fulfill every single day.
Joni W. Wheeler, Chair-elect
Trustee since 2021
Executive Vice President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska | Omaha, NE
Anthony J. Aquino
Trustee Since 2024
President, EMI Services | Potomac, MD
Thomas J. Culhane
Trustee Since 2021
Partner Erickson & Sederstrom | Omaha, NE
Dennis J. Esterbrooks, M.D.
Trustee Since 2024
Professor Emeritus
Creighton University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology | Omaha, NE
Heather C. Forkey, M.D.
Trustee Since 2024
Director, Foster children Evaluation Services; Vice-Chair, Department of Pediatrics
UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center
Professor of Pediatrics; Pediatric Director, Lifeline for Kids
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Worcester, MA
Helen A. Fox-O’Brien
Trustee since 2022
Former Managing Director, Global Private Equity, The Church Pension Fund | Riverside, CT
Sherrye L. Hutcherson
Trustee since 2021
Executive Vice President, Bellevue University | Omaha, NE
Rodney J. Kempkes
Trustee Since 2023
President and Chief Executive Officer Boys Town | Omaha, NE
Linda A. LeBlanc, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Trustee since 2019
Executive Director, Action Institute for Outcomes Research | Littleton, CO
Robert A. Nkogo-Nze
Trustee since 2022
Network Engineer, Orion Advisor Solutions | Omaha, NE
Jodi L. Probst, CPA
Trustee since 2018
Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Houston, TX
Mark C. Tilden, Esq.
Trustee since 2022
Retired Founding Partner, Tilden Toelupe LLC | Owner ATM Support LLC | North Las Vegas, NV
Janet S. Twyman, Ph.D., BCBA, LBA
Trustee since 2023
Chief Learning Scientist, blast: A Learning Sciences Company | Cottonwood, AZ
Rick J. Velasco
Trustee since 2022
Retired Client Executive, Cisco Systems, Inc. | Omaha, NE
Dorothy A. Zolandz, Ph.D.
Trustee since 2022
Retired Executive Director of Report Review, The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine | Washington, D.C.