EducationQuest Foundation
Advisory Council

The EducationQuest Advisory Council helps us identify obstacles to higher education; prioritize programs, services and needs; and evaluate our programs. Council members also serve on a scholarship or grant review committee.

Advisory Council members are:

Joyce Baumert, Principal
Schuyler Central High School, Schuyler

Nancy Bond, Supervisor of Guidance and Counseling
Omaha Public Schools, Omaha

Jim Bovee, Principal
Clay Center High School, Clay Center

Dr. Gustavo Carlo, Professor of Psychology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln

David Cicotello, Director, New Student Enrollment Services
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha

Dora Olivares, Assistant Principal
Gering High School, Gering

Bill Reno, Guidance Counselor
Alliance High School, Alliance

Vaughn Robertson, Assistant Director
Educational Talent Search, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln

Larry Scherer, Assistant Director for Collective Bargaining and Research
Nebraska State Education Association, Lincoln

Jere' Sue Schroer, Middle School Counselor
Sunrise Middle School, Kearney

Dolores Simpson-Kirkland, Ph.D., Guidance Counselor / Team Leader
Lincoln Southeast High School, Lincoln

Rebecca Valdez, Executive Director
Chicano Awareness Center, Omaha

Doug Watson, Associate Vice President, Financial Aid & Enrollment Management
Midland Lutheran College, Fremont