MEDIA RELEASE

July 21, 2010

Contact: Bev Carlson
Director of Public Relations
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
(402) 978-5654
bcarlson@lfsneb.org

New Board Members for Lutheran Family Services

July 21, 2010 (Omaha, Nebraska) – Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska welcomes two new members to its Board of Directors. 

Peter Zandbergen is Executive Vice President at Union Bank & Trust Company.  In this role, Zandbergen assists in developing an overall strategic direction in the Omaha market and has particular focus on client relationship management, business banking, commercial lending, private banking and wealth management services. 

Zandbergen’s 30-year career also includes fifteen years with First National Bank in Omaha where he created the Private Banking Group.  
           
Zandbergen has long been very actively involved in the civic community having served on the Boards or Executive Committees of the Omaha Sports Commission, Non-Profit Association of the Midlands, National Rowing Foundation, Downtown Rotary and KANEKO Creative Center.  He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Kenny Rocker is an Assistant Vice President with Union Pacific. He holds a leadership position within the Automotive Group of Marketing and Sales.  In this role, he helps customers and manufacturers improve their supply chain competitiveness world-wide.  Rocker has held positions of increasing responsibility since he joined UP in 1994.

Rocker earned this Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from Tuskegee University in August 1994.  He served on the Young Art Patron board at Joslyn Art Museum and is currently active in recruiting for Union Pacific at Tuskegee University. Rocker also leads a Multi-cultural network for parents of children with Downs Syndrome and previously led Union Pacific’s Black Employee Network.

Lutheran Family Services is a statewide, faith-based, nonprofit organization providing human care services that build and strengthen individual, family, and community life.

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska (LFS) is a faith-based, non-profit, multi-service human care organization with more than 30 locations. The organization impacts nearly 35,000 people annually through community-based programs in Children’s Services, Community Services, and Behavioral Health. The work of LFS is supported by caring members of our community whose contributions help make services available for those unable to pay. 87% of all donations go directly to client services.