Our Team
Spark Board of Directors
Jeffrey Kemp, President
Creighton University
Annette Smith
Black Dog Management
OJ Spooner, Treasurer
Retired Banker
Athena Ramos
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Kendra Ringenberg
Kendra Ringenberg, Ringenberg & Rattler Law
Cammy Watkins
Inclusive Communities
Nancy Pridal
Lamp Rynearson
Hobson Powell
Spark Capital Loan Committee
Suzi Sterba, President
American National Bank
Bridget Hadley, Secretary
City of Omaha
Cheryl Weston
Media Host/Entrepreneur
Gabbie Kott-McCarty
Baird Holm
Daniel Padilla, Treasurer
Lending Link Omaha
Louis Smith, Vice President
Dundee Bank
Cristina Castro-Matukewicz
Wells Fargo
Developer Academy Advisory Board
Lara Huskey
Midwest Housing Development Fund
Saul Lopez
MAPA
Jose Peña
Nice Casas LLC
Brian Emmerich
Olsson
Joe Zadina
Lamp Rynearson
Deana Walocha
Omaha Municipal Land Bank
Bridget Hadley
City of Omaha Planning Department
Jewel Rodgers
Noddle Companies
Sonia Macias
InvestHer Omaha
Jeff Spiehs
Lamp Rynearson
Franchell Abdalla
Be Good Development