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Chairman 2018
Vice Chairman 2017
Re-elected 2018
Elected to the Board of Regents 2014
Appointed to Board of Regents by Governor David Heineman on March 20, 2013

Public Service

• Appointed to University of Nebraska Board of Regents by Governor David Heineman on March 20, 2013
• Elected to University of Nebraska Board of Regents, District 5 on November 4, 2014
• Reelected on November 6, 2018
• Served as Vice Chair in 2017 and Chair in 2018
• Currently serving as Board Vice Chair and Chair of Business and Finance Committee

Personal and Professional

• Born in Pawnee City, Nebraska on January 27, 1968
• Married to Andrea Darling, two children—Brooklyn and Addison
• Smith Schafer David Gaertig LLC; Managing Partner
• Practice Areas: Agricultural Law, Banking and Corporate Law, Estate, Planning, Probate, Real Estate Law and Taxation
• Farm Real Estate and Livestock Owner/Operator
• Premier GM Beatrice – Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC Auto Dealership/Owner
• Kansas Air National Guard – Staff Judge Advocate, Lieutenant Colonel

Education

• University of Nebraska College of Law, Juris Doctor, 1996
• University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Bachelor of Science, Business, 1991
• Pawnee City Public High School, Diploma, 1986

Civic Activities and Memberships

• Air Force Association
• American Legion Post 27
• American Veterans Association
• Beatrice Chamber of Commerce
• Beatrice Mary YMCA – Past Board Member
• Beatrice Rotary Club – Current Member and Past President
• Ducks Unlimited
• Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 531
• Masonic Lodges 23 and 26
• Military Officers Association of America
• National Guard Association of Nebraska
• National Guard Association of the United States
• National Rifle Association of America
• Nebraska Chamber of Commerce – Current Board Member
• Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
• Pheasants Forever
• Scottish Rite
• Sesostris Shrine
• St. John Lutheran Church
• United Service Organization - USO
• United Services Automobile Association – USAA
• University of Nebraska Alumni Association
• U.S. Global Leadership Coalition

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Kansas State Bar Association
• Nebraska State Bar Association
• Nebraska State Bar Association Budget and Planning Chair
• Nebraska State Bar Association Executive Council – Past Member
• Nebraska State Bar Association Military Law Committee ‐ Vice Chair
• Nebraska State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section – Past Vice Chair
• Tri County Bar Association – President

Bar Admissions

• Nebraska State Court, 1996
• U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, 1996
• Kansas State Court, 1997
• U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1997

Military Affiliations

• Company B, 2/134th Infantry, Auburn/Falls City, Nebraska – Enlisted Member, 1985‐1993
• Nebraska National State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska – Law Clerk, 1993‐1997
• 35th Infantry Division Headquarters, Leavenworth, Kansas – Assistant Judge Advocate, 1997‐2000
• 130th Field Artillery Brigade, Topeka, Kansas – Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, 2000‐2003
• 67th Area Support Group, Lincoln, Nebraska – Staff Judge Advocate, 2003‐2005
• 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Nebraska – Assistant Judge Advocate, 2005‐2007
• 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Nebraska – Deputy Judge Advocate, 2007‐2010
• 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Nebraska – Staff Judge Advocate, 2010‐2021
• 184th Wing, Wichita, Kansas – Staff Judge Advocate, 2021-Present