Infrastructure

General Accountant

• My husband Jason farms, and we live on his family farm outside of Albion with our two kids Brooklyn & Braxton and our dog Ryder who will most certainly hate you if you pull in the yard, but warms up to the sweetest pup once he gets to know you. I also grew up on a farm near Petersburg so I am a farm girl at heart and would not trade our country living for anything. We love being “home” in Albion and close to both of our families.
• I worked as a CPA doing tax accounting for 13 years until the twins were born. I have been blessed to be able to stay home with the twins for the last 3 1/2 years, and I am now ready to get back into the work environment.
• My favorite sport is volleyball. I play sand volleyball in the summer and ladies league court volleyball in the fall and love to watch the Huskers play any chance I get.
• We love spending time outdoors in the summer, mostly at our cabin or camping with family.
• I love music. I can sing along and even dance to any good tune, but just don’t ask me the name of the song or who sings it…I won’t know.
• I have collected postage stamps since I was a kid and to this day, I still save any new stamp designs to add to my collection.

I am a level 1 tech here at Applied Connective, so I perform a variety of IT-related duties. 

• I graduated from Midland University with a degree in Business Administration, concentration in Management Information Systems.
• I grew up in Colorado Springs, but after meeting my fiancé in college, decided move back to her hometown: Albion.
• I enjoy spending my time aimlessly walking around Menard’s.
• I am a huge baseball fan. My favorite team is the Colorado Rockies.
• I am slowly but surely becoming a Boone Central Cardinal fan, and I am probably the annoying and way-too-intense guy that you hear yelling at the game.
• I buy Ranch dressing by the gallon, because I basically drink it with my meals. 

General Technician

My role as a general technician at Applied Connective is primarily to work with the AVS crew to install and configure surveillance, security, Internet, and voice technologies.

• I’m a born-and-raised Boone County native.
• I went to elementary school in Petersburg, high school at Boone Central here in Albion, graduated with a degree in business administration from Southeast Community College in Lincoln, and moved back to Petersburg in 2015.
• My wife, Tori, and I have known each other since junior high, and we are happily married with one daughter, Jade, and one on the way. 
• As a kid in tee ball, I’ve was dubbed “Pockets” because I’d run the bases with my hands in my pockets, and it continues to be a nickname I hear often today. 
• I’m a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan. 

WHEN:  Saturday, June 23rd, at 7:30am
WHERE:  Boone Central Track, Albion, NE
WHAT: Event to raise funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society
# OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:  “As many as we can get”

Will’s wife, Megan Zoucha, is heavily involved with this event and said they will be needing volunteers to help with:

 •   Race day registrations
 •   Race routing (folks to help direct runners on the route)
 •   The omelet feed
 •   The silent auction
 •   And general “run around” stuff

More information can be found here. 

WHEN:  Sunday, September 23rd
WHERE:  Columbus, NE
WHAT: Help with concessions, running the various booths, admission, etc.
# OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:  “As many as we can get.”

The event description:
Glow Gold Honors is an event to honor families affected by pediatric cancer and to pay tribute to all of the “angels” lost to it. It includes family fun for all ages, complete with bungee trampolines, games, face painting, bounce houses, food, dance performances, a choir performance, and ends with a balloon release in honor of the angels and a 1-mile honor walk.

Click here for more information and event details. 

WHO:  Nance County Food Pantry
WHEN:  Wednesday, June 6th from 4:45pm – 7:00pm 
WHERE:  Len & Jo’s Grocery Store (Broadway Street, downtown Fullerton, NE)
WHAT: Food collection for families in need in Nance County
# OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:  2

Comments from Terri, the director of the food pantry:
I will need two volunteers: one to help with checkouts and one for writing out vouchers for each client to purchase perishable food at Len and Jo’s. I will open and close with them unless something comes up, and I can’t. I will call you the week before for your the reminder. ???Thank you.!

You can go to fullertonfoodpantry.com for more information! 

WHO:  Boone County Mobile Food Pantry
WHEN:  TBD
WHERE:  TBD
WHAT: Food collection for families in need in Boone County
# OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:  2

Raelynn Bygland, who coordinates the mobile food pantry, said she will let me know when volunteers are needed this summer. If you’d like to contact her directly to inquire about available dates, her phone number is 402-920-3552.

WHEN:  Weekends available listed below
WHERE:  Movie theater is just north of the intersection of 4th & Church streets (downtown Albion)
WHAT: Volunteering to run concessions during the Friday, Saturday, Sunday matinee, and Sunday night showtimes
# OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:  4-5 per night (for the full weekend)

We can also team up with another organization (or spouses/kids). For more information, contact Joel Sup at jsup@boonecentral.esu7.org.

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I am responsible for the design and maintenance of our customer IT systems and network infrastructure.

• My wife, Megan, and I live in Columbus with our three wonderful children, Emma, Leah, and Jesse.
• I began my career programming industrial computers and control systems, and I have an AAS in Electromechanical Technology.
• Many of my IT skills were developed while working in the education sector. I am very proud of our Nebraska Public Schools.
• I would be happy to discuss at length the best techniques for preparing smoked meats.
• I am a Nebraska licensed foster parent.

WHEN:  Dates listed below
WHERE:  Locations listed below
WHAT: Donating blood to the American Red Cross

To make this simple and painless (-ish) for anyone interested, Sara put together a list of some upcoming opportunities to donate blood as well as some additional information to save you some time.

Walk-ins are welcome, but to reduce your wait time, you can schedule your appointment ahead of time. You can also save time with a Rapid Pass on the day of the donation by answering all the questions online beforehand. This usually takes less than 10 minutes, and the donation usually takes roughly 30-40 minutes. Here are some local opportunities to donate blood in the next few months.

Columbus United Methodist Outreach Center
Thursday, September 27th from 11:30am – 5:30pm

Petersburg
Wednesday, September 26th from 12:00 – 6:00pm 

Albion
Monday, November 5th from 11:30am – 5:30pm

WHO:  TeamMates Mentoring Program
WHEN:  N/A
WHERE:  N/A
WHAT: Mentoring youth in need of guidance, leadership, and companionship. 

The mission of the TeamMates Mentoring Program is to impact the world by inspiring youth to reach their full potential through mentoring. You can sign up to become a mentor online here.

WHO:  Blessings in a Backpack 
WHEN: TBD 
WHERE:  Knights of Columbus Hall (Albion)
WHAT: Providing weekend meals to St. Michael’s and Boone Central elementary students who are on the reduced lunch program to ensure they have nutritious meals over the weekends.

Sarah Moeller and Mollie Morrow are starting an Albion chapter of this initiative. One night a month, they’ll need volunteers to meet at the KC Hall in Albion to help package meals and deliver them to the schools for teachers to distribute to students in need. At this point, they aren’t yet sure what evening they’ll do this every month, but the program begins in January 2019, so we will update as information arises.

WHO:  Thrivent & Mercy Meals (Orphan Grain Train)
WHEN:  Sunday, November 18th, 10:00am – 6:00pm
WHERE: Heartland Lutheran Gymnasium in Grand Island
WHAT: Meal packing event

Thrivent is partnering with Mercy Meals in Grand Island for a large meal packing event, and they’ve approached us about sending volunteers to help with the event. They are needing as many individual volunteers as possible (or we can sign up a team of 8-10 to fill a table) to work 2-hour shifts. The goal is to pack 100,000 meals! (The Norfolk Mercy Meals just had a huge event last weekend and did 132,000 meals!). Snacks and beverages will be available. If you’re interested, you can sign up at this link for your preferred time slot or let Jessi know and we can put together a team first and she’ll sign everyone up.