“Nothing gets done by one person alone,” Burger agreed. “We couldn’t do what we do without the continued commitment and active participation of our members.” “Fortunately, we have an outstanding group of highly experienced leaders who will continue to guide and move our Society in a positive direction this coming year,” added Parks. “Congratulations to our newly elected officers and board members for the coming year.” CHAIRMAN: Lorraine A. Egger, CyncHealth, La Vista CHAIRMAN-ELECT: Kelly J. Martinson, Lutz, Omaha SECRETARY: Jodi M. Eckhout, Woods & Durham Chartered, Holdrege TREASURER: David E. Swan, SP Group, PC, Lincoln DIRECTOR: Grant H. Buckley, Buckley & Sitzman LLP, Lincoln DIRECTOR: Brian M. Klintworth, HBE LLP, Lincoln CHAIRMAN Lorraine A. “Lori” Egger of Gretna joined CyncHealth in La Vista in 2019 as the chief administrative officer and became the chief financial officer (CFO) in 2020. In 2021, she added CFO of CyncHealth Iowa to her role. Prior to that, she was a tax managing director for KPMG LLP in Omaha, belonged to KPMG’s National Development and Exempt Organizations (DEO) Group, and created KPMG’s Midwest DEO practice. A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Egger has more than 25 years of public accounting and tax experience, specializing in tax consulting and compliance for tax-exempt organizations. She is a frequent speaker on exempt organization tax matters at industry forums and conferences. A Society member since 2001, Egger has served on the Society Board of Directors since 2019 and currently serves on the Society’s Women in Accounting Committee and the Not-For-Profit Committee, where she led the latter as vice chairman and chairman for five years. She previously served on the Society Board from 2008-2011 and on the Foundation of the Nebraska Society of CPAs Board of Trustees from 2013-2019. Egger is the mother of three children: Emma, Gavin, and Ava. CHAIRMAN-ELECT Kelly J. Martinson of Bennington is a tax shareholder at Lutz in Omaha, with more than 27 years of experience in taxation. She began her public accounting career with Sweet & Associates in 1995. A member of the Nebraska Society of CPAs since 1996, she served on the Society Board from 2016-2020 and as secretary from 2018-2020. She currently serves on the Society’s Women in Accounting Committee. Martinson received a Bachelor of Science in accounting, with highest distinction, from Dana College in Blair. She is an AICPA member and a past president of the Omaha Chapter of the Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance (AFWA). She is also treasurer of the Pension Council of the Midlands and a member of the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries. Martinson is active in the LPGAAmateur Golf Association and is a past president of the Omaha chapter. In addition, she has served in various leadership roles in the Lutheran Church of the Master, including past service on the Foundation of the Master Board of Directors. SECRETARY Jodi M. Eckhout of Miller is a CPA atWoods &Durham inHoldrege and will be entering the Shareholder in Training program in January 2023. A native of Lewiston, Eckhout earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting fromNebraskaWesleyanUniversity, graduating with distinction, and aMaster of Accounting from Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. She started her accounting career with Galusha, Higgins & Galusha, PC, and continued working for Wipf li LLP after the firms merged, spending more than seven years working in Helena, MT. In 2015, she returned to Nebraska, where she worked for McDermott & Miller, PC, and KSO CPAs & Advisors in Kearney, before beginning her career with Woods &DurhamChartered. AtWoods &Durham, she works in small business and individual taxation with a specialty in agricultural businesses. Eckhout graduated from the AICPALeadership Academy in October 2020, served as treasurer for the Helena (MT.) Area Habitat of Humanity for six years, and served on the Kearney Area Children’s Museum Board and Finance Committee from 2016 to 2019. Currently, she is president of the Council of CatholicWomen at St. John Capistran in Amherst and co-chairman of the Amherst PTO. Eckhout has been a member of the Nebraska Society for seven years and has served on the Taxation Committee for five years, presently as committee vice chairman. She and her husband Evan have a daughter, Ember, and two sons, Barrett and Lane. 7 nebraska society of cpas W W W . N E S C P A . O R G
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