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Our mission:  Uniting to ensure a greener, cleaner, more beautiful community

Our vision:  A world exemplified by healthy environmental practices and lifestyles

Initiated in 2009 by the City of Bellevue, Green Bellevue brings people together to promote a more resilient, sustainable community. We are a diverse network of individuals, businesses, organizations, schools, and public entities based in Bellevue, Sarpy County and beyond the greater metro area. Green Bellevue serves to increase awareness, enabling individuals and groups to undertake programs enhancing our neighborhoods, preserving our natural resources and fostering stewardship of our environment. As a grass-roots movement, Green Bellevue is YOU!

Board of Directors

 

Ruth Richter

President

ROI, Inc.

Co-owner and CFO

Jeremy Bowers, PE

Vice President

OPPD

Environmental & Regulatory Affairs Director

Stephanie Barelman

Secretary

Bellevue Native Plant Society

Founder

Jennifer Hulscher

Treasurer

Affordable Bookkeeping & Office Solutions

Owner

 

Don Preister

Advisory Member

City of Bellevue

Councilman

Nancy Scott

Nebraska Monarch & Pollinator Initiative, Milkweed Matters, PopUp Oasis, No More Empty Pots

Andy Severson

Bellevue Public Schools

District Warehouse and Custodial Supervisor

 

Chloe Zarp

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Full-Time Student

Kyle Bivens

Firstar Fiber

Sales

Steve Fox

Fontenelle Forest

Conservation Technician

Dr. Kerri Pillen

Bellevue Vision Clinic, P.C.

Optometrist

 
 

Student Reps

 

Maddy Vasquez

Bellevue University

Full-Time Student

Lina Foss

Bellevue West

Full-Time Student

Baden Brumbaugh

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Full-Time Student

Jacki Petrow

Bellevue West

Full-Time Student

 
 

Staff

 

Katie Preister

Green Bellevue

Planning & Communications Coordinator