Board of Directors
Norfolk Area Economic Development Council
The Norfolk Area Economic Development Council is a Nebraska nonprofit corporation. The agency serves as a collaborative resource to serve economic development needs in Madison County, Nebraska.
Board of Directors
OFFICERS
President: Stephen Sunderman
County Appointed At-Large
Vice President: Mike Sousek
Action Council Representative
Secretary/Treasurer: Jim Bradford Jr.
Greater Norfolk Economic Development Foundation Appointed At-Large
Past President: Russ Wilcox
City of Norfolk Appointed At-Large
DIRECTORS
Josh Moenning
Mayor of Norfolk
Ron Schmidt
Madison County Commissioner
Mike Flood
Greater Norfolk Economic Development Foundation Appointed At-Large
Tim Tighe
Action Council Representative
Dan Spray
Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce Representative
EX-OFFICIO/NON-VOTING MEMBERS
Austen Hagood, President & CEO
Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Colvin, City Administrator
City of Norfolk
Candice Alder
Director of Economic Development
City of Norfolk
Dr. Leah Barrett, President
Northeast Community College
Angie Stenger, Executive Director
Northeast Nebraska Growing Together
Thomas L. Higginbotham, Jr.
Executive Director
Northeast Nebraska Economic
Development District
City of Norfolk - City Council denoting
Economic Development Subcommittee
The Mayor and City Council have the following subcommittees: Public Works, Public Safety, Planning and Community Development, Culture and Recreation,
and Economic Development.
Mayor Josh Moenning*
Councilman Corey Granquist, Ward 1*
Councilman Kory Hildebrand, Ward 1
Councilman Frank Arens, Ward 2
Councilman Shane Clausen, Ward 2*
Councilman Rob Merrill, Ward 3*
Councilman Gary L. Jackson, Ward 3
Councilman Andrew McCarthy, Ward 4
Councilman Thad Murren, Ward 4*
* Economic Development Subcommittee
Development Foundation (GNEDF)
The mission of the Greater Norfolk Economic Development Foundation (GNEDF) is to create, facilitate and support partnerships to develop quality economic growth in the region. The GNEDF partners with the City of Norfolk and the Norfolk Area Economic Development Council to facilitate economic development projects in the Norfolk area.