Our Team

Buey Ray Tut

Chief Executive Officer

buey@sparkcdi.org

Angela Smith

Senior Director

angela@sparkcdi.org

Ryan ZimmerMas

Senior Project Manager

ryan@sparkcdi.org

Jessica Gerken

Finance Director

jessica@sparkcdi.org

Deisy Coyle

Project Manager

deisy@sparkcdi.org

Zeke Rouse

Policy Fellow

zeke@sparkcdi.org

Sha'lise Oliver

Real Estate Development Intern

sha'lise@sparkcdi.org

Freddy Valera

Multimedia Specialist

freddy@sparkcdi.org

Brian Doyle

Capital Lending Manager

brian@sparkcdi.org

Deauna Goodwin

Educational Specialist

deauna@sparkcdi.org

Annette Silence

Urban Design Outreach Coordinator

annette@sparkcdi.org

Mandy Aleksiak

Executive Assistant

mandy@sparkcdi.org

Spark Board of Directors

Jeffrey Kemp, President

Creighton University

Annette Smith

Black Dog Management

Nancy Williams

Block 27 Consulting, LLC.

Athena Ramos

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Kendra Ringenberg

Ringenberg & Rattler Law

Chad Clauser, Treasurer

Lawson Kroeker

Nancy Pridal

Community Volunteer

Hobson Powell

LinkedIn

Gene Klein

Project Harmony

Spark Capital Loan Committee

Carey Jacobs

American National Bank

Bridget Hadley, Secretary

City of Omaha

Cheryl Weston

Media Host/Entrepreneur

Rosenda Ovalle, Treasurer

Lending Link Omaha

Louis Smith, President 

Dundee Bank

Cristina Castro-Matukewicz

Wells Fargo

Omaha Developer Academy Advisory Board

Lara Huskey

Midwest Housing Development Fund

Jose Peña

Nice Casas LLC

Philip Niewohner

Olsson

Joe Zadina

Zadina Consulting

Deana Walocha

Omaha Municipal Land Bank

Bridget Hadley

City of Omaha Planning Department

Alejandra Jimenez

Omaha Chamber

Sonia Macias

InvestHer Omaha

Jeff Spiehs

Community Volunteer