Fresh Start Welcomes 5 New Board Members, Recognizes 7 Outgoing Members
Fresh Start (freshstarthome.org) recently welcomed five new members to their Board of Directors! Incoming Fresh Start Board members include: Amy Archuleta, NEBCO; Amber Bogle, Mueller Robak; Hong Le, Nelnet; Melinda Kentfield, Methodist Fremont Health; and Tam Nguyen, Haberman.
“I want to help make a difference in Lincoln,” Amber said upon beginning her Board service. “I have been blessed with a strong support system and I feel if I did not have that, I could have once needed Fresh Start’s services. This opportunity will give me the ability to address homelessness on a larger scale.”
In addition to the new Board members, Fresh Start recognized outgoing members Jenn Beebe, Vitoria Fertig, Liz Gebhart-Morgan, Emily Green, Margie Hobelman, Audrey Schaeffer, and Vanessa Meinberg for their combined 23 years of service. Several of these members held offices and played valuable roles in guiding the organization.
Fresh Start has been in operation since 1991. It houses women without children in their direct care—a population its founders recognized as underserved in Lincoln. It is a valuable landing place for women facing an array of challenges, including escaping abuse, freeing themselves from addiction, or starting over again after incarceration. For more information, visit freshstarthome.org or call (402) 475-7777.