Community Health Charities of Nebraska (CHC-NE) has announced a new leadership team governing the Lincoln Board of Directors.

John Gessert will be serving as Board Chair. He is a Director and private client advisor at First National Wealth Management in Lincoln and is the CHC-NE Board representative for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Nebraska/Iowa Chapter. John has more than 20 years of experience in the investment management and trust business. He is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Lincoln Estate Planning Council and the Lincoln Probate Discussion Group. He is also an active member of Rotary Club #14 of Lincoln.

Dan Granatowicz, Plant Manager for Veyance Technologies in Lincoln, has been named Vice Chair. Dan is a graduate of UNL and has 25 years of experience within manufacturing. He served on the United Way campaign cabinet in 2011 and 2012, joining the Community Health Charities Lincoln board in 2012. He serves on the board of trustees for Junior Achievement and is an active fundraiser supporting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and American Cancer Society.

Community Health Charities of Nebraska (CHC-NE) is a fundraising federation of 17 premier non-profit health charities raising charitable contributions primarily through annual corporate employee giving campaigns. For more information about Community Health Charities of Nebraska (CHC-NE) and the work of its agencies, go to www.chcne.org and https://www.facebook.com/CHCNebraska or call (800) 990-2423.