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Board & Staff

Board of Directors

Ruth Thoendel, President
Anna Nolan, Co-Treasurer
Connie Perry, Co-Treasurer
Ron Clarke
Johnathan Hladik
Allen Covault
Cheri Tarr-Schrader
Jim Hanna
Louise Niemann

Staff

Amanda Mobley Guenther

Curator

Amanda has written exhibition catalogs for Bone Creek and other museums in the Great Plains region. Her articles have also been published in magazines including American Art Review and she continues to pursue publication opportunities as a freelance writer. Her crowning achievement is her service as project manager, curator and author of Dale Nichols: Transcending Regionalism, Bone Creek’s traveling national exhibition and book.

She has been awarded first place for four consecutive years by the Mountain Plains Museums Association in the category of books and publications. Originally from California, Amanda graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in art in 2008 and a master’s degree in journalism and mass communication in 2012. She lives in Lincoln with her husband and four daughters.

Gabrielle Comte

Office/Collections Manager

Gabrielle started working for Bone Creek as an intern after completing a Bachelor of Art from UNL in 2013. Gabrielle serves as collections manager and assists with exhibitions, educational programs and nearly everything else!

Sarah Juranek

Assistant to Operations

Sarah Juranek joined the Bone Creek Museum staff in 2022 after completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska Kearney. A David City native, she loves working in her hometown for an institution that cherishes rural life, agriculture, and that down-home feel of swapping stories in your grandma’s kitchen. Sarah assists with educational outreach, exhibit installation, patron support, and social media management.

Volunteer staff

Allen Covault, Facilities Manager and Founding Secretary

Mark Mohler, Volunteer Coordinator