How to Contact Us
Nebraska Folklife Network
Gwen Meister - Executive Director
5620 Hunts Drive - Lincoln, NE 68512
Phone and Fax: (402) 420 - 5442
Email:info@nefolklife.org_
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NFN Board of Directors
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Nancy Gillis is Executive Director of the John Neihardt State Historic Site and the Neihardt Foundation’s Institute for Vision and Learning. She also teaches U.S history, world history and Native American history and cultures at Wayne State College, Nebraska Indian Community College, and Northeast Community College. Nancy is a speaker with the Nebraska Humanities Council and Wayne State College Speakers Bureaus. She is a member of the Cherokee Tribe. |
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Yolanda Nuncio is Central Service Area Administrator with the Nebraska Health and Human Services System in Grand Island. She was formerly Principal of Morton Elementary School in Lexington. She holds an MA in Education from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and is bilingual in Spanish and English. She is dedicated to preserving her culture and educating Nebraskans about cultural diversity. She also serves on the Nebraska Mexican American Commission. |
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Mike Shonsey is the CEO of Bassett Feeding, Inc in Bassett. He is a native Nebraskan and is the fourth generation of his family to feed cattle. Mike holds a masters degree in American folk culture and museum studies from NYSU at Cooperstown. Prior to running his own business, Mike was Executive Director of the Western Nebraska Art Center in Scottsbluff. He is a former Colorado state folklorist. Mike shares his knowledge of, commitment to and passion for the arts, folklore, and folklife in many different ways. |
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John Smolsky is a partner and certified public accountant with the firm of Fuhrman, Smolsky & Furey, P.C. in Omaha. John is a native of the area, having grown up in Omaha’s longstanding Polish ethnic community and he is familiar with many ethnic traditions in Omaha and elsewhere in the state. John is the Vice President of the Nebraska Folklife Network. |
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NFN Staff
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Gwen Meister has an MA in cultural anthropology and an MBA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her specialty is public folklore. Gwen served as folk arts coordinator for the Nebraska Arts Council from 1991 to1995. Gwen is passionate about ensuring a bright future for the traditions of Nebraska's unique variety of cultural |
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| The Network is a Nebraska nonprofit organization and has been granted IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. | |||





