Heartland Center welcomes two new staff members

Mary Emery

Going from Idaho's Snake River to the Platte River in Nebraska offers a very different landscape and perspective. Beginning in November, Mary Emery becomes the newest Heartland Center program associate. Formerly the director of the Institute for Community Development at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, Mary brings a wealth of rural development and training experience to the Heartland Center.

Currently a member of the Community Development Society's board of directors, Mary is also involved in the Joining Rivers Services, which targets special needs families. Friends will see Mary doing a lot of traveling in the future since her position will include work on the Rural Community College Initiative (through the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development in Iowa) as well as several Heartland Center Projects. Mary's new email address is: memery@heartlandcenter.info.

Scott Biehle

Scott Biehle has joined the Heartland Center as an administrative assistant. Recently moving back to Lincoln after a computer help desk job in Omaha, Scott and his computer skills are a much welcome addition to the staff. His responsibilities will include web page maintenance and desktop publishing.