Meet the Team

A Nebraska native, C.K. holds a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She served as director of planned giving at the University of Nebraska Foundation from 2000–2003 and returned to the foundation team in 2017 with extensive experience in philanthropy, higher education and issue-based fundraising. C.K. enjoys helping donors reach their philanthropic goals through planned giving.

Steve has been with the foundation since 2004 and is passionate about the power of higher education to positively affect lives. He finds reward in seeing kindness come full circle, working with people who were able to go to college through the kind action of someone else, go on to lead successful lives and want to give back in return. Steve earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and a Master of Arts in English from Colorado State University.

Keith has been with the foundation since 2007. He enjoys working with people who have been successful and now want to help others beyond themselves. Working at the foundation has given him a connection to yet another "red" school — he has a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin, and he obtained his Juris Doctor from Cornell University.

Emily returned to the University of Nebraska Foundation in 2023 after stints with the Nebraska Community Foundation and Concordia University. Emily earned her bachelor’s degree in nonprofit administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and her Certificate in Fund Raising Management in September 2022. As a one-time scholarship recipient herself, Emily is passionate about helping donors who want to make an impact, change lives and save lives.

Kim has been with the foundation since 2006 and directs the gift planning department's stewardship and marketing programs. She also leads the foundation's efforts to thank planned gift donors as the primary contact for the Burnett Society.