NOA Board Ready for Active 2026

NOA Board Ready for Active 2026

NOA welcomes two new board members in 2026 and launches an updated three-year strategic plan to guide the mission of the organization: to preserve, promote, and advance optometry in Nebraska.

NOA’s strategy in the coming years is to focus on four areas:

• Advocate for members and the profession
• Educate and enhance member professional development
• Innovate, lead, and engage members and deliver member benefits
• Promote optometry and eye care services

Joining the board are Dr. Lawrence Nguyen of Omaha and Dr. Jackson Kube of Norfolk. Dr. Faith Schneider of York and Dr. Taylor Steger of Lincoln complete their board service in 2025.  
Thank you to all board members for sharing your time, talents, and expertise with NOA.

Your 2026 NOA board is:

President Kristin Reed, OD
ModernEyes Eyecare + Eyewear, Omaha

President-Elect Bill Kusek, OD
Eyecare Professionals, Grand Island

Vice President Mikaela Betka, OD
InSIGHT Vision Performance Center, Lincoln 

Secretary/Treasurer (12/26) Leah Gibson, OD
Pioneer Family Eyecare, PC, Lincoln

Past President Russell Crotty, OD
Lifetime Vision Center, Auburn

Directors:
Lindsey Behrendt, OD
Exclusively Eyecare, Omaha

Dan Kincaid, OD
Vision Siouxland, South Sioux City

Jackson Kube, OD
Feidler Eye Clinic, Norfolk

Lawrence Nguyen, OD
Vance Thompson Vision, Omaha

NOA Board Liaison for the NFCV Board
Kyle Peter, OD
Lifetime Vision Center, Auburn

Katie Schmidt, OD, FAAO
Eye Care West, Omaha

Jason Webb, OD
Webb Eyecare, Scottsbluff