Board of Directors & Meetings

The current members of the NFOA Board of Directors are listed below.

 

Patricia Harrold – President

Patricia has been a member of the NFOA Board of Directors since 2014.  She's a proud USAF Veteran, mother of 2, and Defense Contractor at Offutt AFB. She's called Nebraska home since 2018 after serving in several places across the country and the world.  She's a firearms instructor and training counselor, with multiple credentials and spends her evenings and weekends offering classes at her local ranges in the eastern part of Nebraska.  She also serves as the Nebraska State Leader of the Armed Women of America Shooting Chapters and is their Regional Trainer for South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

Joe Goebel – Vice President

Joe is a 7th generation Nebraskan. He spent the first part of his youth on the ranch with his great grandpa as much as he could, the second part of his youth in Omaha. And now lives in rural Burt County, where he lives with his wife and youngest of 4 kids. He has spent the last 13 years volunteering for different organizations. With this last year joining the NFOA board. He looks forward to upholding the constitution for many generations to have.

Sheldon Otto - Treasurer

Sheldon is from O’Neill, NE close to the Niobrara River. Sheldon served as a fighter pilot in the US Navy for 10 years and participated in the Vietnam “conflict”.  After returning to Nebraska in 1980, he flew RF4C aircraft in the Nebraska Air National Guard in Lincoln. Sheldon retired in 2004 from Northwest Airlines. He attended one of the very first concealed carry classes held in Nebraska, received his permit and continues to exercise the right. Sheldon also proudly supports the “Patriot Hunts” organization which provides hunts and outdoor experiences to our wounded soldiers and Gold Star families.  We as outdoorsmen have so many resources available to us to enjoy. We want to share some of those precious resources with these soldiers, to help them mentally and physically cope with their injuries.

Nate Griffith - Secretary
Nate has been a member of NFOA since 2013 and joined the board as Secretary in September of 2022, filling a vacancy.  He grew up in small town Nebraska, ending up on Omaha where he worked as a Manufacturing Engineer, most recently at Valmont Industries, until retirement in 2020. This career gave extensive experience with project management and working with groups and individuals to accomplish goals. Additionally Nate was one of the founders of Orchestra Omaha and served on its board in different capacities including President since its inception in 1999 as well as being a performing member of the orchestra.
 
Jon Anderson - Director of Media

Jon grew up in rural Keya Paha County, NE on a cattle ranch. Guns were a part of daily life as much as a pitchfork, shovel, or any other tool on a ranch. He grew up hunting and shooting recreationally, as most ranch kids do. He currently resides in Norfolk, NE with his wife, Olivia, and several pets. In addition to serving on the NFOA board, Jon works in retail sales, and he and Olivia also own a successful DJ business, and a firearms safety and instruction business.
Jon's passion is in advocating for the 2nd Amendment and preserving Nebraskans' right to keep and bear arms. He feels called to bring as many new shooters into the fold as he can, and equip them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to feel empowered to be their own first responder.

Keith Kollasch - Director of Legislative Affairs

Keith has been an active member of NFOA for several years and is currently supporting NFOA's legislative and lobbying efforts.  Keith is a criminal defense attorney

Byron Millison - Online Community (non-voting Board Member)

Byron is from Lincoln Nebraska and has served the NFOA for several years as a volunteer, forum moderation and most recently as Direction of our Online Community.  Byron also volunteers his time to recruit and expand awareness of NFOA throughout the community.

Aaron Wallin - Director of Community Outreach

Aaron is working to ensure children’s future, their second amendment rights, and ensure conservative values. Aaron has been doing Community Outreach work since 2018, being most active since 2020. He joined the board in January of 2023. He enjoys manning the gun show displays and talking with people there to help reach people that do not actively use social media. Aaron also enjoys grass roots efforts with legislative activities.