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Leadership

Board of Directors

The CREATE Foundation is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors located throughout the United States.

President & Co-Founder

Jim Schulte

Principal, Manufacturing / Technology / Long-Term Care

Holds a BS in Mathematics from Creighton University. Spent 20+ years in IT at ConAgra Foods as VP of Information Technology. Co-founding member of the CREATE Foundation.

Vice President & Co-Founder

Peter (Rocky) Snawerdt

Former President/CEO, High-Tech Defense Company

BS Electrical Engineering, Tulane University; MS EE, University of Texas–Arlington. Led Electro-Optics and Electronic Warfare at Harris Corporation. Founded and sold a high-tech defense company. Holds eight patents for technical innovations. Co-founding member of CREATE Foundation.

Director & Investment Advisor

Ted Bridges

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

BA Government and Economics, Dartmouth College; JD, University of Nebraska College of Law. Leads investment strategy, security research, and portfolio management. Past president of CFA Society Nebraska.

Director

Timothy Connolly

Director of Risk and Compliance, HDR

Graduate of the University of Kansas; registered professional engineer. Started as a structural engineer in 1990 and progressed through regional and international leadership at HDR engineering firm, where international locations quadrupled under his direction.

Director

William Fleissner

Founder & President, Avionics Interface Technologies (Teradyne)

BS Electronics Engineering, University of Nebraska; post-graduate studies at UCSD, UCLA, MIT, and Northwestern. Designed military test systems for DOD and NASA programs including the Tomahawk Cruise Missile and space shuttle applications.

Director & Director of Accounting

Dan Myers

CPA & Business Owner

BA Accounting, Briar Cliff University; Certified Public Accountant. Background in public accounting and executive finance. Currently owns and operates long-term care and restaurant businesses.