Founded in 2020, Partners for Livable Omaha  is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the educational and charitable support of the live performing arts (Tax ID 85-4187964).  

Partners for Livable Omaha works with organizations, stakeholders and experts who share a common vision for supporting the live performing arts and building community.

We built and operate the Omaha Mobile Stage.

We use creative placemaking, community-based arts and cultural resources, and multidisciplinary collaboration to expand live performing arts opportunities and make space for creatives to participate in community and economic development in the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area. Our service areas include Douglas and Sarpy Counties in Nebraska, Pottawattamie County in Iowa, and the metro’s nearby rural communities.

For more information about Partners for Livable Omaha, contact Jessica Scheuerman, jscheuerman@livable.org.

View our 2023 Form 990.

View our IRS Determination.

PARTNERS FOR LIVABLE OMAHA

  • Jessica Scheuerman, Founder and Executive Director, jscheuerman@livable.org

  • Kaylea Kuhlman, Communications and Events Manager, kaylea@livable.org

  • James Schroeder, Production Manager, jim@livable.org

  • Bobbi Trujillo, Assistant Audio Engineer

  • Logan Smith, Assistant Audio Engineer

  • Keiria Marsha, Program Manager

    Read about our team here.

PARTNERS FOR LIVABLE OMAHA | BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Manne Cook, Senior Planner, Lamp Rynearson

  • Adam Fritz, Tax Manager, Gallup

  • Sara Howard, OPPD Director + Policy Advisor, First Five Nebraska, Chair

  • Emma Mabry, Realtor, NP Dodge Real Estate, Treasurer

  • Erin L. Moran, Director, Corporate Campaign Management at United Way of the Midlands

  • Katie Kresha, Grant Writing Consultant

  • Jessica Scheuerman, Executive Director, Partners for Livable Omaha

  • Allie Schrader Lund, Operations Manager, Waiting Room Lounge and Reverb Lounge

  • Eleanore Tiehen, CADRE Associate, Omaha Public Schools, Secretary

PARTNERS FOR LIVABLE OMAHA | ADVISORY BOARD

  • Julian Adair, Director of Adair Dance Academy, Artistic Director of Ever After Productions, Dance Educator, and Author

  • John Bartle, Ph.D., Dean, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of Nebraska at Omaha

  • Celeste Butler, Fiber Artist

  • Toba Cohen-Dunning, Executive Director, Omaha Public Schools Foundation/Kids Club

  • Penny Cuff, Vice President, Partners for Livable Communities (retired)

  • Jeffrey L. Day, FAIA, NCARB, Killinger Professor of Architecture, University of Nebraska at Lincoln

  • Bob McNulty, President, Partners for Livable Communities (retired)

  • Stephen Osberg, Vice President – Project Development, Paul G. Smith Associates

  • Jerry Reif, Assistant Director, Nebraska Innovation Studio

  • Seth Shafer, Ph.D., Coordinator of Music Technology & Assistant Professor of Music Technology, School of Music, University of Nebraska at Omaha

  • Kathy Tyree, Actor/Director & Director of Inclusion & Community Engagement, Omaha Community Playhouse

Partners for Livable Omaha is a member of the Nonprofit Association of the Midlands.

All are welcome.

Partners for Livable Omaha does not lawfully or unlawfully discriminate in its hiring practices or service provision to clients and/or customers based on race, ethnicity, religious preference, age, mental, emotional, or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military service, or gender.