The Coordinating Council is comprised of at least one member of each sector.  Membership is open to anyone interested in serving on the advisory council.  The group meets approximately six times per year. 

Sector and Representative                                                                                 

Youth:  Michaela Wheatley        

Parent: Lori Stierwalt

Business:  Lori Warner - Beatrice Area Chamber of Commerce

Media:  Sheila Moore  - KWBE

            Patrick Ethridge- Beatrice Daily Sun

School: Dr. Jami Jo Thompson

State or Local Govt.:  Roger Harris - Gage County Attorney

Youth Serving Org.:  Loreen Riedesel - Beatrice Public Library

Law Enforcement:  Captain Gerald Lamkin - Beatrice Police Department

                            Sheriff "Gus" Gustafson - Gage County Sheriff's Department

Faith Community:  Joni Bruhn - St. John's Lutheran Church                           

Civic/Volunteer Group:  Sharon Englander - Kiwanis Builders Club

Healthcare Professional:  Jill Rice - BPS Community Counselor

Other Agency involved in decreasing substance abuse: Melissa Carlson - Out of the Darkness / Kerri McGrury - Gage County Victim Assistance