Kyle Arganbright, ’06, is the co-founder and Chief Development Officer of Sandhills State Bank, a regional bank he helped grow from one location and eight employees to six locations and 32 employees. Outside of his career in banking, Arganbright serves as the Mayor of Valentine and recently co-founded Bolo Beer Company. He was named as one of SigEp Fraternity’s National “40 Under 40.” A 2006 CASNR graduate, Arganbright served as student body president and UNL Student Regent as an undergraduate. He also interned in the Office of the Vice President in Washington, D.C., in 2004. Kyle and his wife, Amy, have one daughter, Clare, and live in Valentine, Nebraska.
Jessica Terrill, ’01, ’03, AIA LEED AP, is an architect practicing in Des Moines, Iowa, where she has been a collaborator on a number of projects recognized for design excellence at both state and regional levels. With Substance Architecture since 2007, she has contributed to a broad spectrum of private and public sector work. As a complement to her architectural work, Terrill volunteers for Project Spaces, an initiative of the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation. She has served on Iowa Architect’s editorial board since 2008 and was recently named the magazine’s editor-in-chief, the first female to hold this position in the publication’s 60-year history. Terrill also is the 2015 recipient of the inaugural AIA Iowa Young Architect Award.
John Lohr, ’06, is currently the director of development at Hosco, the world's leading hospitality network with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. He formerly represented the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute in Europe as the international education and training consultant. Lohr has lived in Germany, Switzerland, Thailand, India and Poland, and has visited or worked in more than 40 countries since leaving UNL, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in international studies and German. He has held numerous elected board positions with European hospitality organizations and is presently the director of marketing for EuroCHRIE. Lohr resides in Poland with his Polish wife, Angelika, and their two sons, Aleksander and Stefan.
Katie Weichman Zulkoski, ’05, is an attorney specializing in lobbying and government affairs. Her firm, Zulkoski Weber LLC, is known for hard-work, integrity and policy expertise. Zulkoski has crafted successful legislative strategies for health care clients, national non-profits and associations of all sizes. Outside of the firm, she dedicates much of her time to public service on statewide, non-profit boards including the Nebraska Land Trust Board of Directors, Tabitha Foundation Board and the Nebraska Human Resources Institute Board of Directors. Zulkoski is the proud founder of Rise Lincoln, a solutions-oriented speaker series for Lincoln women in business. Starting in the fall of 2016, she will teach business law for the College of Business Administration’s Honors Academy.
Amanda Valentine, ’04, runs her own clothing line, Valentine Valentine, in Nashville. After earning a UNL degree in clothing and textile design, she shadowed the fashion stylist of her brother’s band and then began apprenticing under LA’s top stylists. In 2006, Valentine moved to Nashville where she co-owned a vintage shop, managed some of the city's hottest boutiques, and played in a couple bands before returning to wardrobe styling and working on countless music videos, photo shoots, commercials and red carpet events. Valentine participated in Lifetime TV’s “Project Runway,” in season 11, and was voted back by fans to compete on season 13, finishing second with a showing at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. She and her husband, Will Holland, live in Nashville.
Andres Torres, ’05, is engineering project manager for the Engineered Infrastructure Products Division at Valmont Industries. A licensed Professional Civil Engineer in Nebraska, he designs tubular steel structures that are used to support transmission lines, highway lighting and traffic lights for overseas customers. A native of Bogota, Colombia, he earned his bachelor’s degree from the National University of Colombia, his master’s in civil engineering from UNL and his MBA from UNO. He served as president of the Nebraska section of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2014. Torres received the Greater Omaha “40 under 40” Award in 2012 and was honored as one of Ten Outstanding Young Omahans in 2016. Andres, his wife, and son live in Omaha.
Jonathan Nielsen, ’08, is associate creative director for Gogo in Chicago, where he has developed advertising and branding for companies at the forefront of technology and thought, applying a balance of idealism and logic and thriving in an atmosphere of constant change. At Gogo, Nielsen manages a team of designers; oversees the concept and development of trade shows, websites, campaigns and printed media; and led the development of a B2B-focused brand and key marketing pieces. Before joining Gogo in 2011 as art director, he was lead designer at Hayneedle and a designer at eleven19, both in Omaha. Nielsen lives with his family in Chicago.
Brandi Kruse, ’10, is a special projects correspondent for Q13 FOX News in Seattle, bringing viewers in-depth reports and perspective on major issues. Prior to joining Q13 FOX in March 2015, she spent four years as an investigative reporter at the CBS Radio affiliate in Seattle. Kruse is a nine-time Edward R. Murrow Award recipient for excellence in journalism, and The Seattle Weekly has twice named her Seattle’s “Best Reporter,” crediting, in part, her coverage of anti-government riots and various scandals inside Seattle City Hall. In 2011, Kruse became the only American reporter to travel to Central America to interview Jason Puracal, a U.S. Citizen imprisoned in Nicaragua. Puracal credited the interview with helping to secure his release.