Meet Your Board of Directors.....
Board Members are elected every two years from their respective year groups and serve for a term of four years. One member is in an at-large position and is appointed by the Board of Directors to a four year term.
5-15 Year Group | Vacant | Term expires in 2027.
16-25 Year Group | Vacant | Term expires in 2025.
16-25 Year Group | Vacant | Term expires in 2027.
26-35 Year Group | April Harper Ascheman | April is a Lifetime Member of the BTNAA. Her term will expire in 2029.
26-35 Year Group | John Soby, '95 | "I graduated from Boys Town in 1995 and served as Mayor from 1994-1995. While at Boys Town I was involved in lots of activities from sports to trades in the Career Center. This is where I met and made lots of my friendships and relationships that I still have today. Also while at Boys Town I was involved in the Fire Cadet program with Fire Chief John Sing. I am the CEO and owner of a Heating and Air Conditioning, Sheetmetal, Electrical company, based out of Fort Calhoun, Nebraska. I learned all these great skills for business at Boys Town in the Career Center. The trades have been a great place for me to work since I left Boys Town. I have also been involved in being a volunteer firefighter for the last eighteen years. I recently obtained my national registration as an EMT and am a Nebraska certified EMT. I am involved in the Firefighter Combat Challenge competition all over the United States in varied events. My roots and interest in firefighting came from Boys Town as well. On a personal level I am involved in Church and I’m part of mentor program for at Risk Youth in the foster care system." John is a Lifetime Member of the BTNAA. His term will expire in 2027.
36-45 Year Group | President | Jeffrey James, D'83 | Jeffrey has had a life long passion for working in sales and performance development positions within the automotive and electronics industries ranging from director of national accounts, general manager to corporate trainer. He has been a trainer/consultant for the past several years. He is a proud parent of three kids (girl and two boys) and says thankfully they are all out of college now! Jeffrey and his wife enjoy camping, hiking and hunting with their dog. They live in Brunswick, Ohio. He is looking forward to being able to give back to his Home and the Alumni Association representing the 36-45 year-group. He is a Lifetime Member of the BTNAA. Jeffrey’s term will expire in 2027. 36-45 Year Group | Stern Douglas, '86 | Stern's term will expire in 2025.
36-45 Year Group | Vice President | Matt Valenzuela, '85 | "My first day at Boys Town was January 3, 1979. I was 12 years old and from Carson, California. While at Boys Town I spent a majority of my time in the Career Center. My first job was in the Ceramics shop making Boys Town statues. Then, while in high school in the morning, I would work in the foundry for the machine shop making parts that we would finish in class. After school I worked as a student janitor. I had the privilege of singing in the choir touring around the United States for six years. I graduated from high school mid-term and enlisted in the Navy. After my "A" school I came back for the graduation in my dress blues. I was an Instructor Mechanic in the Navy and stayed in California for 10 years. I came back For my first convention in 1995 and got home sick and had my job transferred to Omaha. I have been a Diesel mechanic ever since I was in the military. I started a real-estate business with my wife renovating houses, flipping and renting them. I have not missed a convention since 1995. I have always felt that I want to commit more time to the place that shaped my life. This is why I want to be you're representative for our year group. To give back to the home that has helped me in my life so much with college and getting me settled back here in Omaha is something that is important to me. I want to let other Alumni know that they can come back whether they graduated from here or left early…we are family and we welcome them back." Matt is a Lifetime Member of the BTNAA. His term will expire in 2027.
46+ Year Group | Secretary | John Mollison, '64 | "I arrived at Boys Town from Lubbock, Texas in August of 1957 with my nine year-old brother Arthur. I was immersed in Boys Town’s music program singing in the Concert Choir, playing trumpet in the band, viola in the orchestra and studied piano. I was a commissioner in Cottage 37. Upon graduation I enrolled in the University of Nebraska. I received a commission in the Air Force and completed Navigator training. I flew 171 combat missions as a weapon systems officer in F-4 Phantom fighters in Vietnam and Thailand followed by flying tours in Germany, New Mexico and Korea, staff tours at Headquarters and the Pentagon and additional flying in the AT-38 trainer as a squadron commander. After a tour on the faculty of the Air War College in Alabama I took command of the 93rd Support Group at Castle AFB, California and then my final assignment as the commander of the 55th Support Group at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. In 1998 returned to Boys Town and spent 10 years as the Vice President of Human and Physical Resources. After retiring I served as Senior Advisor for Alumni Matters/Alumni Director, a post which I held for 11 years until my retirement in 2019. I volunteer with the BTNAA as webmaster and I served on several BTNAA board committees. I served as President of the BTNAA Scholarship Fund for a number of years and am presently the Secretary of the Scholarship Fund." John is a Lifetime Member of the BTNAA. His term will expire in 2027.
46+ Year Group | Treasurer | Richard Tapio, '67 | Rich attended Boys Town from 1964 to 1967. He joined the US Navy and served on Cruisers, Destroyers and LST’s 1968 thru 1972. He is a Vietnam Combat Veteran. After Active Duty he switched from the fleet to the Seabees (reserves) as a Builder (BU) and retired from the Navy Reserves in 1995 as a BUCS. Rich then became a social worker and director for the Indian and Chicano Health Clinic in 1973 and a member of Labors Local 1140, Omaha, running the CETA program keeping intercity at-risk youth in school and preparing them for employment in the construction trades. In 1975 he went to work for the U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA) in Omaha Nebraska. Rich spent 34 years working around the country and the world, leading the department on several high-profile operations earning numerous awards and served as Chief Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Labor in Washington D.C. as a Senior Executive. He is an alumnus of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Rich retired in 2009 from the U.S. Government and currently operates his own company serving the needs of the upstream and downstream segments of the oil and gas production industry in the areas of Risk Management. In addition, he teaches safety and health classes for Texas A&M engineering extension services. Rich has been married to Carol (Dougherty) Tapio (South High 1967) for over 52 years. They have 3 sons and 5 grandchildren and currently live in McHenry, IL. He is active in his local VFW Post 4600 (Life Member) and served as an election judge for McHenry Country for the last 10 years. Rich is an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe, Pine Ridge South Dakota and an ordained minister. He is Lifetime Member of the BTNAA. Rich's term will expire in 2029. At-Large | Vacant | Term expires in 2027
Alumni Advisor, Ex-Officio | Mike Trevino, '58 | Mike lives in Gladstone, Missouri. Mike and his late wife Carol have been active for many years with the BTNAA as Covention Chairman and most recently as organizer of the Convention Golf Tournament and Carol with the BTNAA Auxiliary. He is a member of the BTNAA Scholarship Fund Board of Directors. Mike is a former member of the BTNAA Board of Directors and brings years of experience and wisdom to his role as advisor to the BTNAA Board of Directors. Mike is a Lifetime Member of the BTNAA. Mike was appointed to the position of Alumni Advisor in 2015.
Senior VP for Successful Futures/Alumni Director/Alumni Office, Ex-Officio | Tony Jones, '88 | Tony and his wife Simone live in Omaha, Nebraska and are the proud parents of three children. After graduation Tony attended school at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, worked at a number of different jobs and in 1996 he and Simone were hired as Family-Teachers at Boys Town. They held that job for 23 years helping hundreds of Boys Town youth to have a better life. During this time Tony completed his degree in Health and Human Services at Bellevue University. He is the founding creator of the new Boys Town Successful Futures Program that helps to mentor and monitor graduates for their first five years after graduation or departure from Boys Town's treatment program. He brings a wealth of experience to the position of Alumni Director and is looking forward to working to help grow the Alumni Association and bringing new generations of members to the BTNAA. Tony is a Lifetime Member of the BTNAA. | ph: 531-355-1150Honorary National President, Ex Officio | Vacant