Honorees

Backbone Award Finalist

KB Building Services

Ten years ago, Autumn joined KB Building Services cleaning a commercial office building. Today she leads Employee Experience for more than 300 field employees. She helps the company keep retention around 90% in an industry where turnover can reach 200–300%, through handwritten thank-you cards, worksite visits, and making people feel valued.

Culture Keeper Award Winner 

Montclair Elementary

Every morning and afternoon, Mike helps students and families through drop-off and pickup, often before and after his own workday. He’s the person kids turn to when they’re scared or overwhelmed, and his care goes beyond the school doors. He was once spotted helping a parent change a tire in the parking lot.

Trailblazer Award Finalist

Sun Valley Landscaping

Jerrod is always looking for ways to make work smarter, more efficient, and safer for the people around him. Whether he’s testing new equipment or finding better ways to move large tile and rock, he solves today’s problems while working to prevent tomorrow’s.

Bridge Builder Award Finalist

KCC Bakery 

What started as a passion for baking became a family-run business built to serve the community. Through Pay What You Can events, baked goods for people in crisis, and donations to local causes, KCC Bakery helps neighbors access food with dignity.

Trailblazer Award Winner 

Stuart Construction

When a new business needed someone to believe in it, Micayla stepped up and kept showing up when life got unexpectedly hard for the people behind it. From shaping its marketing strategy to keeping bills paid and operations moving, she didn’t just help build a business; she helped hold it together.

Trailblazer Award Finalist

Creighton University

Miguel shows up for people in some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. Supporting people facing mental health challenges, housing insecurity, and other hardships, he leads with compassion and makes everyone he meets feel seen.

Bridge Builder Award Winner

United Way of the Midlands

Hayley has built her career around strengthening Omaha by connecting organizations, mentoring others, and raising support for local causes. She’s often the first to celebrate others and the last to seek credit herself. When she learned about the IMPACT Awards, her first instinct was to share the nomination link with her colleagues.

Culture Keeper Award Finalist

Educare Omaha at Kellom

Mr. Nate took a building that needed some love and turned it into a place people are proud to work. He brings care to every task, big or small, and greets everyone he meets with kindness and respect.

Backbone Award Winner

Omaha North High School

Michael helps make Omaha North a place where students and staff feel safe, supported, and valued. His calm presence and strong relationships with students help him handle challenging moments with patience, and he volunteers his time coaching strength and conditioning for a school basketball team.

Backbone Award Finalist

Together Inc.

Tina has a gift for making sure everyone has a seat at the table. She listens to frontline staff, volunteers, and the people she serves, then builds solutions with the community rather than for it, always with dignity, respect, and without judgment.

Culture Keeper  Award Finalist

Offutt Child Development Center II

Caitlyn creates an environment where both children and staff feel supported and equipped to succeed. Whether she’s building a new teammate’s confidence or helping a colleague through a hard day, her calm, solution-focused leadership brings stability to the children in their care.

Backbone Award Winner

Alff Co.

During Omaha’s most severe snow emergencies, Joe worked through sub-zero temperatures so families could reach groceries and medicine and healthcare workers could get where they were needed. Beyond the storms, he spots problems before they become safety risks and brings a calm, solutions-focused approach to every challenge.