ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The mission of the Mount Michael Alumni Association is to create lifelong, mutually beneficial relationships between Mount Michael alumni, future alumni, and the high school through scholarships, social programming, and networking. Operations of the Alumni Association fund the Fr. Benedict Dohle Alumni Scholarship and the Br. Mel Tichota Legacy Scholarship.

alumni association board of directors

Ben Pape (’13)

Account Manager at City Wide Facility Solutions
Business Broker at Results Business Advisors
Alumni Board President
Board Member since 2025
Jack Avilla (’18)

Senior Advisor in Sponsor Finance at First National Bank of Omaha
Alumni Board Treasurer
Board Member since 2025
John Von Dollen (’12)

Director of Advancement at Mount Michael
Alumni Board Secretary
Board Member since 2018
Steve Allely (’81)
Property Management
Board Member since 2022
Greg Beninato (’89)
College of Saint Mary Director of Safety and Security
Retired Supervisory Special Agent FBI

Board Member since 2023
Liam Bova ’18
Certified Flight Instructor at Offutt Air Force Base
Board Member since 2025
Sam Fischer (’86)
Retired Political Operative
Board Member since 2023
Dan Gard (’04)
Director of Decision Support and Financial Analysis at Nebraska Medicine
Board Member since 2023
Dan Hassing (’02)
Attorney at AOPA
Board Member since 2020
Tom Lewis (’86)
Dentist and Owner of Elite Dental
Board Member since 2023
Dr. Ted Mikuls (’86)

Stokes-Shackleford Professor of Rheumatology at UNMC
Professor in the Division of Rheumatology
Director of the Professional Development Core for the Great Plains IDeA-CTR
Board Member since 2025

Tony Swanson (’06)

Superintendent at JE Dunn Construction
Board Member since 2025
Nick Wessling (’96)

Information Governance Analyst at Nelnet
Board Member since 2025

Contact Us
Email: alumni@mountmichael.org
Phone: 402-238-1447