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You will find Ebony Banks facilitating youth and adult programs for Inclusive Communities. She is frequently found at their residential programs as the “Camp Nurse” and always has a big smile on her face along with a reassuring, positive attitude!
Jack & Stephanie Koraleski Humanitarian Award
EBONY BANKS
STEPHANIE & JACK KORALESKI
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John J. (Jack) koraleSki was named President and Chief Executive Officer for Union Pacific Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad in March 2012, and was elected to the Board of Directors in July 2012. Since joining the railroad in 1972, Koraleski has held a number of executive positions including controller of Union Pacific Corporation, executive vice president - Marketing and Sales and executive vice president - Finance and Information Technology of Union Pacific Railroad. He also has held positions in the railroad's Real Estate and Administrative departments. Koraleski earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Koraleski is a member of the national advisory committee for the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and honorary member of the board of directors of the Nebraska Methodist Hospital and the Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation. He also serves on the advisory board of the Women's Center for Advancement (WCA, formerly YWCA) and has sponsored the Union Pacific YWCA campaign drive for more than 21 years, twice chairing the citywide fundraising campaign. He has chaired and co-chaired numerous charitable initiatives in our community with his wife Stephanie. Stephanie koraleSki is the CEO of A Time to Heal, a non-profit foundation focused on addressing the needs of cancer survivors. In 2005, Stephanie and co-founder, Dr. Kay Ryan designed and implemented a 12-week wellness rehabilitation program for cancer survivors. A Time to Heal is available to patients in Omaha, in 13 other Nebraska communities, and in 5 other states. She and Dr. Ryan, have co-authored and edited 5 books on cancer survivorship and have recently produced an audio CD in Spanish to address the needs of Spanish-speaking cancer survivors. Prior to assuming the full time volunteer CEO position at A Time to Heal, Stephanie was a psychologist at the
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