Lynne Lange, B.A., CPCC

Lynne brings over 30 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and capacity building to her work as a leadership coach, facilitator, and consultant. With a deep passion for empowering change-makers, she helps leaders navigate the challenges of their roles while staying true to their mission.
Lynne’s career includes time as an Executive Director, board leader, and statewide advocate, most recently leading the Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence. Her credentials include a Certified Professional Coach designation through the Co-Active Training Institute and advanced facilitation training in Technology of Participation (ToP) methods. A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in Psychology, Lynne also earned an Executive Scholar Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. 
Originally from North Platte, she has a deep appreciation for rural perspectives and a statewide approach to creating meaningful change. Today, Lynne lives in Omaha, where she’s inspired by leaders who turn big ideas into bold action.

Jon Schemmel

Jon Schemmel was appointed as the University of South Dakota’s Athletic Director in December 2023, bringing 10+ years of Division I athletic department, fundraising, and development experience back to Vermillion. He served at USD from 2011-17 in various fundraising roles within the athletic department.

In his first six months leading the USD athletic department, Schemmel has revamped the Coyotes and the future is looking bright for Coyote Nation. He closed the largest private family gift in history of Coyote Athletics that endowed the first-ever coaching position and partnered with campus to introduce a new Coyote logo that had been absent from the brand since 2018. Additionally, Schemmel and his senior staff created a formal master facility plan for the athletic department moving into the future.  

Schemmel earned his bachelor’s degree in public administration from San Diego State University in 2009. He played collegiate baseball at Concordia University, St. Paul and the University of Minnesota before a four-year professional baseball career in the New York Mets and San Diego Padres systems from 2005-08.
 
Jon and his wife, Heidi, have a son, Jameson.