Meet the Board

Blake Collingsworth

Joshua's Father and Founder of Joshua's Foundation. He is an owner of Cameron Townhomes, based out of Lincoln, Nebraska and an active member of the Lincoln community.

Kathy Collingsworth

Joshua's Mother & Founder of Joshua's Foundation. She is also the mother of Connor Collingsworth, and an active Lincoln community volunteer.

Bill Bennet

Bill is Joshua's Grandfather and Kathy's Father. He currently owns and operates Adventure Travel, which has been in existence since 1971.

Kerry Lassley-Miller

Kerry is Joshua's Aunt and is a retired Medical Sales Representative for Ortho, which is a large division of Johnson & Johsnon, Co.

Randy Miller

Randy is Joshua's Uncle and is the Treasurer & Vice President of Finance at Novelus, the largest aluminum fabricator in the world, based out of Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Edward Truemper

Dr. Truemper is one of the head Pediatric Intensivists at Children's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He was Joshua's Primary Physician at Children's Hospital and has been a devout advocate for drowning prevention throughout his entire life.

Dennis Henkenius

Dennis is a non profit development consultant in Omaha, Nebraska. While working for the Nebraska Children Home Society, Dennis gave support and assistance to Blake and Kathy when Joshua was adopted through the Nebraska Children's Home.

Tim McEwen

Tim is a well-respected financial professional in the Lincoln community. He currently serves as Vice President of Investments, at UBS Financial Services, based out of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Jim Underwood

Jim is Retired Rear Admiral of the United States Coast Guard. He currently serves on the National Drowning Prevention Alliance Board of Directors and has been the driving force behind the expanision of Joshua's Foundation's water safety program in the state of Florida.

Dave Steier

David Steier is our newest board member & the owner of Steier & Associates, Ltd in Omaha, Ne. Dave was extremely helpful in establishing Joshua's Foundation and has always been a great supporter. We are very pleased that Dave has agreed to join our board to help us attain our many goals with foundation.

Nicole Bennett

Nicole is a Respiratory Therapist for over fifteen years and currently works full time at the Department of Veterans Affairs - NWIHCS. She is also a certified BLS instructor through the American Heart Association, serves on the parent advisory panel for Miss Amazing Inc., and has been an outstanding Volunteer Coordinator for JCMF since the very beginning. She is a busy mother of three and one of Joshua's aunts. Nicole manages over 100 volunteers locally and coordinates numerous Josh the Otter volunteer events with grace and patience!