Meet Greg
A Proven Leader for Lincoln County
For more than 35 years, Greg Wilke has served North Platte and Lincoln County in business, on local boards, and in his church and community.
Greg serves as Chairman of the North Platte Community Redevelopment Authority and has chaired the North Platte Planning Commission, the Board of Adjustment, and the North Platte Area Chamber & Development board. He brings decades of financial leadership, including eight years as Bank President of First National Bank & Trust in North Platte and Western Nebraska Regional President for FNBO.
A Holdrege High School graduate and University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumnus, Greg has been church treasurer and finance committee member for 10 years at Bethel Evangelical Free Church, a Lincoln County 4-H volunteer since 2005, and a youth soccer and baseball coach.
He’s running for the Central Board to keep electric rates low, reduce the cost of delivering irrigation water to farmers within the Central District, improve and maximize the benefits Lincoln County receives from Central’s operations, provide leadership in regional strategy for groundwater recharge and long-term water management, and improve Central’s transparency and fiscal responsibility to create a better long-term, sustainable financial strategy for the district.
35+years of community service
2020Community Impact Volunteer of the Year
8years as Bank President and Regional President