Meet the Staff

Executive Director
aebert@pedco-ne.org

Workforce Development Coordinator
lloucks@pedco-ne.org

Larry has spent over 30 years assisting individuals in finding and maintaining employment. He worked for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services as both a Case Manager and Supervisor with the Employment First Program, assisting TANF recipients to secure employment or gain the necessary tools to enter the workforce with the goal of becoming self-sufficient. He has also worked with ResCare as a Case Manager Supervisor, contracting to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to provide case management services for the Employment First Program. He later worked for Nebraska State Probation as a High Risk Probation Officer and as a Juvenile Probation Officer. He has also spent time as a Program Facilitator for the Center for People in Need, working with inmates to reenter the workforce.

Larry received his Bachelors Degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Political Science, with minors in History and Sociology. He has completed the Hastings Leadership Program in 2013, and was instrumental in developing the first Nebraska "One Stop Shop", in collaboration with the Nebraska Department of Labor in Grand Island, NE in 2001.

Larry's hobbies include motorcycles, family, travel and Nebraska Football.