Anna Castner Wightman Appointed to Nebraska State Fair Board

GRAND ISLAND, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has appointed Anna Castner Wightman to the Nebraska State Fair Board, filling the Omaha business member position. Her term, beginning in 2025, will extend through December 18, 2027.

Wightman brings extensive experience in business leadership to the Fair Board, having served several congressmen in Washington, D.C. as District 3 staffer for Nebraska. She returned to Nebraska in the early 2000s where she worked at the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce before taking on her current role of Senior Director of Corporate Affairs for FNBO, in Omaha, NE.

In addition to her impressive professional portfolio, Wightman is also bringing an abundance of community service experience to the board, including her time as board member and public policy chair for the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce Board, member of the Wesleyan University Board of Directors, Nebraska State Historical Society board member, and a trustee for the Nebraska 4-H Foundation, just to name a few.

“We are excited to welcome Anna Castner Wightman to the Nebraska State Fair Board,” said Board President, Boyd Strope “Her background in business and passion for agricultural and cultural traditions in the state will be an important part of shaping the future of the Fair and Stock Show.”

The Nebraska State Fair Board oversees the strategic direction of the annual fair as well as the state’s long-standing Aksarben Stock Show, ensuring its mission to celebrate Nebraska’s heritage, agriculture, youth and industry. Castner Wightman’s appointment strengthens the board’s commitment to fostering growth and sustainability,  simultaneously, for attendees statewide.