Nebraska Wheat Board staff
Royce Schaneman, Executive Director
Royce began his duties as Executive Director of the Nebraska Wheat Board on September 18, 2006.
A native Nebraskan, Royce was raised on a diversified farm near Minatare. He has an associate’s degree in agricultural economics from Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and a bachelor’s degree in diversified agriculture and animal science from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Previously, he worked as an Extension Assistant in Antelope County, Nebraska, and as a County Extension Educator in South Dakota. Royce also worked for the Nebraska Department of Agriculture for nearly eight years. He has served as an Ag Promotion Coordinator for Value-Added Food Products and Livestock. Most recently he served as the Animal ID Coordinator for the Bureau of Animal Industry Division.
Throughout his experience, Royce has remained close to all aspects of agriculture by working with people, production, processing, and marketing of a wide variety of products.
Royce currently lives in Denton with his wife Angela and their two sons, Payton and Carson.
Caroline Brauer, Staff Assistant
Caroline began her duties as Staff Assistant for the Nebraska Wheat Board on January 10, 2011.
She is a senior Agricultural Journalism major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her focuses are news-editorial and public relations. Caroline grew up in the farming community of Utica, NE. She’s interned with the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association and the Nebraska Wheat Board. She participated in a depth reporting trip to Bolivia for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications, and reported for the INTSORMIL 30-year review.
Caroline is the daughter of Robert and Kathryn Brauer. She has five siblings: Bobby, Brittany, Mikey, Katie and Becky.
Cody Felber, Intern
Cody began his duties as Intern for the Nebraska Wheat Board on May 6, 2011.
He is a senior Agricultural Education-Leadership major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is also completing a minor in animal science. Cody grew up near the small town of Deweese, NE. He’s interned with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Nuckolls and Thayer County.
Cody is the son of Doug and Cindy Felber. He has two siblings, Clint and Cara.
