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Meet Your City Council Members
John McGhehey, Vice Mayor
Email: jscott.mcghehey@gmail.com
Term Expires: December 2024
John McGhehey grew up in Topeka, Kansas and obtained a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Kansas. He moved to Alliance in February 1980 and began working for Alliance National Bank. In 1994, First National Bank North Platte purchased Alliance National Bank and he worked for First National Bank until his retirement in February 2020. At various times, he has served on the Board of Directors for the Alliance Area Chamber of Commerce; Box Butte Development Corporation; Box Butte General Hospital; Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation; and Kiwanis Club of Alliance. He is currently on the Board of Directors for United Way of Western Nebraska and a member of the St. Agnes Academy Foundation and the Box Butte General Hospital Foundation. McGhehey is married (Jane); and he and his wife have four grown children and four grandchildren.
Brian Mischnick, Councilman
Email: brian@waltermischnick.com
Term Expires: December 2024
Brian Mischnick was born and raised in Alliance. After graduating from Alliance High School, Brian went to college and received a finance degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Since then, he has lived and worked in Alliance and several other cities around the country. Ten years ago, Brian decided to move back to Alliance and help run the construction business that his grandfather started over 70 years ago. He has deep ties to the community, a vested interest in seeing it grow and prosper, and is excited to have the opportunity to help shape the future of Alliance.
Mara Andersen, Councilwoman
Email: mandersen@cityofalliance.net
Term Expires: December 2026
Mara Andersen graduated from Alliance High School and returned to Alliance with her husband in 2015. She currently works as the executive director of the Alliance Recreation Center, a nonprofit organization prioritizing youth development, family engagement, and healthy living.
Mara earned her B.A. in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and M.A. from the University of Nebraska-Kearney. She is a graduate of the Nebraska State Chamber’s Leadership Nebraska Class XIII and was awarded the civic honor of being named Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska by Governor Ricketts. She currently serves on the Snow RedFern Foundation board of directors as the Career Pathways chair and as a member of the Leadership Nebraska Advisory Council.
Tearza Mashburn, Councilwoman
Email: tmashburn@cityofalliance.net
Term Expires: December 2026
Tearza is married to her husband Matt of 20 years and has been a member of the community for that long. Having a BS in Education, Tearza has worked or volunteered within the schools in various positions during this time. Along with her husband, she owns and operates a small rental house business and quick service restaurant, A-Town Zesto. These ventures have expanded her knowledge base for operating in the business world and allows her to use her MBA degree. Outside of work, she stays busy with her 2 children, their activities, and being a deaconess of her church.