Doug Nodgaard currently serves as Community Bank President and a member of the Board of Directors at Equitable Bank, where he oversees the Omaha market’s growth, credit quality, and daily operations. Since joining Equitable Bank in 2013, Doug has helped expand the Omaha branch’s assets from $12 million to over $160 million.
With more than 35 years of banking experience, Doug has held leadership roles at United Republic Bank, First Westroads Bank, and Great Western Bank, where he managed lending teams, business development, and portfolio growth. He is also a graduate of Wayne State College with a degree in Business Administration and a 1994 graduate of the American Bankers Association Commercial Lending School.
Active in his community, Doug has served as Past President of the Omaha Morning Rotary, and held leadership and board roles with organizations including the Elkhorn Legion Baseball Association, Together, Inc., and the Salvation Army Kettle Club.
We are sharing the Chair of the Day schedule for our weekly Omaha Morning Rotary meetings. This role includes welcoming the speaker, making introductions, and helping the meeting flow smoothly. Please review the schedule and note your assigned date. If you are not able to serve on your date, please arrange a swap with another member and notify the Program Committee.
Thank you for helping us keep our meetings organized, engaging, and a reflection of the strong fellowship in our club.
We are proud to recognize our dedicated Rotarians who have achieved perfect attendance for the 2024–2025 year! Your commitment to showing up, participating, and contributing strengthens the vibrancy of our Rotary community.
Perfect attendance reflects not just consistency, but also dedication to the values and mission of Rotary — service, fellowship, and making a positive impact in our community and beyond.
👏 Let’s give a big round of applause to all our members who reached this milestone — your reliability and engagement are truly inspiring!
Rotary District 5650 Rotarians—Happy November!! I hope everyone remembers to set their clock back an hour this weekend for a well-earned extra hour of sleep!! When I was a little boy growing up on the farm I always appreciated the extra hour of sleep because I did not have to get up as early to do my chores, which included milking the Ayrshire cow. I am sure those of you who grew up on a farm, delivered the morning paper or had early morning jobs can identify with me.
I wanted to give a big shout out to every Rotary Club in our District for everything they did in October to “Unite for Good” and serve their communities and the world!! Here is a partial listing of the events including fundraisers:
October 1st, 2025, Omaha Millard Rotary Dave & Arlene Steier Memorial Golf Tournament, Tiburon Golf Club
Rotary Zones 25B & 29 Institute, October 1-4th, 2025, Prior Lake, Minnesota
October 9th, 2025, Red Oak Rotary Club Chili Cookoff, Annual PolioPlus Fundraiser held at Red Oak High School. I was a judge and deciding which were the top three chili’s was extremely hard. Lucky for me, I had two other judges to help me decide.
October 11th, 2025, Suburban Rotary Club – Annual Electronics Recycling Event Powered by Datashield. I participated in this event and A big thank you to Dan Hosford, President-elect & Suburban Rotarian volunteers including David Kutler, Owner of Body Basics where the event took place.
October 22nd, 2025, Seward Rotary Club PolioPlus Fundraiser Event
October 23rd, 2025, Omaha Night Rotary - Casino Night benefiting ENVY Volleyball, Champions Run
October 28th, 2025, Rotary Clubs of Lincoln Salute to Business 2025, Cornhusker Marriott, Lincoln. I spoke at this event. What an honor!!
October 29th, 2025, Fairbury Rotary Club Trash Pickup
A reminder to document your club service projects hours/volunteers in Rotary Club Central so they will show on District Governor-elect, Gretchen Bren’s Thermometer -https://rotarydistrict5650.org/Stories/district-goal-thermometer. We want to recognize all the fantastic work you are doing to serve your communities!!
Our club showed up big for Foster Heart and Hope, serving families and assembling kits. Watch for the photos set in this newsletter. To help fund this project, please make your annual foundation contribution of $150 per member, with 7 of 21 members completed so far. Make checks payable to Omaha Morning Rotary Foundation with the memo Annual Contribution, and bring your check to Treasurer Sarah Wedebrand at the next meeting or mail it to Omaha Morning Rotary, PO Box 4, Elkhorn NE 68022.
Douglas J. Nodgaard
