OUR NEWEST MEMBER:  Curtis Johnson grew up on a farm between Oakland and Craig Nebraska going to a one room country school house until the 6th grade.  He graduated from Oakland-Craig HS in 1988 with 27 classmates and received his Masters degree in Architecture from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in 1994.  He has worked with DLR Group Architecture, Engineering, Planning & Interiors since 1995.  He started the office in Chicago, Illinois for DLR Group in 1999 and moved back to Omaha in 2007.  He was appointed the Central Region Leader for DLR Group in 2016 responsible for over 100 employees in their Omaha, Lincoln and Des Moines offices.  DLR Group now has over 1,000 employees in 27 offices including 3 international offices.  Curtis and his wife Krisa were married in 1993.  She is also a 1988 graduate from Oakland-Craig and was the 9th of 9 children.  Her dad, Clarence Goracke, was the high school math teacher and football coach for many years.  Krisa is also a teacher and is currently a teaching assistant at West Dodge Station Elementary in Elkhorn.  Curtis and Krisa live near Manchester Elementary in Elkhorn and their son, Evan, is going to be a sophomore at Elkhorn High School.  He enjoyed playing football, wrestling and soccer during his freshman year.  He also recently completed his Eagle Scout project with the Boy Scouts of America. 
CURTIS JOHNSON