Habitat for Humanity of Omaha’s Women’s Power Luncheon Honors Streck’s Connie Ryan as Power Woman of the Year

CRi’s Sue Thaden Named Honorary Chair of the Thursday, April 25 event

OMAHA, Nebraska—Habitat for Humanity of Omaha honored longtime Omaha businesswoman and philanthropist Connie Ryan as its Power Woman of the Year at its 17th annual Women’s Power Luncheon today.

Sue Thaden, CEO of Client Resources, Inc. (CRi), is the event’s honorary chair. The Women’s Power Luncheon helps fund Habitat Omaha’s Women Build Program, which empowers women volunteers to build Habitat Omaha homes. This year, these volunteers will work on a special project in the Belvedere Point-Miller Park area and the Bluestem Prairie development near 52^nd and Sorensen Parkway.

Ryan and Thaden co-founded the Women Build: Belvedere-Miller Park Project and will raise funds in 2024 for home acquisition, critical home repair and neighborhood clean-up in the Belvedere Point, Miller Park and Minne Lusa neighborhoods.

Habitat Omaha has held the Women Build since 1997 to provide women a proactive way to serve their communities by rehabilitating or building homes. Volunteers work under the guidance of Habitat Omaha women construction professionals alongside other volunteers and future Habitat homeowners.

Ryan is an active volunteer for Habitat Omaha and has been involved for nearly a decade, serving on the Habitat Omaha Board of Directors and the Advisory Council. She is the CEO & Chairperson of Streck and, along with Thaden, co-founded the Women Build: Belvedere-Miller Park Project. Ryan earned a medical technology degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and joined the family business, Streck, in 1982. In addition to Habitat Omaha, she serves on numerous community boards and committees, including the Luminarium, Omaha Symphony, iEXCEL and the UNMC Quality Committee. She is a member of YPO Gold and the Chief Executives Organization.

Thaden joined the Habitat Board of Directors in 2023 and serves as Secretary on the Executive Committee. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Today, she is the CEO of Client Resources, Inc. (CRi). Thaden is also a dedicated community leader who serves on boards and councils, including the University of Nebraska Foundation, Streck, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, the College of Information Science and Technology at the University of Nebraska Omaha, and the UNO IT Fund. She also chairs the Washington, DC-based Government Affairs Committee for TechServe Alliance.

For more information on these women, visit the Women’s Power Luncheon. Photos of the honorees are available upon request.

About Habitat for Humanity of Omaha
Founded in 1984, Habitat for Humanity of Omaha builds and renovates homes, repairs existing houses and takes down blighted structures in a five-county area, including Burt, Cass, Douglas, Sarpy and Washington counties. Habitat also works with individuals and families to acquire the access, skills and financial education to become successful homeowners and, along with Habitat affiliates across the state, advocate for better laws and systems. Through shelter, we empower. To learn more, visit habitatomaha.org.

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