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May 15, 2018

Nelnet Teams Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

Though Cinco de Mayo fell on a Saturday this year, Nelnet teams in Lincoln and Aurora still celebrated in style. On May 4, associates from both locations recognized the occasion with Mexican cuisine and food competitions.

Associates in Aurora participated in homemade salsa and guacamole contest to determine which dip recipes reigned supreme, with cash prizes awarded to the top three entries in each category.

Congrats to these winners!

Guacamole:

First – Robert Arneach

Second – Mario Bocanegra

Third – Tie Rhonda Marshall and Heather Nieto

Salsa:

First – Natalie Sanchez

Second – Tasha King

Third – Gloria Rivera

If you’d like to know more about associates getting into their holiday spirit, read about how these associates celebrated Black History Month.

Jordan Snader

Creative Writer and Social Strategist

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Jordan Snader is Nelnet’s creative writer and social strategist. In this role, he writes social media content and provides writing support for a variety of Nelnet businesses. One of Jordan’s favorite things about his current position is the opportunity to work on and learn something new each day. When he’s not putting an imaginary pen to paper, he enjoys going on long walks into the sunset and pretending to be Gordon Ramsay in the kitchen.