2025 Vegas Chamber Board of Trustees Commemorative Journal

COMMEMORATIVE JOURNAL

WELCOME

Mary Beth Sewald President and CEO, Vegas Chamber

Welcome to the Annual State of the Chamber and Board of Trustees Installation luncheon. Thank you so much for joining us to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year and hear the vision for the Chamber in 2025.

2024 has been another monumental year for the Vegas Chamber with many opportunities for our members to plug into information, relationship-building, and resources.

A few highlights that I want to share with you:

• We announced the Vegas Chamber will be relocating its offices to the new Civic Plaza in the heart of Downtown Las Vegas in 2025.

• The Vegas Chamber hosted the largest Washington, D.C. Fly-in in history with more than 300 members attending to advocate for the needs of our region.

• Our Government Affairs division successfully endorsed and helped elect candidates at the state and local levels who are committed to preserving our pro-business climate. In fact, 38 of 39 Chamber-endorsed candidates in races for State Legislature won their races.

• We hosted the 2024 Las Vegas Mayoral Debate to provide Chamber members and the business community with the opportunity to learn more about the candidates’ vision, goals, and plans for the future of Las Vegas.

• We produced several world class events including Preview Las Vegas at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Business Expo, the Business of the Year Awards, and the Business Power Lunch featuring the Las Vegas Raiders to help you hear from influential leaders, connect with other business owners and executives, and showcase your brand.

Thank you to Chairwoman Betsy Fretwell and the 2024 Board of Trustees for their strong leadership guiding the Vegas Chamber, always keeping the needs of our members at the forefront of all the Chamber does. And we look forward to the leadership of 2025 Chairwoman Janet Uthman and the Board of Trustees in the coming year.

Sincerely,

Mary Beth Sewald President and CEO

THANK YOU

Immediate Past Chairwoman Betsy Fretwell for your leadership in 2024.

WELCOME

Chairwoman Janet Uthman and the 2025 Board of Trustees as they create great wins for our business community and members in the upcoming year.

2025 Chairwoman Janet Uthman Market Vice President, Cox Communications

Greetings Vegas Chamber members and special guests:

I am deeply honored to serve as your Vegas Chamber Chairwoman.

The Vegas Chamber is an extraordinary organization with a tremendous history of serving businesses and the community since 1911. I am proud to be part of its strong, 114-year legacy, and pledge to you that 2025 will be another year of advocacy and achievements on your behalf.

At the top of our priority list is representing you at the Nevada Legislature in 2025. As lawmakers consider legislation that would impact employers, jobs, and our local economy, the Vegas Chamber will be in Carson City to stand up for our members and the entire business community. We will be your strong and steadfast voice in the halls of government throughout the entire session.

The coming year will also include new resources to help our small businesses grow, as well as collaborating with many partners on important community issues such as workforce development and education.

Thank you to Mary Beth, the 2025 Board of Trustees, and the Vegas Chamber team for your dedication to our members. I look forward to working with all of you to serve our members and cultivate success and prosperity in Southern Nevada.

Sincerely,

2025 Chairwoman, Vegas Chamber Board of Trustees

THANK YOU Board of Trustees Executive Committee

The Vegas Chamber highly values the members of our Board of Trustees.

The whole Las Vegas community benefits from their expertise, leadership, compassion, and generosity.

Thank you for serving and committing your time, expertise and enthusiasm!

JANET UTHMAN

2025 Chairwoman

Market Leader and Vice President

Cox Las Vegas

Janet Uthman is the Las Vegas Market Leader and Vice President of Cox Las Vegas. She was named to the position in February 2022. The Cox Las Vegas system is one of Nevada’s largest, private nongaming employers with more than 1,500 employees and a statewide annual economic impact of $2.3 billion.

Janet is a longtime telecommunications and cable executive. She was previously Vice President, Multicultural Marketing, and Inclusion for Comcast NBCUniversal’s Northeast Division. In her position,she assembled a team of senior leaders to help champion diversity and inclusion across the division’s 22,000 employees and all aspects of the business.

As Regional Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Comcast, Janet developed marketing and sales strategic direction for highly competitive and complex footprint to secure new and retain existing customers as well as capitalize on primary and secondary research to inform future planning. In her last year in this role, the region ranked No. 1 out of 16 regions based on KPIs of revenue growth, customer satisfaction, and employee engagement.

Earlier in her career, Janet served as Corporate Marketing Director at Black Entertainment Television (BET), where she worked on a team which created the first annual BET Awards. She also worked as Regional Director, Affiliate Sales, and Marketing at Disney Channel in New York City. She was co-founder and president of a technical operations and marketing consulting company, where she was a contractor for Comcast.

Janet is the 2025 Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Vegas Chamber and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Opportunity Village. She previously served on the Board of Directors of the National Black MBA Association, Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce and Hartford Urban League and has been recognized by Cablefax Magazine – Most Influential Minorities in Media and Broadband and by Ebony Magazine as a Power 100 Executive.

Janet is a graduate of the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley and earned a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA, where she also completed NAMIC (National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications) Executive Leadership Development. She completed the Women’s Executive Leadership program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and, most recently, the McKinsey Executive Leadership Program.

Cox proudly congratulates Market Leader and Vice President, Janet Uthman, as the 2025 Chairwoman of the Vegas Chamber Board of Trustees.

Let’s do this!

BETSY FRETWELL

Immediate

Past Chairwoman CEO C4ward Strategies LTD

Betsy has over 30 years of experience working in leadership roles in both the public and private sectors in Southern Nevada. Her wide-ranging experiences as a public-sector CEO/City Manager and as a private sector executive notably position her to provide valuable leadership in a variety of settings. She has a unique understanding of the intersection of government and private sector activities. She is widely recognized as a business, community and civic leader and has served in a variety of leadership roles on non- profit boards in Southern Nevada and served on State appointed committees. Fretwell is a published author in several professional journals and is a sought-after speaker, moderator, and panel participant.

Most recently, Betsy served as COO of the Las Vegas Grand Prix prior to returning to the company she founded, C4WARD STRATEGIES LTD, an independent consulting firm, specializing in management, government, and technology consulting, executive development, business development, program management and strategic advisory services.

She worked for Switch (an IT infrastructure ecosystem and data center company) for over 5 years. Betsy served as Executive Vice President of Strategy leading efforts in government affairs, public sector business development, mergers and acquisitions, strategic initiatives, real estate, entitlements and land development, and emerging technologies. She joined the Switch executive team when the company made its IPO in 2017 with a value of approximately $3.5B serving the company in progressively responsible roles until Switch was taken back private in late 2022 at a valuation of $11B.

Prior to working for Switch, Betsy retired from the City of Las Vegas, the nation’s 25th largest city, after 17 years and served as the second-longest serving City Manager in the city’s history, from 2009 to 2017. As a nationally recognized leader, she oversaw a complex organization of more than 3,300 employees with a $1.3B annual budget. Fretwell led the city through the Great Recession eliminating the operating shortfall of $115M and $400M structural deficit while maintaining the City’s AA bond rating. She also served as the Executive Director of the Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency charged with the economic revitalization of downtown Las Vegas. Under Fretwell’s leadership, the city built a new City Hall, attracted the corporate headquarters of Zappos.com, Inc. to downtown, completed

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, completed the MOB museum, and attracted the new UNLV Medical School to the City’s Medical District. During her tenure, she negotiated several highly complex development agreements for more than 15,000 acres of land within the City.

As a change leader, Betsy developed the Innovation District in downtown Las Vegas to test game-changing technologies in a live environment, hosting the first real-time autonomous shuttle in the U.S. The city also achieved a 4-Star community sustainability ranking by converting all city facilities to 100% renewable energy sources, improved the city’s equality index score to 100, and open data ranking to 1st among the nation’s cities during her time as City Manager.

Betsy’s prior work experience includes providing government relations, lobbying, strategic planning, organizational development, process improvement and special projects management at both the City of Henderson from 1998-2000 and Clark County from 1991- 1998.

Fretwell is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in public administration. She completed the Harvard University Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program in 2007. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

Betsy served as the Vegas Chamber 2024 Chair and also serves on the Board of Directors for The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, MountainView Hospital, Desert Research Institute Foundation, and Las Vegas Events. She is an emeritus board member of Nevada Public Radio. For fun Betsy enjoys playing golf, hiking, biking, gardening, and cooking.

TYLER CORDER

Chair-Elect

COO/CFO

Findlay Automotive Group

Tyler Corder is a 1979 graduate of Montana State University. In 1980 he joined GMAC in Spokane, Washington. He was named GMAC Branch Manager in Las Vegas in 1992. In 1994 he joined the Findlay Automotive Group. He now serves as both COO and CFO of Findlay Automotive Group which consists of 35 dealerships in 5 states.

He is past Board President for Safe Nest, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and the American Red Cross of Southern Nevada. He is past Treasurer of the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame Foundation and served 2 years as Corporate Walk Chair for the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk. He was the 2017 chairman of the Lung Force Walk to benefit the American Lung Association. In 2018 he served as chairman for the Light the Night Walk for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In 2021 he was named Best Buddies International Champion of the Year for his fundraising efforts to help those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Tyler also leads Findlay Automotive Group’s “Findlay Cares” program which supports Southern Nevada charities through donations, volunteers, and media opportunities.

Currently he serves on the board of both the Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow and the Vegas Chamber.

Members of the Vegas Chamber since 1961.

Findlay Automotive founder, Pete Findlay, presents the keys to a 1968 Oldsmobile Deluxe sedan to Ken O’Connell, managing director of the Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.

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PAUL ANDERSON

Senior

Vice President Industry & Government Affairs

Boyd Gaming

Paul Anderson is Senior Vice President of Industry and Government Affairs for Boyd Gaming, one of the nation’s largest casino entertainment companies. In this role, Paul oversees Boyd Gaming’s government relations initiatives across the country.

Prior to joining Boyd Gaming in 2019, Paul had a distinguished career as an elected official in the state of Nevada. First elected to the Nevada State Assembly in 2012, Paul served as Assembly Majority Leader and Chair of the Ways and Means Committee in the 2015-2016 session. In that role, Paul worked with Governor Brian Sandoval to pass critical educational and economic reform legislation. He later led legislative special sessions that secured funding for the Las Vegas Raiders Stadium, the expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center, and the Tesla Gigafactory.

After leaving the legislature in 2017, Paul served as Executive Director of the Governor’s Office for Economic Development (Nevada GOED), the state agency tasked with diversifying Nevada’s economy through the recruitment of new companies and industries. Previous to joining GOED, Paul was president and founder of AndersonPC, a multimillion-dollar IT services company with clients across the western United States.

In addition to his role at Boyd Gaming, Paul currently serves as Immediate Past-Chair on the Executive Committee for the Vegas Chamber and on the Board of Directors for the Council for a Better Nevada.

HUGH J. ANDERSON

Vice Chair of Government Affairs

Managing Director

HighTower Las Vegas

Hugh Anderson is a Managing Director at HighTower based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A native of Long Island, New York, Anderson brings 45 years of experience in the financial services industry. He provides his clients with knowledgeable insight and uniquely contrarian investment strategies. He is an avid student of financial markets, the global economy and geo-politics. His focus is finding creative perspectives that go against conventional wisdom and profiting from those discoveries. He prides himself on being able to communicate even the most complex concepts in terms any audience can understand. Hugh is passionate about helping people achieve their dreams and strives to minimize the stress of managing their finances so they can enjoy the truly important things in life. He is dedicated to ongoing professional growth and spends numerous hours per year in continuing education. His professional designations include Certified Financial Planner and Certified Investment Management Analyst. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and MBA from Hofstra University in New York.

A Las Vegas resident since 1984, Hugh has served as Chairman of the Vegas Chamber, St. Rose Dominican Hospital Community board, the St. Rose Dominican Health Foundation, the Nevada Council on Economic Education, and was board chair of the Governor’s Workforce Development Board. Currently he serves as a Trustee, Executive Committee member and Chairman of the Government Affairs Committee for the Vegas Chamber. He is also the Chairman of the Trustee Board for Roseman University of Health Sciences. Additionally, he is a board member of Workforce Connections. Hugh married his high school sweetheart Denise and is the proud father of adult children Ashlee and Alex. An avid reader and political enthusiast, Hugh’s other passions include reading, movies, good food, and seeing the world.

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MICHAEL F. BOLOGNINI

Principal MFB Enterprises

Michael Bolognini is Principal at MFB Enterprises a management, and organizational consulting firm. He recently retired,after 13 years, from Cox Communications Las Vegas as its Vice President and Las Vegas Market Leader. A longtime telecommunications and cable industry executive, he is active in the Vegas Chamber as a member of its Executive Committee, Finance and Audit Committee, Retirement Plan Committee and past Chairman. In this volunteer role, Mikehas worked to expand the Chamber’s reach beyond Southern Nevada and to engage elected and other leaders in Washington, D.C. in support of key Nevada business initiatives.

He began his career in 1980 with AT&T, holding several sales and national account management positions and joined Fujitsu in 1987, where he spent more than 10 years as director and vice president of sales. In 2002, Mike joined MCI/ Lucent Technologies as vice president of business partner development and remained there until he joined Cox Communications in 2009.

Mike earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is a member of the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, the board of directors for the Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow (FIT), the board of trustees for the Las Vegas Philharmonic, and the board of trustees for Las Vegas Events. Married to Beverly, Mike is an avid boater and enjoys the outdoors.

Managing Partner

Bongiovi Law Firm

Gina Bongiovi is Managing Partner of Bongiovi Law Firm, a boutique firm that provides on-demand outside counsel services to businesses of all sizes.

In 2005, Gina started a marketing company and, in need of legal advice, couldn’t find a lawyer that was willing or able to help a startup like hers. After hearing similar stories from other entrepreneurs, she decided to dedicate her practice to serving startups and small businesses. Over the last twelve years, Bongiovi Law Firm has grown with its clients to serve businesses of all sizes - from one owner to 100, and from those without in-house legal to those whose legal departments need to offload some work. Its attorneys pair business education with real-world experience to provide clients with business-minded legal advice that addresses all facets of business ownership. Much like Robert Duvall’s character in the Godfather, think of Bongiovi Law Firm as a business consigliere, except with considerably less violence.

Gina has helped establish numerous nonprofits – Dress for Success Southern Nevada, Vegas Shepherd Rescue, Working K9 Rescue, School Guardian Project, Conscious Gaming – and is working on others. She also served on the UNLV Alumni Association Board, as chair of Vegas Young Professionals Advisory Council, and currently serves on the Small Business Development Center Board, Dean’s Advisory Boards for the Lee Business School and UNLV Honors College, the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, Workforce Connections, and was the 2021 Chair of the Vegas Chamber’s Board of Trustees. She’s been honored as a Woman of Distinction by NAWBO, recognized as a Rising Star of Business by Las Vegas Business Press, listed among the Legal Elite for seven years running, awarded the International Women’s Forum Carolyn Sparks Founder’s Award, and has been honored twice as Alumna of the Year - once by the UNLV MBA program and, in 2020, by the entire Lee Business School.

GINA BONGIOVI

MICHAEL CROME

Vice

Chair of Finance

Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer

Las Vegas Raiders & Allegiant Stadium

Michael Crome is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Las Vegas Raiders and Allegiant Stadium. He oversees the finance and information technology departments for both Allegiant Stadium and The Raiders, as well as the Raider Image retail operations. He serves as the Executive Sponsor of the Raiders African American Employee Resource Group, B.A.S.E.D.

Michael is an active volunteer in both non-profit and civic organizations. Appointed by Nevada governor Steve Sisolak (2022) and Brian Sandoval (2010), Michael is a member of the State of Nevada Economic Forum and the Oversight Panel for Convention Facilities, respectively. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce & Community in Schools of Nevada. He is the Chairman of the capital campaign for Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada where he served as the Chairman of the Board and is currently serving as the Chairman of the organization’s $30M capital campaign. Michael serves on the board of SAFY, a national non-profit offering family preservation, reunification, therapeutic foster care, adoption, and behavioral health services in seven states.

Michael was recently recognized as a C-Suite honoree by Vegas Inc which acknowledges top senior executives who work to inspire their teams, drive success in the business and serve as stewards in the community. A member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, he received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Akron where he is a member of the University of Akron Foundation Board. Michael earned an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

An avid distance runner, in 2019 Michael completed the World Marathon Challenge. An adventure that saw Michael run seven marathons on all seven continents over seven consecutive days. Michael and his wife, Chaka reside in Las Vegas, Nevada with their daughter Gabrielle “Brie”, 16.

MICHAEL N. FEDER

Member/Partner

Dickinson Wright

Michael N. Feder is a member of the law firm of Dickinson Wright PLLC, a full service international law firm with offices located throughout the United States, including in Las Vegas and Reno. During his more than 30 years as a lawyer, 22 here in Las Vegas, Michael has represented and counseled clients in various areas of the law including banking, contracts, copyright, corporate, employment,entertainment and sports, franchise, fraud, gaming, patent, real estate, trademark, securities and related investigations, shareholder and partnership disputes, unfair competition, among other areas of law.

Michael is passionate about giving back to the community. In addition to serving on the Board of Trustees, the Executive Committee, and other committees of the Vegas Chamber, Michael is also Chair of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the American Red Cross of Southern Nevada, and on the Board of Directors of After-School All-Stars of Greater Las Vegas, and on the board of the American Lung Association in Nevada. Previously, Michael served on the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada and the I Have A Dream Foundation (now known as Core Academy), as well as on the Advisory Board for the Academy of Finance at Clark High School.

Michael graduated from NYU Stern School of Business in 1989 with a B.S. in finance and economics, and from Temple University School of Law in 1992. Michael began his legal career in Philadelphia, PA before moving to Las Vegas in 2000 to be closer to his family who moved to Las Vegas in 1994 and 1995. Michael is an avid sports enthusiast, and proudly roots for the Vegas Golden Knights, the Las Vegas Raiders, and WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces.

Michael’s biggest joys are being married to Robin, the love of his life and his best friend, for over 22 years, and being “dad” to his amazing daughter Samantha, a Las Vegas native who is attending UNLV (“Go Rebels”).

LORI NELSON-KRAFT

Board President Vegas Chamber Leadership Foundation

Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Formula 1

Las Vegas Grand Prix

Lori Nelson-Kraft is the senior vice president of corporate affairs for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix (LVGP). She oversees communications, government affairs, and community engagement in this role.Before joining the LVGP, she served five years as senior vice president of communications for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and 14 years as vice president of corporate communications for Station Casinos.

Lori currently serves as a Board Trustee for the Vegas Chamber and as the Board President of the Leadership Foundation. She also proudly serves on the Board of Directors for Noah’s Animal House, a full-service pet shelter located next door and in partnership with The Shade Tree Shelter in Southern Nevada, and with the Domestic Violence Resource Center in Northern Nevada in support of victims of domestic violence.

Lori has loved living in Southern Nevada for three decades after growing up in Detroit, Michigan, and graduating from Eastern Michigan University.

ELLEN SCHULHOFER

Shareholder

Office Managing Partner Brownstein

Ellen Schulhofer serves as corporate counsel to public and private companies in Nevada. Handling a broad range of transactional matters including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures, and secured and unsecured financings, as well as advising on matters of corporate governance, she is one of Nevada’s top corporate attorneys. Ellen’s deep understanding of Nevada corporate, LLC, and other business statutes comes from her involvement in drafting them over the last 25 years as a member (and former vice-chair) of the executive committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada.

A significant portion of Ellen’s corporate work is on behalf of the highly-regulated gaming industry. She draws on her three decades of experience to offer counsel regarding the unique challenges facing companies engaged in transactions in the gaming industry.

As a former co-managing partner of Brownstein and the current office managing partner of Brownstein’s Las Vegas office, Ellen brings leadership and strategic counseling know-how to her daily practice. This coupled with her calm and pragmatic approach is invaluable to both her colleagues and clients. A relationship-builder, Ellen is often the first call a client makes when an issue arises. Ellen’s relationships extend into the community where she plays a pivotal role in shaping the Las Vegas community, serving as a valued board member for several high-profile nonprofit and civic organizations.

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TERRY SHIREY

President and Chief Executive Officer

Nevada State Bank

Terry Shirey serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer for Nevada State Bank, a division of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. and Executive Vice President of Zions Bancorporation.

Named President and CEO in January 2017, Terry formerly served as Chief Financial Officer for six years before being named President and COO in September 2014. He oversees all five banking lines of business – retail, real estate, small business, commercial, and private banking – as well as all bank operations in Nevada.

Terry holds a CPA certificate and has been in the financial industry since 1995, with the majority of his career spent managing finance and operations for major banks and bank holding companies.

Terry holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Wyoming. He’s currently the Chair of the College of Southern Nevada Foundation and as an Executive Committee member of the Vegas Chamber Board of Trustees, as a trustee of the Desert Research Institute Foundation, and as a Director of Nevada HAND. He is also a past Chairman of the Nevada Bankers Association and the Vegas Chamber, and served as the 2020 Walk Chairman for JDRF of Southern Nevada

IT MATTERS WHO YOU SHAPE THE FUTURE WITH.

Great communities are made by people bold enough to make a difference. Nevada State Bank is proud to support the Vegas Chamber and its work to shape our future.

Well done, Betsy and Welcome, Janet!

CHRIS WILCOX

Tax Practice Leader

Pacific Northwest Region

Las Vegas Nevada Office Market Leader

Eide Bailly LLP

Chris Wilcox is the Office Market Leader for Eide Bailly, LLP’s Las Vegas office and Tax Practice Leader for the Eide Bailly Pacific Northwest Region. He is a current member of the Vegas Chamber Executive Committee, a member of the Board of Trustees, and previously served as Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee. In his practice, Chris provides consulting services to large middle market businesses on protecting, growing,and preparing for continued prosperity. His clients span several industries, including automobile dealerships,manufacturing companies, construction contractors, and real estate developers.

Chris treasures spending time with his wife of 40 years and serving in his most important and enjoyable role-being a good grandpa to his 20 grandchildren, and ensuring that they are properly spoiled. Las Vegas has been Chris’ home for more than 40 years, and he has loved raising his 5 children here. He enjoys virtually any activity that can be done outdoors and is excited to see what is next for this wonderful city we live in.

RYAN

WOODWARD

Owner & Chief Executive Officer

Ryan Woodward is the CEO of NTI, a skills-based training school with locations in Nevada, Arizona and Texas.  His passion to help others directed Ryan to a 17-year career in banking where he helped business owners reach their professional goals.  Always wanting to be a business owner himself, in 2019 he jumped at the chance to join NTI, and own and build his own business.  He focused on the overall growth strategy, including ensuring and maintaining educational certificate programs that are streamlined to help others succeed in their chosen career path.

He currently co-chairs the Workforce & Economic Development Committee. He also serves on Nevada’s Governor’s Workforce Development Board working to ensure federal funds for workforce development are spent as effectively and efficiently as possible in our state.

Ryan holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Utah and a Master’s degree in business Administration from Brigham Young University.  When he’s not working, you’ll find Ryan spending time with his wife and kids, serving in his church, and wakesurfing at Lake Mead.

WELCOME TO THE 2025 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thank you for your passion, dedication, and leadership to serve and support the business community.

JEREMY AGUERO

Principal Applied Analysis

Jeremy Aguero is a principal analyst at Applied Analysis, a leading economic, fiscal and policy research firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more than two decades, Jeremy has been a driving force behind Nevada’s remarkable growth, known for his ability to bridge public and private sector initiatives with a reputation for trust, integrity, and collaboration. His work has shaped key projects and policies that continue to fuel the state’s prosperity.

Jeremy’s contributions span industries, from serving as lead staff to the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee, which secured $750 million in public funding for Allegiant Stadium and brought the Las Vegas Raiders, to playing key roles in private sector initiatives such as the Tesla Gigafactory expansion and the A’s stadium development. His impact also includes significant policy work, such as developing Nevada’s Pupil-Centered Funding Plan, which paved the way for the largest increase in K-12 funding in state history, and helping craft the Campus for Hope legislation, an innovative public-private partnership aimed at addressing homelessness.

Jeremy has worked on policy initiatives with Nevada’s last six governors—Republicans and Democrats alike— underscoring his focus on policy over politics. His ability to navigate complex challenges with data-driven insights has made him a trusted advisor across both public and private sectors. In addition to his professional achievements, he serves on the boards of nonprofits like Opportunity Village, United Way, Nevada Child Seekers and R&R Foundation.

He has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Good Government Award from the Nevada Taxpayers Association and Alumnus of the Year from UNLV, reflecting a career defined by service and a commitment to Nevada’s prosperity.

BRANDON

BARKHUFF

Senior Vice President General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer

NV Energy

Brandon Barkhuff is a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, and currently resides here with his wife and children. As General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Brandon oversees all of the company’s legal activities and compliance obligations while also providing strategic business guidance as part of the senior leadership team.

Prior to joining NV Energy, Brandon worked for McDonald Carano, LLP, where he focused on commercial litigation. Brandon served clients in a broad range of industries, successfully trying cases to verdict in both jury and bench trials, as well as conducting oral argument before the Nevada Supreme Court.

Brandon is actively involved in community organizations, particularly youth organizations. He currently serves on the board of directors for one of the largest youth sports organizations in Clark County. In addition, Brandon is currently a trustee for the National Judicial College as well as the Vegas Chamber, and previously served on the board of directors for Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation and The Shade Tree.

Brandon holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.

CAROLINE BATEMAN

General Council

Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority

Caroline Bateman serves as the General Counsel for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), the destination marketing organization for Southern Nevada that promotes tourism, conventions, meetings, and special events. The LVCVA also owns and operates the Las Vegas Convention Center, one of the largest convention centers in the United States.

Prior to joining the LVCVA, Caroline served as the First Assistant Attorney General for the Nevada Office of the Attorney General. As First Assistant Attorney General, she supervised over ninety attorneys in representing the State’s agencies, departments, and officials. Prior to her appointment as First Assistant Attorney General, Caroline served as the office’s Bureau Chief of Gaming and Government Affairs and Chief Deputy of Boards and Open Government. She also served as chief counsel to the Nevada State Athletic Commission and headed the State’s Open Meeting Law Enforcement Unit.

Caroline began her career as a Deputy District Attorney in the Clark County District Attorney’s Office where she prosecuted crimes from initial arrests through sentencing.

Caroline earned her Juris Doctorate from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and completed her undergraduate studies in Political Science and English Literature at the University of California, San Diego.

DANIELLE BISTERFELDT

Senior Vice President Marketing, Summerlin® Howard Hughes Corporation

Danielle Bisterfeldt is senior vice president of marketing and consumer experience for Summerlin®, a 22,500-acre masterplanned community (MPC) developed by Howard Hughes in Southern Nevada. She is responsible for management of all marketing, business development, custom homesite sales, and strategic partnerships for the MPC and Downtown Summerlin®, the community’s acclaimed 400-acre urban core and home to fashion, dining, sports, and entertainment options, and class-A office and luxury rental residences.

In this capacity, Danielle utilizes her significant experience and expertise in retail, residential marketing and business development to create and execute a strategic and integrated marketing, public relations, and special events program focused around residential and commercial functions. Summerlin is the only master-planned community in Southern Nevada with its own downtown.

In 2012, Danielle transitioned within the organization to lead the marketing department for Summerlin. Her diverse and expansive professional career includes positions within different disciplines under various parent companies, including The Rouse Company where she oversaw specialty leasing and business development, and General Growth Properties where she served as associate general manager for Fashion Show, the largest retail destination on the Las Vegas Strip at over 2 million square feet. There, she managed the center’s entertainment department, which included all advertising revenue, special events, and the specialty leasing program. She also served as marketing manager for Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian | The Palazzo where she oversaw the entertainment team and a multi-million-dollar budget that encompassed local and national marketing, advertising, and public relations initiatives.

Active in the homebuilding industry as well as in the community, Bisterfeldt is a 2007 graduate of Leadership Las Vegas. She has served as a Board of Trustee for the Vegas Chamber since 2018, and volunteers for the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association’s marketing committee. In 2016, she was appointed to the Community Advisory Board for the College of Medicine for Roseman University of Health Sciences. In 2024, she was appointed a member of the Board of Directors for the Mayor’s Fund for Las Vegas LIFE.

She is a graduate of UCLA and holds a B.S. in political science.

CONGRATULATIONS MARK E. BROWN

MIRACLE FLIGHTS CEO

ON BEING INSTALLED AS A 2025 BOARD OF TRUSTEE

Mark,

We wholeheartedly congratulate you on your installation to the Vegas Chamber Board of Trustees and are excited to see the valuable contributions you will make, just as you have with Miracle Flights.

-TheMiracleFlightsTeam

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MARK BROWN

Chief Executive Officer Miracle Flights

Mark E. Brown currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Miracle Flights and brings with him an extensive background in philanthropy work, marketing, communications, public policy, and government affairs. His past leadership includes Chief Executive Officer of Mark Brown Communications, Zen Entertainment and Partner and President of R&R Partners, an advertising, marketing, and public relations corporation. Mark also served as Executive Vice President of the Howard Hughes Corporation and Executive Vice President of Station Casino. Mark began his career as a senior legislative assistant for former Nevada Senator Chic Hecht overseeing the Senator’s Banking and Energy Committee assignments.

Mark has an extensive background in nonprofit activities, chairing numerous organizations and raising millions in external fundraising. He also managed all philanthropic donations for both the Howard Hughes Corporation and Station Casinos where he directed contributions exceeding $40 million throughout Nevada and the western United States. Mark also led the effort to raiseover $25 million dollars as the multi-year chair of the Clark County School Growth Committee.

In addition, Mark was a founding member of Service 1st Bank of Nevada, valued in 2010 around $210 million.

JUSTIN BROWN

President

Southwest Gas Cooporation

Justin Brown is President of Southwest Gas Corporation, where he leads the company’s utility business, as well as Great Basin Gas Transmission Company. He leads the Company’s commitment to delivering safe, reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy service to its nearly 2.2 million customers, across its three-state service territory of Arizona, California, and Nevada.

In his position, Justin is responsible for all core utility functions, which include regulatory strategy and planning, operations,human resources, legal, administration, and sustainability. Justin and his team are committed to delivering results that benefit all stakeholders by ensuring the company is committed and focused on its customers, employees, and regulators,with the goal of exceeding their expectations.

Justin joined Southwest as Senior Counsel/Legal Affairs in 2004 after time spent with Smith Larsen and Wixom as a commercial litigation attorney and at Deloitte and Touche in its tax department. He was promoted to Associate General Counsel/Legal Affairs in 2006, and then left Southwest for a brief period to pursue other opportunities at PacifiCorp (a Berkshire Hathaway Energy company). Justin returned to Southwest in February 2008 as Assistant General Counsel/Legal Affairs where he focused primarily on regulatory support and strategy. He was named Vice President/Pricing in 2012, Vice President/Regulatory Affairs in 2013, Senior Vice President/General Counsel in 2018, and was promoted to his current position of President in 2022.

Justin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Southern Utah University and a Master of Business Administration from Gonzaga University, where he also earned his Juris Doctorate. Justin remains engaged with various key industry organizations, including the American Gas Association and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, as well as numerous community-based programs across the company’s service territory. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Vegas Chamber. He also volunteers as a Pro Bono attorney as part of the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada’ Children’s Attorneys Project.

Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Communications Red Rock Resorts

Michael Britt has served as Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Communications of Red Rock Resorts,Inc. since 2018. Prior to Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Michael spent two decades in national politics and corporate government affairs

Most notably, Michael ran and advised over two dozen successful congressional and statewide political campaigns and served two United States Presidents. Over the past decade, Mr. Britt has led government relations for Fortune 500 and privately held companies, interfacing with elected officials and regulators dealing with complex public policy and advocacy issues across the United States and abroad.

To One Of Our Own Congratulations

WE’RE

PROUD TO HAVE MICHAEL BRITT AS A MEMBER OF OUR COMPANY, AND OUR COMMUNITY.

MICHAEL BRITT

The entire team at LVGEA

Congratulates Tina Quigley

on joining the Vegas Chamber 2025 board of trustees.

We congratulate all new members of the board and thank you for your dedication to helping Nevada businesses succeed.

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KERRY BUBOLZ

President

and Chief Operating Officer

Vegas Golden Knights

On October 3, 2016, the Vegas Golden Knights franchise announced Kerry Bubolz as the first President and Chief Executive Officer of the Golden Knights. He is now entering his seventh season and in his role, Kerry oversees all business aspects of the Vegas Golden Knights franchise, as well as the entire portfolio of The Foley Entertainment Sports Group which includes The Henderson Silver Knights, The Vegas Knight Hawks, The NBA G-League Ignite, The Dollar Loan Center, and both Lifeguard and City National Arena.

During his tenure, the Vegas Golden Knights have enjoyed tremendous success on and off the ice. The Knights have exceeded expectations averaging over 104% attendance when combining playoffs and regular season totals. The Knights have achieved top metrics across areas of their business, including top rankings in sponsorship, ticket sales, retail per cap per game and receiving top marks as one of the best TV broadcasts and Game Presentation in the National Hockey League. He also led efforts in the design and construction of The Dollar Loan Center Arena in Henderson Nevada, the home of the Henderson Silver Knights. The 18-month construction project in partnership with the City of Henderson, was completed on time and on budget and brings a variety of sports and entertainment options to the citizens of Henderson.

The Tulsa, Oklahoma native brings an abundance of professional sports experience to Las Vegas, as he previously spent 13 years with the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, along with stops with the Carolina Hurricanes and Dallas Stars of the NHL. Kerry lives in Summerlin with his wife Melissa and his daughters Madison and Emma.

VINCENT CIMINISE

Senior Vice President Commercial Loan Manager

Valley Bank of Nevada

Vincent “Vince” Ciminise is Senior Vice President and Commercial Loan Manager for Valley Bank of Nevada. In his role, Vince and his team directly oversee the strategic business banking relationship of local businesses and strive to help them meet their financial objectives.

Vince started with Valley Bank in 2021 to help establish the bank’s new Loan Production Office in Summerlin. His career began in 1985 in Las Vegas. Through the years he has held senior and executive positions with several banks in the Las Vegas market.

Vince holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. For over 25 years Vince was involved with the Augustus Society as a member and Chairman for several years. The Augustus Society was a self-funded 501(c)(3) that provided scholarships to numerous financially disadvantaged individuals over a span of 30 years. Vince has called Las Vegas home since 1979. He and his wife, Carmen, have two grown sons and four grandchildren.

RICHARD E. CONSTABLE III

Executive Vice President, Sphere Entertainment Co.

Global Head of Government Affairs and Social Impact

Rich Constable is Executive Vice President and Global Head of Government Affairs and Social Impact for Sphere Entertainment Co., which includes Sphere, a next-generation entertainment medium. Rich helps to drive expansion of Sphere – the first Sphere venue opened in Las Vegas in 2023, and a second Sphere was recently announced for Abu Dhabi.

Rich also serves as MSG Entertainment’s chief strategist overseeing legislative, community, and social impact initiatives across the Company’s portfolio, which includes renowned venues in New York and Chicago: Madison Square Garden arena, Radio City Music Hall, The Beacon Theatre, and The Chicago Theatre.

Finally, Rich’s purview includes leading governmental and social impact matters for Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., which features the New York Knicks (NBA) and New York Rangers (NHL) professional sports franchises.

Rich joined MSG in 2018 following a multi-faceted career that has spanned the corporate, governmental, and legal communities. Prior to Sphere and MSG, he was a senior executive at the Wyndham Worldwide Corporation. Rich has also held several high-profile positions in government, including serving as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Prior to service in state government, he was a federal prosecutor.

Rich received a BA from the University of Michigan, and his JD and Master of Public Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.

TRAURIG IS PROUD OF OUR ROOTS IN NEVADA. Since opening our Las Vegas nearly 20 years ago, and with the resources of one of the world’s largest law firms, we have proudly represented Nevada companies in their most important litigation cases and strategic business transactions.

Napoleon McCallum is the Director of Community Development for the Las Vegas Sands Corp. He served in the U.S. Navy as an officer from 1985 – 1990, and played with the Los Angeles Raiders from 1986, 1990 through 1994. After his football career, McCallum and his wife started the company Digital Pro Graphics, which provided signage for conventions, casinos, transit advertising and business point of purchase advertising. He then joined the Las Vegas Sands Corp.

The Nevada Military Support Alliance Congratulatesthe Las Vegas Chamber 2025 Board Members

McCallum is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and is a former Chairman of the Urban Chamber of Commerce. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Metro Chamber, and has served on the Superintendent’s Advisory Council, Hope for Prisoners Advisory Council, and has been a board member for Andson, an organization that provides tutoring and financial literacy programs to CCSD students.

BILL NELSON Assurance Partner

BDO

Special Congratulations and Thanks to Nevada Military Support Alliance Executive Director Teresa Di Loreto and all the Vegas Chamber Board of Trustees.

Bill Nelson is an Assurance Partner at BDO USA and a leader in BDO’s National Gaming, Hospitality and Leisure Industry Practice. He is extensively involved in all areas of accounting and auditing for the firm. He works closely with a number of organizations in the gaming, retail and wholesale, real estate, and construction industries, providing exceptional client service through a holistic approach and attention to detail. Bill assists with fraud examinations as part of the firm’s litigation support practice and has helped identify the perpetrator of fraud and determined loss amounts in multiple fraud issues. He helps his clients with internal controls and regulations

Nelson earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Idaho State University and is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is active in the Las Vegas community participating in several youth sports programs and volunteering his time for various not for profits. In addition to Bill’s role on the Vegas Chamber’s Board of Trustees, he serves on the board of directors of Helping Hands of Vegas Valley, which aids seniors in need.

JAIME CRUZ

Executive Director

Workforce Connections

Jaime Cruz serves as Executive Director of Workforce Connections, Southern Nevada’s Local Workforce Development Board. Under his leadership, Workforce Connections has been recognized nationally for innovative partnerships and programs that help connect employers to a ready workforce. Before becoming Executive Director in October 2017, Jaime served as Workforce Connections Chief Strategy Officer.

Jaime understands the barriers many face trying to improve their careers. As a young man, he worked as a dishwasher after immigrating from Peru to the United States in 1987, despite his degree in Mechanical Engineering. He eventually returned to engineering and held executive roles in the hospitality industry.

Jaime serves on the board of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance (LVGEA), the Vegas Chamber, the National Association of Workforce Development Boards (NAWB), and the U.S. Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council.

Jaime became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1994 and has lived in Southern Nevada for 36 years. His proudest achievements are his two adult children, Samuel and Sofia.

TERESA DI LORETO

Executive Director

Nevada Military Support Alliance

Teresa’s passion is real estate, development, and home building, and it was inevitable as the daughter of one of Nevada’s premiere residential and commercial developers. Teresa joined the family homebuilding company, Di Loreto Homes of Nevada, in 1993. In 2016, she was a founder in a new locally-owned, Northern Nevada’s homebuilding company and real estate brokerage. In 2018, Teresa returned to work beside her father where they are completing the development of the master planned community, Damonte Ranch, and its centerpiece, the mixed-use development, Downtown Damonte. At the same time, they created Challenger Real Estate Services LLC, a residential and commercial real estate brokerage, development, and property management company.

With a desire to make a positive difference in our community and specifically the lives of our military men and women, veterans, and their families, Teresa has served as the Executive Director of the Nevada Military Support Alliance since its creation in 2010. Teresa currently serves on the City of Reno Building Enterprise Fund, is a Trustee of the Vegas Chamber, and a member of the Heritage Bank of Nevada board of directors. She recently completed her term as the Chairman of the Public Affairs committee of the National Association of Home Builders and is a Life Director and Past President of Builders Association of Northern Nevada. She is a past Director of the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) and graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy.Her proudest accomplishments are her 3 children Colton and twins Aidan and Alivia.

VICTOR FUCHS President Founding Partner Managing Member Helix Electric

Born in Ukraine, Victor Fuchs was 14 when his family immigrated to the United States. His family settled in San Diego, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of California, San Diego. In 1987, Victor began his career as a project manager at Helix Electric in San Diego and became a division manager in 1995. That same year, he transferred to Nevada as Vice President to launch the electrical contracting firm’s Las Vegas division. In 2001, Victor became President and Managing Partner of Helix Electric, LLC, with offices in Las Vegas, Reno,and Salt Lake City, UT. Helix Electric is a leader in the industry and the largest non-union merit shop contractor in Nevada.

Victor has a significant community presence and is involved with YPO Gold & CEO, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, and the Associated General Contractors Association. Victor is also a life director for the Associated Builders & Contractors. His community involvement includes Hope for Prisoners, Habitat for Humanity, Opportunity Village, Collaboration Center Foundation, Communities in Schools, 22 Warriors, Those Left Behind, Down Syndrome of Southern Nevada, various food and toy drives, and many other charitable organizations. When Victor isn’t working, he enjoys time with his family, playing golf and skiing. He and his wife, Lana, have two children, Lawrence and Lizzie, and live in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas.

DR. REX LIU

Owner

Family and Cosmetic Dentistry

Dr. Rex F. Liu of Family and Cosmetic Dentistry, Inc. has maintained his private practice for over 25 years in Las Vegas. He graduated from the USC School of Dentistry, where he was Student Body President and a Presidential Scholar. He has launched the careers of over a dozen dentists and is a former CSN Dental Faculty and Clinic Instructor.

His practice has received the “Business Excellence Award for Company Culture,” “Customer Service Excellence Award,” “Best Business of the Year 2012, Woman or Minority Owned,” and “People Love Us on Yelp 2017 Award.”

As a Board Member who grew up in our community, Dr. Liu gives voice to our medical and dental community, our Asian community, and our small business owners. He is active in the Clark County Dental Society and an Advisory Board Member for the Roseman School of Medicine. He has been a spokesperson for the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Print and Media Show and, in 2014, represented the business and medical community in a commercial to “Vote No on Question 3, the Margin Tax,” and appeared on Vegas PBS in 2015 to co-host a telethon. His dental practice also participates in local charity work, health fairs, and UNLV’s “Give Kids a Smile Program,” and has provided free dental care to indigent school children for over a decade.

NAPOLEON MCCALLUM

Director of Community Development

Las Vegas Sands Corporation

Napoleon McCallum is currently working for the Las Vegas Sands Corp as their Director of Community Development and has worked with the organization. for over 17 years. He is always searching for ways to help the community and the professions in which he has served.

Recently he has accepted positions as a Peak Performance & Brain Health Ambassador for Neurologics and Advisory Committee member for The National Medal of Honor Center for Leadership. Napoleon also serves as a Trustee for the Vegas Chamber, Board Member of the Andson Foundation, and Advisory member of the Las Vegas Bowl Committee in Las Vegas.

A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Napoleon served five years as an officer in the U.S. Navy. As an Ensign he was the Assistant Food Service Officer aboard the USS Peleliu an Amphibious Assault Ship. As an LTJG on board the Nuclear Guide Missile Cruiser, USS California he served as the Disbursing and Retail Sales Officer. At his last duty station in San Diego, he served as the Enlisted Programs Officer for Recruiting District San Diego.

During his college football career, he was a two-time Consensus All-American and set an NCAA record with 7,172 career all-purpose yards. Finished 6th and 7th in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Drafted in the 4th round by the Raiders in 1986 he played in the NFL for 5 years. A knee injury ended his career on Monday Night Football in 1994. After his injury, Napoleon with wife Yvonne started the company Digital Pro Graphics in Las Vegas. The company produced large-format graphics for vehicles, advertisements and the convention business. Napoleon and Yvonne have four girls Breanna, Cheyenne, Sierah and Jasmine.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2025 LAS VEGAS CHAMBER BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Caesars Entertainment congratulates Jan Jones Blackhurst and all members of the board on their installation.

JAN JONES BLACKHURST

Executive Director

UNLV Black Fire Leadership Initiative

Caesars Entertainment Board of Directors

Chief Executive in Residence

UNLV International Gaming Institute

Jan Jones Blackhurst is a long-time political and business leader who spent most of the 1990s as the first woman mayor of Las Vegas – one of the most popular mayors in the city’s history. She then joined Caesars Entertainment, where she and her teams developed the industry’s first Responsible Gaming practices, advancing environmental stewardship and advocating for important social issues. Jan speaks extensively at many universities and helped establish the International Gaming Institution Center of Excellence at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. After leading Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Policy at Caesars for two decades, she joined the Company’s Board of Directors in 2019 where she chairs the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. She also became Chief Executive in Residence at the UNLV International Gaming Institute, where she was a popular faculty member and key player in the “Expanding the Leaderverse” initiative. She became Executive Director, UNLV Black Fire Leadership Initiative in January 2021. Committed to education, Jan serves as Chairwoman for the Public Education Foundation; she has earned numerous awards and accolades while serving on several boards, including the Las Vegas Stadium Authority, Vegas Chamber and the Nevada Resort Association. In 2014, she was one of the first women to be inducted into the American Gaming Association (AGA) Gaming Hall of Fame.

Jan holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Stanford University.

CHUCK LEY

President/CEO

Cornerstone Merchant Services, Inc.

Chuck Ley began his career in the 1980s at Petronic International, where he quickly rose to the position of Senior World Wide Executive Vice President. There, he was instrumental in the advancement of securing transactional data for the first manufactured offshore credit card terminals. He was also responsible for the device’s bank certification for Bank of America and Wells Fargo Bank.

By 2004, Chuck had brought together his business acumen and decades of experience with credit card processing technology and founded Cornerstone Merchant Services. By cultivating a culture of integrity with a focus on customer service, he led Cornerstone to become one of the largest credit card processors in Nevada within just a few years. Since founding Cornerstone, Chuck has volunteered time to various nonprofit organizations throughout Las Vegas, including Helping Hands of Vegas Valley. He has dedicated himself to strengthening ties between local businesses and the communities that support them, and promoting new businesses to help them get started.

BILL NELSON Assurance Partner

BDO

Bill Nelson is an Assurance Partner at BDO USA and a leader in BDO’s National Gaming, Hospitality and Leisure Industry Practice. He is extensively involved in all areas of accounting and auditing for the firm. He works closely with a number of organizations in the gaming, retail and wholesale, real estate, and construction industries,providing exceptional client service through a holistic approach and attention to detail. Bill assists with fraud examinations as part of the firm’s litigation support practice and has helped identify the perpetrator of fraud and determined loss amounts in multiple fraud issues. He helps his clients with internal controls and regulations to prevent occupational fraud.

Bill earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Idaho State University and is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is active in the Las Vegas community participating in several youth sports programs and volunteering his time for various not for profits. In addition to Bill’s role on the Vegas Chamber’s Board of Trustees, he serves on the board of directors of Helping Hands of Vegas Valley, which aids seniors in need.

KARLA J. PEREZ

Regional Vice President

Universal Health Services, Inc.

Karla Perez serves as the Regional Vice President of Universal Health Services. In her current role, Karla provides oversight to the operations of Spring Valley, Summerlin, Valley, Centennial Hills, Henderson Hospitals and Valley Health Specialty Hospital in Las Vegas, Desert View Hospital in Pahrump, Northern Nevada Medical Center in Sparks, Nevada and Sierra Medical Center in Reno. She also provides oversight to ambulatory assets across the state including Freestanding EDs, OP Pharmacy, Therapy, Wound Care, and several physician practices.

Karla has worked in the Las Vegas community for 40 years, beginning her career in 1983 as a medical record clerk at Valley Hospital. Through the years, she assumed a wide variety of duties ranging from business development to overall hospital operations. These responsibilities have allowed her to advance her career with numerous promotions over the years to her previous positions as CEO of Desert Springs Hospital and Spring Valley Hospital. In those roles, she was named to the UHS Chairman’s Council, a recognition reserved for the top CEOs in the company. She was also the recipient of the Eagle Award from Universal Health Services, an award given to CEOs for achievement of excellence and commitment.

Karla graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a B.S. degree in Health Records Administration. She was honored by the University with the “Graduate of the Decade” Award and also received the Distinguished Alumni Award. She received her Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of St. Francis.

Karla received the Woman of Distinction Award, from the National Association of Women Business Owners in the Medical, Professional Services Category and was recognized as a “Healthcare Hero” for Southern Nevada. In addition, she received the Athena Leadership Award from the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada and the Game Changer Award from the American Cancer Society.

BRIGADIER GENERAL

D. RODGER (DAN) WATERS

Brigadier General

The Adjutant General Nevada National Guard

Recently selected to serve as the 31ST Adjutant General for the State of Nevada, Brigadier General D. Rodger (Dan) Waters commissioned as a second lieutenant of Aviation upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in August 1992. BG Waters has commanded at the company, battalion, brigade, and joint task force levels and served in multiple positions as an Aviation, Armor, and Infantry Officer with assignments in the United States, Panama, Kosovo,Afghanistan, Germany, and Belgium. He is certified by the U.S. Northern Command as a Dual Status Commander and Defense Support to Civil Authorities specialist. Staff assignments include a tour with the 11TH Armored Cavalry Regiment as part of Operation Noble Eagle, with the 82ND Airborne Division as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, and with the Director of Strategy, Plans, and Security Cooperation at U.S. European Command. BG Waters also served as Staff Director to the U.S. House of Representatives Select Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism, as Chair for the Department of Military Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and as a Brookings Institute Legislative Fellow.

BG Waters’ decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with one Silver Oak Leaf Cluster, and Air Medal. He earned the Army Senior Aviator Badge, Army Aviation Badge, Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Air Assault Badge, U.S. Navy Scuba Badge, and Ranger Tab. Additionally, he is a 1999 recipient of the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award. BG Waters is happily married to Kimberly Jane Jenner, and they are the proud parents of three adult children.

Nevada State University congratulates President Dr. DeRionne Pollard and the 2025 Vegas Chamber Board of Trustees.

Nevada State recognizes that as Southern Nevada evolves, the needs of its workforce continue to grow and change. Our university is committed to partnering with the business community in building a talent pipeline that prepares our students for the careers of the future.

Visit NevadaState.edu and follow us @NevadaStateU to learn more about our students and our mission.

DR. DERIONNE POLLARD

President

Nevada State University

Dr. DeRionne Pollard is the President of Nevada State University (NS), a fast growing, minority serving public institution awarding baccalaureate degrees in over 50 courses of study and graduate education in niche, high-demand areas of concentration.Gloriously diverse, nearly half of all NS students are first-generation college students, and the university excels in teaching and student support, working to strengthen economic mobility and social justice.

Dr. Pollard is deeply connected to her community, serving on the boards of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, Henderson Chamber, Nevada Public Radio, and now the Vegas Chamber. Nationally, she serves on the Center for FirstGeneration Student Success Advisory Board, the Board of Directors for Generation Hope, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities national board, and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation board. A nationally recognized leader, Dr. Pollard is a frequent speaker, presenter, coach, and mentor on issues related to higher education leadership and governance, diversity/equity/inclusions/justice, and capacity building in small and large teams. Her accomplishments have garnered widespread recognition, including Washingtonian Magazine’s list of Washington’s Most Powerful Women, the Carnegie Corporation’s Academic Leadership Award, and the Visionary Award from the Washington Area Women’s Foundation. She was named one of Nevada Business Magazine’s 2023 Women to Watch, and received the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance Leadership Award and the 2024 National TRIO Achiever Award. She holds a Bachelor and Master of Arts in English from Iowa State University and a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies in higher education from Loyola University Chicago.

TINA QUIGLEY

President & CEO

Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance

Tina Quigley is the President and CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance (LVGEA), a vital public-private partnership driving business growth in the Las Vegas Valley. With over 30 years of experience in Southern Nevada, she’s played a key role in the region’s economic Development.

Tina began her career at Harry Reid International Airport, managing large capital projects for more than 15 years. Her leadership drove future success and ignited a passion serving the community. In 2005, she became CEO of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC), where she led technological innovations and strategic planning initiatives that supported regional growth. Over her nine years at RTC, Quigley built important partnerships and relationships that positioned Southern Nevada for long-term prosperity.

A licensed pilot, Tina holds a Bachelor of Science in Airport Planning & Development from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and completed the Program for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School. She also serves on several boards, including Workforce Connections, NV GrantLab, and Roseman University, continuing to influence the region’s growth and development.

As CEO of LVGEA, she has reshaped the organization’s strategy to focus on proactive, strategic, and targeted economic development. Hitting the ground running, she advocates for empowering companies aligned with Southern Nevada’s strengths and diversifying the economy to benefit businesses, workers, and residents. Her “spearfishing” approach to economic development has raised the region’s profile among out-of-market CEOs and site selectors by sharing the beauty of untold Las Vegas.

VJOLLCA TARJAN

Executive Director

Lead Relationship Manager

Commercial Banking

Wells Fargo & Company

Vjollca Tarjan is an Executive Director, Lead Commercial Banking Relationship Manager, Wells Fargo Bank. Vjollca is a dedicated community leader and accomplished business advisor with extensive experience in leadership, commercial banking, business development, relationship management and financial strategy.

Vjollca is passionate about driving growth and fostering innovation in the financial sector. In addition, she is deeply committed to community engagement championing initiatives that empower local businesses and support economic development. Vjollca is recognized for her leadership in women’s initiatives and her dedication to supporting women entrepreneurs.

AMANDA SIGNORELLI

Owner & CEO

Golden Steer Steak Company

Amanda Signorelli is one of the owners of the Golden Steer Steakhouse and the CEO for Golden Steer Steak Company, the e-commerce brand. The Golden Steer Steakhouse is the oldest steakhouse on the Las Vegas strip and has been in operation since 1958. In 2019, Amanda moved back to Vegas to take over the Golden Steer from her father Dr. Michael J. Signorelli. She and her husband operate the business jointly. The Golden Steer is known for serving celebrity patrons including Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Tony Spilotro and more.

Prior to the Golden Steakhouse she was the CEO of a venture capital backed startup in Chicago called Techweek. Techweek is an international tech festival and media platform covering nine cities in North America. The company has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Kansas City Business Journal, and many others. She began her career as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in the Chicago office focusing on strategy and operations both in the United State and Europe. Amanda graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2013 with dual majors in International Business and Marketing, a Minor in French, and a concentration in Arabic. She is a Vegas native and graduate of The Meadows School.

JOYCE SMITH

Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking MidFirst Bank

Joyce Smith has had a distinguished career in the financial services industry for over 35 years. During this time, she has held several leadership roles in operations, compliance, marketing, sales development, and executive training. Her focus is consistently focused on her community and clients.

As a Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking with MidFirst Bank, the largest privately held bank in the U.S.with just over 39 billion in assets, she dedicates her time to work with commercial and private banking clients. Her clients are participants in a variety of industries, including attorneys, CPAs, landscaping, general contracting, healthcare and golf courses. She is known in the community for her level of knowledge and exceptional client service.

Joyce is actively involved in the community and is honored to support Capability Health, Mondays Dark, and the Natural History Museum. She is proud to serve alongside such a distinguished group of professionals at the Vegas Chamber board.

When Joyce is not working, she enjoys time with her family, which includes seven grandchildren, camping, fishing, golfing, and a great book.

BRYANT THORNTON Area President Republic Services

Bryant Thornton is the Area President for Republic Services, Inc.’s Leading the Mountain West Area (Nevada, S. Utah,N. Arizona, Colorado, N. New Mexico, and S. Wyoming). In this role, Bryant has full P&L responsibility across all product and service offerings. His functional responsibilities include sales, pricing, finance, operations, safety, human resources, and business development.

Bryant’s journey in the waste management industry began in 1997 as a residential driver, a role that laid the foundation for his career. His dedication and hard work led to positions of increasing responsibility. After a successful tenure with Waste Management, Bryant brought his wealth of experience to Republic Services in 2009. Since then,he has consistently taken on roles with more responsibility, demonstrating his commitment to growth and excellence. Bryant demonstrates an unwavering commitment to community service, with over 30 years of volunteer law enforcement experience as a Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary State Trooper. His dedication to public welfare is further evident in his role as a Southern Nevada Red Cross Board of Directors member. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Las Vegas Economic Alliance, the Vegas Chamber Board of Trustees, the Board of Directors with the Nevada Trucking Association, and as a Volunteer Law Enforcement Alliance member. His extensive involvement reflects a profound dedication to civic leadership and public service.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.

Republic Services

is a proud sponsor of the Vegas Chamber

of Commerce

Leading the way in sustainability throughout Southern Nevada

BRIGADIER GENERAL LAWRENCE T. SULLIVAN

Commander, 57th Wing

Nellis Air Force Base Nevada

Brig. Gen. Lawrence T. Sullivan is the Commander, 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. He is responsible for 36 squadrons at 12 installations constituting the Air Force’s most diverse flying wing. The wing flies and maintains more than 182 aircraft of the following types: A-10, F-15C/D, F-15E, F-16C/CG/CJ, F-22A, F- 35A, and HH-60G. The wing also utilizes E-3, RC-135, E-8, B-1, B- 2, B-52, C-130, KC-135, C-17, AC-130J, MC-130, CV-22 and U-28, as well as the MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft at 12 stateside bases to support the U.S. Air Force Weapon School Syllabus.

Brig. Gen. Sullivan is responsible for three groups: 57th Operations Group, 57th Maintenance Group and the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. In addition, he oversees the U.S. Air Force Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Operations School; U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the “Thunderbirds”; Red Flag and Green Flag exercises; and the U.S. Air Force aggressors.

Brig. Gen. Sullivan graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1999. He has served as an F-16 Weapons Officer, Director of Operations, Squadron Commander, Vice Wing and Wing Commander during flying assignments at Osan Air Base, Korea, Eielson AFB, Alaska, Misawa AB, Japan, Nellis AFB, Nevada, Kunsan AB, Korea, and Shaw AFB, South Carolina. He was selected as the top F-16 Weapons School Graduate for 2006, was named outstanding F-16 Weapons School Instructor, and conducted a strike mission to Afghanistan that received the Mackay Trophy on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.

Brig. Gen. Sullivan previously served as the Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, enabling the Secretary to execute duties for Nuclear Command and Control, Civil Aircraft Engagement Authority, and Ballistic Missile Defense. He also handled compartmented materials and sensitive correspondence for the Secretary.

Lori Wilkinson

Piper Jordan, a Brown & Brown company, congratulates Lori Wilkinson on her appointment to the 2024 Vegas Chamber Board of Trustees! As a new addition to the Piper Jordan team, Lori brings her expertise in delivering exceptional health and benefits services. As part of our dedicated flagship consulting team, Lori is committed to helping clients navigate their benefits with integrity, innovation, and a client-first approach.

LORI WILKINSON

Managing Director

Piper Jordan, a Brown & Brown Company.

Lori Wilkinson brings over 30 years of national and international experience in business development, leadership, strategic planning, customer marketing, and contract negotiation to her current role at Piper Jordan, a Brown & Brown Company. As part of this dedicated flagship consulting division, Lori brings her expertise in delivering exceptional health and benefits services and is committed to helping clients navigate their employee benefits with integrity, innovation, and a client-first approach.

Her career highlights include leadership roles with four top Fortune 500 companies and the successful launch of her own firm, underscoring her entrepreneurial drive and business acumen. Lori joined Brown & Brown through the merger with Waymark Insurance Services in 2015, where her strategic insight played an integral role in the firm’s success. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Utah State University and is dedicated to community service as a board member for both Nevada Ballet Theatre and Capability Health and through her volunteer work with Capstone Christian Academy and The CKP High Desert Heritage Scholarship program. Lori is a proud 4th generation Nevadan with deep roots tied to agriculture and livestock where her family’s ranch raises commercial Angus cattle in Northern Nevada. She and her husband Glenn have enjoyed making the Las Vegas community their home for the last 20 years.

KEITH E. WHITFIELD, PH.D.

President

University of Nevada Las Vegas

Dr. Keith E. Whitfield, PH.D. is an experienced university administrator and prolific scholar in the fields of psychology, health, and aging. President Whitfield joined UNLV in August 2020 after serving as provost, senior vice president of academic affairs, and professor of psychology at Wayne State University in Michigan. He previously served as vice provost for academic affairs at Duke University, where he was also a professor in the department of psychology and neuroscience and co-director of the university’s Center on Biobehavioral Health Disparities Research.

A student success-focused leader, Dr. Whitfield is proud to oversee the nation’s most diverse university for undergraduates and one that holds the highest recognition for both research and community engagement. In 2021 he introduced Top Tier 2.0, a strategic plan update that moves UNLV forward on its path to becoming a top public urban research university through focused growth in undergraduate and graduate student success, economic diversification, community engagement, and diversity, equity and inclusion. He has brought energy and innovation to a vibrant university through things like an interdisciplinary approach to faculty hiring and research and the first ever “digital president” to connect with and meet the needs of students.

An active administrator and researcher, Dr. Whitfield has authored or co-authored over 200 publications and has earned over $20 million in funding from agencies including the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging, and the National Science Foundation. A psychologist and expert on the social, psychological, and cultural factors of cognition and healthy aging, Dr. Whitfield’s current research focuses on the relationship between stress and longevity in African American families.

Dr. Whitfield earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the College of Santa Fe, a Masters in psychology and a Ph.D. in lifespan developmental psychology from Texas Tech University, and completed postdoctoral training in quantitative genetics from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Executive Director & Market Executive

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Michael Woodfield is the Executive Director & Market Executive for the Commercial Bank for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. for the Middle Market banking team, covering Southern Nevada and Southern Utah. Michael has been with the firm for over seven years, focused on Las Vegas and Southern Utah. Michael provides credit, cash management and a full suite of banking solutions for corporate clients with annual revenues between $20 million and $500 million.

Michael has vast expertise working with businesses in manufacturing, distribution, media, professional services, advertising, food and beverages and multinational corporations. Michael has executed complex financial solutions including design and implementation of international banking structures, asset-based lending solutions, acquisition financing, working capital and term financing, and efficient treasury management platforms for private, public and private equity backed companies. Michael has built a reputation of a trusted advisor, listening carefully to his clients goals and objectives to provide the best banking experience for the success of their companies.

Michael is a graduate of University of Phoenix with a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing. He is a longtime board member of the Downtown Las Vegas Rotary Club and is the current Chairman of the Downtown Las Vegas Charitable Foundation. He is also an active member of the local chapters of CCIM and NAIOP and actively involved with Spread the Word Nevada.

Michael grew up in Seattle and has lived and worked in Las Vegas, Nevada for more than 26 years. He enjoys, snow and water skiing, camping, and time at the beach with his family.

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THANK YOU Emeritus Board of Trustees

In 2020, the Vegas Chamber created the Emeritus Board to bestow a level of honor to trustees who have served the Chamber with loyalty, integrity, and dignity.

The Vegas Chamber extends its heartfelt gratitude to these long-serving and dedicated trustees who have helped shape the success of Nevada’s business community through their commitment and invaluable insight.

JAY BARRETT

President

The JABarrett Company

Success is second nature to James “Jay” A. Barrett, Jr., who’s been a leader in Nevada’s unique financial industry for decades. He first established an expertise in serving private companies and their owners, from business formation and estate planning to raising capital, as a CPA from 1975 to 1985. From there, he joined Marnell Companies, a privately-held company owning a portfolio of companies in architecture, construction, real estate development, and various investment activities. He served as the senior financial executive and a member of the Board of Directors from 1986 to 2011. While at Marnell Companies, among his many responsibilities, Jay was CFO of TRIRIGA, a software development company, which was sold in an all-cash transaction to IBM in 2011. He was also Co-founder, President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Rio Hotel & Casino, Inc, -- America’s first all-suite hotel casino. Founded in 1986, it was sold to Harrahs Entertainment in 1999.

In July 2011, Jay founded The JABarrett Company to offer his wealth of experience in corporate finance, real estate, growth, organization and governance, strategy, and performance improvement. Outside of work, Jay has dedicated himself to improving the quality and long-term strength of the Las Vegas community. Today, he works closely with the Vegas Chamber, the Council for a Better Nevada, and St. Rose Hospitals. He is also a member of the James Renwick Alliance and the United Way of Southern Nevada Tocqueville Society. Barrett is a BSBA graduate, with an accounting degree, from the University of Florida and has maintained his license as a CPA since 1975.

MICHAEL BONNER

Managing Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig

Michael J. Bonner is Managing Shareholder of the Las Vegas office of the international law firm of Greenberg Traurig. Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT), has approximately 2200 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certified. Michael’s legal practice concentrates in the areas of corporation finance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, securities and gaming. He represents clients in corporate securities and other business transactions; including acting as counsel on mergers and acquisitions, public securities offerings, private placements and a variety of financing, acquisition. and restructuring transactions. He represents hotel-casino resort operators, manufacturers, suppliers, lenders and officers, and directors in transactional, licensing and other approvals before Nevada regulatory authorities.

He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law; Gaming Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2008-2018 and Chambers USA Guide, 2002-2018, among others. Michael is a Past Chairman of the Vegas Chamber and a member of the Board of Directors of Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance; the UNLV Foundation Board of Trustees; and Dean’s Council, UNLV Boyd School of Law.

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BOB BROWN

President & CEO

Opportunity Village

Robert M. (Bob) Brown is the President and CEO of Opportunity Village, Nevada’s largest habilitation organization providing a variety of services to people with intellectual and related disabilities. Bob is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. He and his bride of 30 years, Melinda, have four children, one of whom has an intellectual disability. Bob is the former Publisher of the Las Vegas ReviewJournal and has served as the Board Chairman for the Vegas Chamber. He was appointed to the National Council on Disability by Congress. He is also on the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada and serves as the President of Together for Choice. Bob was appointed by Governor Sandoval to serve on the State of Nevada 150th anniversary committee as well as the Nevada State Rehabilitation Council.

SEN. RICHARD BRYAN Partner

Fennemore Craig, P.C.

Former U.S. Senator Richard Bryan focuses his practice on government relations at the federal, state and local levels, particularly in the area of public land use issues.Senator Bryan began his legal career in 1964 as a Deputy District Attorney in Clark County, Nevada. Two years later, he was named Clark County’s first Public Defender. In 1968, Senator Bryan was elected to the Nevada State Assembly and re-elected in 1970, he was elected to the State Senate in 1972 and re-elected in 1976. The former prosecutor won his first statewide election as Nevada’s Attorney General where he played a major role in successfully defending Nevada’s gaming regulatory structure in the federal courts. In 1982, Senator Bryan was elected to his first of two terms as the Governor of Nevada. Under his leadership as Governor, economic diversification and the attraction of new businesses to Nevada became a priority. In 1988, he was elected to the first of two terms in the U.S. Senate. Senator Bryan was the only Senate member to simultaneously serve on the following U.S. Senate Committees: Finance; Commerce, Science and Transportation; and Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

Senator Bryan served in the United States Army, earned his B.A. at the University of Nevada, Reno and LL.B., the University of California, Hastings College of Law. He is a Trustee, National Judicial College, Chairman of the Board, Preserve Nevada. He is a Member, City of Las Vegas Centennial Committee, Board Member, Great Basin National Park Foundation and Member, Board of Directors, Mob Museum.

STEVE HILL

Chief Executive Officer/ President

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

Steve Hill is the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), the destination marketing organization that promotes and attracts tourism, conventions, meetings, sports, and special events to Las Vegas and Southern Nevada. The LVCVA also owns and operates the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), the premier destination for meetings and conventions in the United States.

Steve also serves as Chair of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority, the entity that owns and has oversight of the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders. The Stadium Authority also has the responsibility for the A’s move to Las Vegas and the construction of the new ballpark. Under Steve’’s leadership, the LVCC unveiled its $1 billion West Hall expansion in 2021 and initiated a $600 million renovation of the legacy campus in 2023. He also brought Elon Musk’s innovative underground transportation system, the Vegas Loop, to the LVCC in 2021. He is actively involved in expanding The Boring Company’s 65-mile tunnel network throughout the Strip, Downtown Las Vegas, and Allegiant Stadium. He also oversaw the LVCVA’s acquisition of the 3.9-mile Las Vegas Monorail in 2020. Steve, together with resort partners and community leaders, has secured marquee events including Super Bowl LVIII, the NFL’s Pro Bowl and 2022 Draft, the NCAA Final Four in 2028, and the annual Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, leading to Las Vegas becoming known as The Sports and Entertainment Capital.

Steve moved to Las Vegas in 1987 to start Silver State Materials. He owned the company until its purchase by CalPortland in 2008. In 2011, he helped form and was later appointed director of the newly established Governor’s Office of Economic Development by Governor Brian Sandoval.

JOHN GUEDRY

Former CEO Bank of Nevada

John Guedry has 38 years of experience in the financial services and banking industries in Nevada. John joined Bank of Nevada in 2011, serving as both President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Bank of Nevada, he was the CEO and served as President of Business Bank of Nevada until City National Bank purchased it in 2007, where he remained as Executive Vice President until 2010.

John currently serves as a Board of Director for Council for a Better Nevada, Las Vegas Bowl, and The Darren Waller Foundation. He is past-Chairman of the Nevada Bankers Association and the Vegas Chamber. A former Board of Trustee for UNLV Foundation and Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, and a former Board of Director for Clark County Public Education Foundation, among others.

John is an avid cyclist, completing tours and competitions in multiple states and countries. A native of New Orleans, he moved to Las Vegas in 1974. He graduated from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 1982, with a bachelor’s degree in business management.

He and his incredible wife of over 37 years, Debra, have two Jaclyn and two active twin grandsons Bradley and Brayden.

FAFIE MOORE

Executive Vice President

Southern Nevada ERA Brokers Consolidated

Fafie Moore has been a Realtor for over 35 years of which 27 years were as Broker Owner. She currently serves as Executive Vice President for Southern Nevada for ERA Brokers Consolidated, a multistate brokerage with a 38-year history of accomplishment and leadership. A native Nevadan born in Reno; Fafie moved back to Las Vegas in 1989. She is well known in the real estate industry as a national speaker and trainer. She was named to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors Hall of Fame in 2007 and awarded the Nevada Distinguished Realtor Award by the Nevada Association of Realtors in 2008. She is a recipient of the US Small Business Administration “Entrepreneur of the Year” award. She and her husband, Jeff, have been named as national Broker Owners of the year over 10 times by their previous franchise affiliation. In 2008, Fafie was named by In Business Magazine as one of the Top 50 Women in Las Vegas.

Fafie has a strong commitment to the community. Currently she serves on the advisory boards for City National Bank and Touro University. She was the 2008 chairperson of the Vegas Chamber which.. She is a member and past President of the Nevada Forum of the International Women’s Forum and the Las Vegas Executive Association. Included among her community board service is Chairing for five years the PGA golf tournament Kick Off Your Heels luncheon benefiting the Shriners Hospital for Children, FIT (Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow) and the Las Vegas Philharmonic. She served for 10 years on the US Civil Rights Commission Western Regional Advisory Board. She has served both the local, state and national Realtor Association and WCR leadership boards and committees. She holds both her BA and MA degrees from Arizona State University specializing in vocational education.

BILL NOONAN

Former SVP Industry & Government

Boyd Gaming Cooperation

Bill Noonan most recently held and retired from the position of Senior Vice President of Industry & Governmental Affairs for Boyd Gaming Corporation since December 2014. His responsibilities include the oversight of the Company’s Corporate Governmental Affairs, Corporate Departments and Charitable Giving for the entire company. Prior to this recent assignment, Bill was Senior Vice President of Administration since 2005.

Bill also has an extensive background in municipal government management to include holding the position of City Manager of Las Vegas. He also held comparable City Manager positions in the cities of Cape Coral and Perry, Florida. Bill currently serves as a Management Trustee for Unite Here Health, which oversees the administration of benefit programs for members of the Culinary Union across North America. Bill was appointed by Governor Sandoval to serve by Executive Order on the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee. Until September 2015, Noonan served for over three years on the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) as an at-large board member. In 2013, Bill was appointed to the Vegas Chamber Board of Trustees and served on the Executive Committee and Governmental Affairs and Finance sub-committees. He served as the Chairman of the Vegas Chamber in 2017. Additionally, he represents the Nevada Resort Association as a member of the Board of Directors for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and serves as Vice-Chairman and the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Finally, Bill served as Vice-Chairman of the Nevada Resort Association and is still a member of that Board. In 2015, he was appointed as a Commissioner of the State-wide SAGE Commission reviewing K-12 funding efficiencies.

JAMES PRATHER

Executive Director of Digital Gaming

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Jim Prather joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in April 2017 as a consultant and launched the company's video studio. He was promoted to the staff position of executive director of programming in October 2018 and started overseeing the newsroom's digital team in January 2019.

Prior to joining the Review-Journal, Jim worked for 25 years with Journal Broadcast Group. In 2003, he moved to Las Vegas and served as executive vice president/general manager for KTNV-TV, Channel 13 (the valley’s ABC affiliate) and supervised Journal Broadcast Group stations in the western region of the United States.

LARRY SINGER

Senior Managing Director

Larry Singer, Senior Managing Director of the office group and Broker of Record for Newmark, joined the firm’s Las Vegas office in October 2008. His primary responsibilities include advising owners, buyers and tenants in the leasing and acquisition of office properties. Larry has more than 45 years of experience as a commercial real estate agent and is a member of one of Southern Nevada’s most successful commercial real estate teams. He attributes his team’s success to its attention to details and the needs of its clients. During his diverse career in commercial real estate, Larry has maintained relationships with various national and local clients. Larry has been involved with some of Southern Nevada’s most prominent transactions, including the sale of the Vegas Chamber building to Wynn Resorts, the acquisition of 28,000 square feet of lease space on behalf of the Vegas Chamber, the $21.0 million build-to-suit transaction on behalf of the Nevada Department of Corrections and more. Larry represented University Medical Center in acquiring 60,000 square feet of office space and Hakkasan Holdings for 55,000 square feet of office space.

In addition to serving on the Board of Trustees for the Vegas Chamber, Larry has served on the Board of Directors for the United Way of Southern Nevada and the Small Business Development Center. He is a past Chairman of the Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada and past Chairman the Lied Institute of Real Estate Studies at UNLV.

BRUCE SPOTLESON

Vice President Fund & Partner Development

The Neon Museum

Bruce Spotleson is Vice President of Fund and Partner Development for The Neon Museum, a non-profit organization that collects, preserves, and exhibits the historic neon signs and iconic art forms of Las Vegas. Bruce previously held senior executive positions in four separate media companies in Nevada. Before joining The Neon Museum in June 2019, he was Director of Corporate Partnerships at Vegas PBS. Prior to that, he was a Group Publisher for Greenspun Media Group, where he was instrumental in the launch and development of numerous local publications. He has previously served as Publisher of both the Las Vegas Business Press and Vegas Inc, two publications focused on the Southern Nevada business community. Before relocating to Southern Nevada in 1996, Bruce was Publisher of the Tahoe Daily Tribune. Over the years, his weekly newspaper column earned three first place writing awards from the Nevada Press Association. Bruce was the 2014 Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Vegas Chamber, is a past president of its Business Council, and a graduate of the Leadership Las Vegas class of 1999. He served as founding Chairman of the Board of Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center from 2003 to 2006, and was a co-founder of Nevada Gives, an organization promoting business philanthropy. He was named Henderson’s“ Private Sector Person of the Year” in 2007.

VICTORIA VANMEETREN

Special Advisor

Roseman University of Health Sciences

Victoria has been involved in healthcare for many years in Southern Nevada. Starting out as a registered nurse she moved quickly through the ranks iVictoria VanMeetren has been involved in healthcare for many years in Southern Nevada. Starting out as a registered nurse she moved quickly through the ranks in the hospital world to become a COO and eventually CEO. She worked for a couple of Healthcare systems including 15 years for the Valley Health system (UHS) and 18 years for the Dignity Health System. During her career in Las Vegas the general theme was growth and building. In her roles she was responsible for building additions, remodels and eventually two green field hospitals. After her role as a CEO for the first 10 years of the hospital, Victoria left the acute care setting and now works for Roseman University College of Medicine. She is a part of the administrative team who is opening a private not-for-profit Medical School in Southern Nevada.

Her work in Business Development with GENESIS is an answer to the challenge of how to effectively merge health services and social services for high-risk and low-income communities. Through the work of GENESIS healthcare teams are dispatched and will identify and help to improve the many medical, social, economic, and environmental factors, or social determinants of health in these communities and assist in removing the barriers and teaching resiliency while improving the health of these households.

Victoria holds a nursing degree, a Healthcare Administration degree and an MBA as a three-time UNLV graduate. Throughout her career, she has been involved with many community boards and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Vegas Chamber, is on the steering committee for the Chamber’s Executive Women’s Council. Having graduated from their Leadership Las Vegas program, class of 2002, she stays involved with Leadership Health Day.

She has been recognized as one of the most influential healthcare and businesspeople in Southern Nevada, including being named Nevada Mother of the Year and 2008 Woman of Distinction.

Victoria and her husband Steve have two adult children and 5 small grandchildren. They enjoy golfing, hiking, and traveling. She and Steve have lived in Las Vegas since 1978 where Vicky has worked primarily in the Healthcare field and Steve in the Construction Industry.

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