Women’s Chamber Monthly
JO U R N A L Member Newsletter
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Nov/Dec 2019
to all the Nevada Woman's Hall of Fame inductees Ginger L. Allen CEO and Business Development Consultant for Your Marketing Liaison Souzan El-Eid, MD, FACS Breast Surgeon, Comprehensive Cancer Centers Ruth Furman Principal, Image Words Communications
Punam Mather | Pioneer Award
Carrie Simpson CEO, Everywhere Managed, LLC Rita Vaswani Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager Nevada State Bank
Magaly Munoz-Mejorado Senior Manager, National Diversity Relations MGM Resorts International Jessica Patterson Chief Financial Officer, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Heath “KEEP MEMORY ALIVE”
Judge Johnnie B Rawlinson
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear sponsor, members, community partners and board members thank our sponsors, advertisers, members, and all our wonderful volunteers. Also, congratulations to our honorees and nominees of the ATHENA International Awards. Let's not forget to congratulate our 7th Annual Legacy Entertainment Awards recipients. The 2019 awards was held at The Stirling Club, this event was extraordinary and I want to thank everyone once again to John Huck for his 14 years as our MC and Kelley Clinton Holmes as our co-mistress of ceremonies (fabulous), Amie Jo Greer, our Entertainment Director, Anita Laruy for presenting the Minority Lifetime Achievement award, Patricia Lee for contacting our students that received one of our scholarships to attend the awards, Marcus Greer for Audio Visual, Saul and Samuel for the music and our fabulous photographer and member Camilla Sjodin and our Red Carpet Media Team Maria Ngo and Raymond DuGray from VegasNETmedia.com. There is a lot that goes into every Signature Luncheon Program and Award Program we produce. I would like to thank my amazing WCCNV Legacy Foundation Board Members: Norman Beland, Berenice Church, Cassondra Cotton, Anita Laruy, Patricia Lee, Dolores Campuzano Pignatello, Rita Vaswani, and Summer Webb. 2019 Rae committee Chairs: Berenice Church, Rita Vaswani, Sandra Roche, Marie Scrofani and Carla Aseltine and our handsome escorts Kevin Fairchild and Ryan Stout. A big thank you to all the A-TEAM Ambassadors who handled the our guest from the time they arrived at valet to guiding them to the VIP champagne reception hosted and sponsors Laura & Kevin Fairchild. The Ambassador Team volunteers are: Carla Aseltine, Amanda Bolton, Brenda Gayle Bryant, Barbara Henry, Dawn Kyles, Yuan-Fen Lai, Stephanie Ortiz, Becky Palmer, and Ryan Stout. 2020 we will be turning our 17th Annual ATHENA International Awards into a Gala on September 18, 2020 at The Orleans in the NEW French Quarter from 5:30pm to 9pm Major Fundraiser for our Legacy Foundation scholarship Fund "Achieving Your Dreams through education". And let's not forget the designers and proofreader of this newsletter, again a lot of work goes into everything, Thank you Dawn and Tony Ferriera , of A&D Designs Inc. and Marie Scrofani.
June L. Beland Founder & Nevada State President and CEO
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A CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP PUBLICATION
BUSINESSJOURNAL Women’s Chamber Monthly
Chamber Membership Publication
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Nov/Dec 2019
INSIDE Published by Women's Chamber of Commerce of Nevada©
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Message from the President
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15th Annual Nevada Women’s Hall of Fame
WCCNV Board of Directors June L. Beland, Founder, President and CEO Norman Beland, Treasurer Marie Scrofani, Secretary
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Power Breakfast Series - Save the Date & Signature Events
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Voting 2020
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History of Nathan Adelson Hospice
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WCCNV Update & Contact Numbers
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WIP Next Issue
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Catherine Cortez Masto
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Shop Small Business Day
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MGM Focused on What Matters
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US Small Business Administration Awards
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Members Giving Back to the Community
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53rd Annual CMA Awards
Executive Board Members Berenice Church Cassandra Cotton Dolores Campuzano Pignatello Anita Laruy Patricia Lee Summer Clark Webb Rita Vaswani Publisher June L. Beland Editor Marie Scrofani Photographer Elite Photography Group
ADVERTISERS Marciano – Inside Front Cover – pg 2
Designed by A & D Designs Inc. 702-557-0404 NEXT ISSUE – JANUARY 2020 Adv deadline December 20, 2019 Member Editorial Submission (not an ad) Job openings, job promotions, new location etc Member submission upon approval only
Ha y Holidays
Sterling Club - pg 8 Las Vegas Woman magazine - pg 12 Infinity Business Media Group - pg 19 ELITE Photography Group - pg 19
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Storage West - pg 23 MGM – Back Cover
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BECOMING ATHENA - LEADING THE WAY
LEADERSHIP INDUCTEES Ginger L. Allen CEO and Business Development Consultant for Your Marketing Liaison Souzan El-Eid, MD, FACS Breast Surgeon, Comprehensive Cancer Centers
PIONEER AWARD
Ruth Furman Principal, Image Words Communications
Punam Mather Carrie Simpson CEO, Everywhere Managed, LLC Rita Vaswani Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager Nevada State Bank
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP INDUCTEES Magaly Munoz-Mejorado Senior Manager, National Diversity Relations MGM Resorts International Jessica Patterson Chief Financial Officer, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP INDUCTEE NOV/DEC 2019
The 16th Annual ATHENA © Awards
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Heath “KEEP MEMORY ALIVE”
POWER BREAKFAST SERIES
Friday Jan 31, 2020 Gov Luncheon at Lawry's The prime Rib
Power Breakfast Series dates 2020 Held: Bi-Monthly (2nd Wednesday of the month) Location: TBD - Time: 9am to 10:30am Co-Host: Laura & Kevin Fairchild Outline & Speakers to follow
Save e Dates February 12, 2020 April 8, 2020 June 10, 2020 August 12, 2020
Friday March 27, 2020 Nevada WHOF Save the date Friday April 17, 2020 Annual ATHENA Women's Leadership Day Luncheon Friday May 15, 2020 18th Chamber Anniversary and Membership Awards Friday July 24, 2020 1st Nevada Entertainment & Media Hall of Fame Friday, September 18, 2020 17th Annual ATHENA International Awards Gala Friday November 13, 2020 7th Annual Entertainment & Media Awards
October 14, 2020 December 9, 2020
Women's Chamber of Commerce of Nevada 2300 W Sahara Ave, Financial Building, Suite 800 Las Vegas, NV 89102 702.733.3955 FAX 702.926.9270 Website: womenschamberofnevada.org
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Tuesday, November 3
2020 United States Presidential election
The 2020 United States Presidential election, scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020, will be the 59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election. Voters will select presidential electors who in turn on December 14, 2020, will either elect a new president and vice president or re-elect the incumbents. 2020 United States Elections Both parties will attempt to win unified control of Congress and the presidency in the 2020 elections. Incumbent Republican president Donald Trump will seek re-election in the 2020 presidential election. Each major party will choose a presidential nominee through a series of primaries and caucuses, culminating in a national convention held in mid-2020. Barring vacancies and partyswitching, Republicans will enter the 2020 elections with a majority of at least 53 seats in the Senate, while Democrats will enter the election with a majority of at least 233 seats in the House. Eleven of the 50 states, as well as two of the five territories, will hold gubernatorial elections. The vast majority of states will hold state legislative elections. The outcome of these elections will have a major impact on the redistricting that will take place following the 2020 United States Census. ELECTORAL VOTE
FEDERAL ELECTIONS
The 2020 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
Presidential, Congressional, Senate, House of Representatives and Special Elections • 2020 United States presidential election • 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries • 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries • 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries State elections: Gubernatorial elections, Legislative elections Local elections: Mayoral elections and other elections and referenda
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate, and the office of president of the United States will be contested
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2019 ELECTIONS
SENATE SEATS
What elections are taking place in 2019?
What Senate Seats are up for election 2020?
Congressional elections 2019 United States elections.
Including the special elections in Arizona and Georgia, Republicans will be defending 23 seats in 2020, while the Democratic Party will be defending 12 seats.
The 2019 United States elections will be held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. This off-year election includes the regular gubernatorial elections in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi
Depending on the results of the 2020 presidential election, Democrats will need to pick up either three or four seats to gain a majority in the Senate.
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
e Hist y
Nathan Adelson Hospice
Nathan Adelson Hospice was founded 39 years ago following the death of Nathan Adelson. Mr. Adelson was a beloved hospital administrator who cared deeply for his patients and employees. Following a long painful battle with stomach cancer, sadly Mr. Adelson passed away. Family and friends close to him realized the need for healthcare-specific to pain management and responded to that need. In 1978, Nathan Adelson Hospice became Southern Nevada's first home care hospice. Nathan Adelson Hospice is the only non-profit hospice in Southern Nevada and provides hospice and palliative care to more than 350 patients each day. Known as an industry leader, the organization has a reputation for providing exceptional end-of-life care. In 1983, Nathan Adelson Hospice opened the area's first inpatient hospice and today we are nationally recognized as a model for superior hospice care. Nathan Adelson Hospice is proud to be accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations. In 1999, the organization opened a second inpatient hospice facility, and Nathan Adelson Hospice now has 38 inpatient beds. In addition to having two inpatient units and a home care program, Nathan Adelson Hospice provides care to residents of Pahrump and other outlying communities.
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WCCNV UPDATE & CONTACT NUMBER
Chamber Executive Director & Administrator: • Marie R. Scrofani, Board of Director since 2002 • Executive Director & Administrator 702.733.3955
Chamber Ambassador and Events Directors: • Laura and Kevin Fairchild, Storage West 702.803.4493
Chamber Publication Contact: • June L. Beland, Publisher 702.733.3955 (ask for Marie Scrofani)
Chamber Educational Director: • Brenda Gayle Bryant, The Gayle Group 702.308.5277
Chamber Publications: (Chamber Office 702.733.3955) • Women in Power Business Magazine© (quarterly) Local/National/International) print and digital Discounts for 2020 Winter Issue save 20% discount ends 12-6-19 • Chamber Monthly Business Member Newsletter, monthly-digital on Issuu • Bi-Weekly eNews & Events, digital (members and community)
Chamber "Entertainment & Media" Division: • Amie Jo Greer, Director 702.807.1864
Chamber Advertising Contacts: • Chamber Monthly Business Newsletter and Magazine: Marie R. Scrofani office@womenschamberofnevada.org 702.733.3955 main office Chamber Membership: • Is handled by chamber administration office and chamber volunteers 702.733.3955
Chamber "Young Professional" Division: • Amanda Bolton President Emeritus (Dec 2019)
702.528.6596 • Ryan Stout Incoming President (Dec 2019-2020)
1.509.833.5521 • Summer Webb, Incoming Vice President (20192020) 1.818.917.6878 Chamber "The Entrepreneur Club" Division: • Linda Garrett, President (2019-2020) 702.592.3780 • Barbara Henry, Vice President 702.572.9072 Government Affairs Council: • Anita Laruy, Government Affairs Council Director 702.275.9761
Chamber The Stirling Club Elite Membership: • Interested in information on The Stirling Club Membership • Call Beth Mikolay, Director of Membership 1.847.971.0870
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WOMEN IN POWER BUSINESS MAGAZINE© WINTER ISSUE 2020
Business Magazine
Vol.17 No.4
fnevada.org
www.womenschambero
Na al C er St y Susan Au Allen
SUSAN AU ALLEN National Chief Executive Ofcer And National President of the United States Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce
President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Pan Asian America Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC
FEATURE ARTICLE MEET
Inuential Women In Nevada
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2020 SPECIAL
2020 Nevada Women's Hall of Fame & Pioneer Award
March 27, 2020
During Women's History Month
10 TOP TEN
INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN NEVADA 1.
Judge Nancy Allf, Eighth Judicial District Court
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Page Candee, President of Public Relations 10a Media, she is also is the founder of Dress for Success
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Nancy Houssels, Co-Founder & Board Co-Chair, Nevada Ballet Theatre
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Shellie Hunt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Women of Global Change
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Terri Janison, President & CEO Grant A Gift Autism Foundation
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Paula Lawrence, Executive Director, Dress for Success Southern Nevada
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Marta Meana, Ph.D. President of UNLV, Southern Nevada
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Sharry Quillin, CFO, Quillin Adverting, Public Relations & Social Media
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Karen Rubel, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nathan Adelson Hospice
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Kyle B Rahn, President & CEO of United Way of Southern Nevada
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FROM CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO United States Senator for Nevada Fellow Nevadan, Today is the beginning of the open enrollment period on Nevada Health Link! From now until December 15th, if you are in need of health care coverage, visit NevadaHealthLink.com to review your coverage options and select the best health plans that work for you and your family. Signing up for a plan doesn't have to be a long and complicated process-for step-by-step information on how to sign up for a plan, head over to Nevada Health Link and remember: this is the ďŹ rst year Nevadans will enroll in health care coverage using NevadaHealthLink.com. If you had previously enrolled in health care coverage using HealthCare.gov, you should have received an email with an access code for Nevada Health Link. Make sure to have your access code handy while claiming your Nevada Health Link account. If you need further assistance in signing up for health care coverage, Nevada Health Link has a statewide network of licensed enrollment professionals who can help you enroll at no cost.
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U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Census Bureau: Nevada's population tops 3 million
By John Sadler
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SHOP SMALL
Small Business Saturday
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This Nov 30, be a part of the 10th annual holiday shopping tradition that brings together communities in support of their favorite small businesses. Find out how you can get in on one of the biggest days for the Shop Small Movement.
Tell A Friend Shop Small on Small Business Saturday 11-30-19 Save the Date! You have likely heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but do you know about Small Business Saturday? Each year since 2010 on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, shoppers around the country are encouraged to patronize small, local businesses. The 10 year anniversary of Small Business Saturday will take place on Saturday, November 30th.
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Nevada's population increased to more than 3 million last year, according to newly released census data. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the state's population increased by almost 62,000 people between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018, bringing Nevada's population up to 3,034,400. Nevada and Idaho were deemed the fastest-growing states by the Census Bureau last year. Most of the biggest increases were across the South and West - Arizona and Texas, especially - which the Bureau attributed to domestic and international migration. NV Population increase over the years The DallasFort Worth and Phoenix areas saw influxes of 131,797 and 96,268 people, respectively. That is a population increase of about 1.8 percent for DallasFort Worth and 2 percent for Phoenix. The Las Vegas area's increase was 2.04 percent. "One interesting trend we are seeing this year is that metro areas not among the most populous are ranked in the top 10 for population growth," Sandra Johnson, a demographer in the Census Bureau's Population Division, said in a news release. “Though no new metro areas moved into the top 10 largest areas, Phoenix, Seattle, Austin, and Orlando all experienced numeric increases in population since 2010, rivaling growth in areas with much larger populations," Johnson said. "This trend is consistent with the overall growth we are seeing in the South and the West."
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U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION NEVADA SBA SEEKS 2020 SMALL BUSINESS AWARD NOMINATIONS The Nevada District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today it is actively seeking nominations for its statewide 2020 Small Business Awards. The honorees in the following categories will be recognized by the SBA during a premier celebratory event to be held during National Small Business Week in May 2020. • Nevada Small Business Person of the Year • Nevada Small Business Exporter of the Year • Nevada Young Entrepreneur of the Year (under • • • • • •
30 by 6/1/20) Nevada Micro-Enterprise Person of the Year (5 employees or fewer) Nevada Minority Owned Business of the Year Nevada Woman Owned Business of the Year Nevada Family Owned Business of the Year Nevada Veteran Owned Business of the Year Nevada Rural Business of the Year
The deadline for submitting a nomination package is Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Eligibility guidelines are available on the Nevada SBA's website www.sba.gov/nv or via e-mail to NVDO@sba.gov. Nomination packages can be f a xe d to : 2 0 2 - 4 8 1 - 0 7 8 5 o r e m a i l e d to NVDO@sba.gov. For more information call 702-388-6611 or complete the following Awards Nomination Contact form Nevada SBA 2020 Awards Nomination Initial Contact Form before the deadline. This will allow the District Office to contact the nominee and begin the process
“This is an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs, bankers, chambers of commerce and other community organizations to promote small businesses, their clients and their employees. Each business selected in the categories listed above w i l l b e re co g n i z e d f o r t h e i r h a rd wo r k , contributions to our communities, and the impact they have on innovation and job growth" said District Director Joseph Amato. Individuals may not be nominated for more than one Small Business Week (SBW) 2020 award category. Those who have received a small business award in the past five years will not be eligible.
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GIVING BACK
Members that want to give back to our
Community during the Holidays!
Charity Work GIVING BACK Toy Drive ages 5 to 14 years of age Fire Fighters Burn Foundation is a non-profit that consists of active fire department personnel providing support to victims of fires & catastrophic events. The Burn Survivor Initiative raises funds to help children and also collects toys for the disadvantaged children throughout the valley, and have provided at least one toy to thousands of children in need during the holidays including the burn unit at the hospitals. To donate an unwrapped toy (ages 5 to 14): Please drop off to the chamber office from now until December 16, 2019. Call the chamber with any questions 702.733.3955
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Chambers YPS CHARITY EVENT Hopelink of Southern Nevada is doing their Annual Candy Cane Kids holiday party, December 7, 2019 between 12pm-3pm Message from Ryan Stout the chamber's YPS Vice President: One of our Give Back to Our Community is a special holiday event coming up that some of our chamber members and YPS members might want to be a part of. NOTE: This event is a big deal for the kids of the Henderson area, as for some it's their only party for the season. I am hoping that the Chamber members might want to support YPS being a part of this event as one of our charity programs. I am currently in talks with the event coordinator to see what they need for volunteers. If we can get something out to the Chamber to see who would want to join and support, this event would be huge! CMBN NEWSLETTER 21
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ENTERTAINMENT
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ANNUAL
CMA Awards
Hosts Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire and Carrie Underwood
The Country Music Association began rolling out its honors, for music video of the year and musical event of the year, early Wednesday during ABC's "Good Morning America." The 2019 CMA Awards aired live Wednesday evening from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Hosts Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire and Carrie Underwood lead the way as country's biggest stars gathered to celebrate the genre and the influence of female artists and to hand out the coveted trophies to country music's celebrated hit makers.
Garth Brooks, Entertainer of the Year
And e Wi ers Are...
Entertainer of the Year, Garth Brooks
Female Vocalist of the Year, Kacey Musgraves
Musical Event of the Year, Old Town (Remix)
Single Artist of the year, Black Shelton
Male Vocalist of the Year, Luke Combs
Music Video of the Year, Rainbow, Kacey Musgraves (Director)
Album of the Year, "GIRL" Maren Morris
Vocal Group of the Year, Old Dominion
Song of the Year, Beautiful Crazy
Vocal Duo of the Year, Dan & Shay
New Artist of the Year, Ansley McBride
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