Giving Back
1. Kidder Mathews announced the results of its second Holiday Giving Campaign. The company raised $88.3K to support three nonprofits in the Southwest region of the United States. Of that $88.3K, $5.1K was split between Northern California and Nevada.
Boards & Commissions
2. Michael Naft has been appointed as the Clark County Board of County Commissioners’ new Chairman of the Board. Naft was unanimously appointed on Jan. 6 and will serve a two-year term.
3. The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance announced its 2026 Board of Directors. New board members consist of:
- Akosa Akpom – TKO,
- Dr. Amber Lopez Lasater – Nevada State University,
- Dr. Stacy Klippenstein – College of Southern Nevada,
- John Penhollow – Vegas Golden Knights,
- Jose Bustamante – Howard Hughes,
- Philip Potamitis – Western Alliance Bank and
- Steven Peralta – Touro University.
Returning members consist of:
- DeAndre Esteen – Barclays,
- Dr. Kumud Acharya – Desert Research Institute,
- Brian Kleven –Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican Hospitals,
- Brian Wolf – Manpower,
- Bryant Thornton – Republic Services,
- Christina Erling – Barrick,
- Denette Suddeth – PNC Bank,
- Dr. Chris Heavy – UNLV,
- Frank Martin – Martin Harris Construction,
- Greg Gilbert – Holland and Hart,
- Ivan Ferraz – Wells Fargo Bank,
- Jackie Van Blaricum – HCA Healthcare Far West Division,
- Jaime Cruz – Workforce Connections,
- Mayor Joe Hardy – City of Boulder City,
- John Bailey – Bailey Kennedy,
- John Cannito – The PENTA Building Group,
- John Enstiminger – Las Vegas Valley Water District,
- Justin Carley – Las Vegas Raiders,
- Justin Jones – Clark County,
- Karen Haller – Southwest Gas Holdings,
- Karlos LaSane II – Caesars Entertainment,
- Kevin Schiller – Clark County,
- Kim Sonerholm – United HealthCare,
- Lauri Perdue – University of Phoenix,
- Marc Badain – The Athletics,
- Mary Beth Sewald – Vegas Chamber,
- Michael Bonner – Greenberg Traurig,
- Mayor Michelle Romero – City of Henderson,
- Mike Janssen – City of Las Vegas,
- Mike Olson – Olson Precast Company,
- Miles Dickson – Nevada Grant Lab,
- Mitch Cloward – Intermountain Health,
- Molly Hamrick – Coldwell Banker Premier Realty,
- Nikki Fargas – Las Vegas Aces,
- Dr. Renee Coffman – Roseman University,
- Robert Lewis – Lewis Management Corp.,
- Scott Muelrath – Henderson Chamber of Commerce,
- Shannon Petersen – Nevada State Bank,
- Shelley Berkley – City of Las Vegas,
- Stephanie Garcia Vause – City of Henderson,
- Steve Westerman – Cox Business,
- Steve Zanella – MGM Resorts,
- Tom Burns – Governor’s Office of Economic Development,
- Tom Power – Sunshine Minting,
- Tony Sanchez – NV Energy and
- Wes Adams – Western States Contracting.
4. Emily Stevens has been appointed as President of the Clark County School District Board. She was elected during the Board’s Jan. 7 meeting.
5. The Las Vegas Economic Alliance announced that Nickoles (Nick) Clason will be joining the organization as Senior Director of Business Intelligence. Clason joined the organization on Jan. 2. In his new role, he will guide research, economic analysis and strategic intelligence that support business attraction, retention and expansion across Southern Nevada.
New Hires
6. Grand Canyon Development Partners announced the hiring of Tom Smith as Senior Project Manager. In his new role, Smith will work with consultants, contractors and owner representatives throughout the construction process. He has more than forty years of experience.
7. Ryan Miller has joined Montane Building Group, Inc. as its new Project Superintendent. Miller will focus on project schedules, coordination and inspections.
