Lexicon Bank appointed Las Vegas City Councilman Cedric Crear to its board of directors. Crear brings more than 10 years of community and executive leadership to the board. In addition, Lexicon Bank promoted Stacy Watkins to CEO. Serving as president since April 2020, Watkins has made significant contributions to the bank’s continued growth and success, including leading efforts to support small businesses and organizations throughout Nevada—particularly those most affected by the pandemic.
Loving Hearts Adoption Services hired KelseyAnn Salas as an adoption social worker. Salas is a licensed social worker and brings experience working in the field of child and family services.
Norma Intriago joined Dress for Success Southern Nevada as executive director. Possessing extensive experience in the nonprofit space, Intriago will serve on the company’s executive leadership team.
Southern Nevada Public Television welcomed a new group of leaders to its board of directors, including Clark Dumont, president, Dumont Communications; Nora Luna, vice president, UNR Cooperative Extension; Michael Cunningham, secretary, Bank of Nevada; and Kim Walker, treasurer, Kim Walker Inc. The new Planned Giving Council members are Russ Kost, BDO USA and Patrick Clifford, Clifford Senior Law.
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada appointed Dan Ventrelle, executive vice president of the Las Vegas Raiders, to its board of trustees. Ventrelle brings a background in law as well, having advised the team on legal matters for nearly 20 years.
Burke Construction Group hired Debbie Schmitt as vice president of finance and accounting. Schmitt has more than 20 years of experience and most recently was the controller for North America’s largest independently owned construction equipment rental company.
Troy Tuke, a faculty member of the MountainView Hospital Paramedic Institute, was elected to serve as a member of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions’ board of directors.
Local nonprofit CORE welcomed two new members to serve on the 2021 board of trustees: Jessica Battaglia, vice president of human resources, Switch; and Bo Bernhard, associate vice president of economic development, UNLV. CORE, powered by the Rogers Foundation, is a long-term, two-generational after-school and weekend program.
Discovery Children’s Museum welcomed Adrina Ramos-King as director of development. Ramos-King served as manager, strategic partnerships, at the Mob Museum. In her new role, she will be responsible for overseeing the membership, individual and corporate giving departments along with the museum’s four signature special events.
HELP of Southern Nevada named Chelsea Lankowsky, brand partnerships account executive at Zappos Family of Companies, as the newest member of the board of trustees. Prior to working at Zappos, Lankowsky managed donor relations and special events in different capacities for Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada and United Way of Southern Nevada.
Goodwill of Southern Nevada hired Carrie Messina as new chief human resources officer. Messina, formerly the senior vice president of human resources at International Market Centers, brings more than 30 years of industry experience to the position.
Three local public relations professionals earned their Accreditation in Public Relations certification. Carrie Amox, public relations consultant, Rina Foster, 84 Communications founder/principal, and MacKenzie Ruta, communications associate with Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, earned this distinction, the only nationally recognized accreditation for public relations professionals.