PEOPLE ON THE MOVE:

The Notes: Oct. 25, 2021

After a comprehensive nationwide search, United Way of Southern Nevada’s board of directors appointed Julian High as its president and CEO. Throughout his career, High has been a passionate advocate for equal opportunity for all through his work with the National Industries for the Blind and the Human Rights Campaign. Most recently, High served as founder and president of J3H Platinum, an executive management consultancy that has helped C-Suite executives build cohesive teams and create effective communications, business and political strategies.

Nevada Realtors announced its newly elected officers who will lead the statewide association in 2022, including Tom Blanchard, a former president of Las Vegas Realtors. He will serve as NVR’s president-elect for 2022 and then become the state association’s president in 2023.

The City of Henderson Parks and Recreation Department earned reaccreditation through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies and the National Recreation and Park Association. This mark of distinction indicates that the department has met rigorous standards related to the management and administration of lands, facilities, resources, programs, safety and services.

Coreprime, a Nevada-based commercial insurance brokerage specializing in the design and management of employee benefit programs for companies, hired Alexandra Stabile as financial controller. With more than a decade of accounting experience, Stabile will handle internal controls, processes and workflows to help the firm run smoothly. Before joining Coreprime, Stabile held several accounting and administration jobs across the Las Vegas Valley, ranging from retail to small businesses.

Dr. Paul Krakovitz was named the first president for Intermountain Nevada. He began in the role as interim earlier this year. Krakovitz previously served as Intermountain’s vice president and chief medical officer for specialty-based care in Utah and Idaho.

Meghan Chayka, one of North America’s leading sports data scientists, joined the board of advisers for Las Vegas-based U.S. Integrity. Chayka is co-founder/co-CEO of Stathletes, based in Toronto, which provides industry leading hockey data, analytics and insights to 22 leagues worldwide and has scaled to the highest professional levels across North America and Europe.

Gov. Steve Sisolak announced two appointments to the Nevada Gaming Commission—the Hon. Jennifer Togliatti and former state Sen. Ben Kieckhefer. Togliatti will serve as chair, and will be the first female to serve in the role.

Las Vegas Realtors announced the results of the association’s annual election of officers and board members, with longtime local Brandon Roberts serving as its 2022 president and Lee Barrett serving as 2022 president-elect. Completing the officers is Yared Rivera, vice president and Stephanie Grant, treasurer. Directors include: Kimberly Alexander, Chris Bishop, Joshua Campa, Elie Morris, Merri Perry and Geoffrey Zahler. Officers and directors not up for re-election who will continue to serve on the board: immediate past president Aldo Martinez, CEO Wendy DiVecchio, and directors Christina Chipman, Randy Hatada and Shane Nguyen.

Junior Achievement and its skilled workforce partner CrossKnowledge were recognized for “Best Advance for Leading Under a Crisis” for pivoting to a “Digital First” model in response to COVID-19. They received a Bronze Award of Excellence by the Brandon Hall Group, an international research and analyst firm.

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This story appeared in Las Vegas Weekly.

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