Stefanie Fassbender, virtual design and construction manager with Burke Construction Group, was listed 16th on the BuiltWorlds 2020 Adoption Leaders 50 List. The list highlights those in leadership roles within the architecture, engineering and construction industry that help their companies discover, select and integrate new technologies into their operations.
Branden Murphy, MSNed, RN, CPN, CCRN, was named director of nursing for Silver State Pediatric. Murphy, who has more than 10 years of experience in pediatric nursing, most recently served as a nursing professor at Arizona College in Las Vegas.
Nevada Donor Network appointed Daniel Lunn as vice president of tissue operations for the organization. Lunn has spent more than 23 years in the transplant field, holding various positions in senior leadership and clinical roles with organ procurement organizations, tissue banks, eye banks and tissue processors. In addition, Nevada Donor Network Foundation appointed Jan Jones Blackhurst, Mitch Britten, James Jimmerson and Rita Vaswani as founding board members. Jones Blackhurst is the former mayor of Las Vegas and a member of the Caesars Entertainment board of directors. Britten is CEO and founder of Thrive Cannabis. Since admitted to the Nevada Bar in 1976, Jimmerson has made a name for himself in the legal field. Vaswani is the vice president, client relationship manager for Nevada State Bank. As members of the board, each will help the foundation’s mission to maximize the gift of life and health through organ and tissue donation.
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced that Madeline Burak has joined his administration team as director of community outreach and constituent affairs, and Vincent Nava was hired to serve as press assistant. Previously, Burak served as area director for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Houston, and as chief of staff to Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve. Prior to joining the governor’s team, Nava served as program coordinator for community engagement and diversity initiatives at Nevada State College. In addition to the new hires, Jessica Diss, who served as senior policy analyst since February 2019, was promoted to deputy general counsel.
JCJ Architecture, a planning, architecture and interior design firm, announced that the Hakkasan Grid project was awarded the Platinum Award under the Experiential and Immersive category for this year’s Muse Awards. The Hakkasan Grid is a multimillion-dollar, custom-built kinetic light installation.
Comprehensive Cancer Centers nurses Nicole Contreras, Sara Connatser, Kris Haddrill, Carlos Cruz and Kathleen Gower recently passed nursing examinations. All five completed the Oncology Nursing examination, signifying a depth of knowledge that enables quick recognition of problems and initiation of evidence-based action. In addition, nurse practitioner Shannon Southwick completed the Advanced Oncology Nursing certification examination, signifying she has specialty knowledge and an advanced practice role in oncology nursing.
Museum Fiasco, Las Vegas’ first Kunsthalle-style museum opening at Area15, announced Brian “Paco” Alvarez as the museum manager. Alvarez is a cultural anthropologist, a former Las Vegas arts commissioner and Las Vegas native. He has extensive knowledge of the city’s cultural arts scene and previously served as curator of the Las Vegas News Bureau photo and film archives; as interim-curator of the Neon Museum; and was the art curator for online retailer Zappos.com.
City National Bank announced that Bruce Ford, senior vice president and Nevada regional banking manager, was appointed to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum board of directors. Ford joins 18 other prominent business and community leaders on the museum’s board and will serve a minimum two-year term. The bank also announced a $5,000 donation to the museum.
Nevada Department of Public Safety Director George Togliatti appointed David Fogerson as administrator of the department’s division of emergency management. Fogerson brings 31 years of fire, emergency medical services and emergency management experience to the position. His most recent post was in Douglas County and East Fork, where he led efforts against COVID-19 and managed operations, training and safety with the East Fork Fire District.