Trosper Public Relations hired Alicia Howard as the company’s new assistant account executive. Howard joins Trosper from the Abbi Agency in Reno, where she worked as an intern. Additionally, Trosper announced it received a national certification as a Women-Owned Small Business by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. The certification requires a business to be at least 51% owned, controlled, operated and managed by a woman or women.
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the judicial appointment of Elham “Ellie” Roohani to the Eighth Judicial District Court, Department 11. Roohani’s legal background includes both trial and appellate experience as an assistant U.S. attorney, serving as law clerk to the Ninth Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson, law clerk to U.S. District Judge Roger Hunt, and teaching as an adjunct professor at the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV. Additionally, Sisolak appointed Lisa Cano Burkhead as the lieutenant governor.
Tech-based real estate company Homie promoted Brad Johnson to general manager for operations in Nevada and Idaho. A Las Vegas resident for more than 15 years, Johnson has a wealth of experience in leading teams in the technology and entrepreneurial industries.
Corcoran Global Living announced Emily Sherwood as equity partner in the firm’s Las Vegas region, where she has developed expertise in the luxury market for celebrities, renowned public figures, Fortune 500 executives, professional athletes and others.
UNLV President Keith Whitfield selected Erick Harper as the university’s next athletics director. Harper has served as interim athletics director since August and was selected to continue in the position permanently following a national search. He previously served as UNLV’s senior associate athletics director for development.
Gary Costa, Golden Rainbow executive director, was appointed to Gov. Steve Sisolak’s Advisory Task Force on HIV Modernization. Costa is one of 15 members of this body that will work to update local and state laws and definitions pertaining to persons living with HIV.
After 26 years of service to North Las Vegas constituents, Police Chief Pamela Ojeda retired on January 6. She served as North Las Vegas’ first female captain, assistant chief and police chief.
Southwest Medical, part of Optum Care, added five new physicians to help meet the growing need for health services in the Las Vegas community, including Dr. John Caraway, Dr. Dino Gonzalez, Dr. Stephanie Insixiengmai, Dr. Alexandra Acosta Owens, and Dr. Adam Purviance. Additionally, nurse practitioner Kimberly Alison-Maribbay Badiola joined Southwest Medical’s Siena Heights Healthcare Center location. She specializes in adult medicine.
Nevada Day announced Brooke Santina as the new executive director for the nonprofit. A native Nevadan, Santina has experience handling large-scale events through her work in law enforcement and communications.
CBRE announced that Marc Magliarditi, SIOR, CCIM and Travis Landes joined the firm’s Las Vegas office and will focus on office sales and leasing throughout the Las Vegas Valley. Magliarditi and Landes specialize in executing tailored, comprehensive leasing and marketing strategies for investors and owners of office real estate. They were previously with Logic Commercial Real Estate and are joined by their client services specialist, Miranda Jennings.