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The Southern Nevada Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners recognized a number of individuals at its annual Women of Distinction Awards. The categories and honorees: Communications and Public Relations honoree — Monica Jackson of Fox5Vegas; finalists Darcy Neighbors of CIM Marketing Partners and Sarah Thornton of Sarah Thornton PR. Community Services honoree — Gina Robinson-Billups of International Association of Working Mothers; finalists Sylvia Allen of National Coalition of 100 Black Women and Kristin McMillan of Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. Education honoree — Dr. Myrna Araneta of A Consulting Group; finalists Kathleen Gamboa of University of Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Valera Leigh Hitt of Lake Las Vegas. Gaming, Hospitality and Convention Services honoree — Cleo Whipple of Caesars Entertainment; finalists Li’Shey Johnson of Texas Station and Santa Fe Station and Laura Lee of Mandalay Bay. Government Services honoree — Ida Gaines of Sen. Harry Reid’s office; finalists LaVerne Wallace Kelley of Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and Stacy Short of Metro Police. Human Resources/Training honoree — Sharon Braddy-McKoy of Southwest Gas Corp.; finalists Julia Thomas of JRT Development Services and Ronni Council of Organized Karma LLC. Medical and Healthcare Services honoree — Dr. Annette Mayes of Las Vegas All Women’s Center; finalists Lee Papa of Ganesha Center and Barbara Wood of Roseman University of Health Sciences. Philanthropy honoree — Barbara J. McCants-Hill of 20 Pearls Foundation; finalist Paige Candee of Purdue Marion & Associates and Dress for Success Southern Nevada. Professional Services honoree — Amy S. Ayoub with Moving People to Action; finalists Sarah E. Harmon with Bailey Kennedy LLP and Patricia Lee with Hutchinson & Steffen. Business Services honoree — Rose Davis of NV Energy; finalists Gina Baker with Anerus Funding & Investments and Louisa Voisine with Louisa Voisine Millinery. Retail honoree — Colleen Aiken of Colleen’s Classic Consignment; finalist Kathryn Null with Enchanted Florist. Rising Star honoree — Chelsie Campbell of NV Energy; finalists Victoria (Joy) Avedisian of Northwestern Mutual Financial and Aynalem Workneh of Hollywood Hair & Beauty Supply. Glass Ceiling honoree — Michelle DiTondo of MGM Resorts International; finalist Fafie Moore of Realty Executives of Nevada. Entrepreneur of the Year honoree — Berna Rhodes-Ford of Rhodes-Ford & Associates; finalists Deborah Krause of A5 Group LLC and Marissa Hawkins of Facelogic & Massage Envy.
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Michael Chudd
Michael Libraty
Michael Chudd and Michael Libraty are first vice presidents-investments at UBS Financial Services. Chudd, based in the Summerlin office, has been with the firm for 15 years, and holds a Wealth Advisor designation. Libraty, based in the Henderson office, has been with the firm since 2008 and in the financial services industry since 2003.
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William M. Scott IV is senior resident executive for Greater China for MGM Resorts International. He will also be the company’s resident director for MGM China Holdings Limited, which owns MGM Macau. In his new position, he will facilitate cooperation, communication and synergy between MGM’s Asia- and U.S.-based teams. Scott joined the company in 2009 and had been its executive vice president–corporate strategy and special counsel.
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Jason Vince
Jason Vince is an account manager with Origin Event Planning, a Las Vegas-based event management and production company. Vince has worked for the Richard Petty Driving Experience, where he was a driving instructor and crew chief, and managed on-track operations.
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Charles Blumenthal
Valerie Colapret
Tomika Brown
Charles Blumenthal is a grass-roots specialist, Valerie Colapret is a media buyer and Tomika Brown is an account executive with MassMedia Corporate Communications, a public relations, advertising and marketing firm. Blumenthal most recently was deputy communications director for the Nevada State Democratic Party. Colapret has worked in advertising and marketing at Mithoff Burton Partners in El Paso, Texas. Brown previously was with R&R Advertising.
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Bradley Kenny, an attorney with Craig P. Kenny and Associates and a small claims judge in the 8th Judicial District, has received an Outstanding Achievement Award from Eureka College of Eureka, Ill., for professional achievement and community service.
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Mario Malatesta is executive manager of operations for Sansone Real Estate Services, a new division of the Henderson-based residential and commercial real estate management and development company. He is a broker with 27 years’ experience in strategy development and implementation. He previously wes executive vice president of residential management, leasing and sales at Terra West Management Services in Las Vegas.
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McGinley & Associates welcomes Biren Patel as staff scientist and Ashley Katri as office manager for the Las Vegas office.
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Kevin Booth
Kevin Booth of WestCor Companies is president of the Las Vegas chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association, which has announced its officers and directors for the 2012-13 fiscal year. Neil Opfer of UNLV is secretary, Terry Gilland of McGladrey is treasurer, and directors are Tanya LaCosse of Johnson Jacobson Wilcox, William Levy of Marquis Aurbach Coffing, Catherine Granger of Danoski Clutts Building Group, Jim Main of Main Amundson and Scott Cline of Enterprise Fleet Management.
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Danielle Longley
Danielle Longley is an assistant account executive for the Reno office of the Glenn Group, a Nevada-based advertising, interactive and public relations agency. She previously was an account coordinator.
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Jesus Pena, a commercial front load driver for Republic Services in Las Vegas, has received a Driver of the Year Award in the Large Commercial Category from the Environmental Industry Associations. He has more than 25 years of experience as a driver and services more than 500 customers weekly.
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Dick Holtzclaw
Dick Holtzclaw is chief financial officer of Town & Country Bank. He previously was CFO at First Scottsdale Bank, an Arizona bank. He is a certified public accountant, a certified financial planner and a certified credit union executive.
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Elisabeth Daniels is deputy administrator of the Housing Division of the Nevada Department of Business & Industry. She most recently was public information officer for the Department of Business & Industry, as well as chairwoman of the Fight Fraud Taskforce and coordinator of the Foreclosure Prevention Taskforce.
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Bob Miller, Las Vegas district manager of Albertsons Sav-on Pharmacy, has joined the Board of Directors at Goodwill of Southern Nevada.
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Alvin Matthews
Dr. Alvin Matthews is director of education for the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation. He taught in the Clark County School District for more than 28 years before retiring last year. He most recently was assistant principal at Ralph L. Cadwallader Middle School, where he was named Nevada State Assistant Principal of the Year in 2010.
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J. Brin Gibson
J. Brin Gibson is a member of the advisory board of the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs at UNLV. He is an attorney with the firm Lionel Sawyer & Collins, where he practices in gaming and regulatory law.
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Las Vegas public relations professional Mary B. Vail has been recognized with the 2012 Make A Difference Day Award for work done on her annual food drive project. She has hosted the food drive, which benefits the Las Vegas Salvation Army Food Bank, for the past 13 years.
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Jim King
Jim King is a member of the board of directors of Meadows Bank. He is chief financial officer and principal of R&R Partners, an advertising and public relations firm in Las Vegas.
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Trish Acevedo is sales vice president of Hosts Global Alliance. She previously was corporate executive director of hotel sales and special events for Station Casinos. Hosts Global Alliance is a consortium of destination management companies.
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Kurt Faux
Kurt Faux, a partner in the Faux Law Group, has been admitted into the National Bond Claims Association.
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Rafael Garcia is sommelier for the restaurant Central Michel Richard at Caesars Palace. He has more than 20 years of experience in hospitality and fine dining. He previously had been at La Cave wine bar and bistro at Wynn Las Vegas.
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Nina Gallagher, senior tax manager of Tompkins & Peters CPAs, is treasurer of Toys4Smiles, a nonprofit charitable organization that produces toys for children in need in the Las Vegas area.
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Workplace ESL Solutions has announced the launch of Ronna Timpa’s Hotel English Online, an online ESL learning program for hotel workers, and part of a partnership with Vegas PBS.
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Tropical Smoothie Café, a restaurant chain, has announced plans to open three stores on the Strip. The first will open May 25, adjacent to Planet Hollywood. Stores inside Stratosphere and Excalibur are expected to open in late summer.
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Papyrus has opened at Fashion Show, its first Las Vegas location. The 800-square-foot store will carry a complete brand collection as well as the Niquea.D Salon, which features jewelry, accessories and gifts.
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Nevada State Bank, a subsidiary of Zions Bancorporation, reported net earnings of $6.9 million for the quarter ended March 31. It said lower credit costs and improving loan quality were instrumental in the improvements.
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Meadows Bank, a community bank headquartered in Las Vegas, has announced first-quarter net income after taxes of $626,000, or 15 cents per share, compared with $815,000 of net income during the same period last year. As a result of operating losses in prior years, the bank did not incur any taxes in 2011.
