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Amanda Arentsen
Amanda Arentsen was promoted to account executive at MassMedia Corporate Communications, a public relations, advertising and marketing firm. She previously served as media relations director. Arentsen represents HealthCare Partners of Nevada, Nevada Health CO-OP, Volunteers in Medicine, Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth and Half Price Lawyers.
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Jim Kirner
Jim Kirner Sr. is vice president of sales and marketing at DiTronics Financial Services. Kirner has more than 21 years of industry experience and most recently worked for IGT.
Jim Bianchi-Rossi is vice president of operations and Tony Bianchi-Rossi is vice president of sales for JusCollege, a website that helps college students plan, coordinate and book travel and entertainment. They are brothers.
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Sunny Vasquez
Sunny Vasquez is a financial services representative at the Clark County Credit Union. He handles consumer loan counseling, new accounts, extended repair coverage and debt cancellation coverage.
Carlos Banchik, president of Innova Technologies, was elected president of the International Monorail Association through fall 2016.
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Maximiliano Couvillier III
Linda Bullen
Maximiliano Couvillier III, a shareholder at Lionel Sawyer & Collins, was elected president of the board of directors of the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. He previously served as the organization’s general counsel. In addition, Lionel Sawyer & Collins shareholder Linda Bullen was elected to a three-year term as a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Environmental Lawyers.
Dr. Upinder Singh is chief medical officer of Kindred Healthcare Las Vegas Integrated Care System, which operates specialty hospitals, transitional care rehabilitation centers, home health centers and hospice care facilities. He previously worked as medical director of Health Plan of Nevada and a professor of geriatrics at Touro University.
Ricardo Ramirez is senior vice president and managing director, Jan Baird is vice president of sales, Charlie Goh is vice president of finance and Sherri Ohanian is vice president of human resources at the Downtown Grand. Ramirez has 23 years of experience in hospitality and most recently worked as general manager of the Hacienda Beach Club and Residences in Cabo San Lucas. Baird has 12 years of hospitality marketing experience and is the former director of sales and marketing for the Platinum Hotel and Spa. Goh has more than 30 years of hospitality management experience, including 15 years with Marriott International, while Ohanian worked for 24 years for MGM Resorts International, most recently as vice president of human resources.
Russell Goldsmith, CEO of City National Bank, will serve as chairman of City National Corporation. Goldsmith replaces his father, 89-year-old Bram Goldsmith.
Bill Oakley is senior vice president and real estate manager for Bank of Nevada’s commercial real estate group. He has more than 25 years of banking experience and previously worked as senior relationship manager for City National Bank.
Lucy Klinkhammer is vice president of development at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts. She most recently worked as associate vice president of community relations at UNLV’s Office of University Advancement, where she directed the Engelstad Scholarship program and helped establish the Lincy Institute.
The Las Vegas Green Chamber of Commerce welcomed several new members: Frank Friedlander, of Las Vegas Window Tinting; Katie Wilcox, of A Natural Cleaning Company; Alesha Bassford, of Melaleuca; and Russ Knabe, of Green Planet 21.
Dallas Haun was appointed to the UNLV Campus Improvement Authority by Gov. Brian Sandoval. Haun is president, CEO and chairman of the board of Nevada State Bank and executive vice president of the bank’s parent company, Zions Bancorporation.
Ron Herbes is campus director for the International Academy of Film and Television-Las Vegas, a film and acting school.
Laura McAllister Cox will become a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig in December. She currently works as executive vice president and general counsel for Gaming Partners International Corp., a casino currency and table gaming equipment company.
Russell Burke joined Bailey Kennedy as an associate attorney focused on commercial litigation. He recently completed a federal clerkship for Judge James Mahan.
Courtney Devine is an associate attorney focused on estate planning at Rainey Devine Attorneys at Law.
Matt McDonald joined the Korte Company’s pre-construction group to help with bids and estimates. He has 13 years of construction experience.
The Destination Services Association added four members: Scott Vandruff, of Mr. Tradeshow Communications; and Chris Allen, Lori Jones and Shannon Dorado, all of La Quinta Inn and Suites Airport South.
Edith Fernandez is associate vice president of community engagement and diversity at Nevada State College. She supports community outreach and coordinates internal efforts to retain and graduate students of all backgrounds.
Alexis Mussi was promoted to vice president of operations at MountainView Hospital. She previously was MountainView’s vice president of surgical services and the cath lab. Mussi is responsible for surgical services, the cath lab, food and nutrition, clinical coordinators, the Las Vegas Institute for Robotic Surgery, the hospital’s neurosciences program and its cardiovascular and thoracic surgery associates team.
Remee Suarez, a volunteer at MountainView Hospital, received the Nevada Hospital Association’s 2013 Excellence in Volunteerism award. Suarez has volunteered at the hopsital since 2009, visiting patients and delivering meal coupons.
