Michael Kent is a vice president and financial adviser at Select Wealth Advisers. Kent has more than a decade of experience in the banking and investment industry.
Dr. Thomas Roben is the Humana regional medical director for senior products for Arizona and Nevada. He oversees clinical programs and strategies with a focus on fiscal management and quality improvement. He previously served as the affiliate medical director for HealthCare Partners Nevada.
Mike Kent
Vinetta De La Cruz is a Bank of Nevada senior vice president and regional manager, overseeing the branch on Lake Mead Boulevard near Tenaya Way. Ken Mundt is a vice president and senior loan officer specializing in commercial and SBA lending in the bank’s branch at Durango Drive and Flamingo Road.
Robert Coggan, of Garside Junior High School, was selected for the 2015 PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovators Program. The program recognizes tech-savvy K-12 educators who are leaders in education technology and incorporating digital media in classrooms. Coggan has taught for 16 years in the Clark County School District.
Ron Kass
Ron Kass is president and CEO of Hunter Douglas North America, parent company of Henderson-based Coast Drapery. Former CEO Marv Hopkins retired after 29 years with Hunter Douglas.
Thirty-two businesses joined the Las Vegas Hospitality Association. They are: Airstar, Sebastien Thevenin, sales and marketing manager; All Night Long Entertainment, Jeremy Wolff, CEO; B2Group, Hannah Lee, account executive; Canyon Coach Lines, David Huang, president; Chayo Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar, Kevin Fritz, director, marketing and corporate events; Cowabunga Bay Water Park, Christy Woodhouse, sales director; Demi’s Gift Baskets Inc., Demi Hou, owner; Desert Pines Golf Club, Jeff Quintin and Matt Megin, director of sales and sales manager; Destination Services Association, Shelley Stepanek, president; Diamond Resorts International, Grace Takimoto, regional hotel marketing manager for the West; Dick’s Last Resort, Emily Hedlund, sales and marketing manager; Fogo de Chao, Ricci Shiplett, sales manager; Forever & Always Travel/Tours, Robert Brindle, owner; Grand Canyon West Express, Ted Quasula and Tony Dobbs, general manager and assistant general manager; Grey Line Las Vegas, Danielle Fioravante, sales representative; Intellitix, Jacinta Jose, business development; Ivory Start Productions, Renee Guglielmetti, director of public relations, marketing and sales; Jeff Civillico Inc., Jeff Civillico, CEO; JS Travel Consultants LLC, Jim Higgins, chief consultant; Kirvin Doak Communications, Terri Maruca and Brad Seidel, senior vice president of public relations and account director; Kordoban Supportive Services, Gene Kordoban, owner; Las Vegas Country Club, Shelley Sampson, director of catering; Lip Smacking Foodie Tours, Donald Contursi, president; MGM Grand, Melanie Hague, catering manager; Millenium Staffing Solutions, Sheila Marcello, director of business solutions; Partner Fusion, Margi Levy, market director; Peace of Mind Onsite Meeting Management, Laura Perlman, owner; Pillar Hotels & Resorts, Erin Gregory, director of sales; Showtime Tours, Jeff Reinwaid, sales manager; Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Patrick Vinson, group sales; Vegas Indoor Skydiving, Dave McMahan, business development; and Vik Chocan Photography, Vik Chocan, owner.
Vinetta De La Cruz
Michael Thimmesch retired as director of customer engagement at Skyline Exhibits. He began his Skyline career in 1988 as a copywriter. Thimmesch helped generate more than $1 billion in retail sales and helped Skyline grow into the one of the largest exhibit companies in North America.
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in conjunction with Vegas PBS, recognized Nevada businesses at the 2015 SBA Nevada Small Business Awards. Honorees included: Chad and Kate McCullough, Elite Media, Inc., Henderson, small business persons of the year; Thomas and Lindsey Rojas, Iron House, Henderson, minority-owned business of the year; Debbie Banko, Link Technologies, Las Vegas, woman-owned business of the year; Shaundell Newsome and Tiara Flynn, Sumnu Marketing, Las Vegas, family-owned business of the year; Jason and Marie Griffin, Kids R Kids, Henderson, veteran-owned business of the year; Ronna Timpa, Workplace ESL Solutions, Henderson, microenterprise business of the year; Ashley Ross, Rollasole, Las Vegas, young entrepreneur of the year; Bob Hart, retired Nevada State Bank vice president and SBA sales manager, small business lifetime advocate of the year. Nevada State Bank won the Lender of the Year Silver Award in 7(a) loan production and the Lender of the Year Bronze in third-party loan production.
Myisha Williams of Mys Management represents the Nevada Department of Transportation and the Office of Traffic Safety in a partnership to coordinate and unify the Zero Fatalities Program with all of the Office of Traffic Safety’s behavior programs.
D&R House of Diamonds, a jewelry store owned and operated by Dave Padgett and Richard Shaw, opened at One Summerlin tower.
Thomas Roben
Gregory Gondek is brand sales manager at Cannon Safe Inc.
Samantha Sato is an account coordinator at Trosper Communications. She will work in the agency’s public safety and business-to-business sectors.
The Clark County Medical Society honored two students with its 2015 Student Rising Star Award: Lindsey Murphy of the University of Nevada School of Medicine and Robert Wills of Touro University Nevada College of Medicine.
New members of the Cox Communications 2015 Community Advisory Board are: Dan Giraldo, senior vice president of enterprise business and community engagement, Bank of America; Michael Newman, managing director, CBRE; Debbie Roxarzade, principal, Rachel’s Kitchen; David Saltman, vice president and general counsel, the Vista Group; and Tom Warden, senior vice president of community and government relations, Summerlin, the Howard Hughes Corporation.
Ken Mundt
William Whatley is education director at Body Spa Salons. He has worked as an artistic educational director for several beauty industry manufacturers and has been featured on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “The Rachael Ray Show,” “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” and “Ambush Makeover”.
Speedway Motorsports Inc. Executive Chairman O. Bruton Smith will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2016. The company manages the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.