The Commercial Alliance Las Vegas announced its newly elected officers and directors for 2021, with Petra Latch becoming president of the commercial real estate organization starting January 1. Latch, a member of the Appraisal Institute, is executive director of valuation and advisory at Cushman & Wakefield. Other newly elected board members include: president-elect Angelina Scarcelli, CCIM, CPM, senior portfolio manager of Colliers International in Las Vegas; treasurer Bridget Atterbom, CNE, a commercial broker at Keller Williams Commercial; director Wes Drown, CCIM, of Re/Max Advantage in Henderson; and director Andrew Levy, CCIM, ARM, of ERA Brokers Consolidated.
HealtHIE Nevada announced 2020 board of directors additions, with Chris Bosse reelected as board chair and serving on the financial committee; Bill War elected as vice chair; Larry Preston as treasurer; Geoffrey Duke and Peter Russo serving on the financial committee; and Jim Willis serving on the board.
CBRE welcomed three new brokers to its Las Vegas office. Roy Fritz, Michael Hsu and Dylan Heroy come as a team focused on commercial property investment sales, specifically within the retail sector. Fritz and Hsu join CBRE as first vice presidents and Heroy joins as an associate. All three were previously with Sun Commercial Real Estate Inc.
Overton Power District #5 board trustee Jack Nelson fulfilled the requirements to earn the National Rural Electric Association Director Gold Certificate and lapel pin. This certification demonstrates to customers and other stakeholders a director’s commitment to advancing their knowledge and performing their fiduciary duty to the best of their ability.
McCarthy Building Companies Inc. promoted Travis Nestor to southwest regional safety director. Nestor will oversee regional and companywide safety initiatives as he continues to provide service in training, communication, case management, policy and procedure improvements, and promotes McCarthy’s safety culture at operations in Arizona, Colorado and Nevada.
Kelly McGough joined JWMarriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa and Rampart Casino as the vice president of revenue strategy. Most recently, McGough worked as the director of revenue management at JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa, and brings extensive experience as a leader with Marriott International and franchise resorts in Revenue Management, Sales and Operations.
Jennifer Carleton is sharing her experience in gaming and Native American/Indian Gaming Law as an adjunct professor at UNLV Boyd School of Law. Carleton is teaching the online course “Special Topics: Indian Gaming Law.” She has spent her entire legal career in gaming, first as in-house counsel for an Indian tribe and now as an adviser to gaming companies around the world. Prior to joining Howard & Howard, she was senior staff attorney for the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin.
Michael Stuart joined Newmark’s Las Vegas office as executive managing director. With nearly 30 years of experience, Stuart specializes in all aspects of land assemblage and sales throughout the Southern Nevada region with a focus on industrial, hospitality, retail and residential land.
Gayle Novak, CEO, and her company, Enhance Your Home, received several industry awards from the International Association of Home Staging Professionals, including The Trifecta Award: Excellence in Home Staging, Customer Care and Leadership awarded to Novak and the Rising Star Award: Second Place (Best New Stager) awarded to Raquel Lopez. Enhance Your Home also received the Best Occupied Property Staging Award for a Luxury Priced Property.
Tony Humphrey is the new vice president of mortgage lending at One Nevada Credit Union. He will oversee the credit union’s mortgage lending activities, direct all facets of the mortgage life cycle and implement new technology solutions. Humphrey has been an executive in the banking industry for nearly 25 years.
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers announced that the late Bob McMonigle was selected as the recipient of the 2020 Jens Halle Memorial Award honoring excellence in commercial gaming professionalism, and David Orrick was selected as the recipient of the 2020 Peter Mead Memorial Award honoring excellence in gaming media and communications.
Hearts Alive Village animal rescue hired Dr. Shadi Ireifej as the chief medical officer. Ireifej will be responsible for overseeing all veterinary decisions at the rescue’s new full-service veterinary clinic.
Desert Radiology was named the official imaging partner for the Henderson Silver Knights and Las Vegas Raiders. It will provide diagnostic imaging services to the teams’ players and will work directly with the teams’ physicians. Desert Radiology’s team will provide on-site imaging services during home games and support the teams with outpatient diagnostics.