Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada announced Sarah Lester joined its board of directors. Lester is the senior vice president, business banking market leader at U.S. Bank, where she is responsible for a team of 50 business bankers serving Las Vegas communities. In addition to her banking and financial acumen, she brings health care and Junior Achievement volunteering experience for a comprehensive financial health contribution to the nonprofit organization that teaches financial education to K-12 youth.
Founding partners James Pisanelli and Todd Bice, of the litigation firm Pisanelli Bice, announced the firm earned seven Tier 1 rankings by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” for 2022. The firm’s top-level designations were in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, and Litigation – Real Estate.
Coreprime, a Nevada-based commercial insurance brokerage specializing in the design and management of employee benefit programs for companies, announced Dylan Check was promoted to senior benefits adviser and Caitlin Hollingsworth joined as the firm’s employee benefits advisor. In his new role, Check will have a greater focus on sales and high-level responsibility for the design and management of the employee benefit programs for companies across the region. Hollingsworth will establish relationships with business owners and executives across Southern Nevada and serve as a primary point of contact as the firm designs and manages each client’s employee benefit programs. Prior to joining the team at Coreprime, Hollingsworth spent almost a decade in hotel and convention sales at a five-star luxury resort on the Strip.
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced that Kristen Averyt joined his administration as the state’s first senior climate adviser. Averyt will lead the coordination of climate policies across the state in coordination with multiple executive branch agencies including the Governor’s Office of Energy, the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Nevada Department of Transportation and more. Averyt’s new position compliments her role as research professor at UNLV. Prior to joining UNLV, Averyt served as president of Desert Research Institute.
Reesha Powell was named executive director of the Nevada Police Union. Prior to joining NPU, Powell spent 25 years serving Nevada within the Division of Child and Family Services, working in multiple roles and ultimately retiring as the child welfare deputy administrator. Upon retiring, she began working with NPU as the executive assistant and has been with NPU for approximately two years.
The American Institute of Architects awarded Christopher Lujan and Maggie Will of TSK Architects with 2020 Emerging Professional awards. The Western Mountain Region Design Awards program, which encompasses six states, recognized 10 people.
MassMedia Marketing, Advertising, PR was awarded two individual awards and six prestigious recognitions for several client initiatives during the Public Relations Society of America Las Vegas Valley chapter’s 25th annual PRSA Pinnacle Awards. Individual awards included PR Practitioner of the Year to Stephanie Ceccarelli, vice president of public relations, and Newcomer of the Year to Alex Hurley, public relations manager.
Las Vegas Realtors presented its annual awards to some of its leading and longtime members, including Chris Bishop, a past president who was honored with the association’s Realtor of the Year award. Additional recipients included: Joan Kuptz – Frank Sala/Marv Rubin Award, recognizing long-term commitment to grassroots political action and protecting private property rights; Keith Lynam – Jack Woodcock Distinguished Service Award; Kimberly Alexander and Charles “Scott” Emerson – Good Neighbor Award for community service; Keith Kelley – Ronn Reiss Award for educational excellence and leadership; Mark Stark – Gene Nebeker Memorial Award for professionalism and service to LVR and the community; and Thomas Blanchard, Tim Kuptz and Tommy Uribe– LVR Hall of Fame inductees.