The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers announced that Sebastian Salat was selected as the recipient of the 2021 Jens Halle Memorial Award honoring excellence in commercial gaming professionalism, and Alan Feldman was selected as the recipient of the 2021 Peter Mead Memorial Award honoring excellence in gaming media and communications. AGEM also appointed gaming industry veteran Daron Dorsey as its new executive director, effective March 1, 2022. Dorsey will begin his new position after previously serving as senior vice president, general counsel and group compliance officer at Ainsworth Game Technology. Dorsey has also been an officer and general counsel of AGEM since 2016.
Benchmark Litigation designated Bailey Kennedy as a “Highly Recommended Firm” in Nevada. The 2022 edition further acknowledged five Bailey Kennedy attorneys: Partners John Bailey, Dennis Kennedy, Joshua Dickey and Joseph Liebman were recognized as Local Litigation Stars while partner Joshua Gilmore was recognized as a Future Star.
Dr. Domenic Martinello accepted the position of chief medical officer for MountainView Hospital. Martinello joins MountainView from Southern Hills Hospital, where he has been the CMO since April 2020. He is a board-certified emergency physician with experience in trauma life support and also a certified professional of health care quality.
The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced that Melany Aten will serve as the new program manager for the Nevada Conservation Districts Program. Aten has worked in all areas of natural resource project management and planning for more than 15 years, and has been with NCDP since 2017. As its program manager, Aten will collaborate with Nevada’s 28 conservation districts and the State Conservation Commission to help advance natural resource conservation and management across the state’s rural and urban landscapes.
Adam Collins joined Sun Commercial Real Estate as an associate with a focus on investment sales in the multifamily and community retail sectors. Collins has been involved in the real estate industry since 2001, and has represented a wide variety of clients in the purchase and sales of multifamily properties, hotels and shopping centers.
Marianna Hunnicutt, professional engineer, civil engineer and practice builder at Kimley-Horn, was named a recipient of the National NAIOP 2021 Developing Leaders Award, honoring rising industry professionals throughout the nation. NAIOP selected five young professionals nationally to receive the award.
The Neon Museum named long-time employee Jennifer Kleven to lead the museum’s development department as its senior development officer. Kleven has been with the museum for 12 years in a variety of roles ranging from a volunteer after finishing college to most recently, its grants manager.
Golden Entertainment Inc. security team members, Robert Woodward, director of security, and Isaac Lagerfeld, manager of collections, were awarded Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s prestigious Citizen’s Award for their instrumental role in the investigation of a series of burglaries. The two were called “invaluable” by the department after helping to put a prompt end to the investigation by identifying those who were later charged with multiple felony crimes.
Colliers Las Vegas promoted Angelina Scarcelli to managing director of Real Estate Management Services for Las Vegas and Reno. With over 20 years of real estate experience, Scarcelli has earned a variety of business and industry awards for her high-quality work and leadership in commercial real estate. Prior to her new role, Scarcelli served as director of operations for the Colliers Las Vegas office.
Karma and Luck was recognized by Inc. Magazine on its annual Inc. 5000 list, a ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses.