We are proud to have Governor-Elect, Joe Lombardo, install 2023 Chairman Paul Anderson of Boyd Gaming and the 2023 Board of Trustees at our in-person signature event on December 9, 2022 at the Wynn Resort and Casino.
2023 Executive Committee
Paul Anderson
Chairman
Senior Vice President of Industry and Government Affairs
Boyd GamingMichael Feder
Immediate Past Chairman
Member/Partner, Las Vegas
Dickinson Wright- General Rob Novotny
- Chair-Elect
- CEO
- Skyracer Consulting
Hugh Anderson
Chairman – Government Affairs
Managing Director, Partner
Hightower Las VegasMichael Bolognini
Principal
MFB EnterpriseGina Bongiovi
Managing Partner
Bongiovi Law Firm, LLCBetsy Fretwell
Executive Vice President Strategy
SwitchLori Nelson-Kraft
Senior Vice President of Communications
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors AuthorityEllen Schulhofer
Shareholder Office Managing Partner
BrownsteinTerry Shirey
President & Chief Executive Officer
Nevada State BankChris Wilcox
Partner Tax Practice Leader Pacific Northwest Region
Las Vegas Nevada Office Market Leader
Vice Chair of Finance & Audit
Partner
Eide Bailly, LLPRyan A. Woodward
2023 Board of Trustees
Jeremy Aguero
Principal
Applied Analysis
Brandon Barkhuff
Senior Vice President – General Counsel Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer
NV EnergyMajor General Ondra Berry
Major General
Nevada National Guard
Justin Brown
President
Southwest Gas
Danielle Bisterfeldt
Senior Vice President of Marketing – Summerlin
The Howard Hughes CorporationJan Jones Blackhurst
Executive Director UNLV Black Fire Board Member
Caesars Entertainment Board of DirectorsChief Executive in Residence UNLV International Gaming Institute
Kerry Bubolz
President and Chief Operating Officer
Vegas Golden KnightsVincent Ciminise
Senior Vice President, Commercial Loan Manager
Valley Bank of NevadaTyler Corder
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer
Findlay AutomotiveMichael Crome
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Las Vegas Raiders & Allegiant Stadium
Jaime Cruz
Executive Director
Workforce Connections
Teresa Di Loreto
Executive Director
Nevada Military Support AllianceVictor Fuchs
President, Founding Partner, Managing Member
Helix ElectricRichard A. Goodman
Brigadier General
Nellis AFB
Kelly Hahn
Senior Vice President, Nevada Commercial Banking
Senior Relationship Manager Middle Market Banking
Wells FargoChuck Ley
President/CEOCornerstone Merchants
Dr. Rex Liu, D.D.S.
Owner
Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, Inc.Bill Nelson
Assurance Partner
BDOShaundell Newsome
Founder
Sumnu MarketingKarla Perez
Vice President
Valley Health SystemEmily Prazer
Chief Commercial Officer
FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN SILVER LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX
Tina Quigley
President & CEO
LVGEA
Chase Rankin
Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Larry Singer
Senior Managing Director
NewmarkBryant Thornton
Market Vice President
Republic ServicesJoyce Smith
Managing Director Commercial Banking
Bank of Nevada Western Alliance Bank
Dr. Keith E. Whitfield
President
University of Nevada, Las VegasMichael Woodfield
Executive Director & Market Executive
J.P Morgan Chase & Co.
Janet Uthman
Market Leader & Vice President
Cox Las Vegas
Emeritus Board of Trustees
Jay Barrett
President
The JABarrett CompanyMichael Bonner
Managing Shareholder
Greenberg TraurigBob Brown
President and Chief Executive Officer
Opportunity VillageSen. Richard Bryan
Partner
Fennemore Craig, P.C.Steve Hill
Chief Executive Officer
Las Vegas Convention & Visitors AuthorityJohn Guedry
CEO
Bank of Nevada
Fafie Moore
Executive Vice President of Southern Nevada
ERA Brokers ConsolidatedBill Noonan
Former SVP of Industry & Governmental Affairs
Boyd Gaming CorporationJames Prather
Executive Director of Digital Gaming
Las Vegas Review-JournalBruce Spotleson
Vice President of Fund and Partner Development
The Neon MuseumVicky Van Meetren
Special Assistant
Dean & GENESIS Business Development
John Wilcox
Principal
JDW GroupPast Chairs
- E. W. Griffith – 1913-14, 1916-18
- Dr. Roy Martin – 1915, 1923-28
- Henry Lillis – 1919-22
- A.W. Ham – 1929
- S.R. Whitehead – 1930
- O.W. Yates – 1931
- James Down, Sr. – 1932
- A.C. Grant – 1933-34
- S. J. Lawson – 1934
- A. S. Henderson – 1935
- Harvey Luce – 1936
- O. A. Kimball – 1937
- Robert Griffith – 1938
- C. D. Baker – 1939
- Bob Kaltenborn – 1940
- Marion Earl – 1941
- Rev. Charles Sloan – 1942
- Harve Perry – 1943
- Maxwell Kelch – 1944-45
- Bill Moore – 1946
- Paul McDermott – 1947
- James Down, Jr. – 1948
- Spencer Butterfield – 1949
- Vern Willis – 1950
- Dick Ronzone – 1951
- A. C. Grant – 1952
- Edmund Converse – 1953
- M. J. Christensen – 1954
- Howard Cannon – 1955
- James Young – 1956
- Hames Henderson – 1956
- Grant Stewart – 1958
- Tom Underhill – 1959
- Dr. R. E. Robinson – 1960
- Sam A. Boyd – 1961
- Bob Jones – 1962
- Ray Curley – 1963
- Walt Casey – 1964
- Robb L. Johnson – 1965
- Frank Scott – 1966
- Gaylord Prather – 1967
- W. Bruce Beckley – 1968-1969
- George Boman – 1970
- James Cashman, Jr. – 1971-72
- Herb Stout – 1973-74
- Zack Taylor – 1975
- Harley Harmon – 1976
- Charles Ruthe – 1977
- Mark Smith – 1978
- Berlyn Miller – 1979
- Frank Johnson – 1980
- Tom Wiesner – 1981
- Fred Lewis – 1982
- Bill Heinrich – 1983
- Phil Arce – 1984
- Elaina Blake – 1985
- Dave Vlaming – 1986
- James Cashman, III – 1987
- Jeffrey A. Silver – 1988
- Peter Thomas – 1989
- Claudine Williams – 1990
- Bill Martin – 1991
- Bob Maxey – 1992
- Denney Weddle – 1993
- David Smith – 1994
- Ted Wiens, Jr. – 1995
- John O’Reilly – 1996
- Diane Dickerson – 1997
- E. Edward Crispell – 1998
- Robert Forbuss – 1999-2000
- Bill Wells – 2001
- Jay Kornmeyer – 2002
- Lou Emmert – 2003
- Tim Cashman – 2004
- Hugh Anderson – 2005
- John Wilcox – 2006
- Larry Kifer – 2007
- Fafie Moore – 2008
- Steve Hill – 2009
- Kristin McMillan – 2010
- Michael Bonner – 2011
- Kevin Orrock – 2012
- Jay Barrett – 2013
- Bruce Spotleson – 2014
- Bob Brown – 2015
- John Guedry – 2016
- William Noonan – 2017
- Michael Bolognini – 2018
- Terry Shirey – 2019
- Tom Burns – 2020
- Gina Bongiovi – 2021
- Michael Feder – 2022