CEO and President
Tim Wong is CEO and President of Arcata Associates, Inc. a Las Vegas based technical services company. Arcata provides Hardware, Software and Systems Engineering, Information Technology (IT), Logistics, Multimedia, and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services in support of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and other government agencies. Arcata is a family-owned business that is celebrating 39 years in the Las Vegas Valley. Wong currently serves as the Treasurer of Nevada Public Radio, Board of Director of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District’s Mesquite QALIC B, and is a member of the Cox Communications Community Advisory Board.
Military Affairs Committee
Military Affairs Committee – 20th ATKS ‘Hellhounds’ earn RPA Squadron of the Year
By Robert Brooks 432nd Wing/432 Air Expeditionary Wing The 20th Attack Squadron, a geographically separated unit (GSU) of the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, and located at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, was appointed General Atomics’ 2019 Remotely Piloted Aircraft…
Read moreMilitary Affairs Committee – Check-In with Major Kyle W. Bailey
By Betty Boyd, Military Affairs Committee We are honored today to interview Major Kyle W. Bailey, commander of the 432nd (is this supposed to say 432nd?) Maintenance Squadron at Creech Air Force Base. We asked what Creech AFB’s mission was…
Read moreMilitary Affairs Committee – Why Have MAC Night Out?
By Betty Boyd, Military Affairs Committee We are pleased to once again interview JD Daniels, the Chairman of the Military Affairs Committee (MAC), who is responsible for the inception of MAC Night Out. One of the key reasons to have…
Read moreMilitary Affairs Committee – Veterans Corner: Cynthia Ellis
By Betty Boyd, Military Affairs Committee We are honored to introduce Cynthia Ellis, who served as a master sergeant at both Creech and Cannon AFB. She was a sensor operator, on the MQ9 Reaper Drone, working the camera to gather…
Read moreMilitary Affairs Committee – MAC Champion: Tamra Coulter
By Betty Boyd, Military Affairs Committee It is our honor to highlight Tamra Coulter as our next MAC Champion. She is a realtor with Signature Real Estate Group. As a realtor, she is an advocate for homeownership rights, tenant rights,…
Read moreMilitary Affairs Committee – Non-Profit Profile: Keri Serrano
By Betty Boyd, Military Affairs Committee We are pleased to feature Keri Serrano and Every Kid Counts Nevada in the Q3 MAC profile. In May of this year, Serrano was asked by the parent company of Every Kid Counts (EKC)…
Read moreMilitary Affairs Committee – I Am a Veteran
I Am a Veteran By Lt. Nicolle Mathison, 57th Wing Public Affairs NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.- According to the Census Bureau website, Nevada is home to approximately 208,000 veterans, with more than 26,802 who reside in the Southern Nevada region.…
Read moreMilitary Affairs Committee – MAC Champion
By Betty Boyd, Military Affairs Committee Our first MAC Champion is Gary Baillargeon, who currently works for Travelers Insurance. Gary moved to the Las Vegas area in January 2019 and wanted to be involved in the community as quickly as…
Read moreMilitary Affairs Committee – Veterans Corner: Munitions Flight Commander Elizabeth Kueker
By Betty Boyd, Military Affairs Committee In our Veterans Corner interview, we like to introduce Elizabeth Kueker, a Munitions Flight Commander out of Creech AFB. She has been with the Air Force for three years. One of Elizabeth’s greatest influences…
Read moreMilitary Affairs Committee – MAC Night Out
By Betty Boyd, Military Affairs Committee JD Daniels who is the Committee Chair for the Military Affairs (MAC), wanted to find a way to give back to active duty members. So in 2017, while visiting his brother in Oregon, he…
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Tim Wong
Arcata Associates, Inc.
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Nevada Association of School Administrators (NASA) & CEO of the Silver State Education Foundation
Executive Director
Brisa Villarreal
Golden Nugget Las Vegas
VP of Sales
Brisa’s first job was at Nevada State Bank as a teller. She was later hired as PBX Operator at The Venetian. Even though she enjoyed this position, she wanted to do more, so she moved over to the Sales Department at The Venetian as an Assistant and then at Mandalay Bay as Executive Meetings Manager. Eight years later, she moved to the M Resort as National Sales Manager and was promoted to Director of Sales a few years later. Currently, Villarreal is Vice President of Sales for Golden Nugget Las Vegas. She attended Las Vegas High School and Graduated from UNLV with a bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management.
Dan Kearney
Audacy Las Vegas
Senior Vice President / Market Manager
Dan Kearney is Senior VP and Market Manager for Audacy Las Vegas, overseeing operations, growth and revenue of the cluster’s six radio stations: KMXB (MIX 94.1) KLUC (98.5 FM) KXTE (ALT 107.5 FM), KXQQ (Q100.5 FM) KXNT (News/Talk 840 AM) and CBS Sports Radio 1140 AM as well as the Audacy App and other digital & data products. He joined Entercom Radio (now Audacy) upon the merger of CBS Radio in 2017 and consistency produces noteworthy revenue and ratings growth. He holds a BS in Radio-Television from So. Illinois University-Carbondale.Proud Member Partners
