Empower the Experience – New Executive Women’s Council
Refresh – Connect – Engage
The Executive Women’s Council was developed to create a network of female leaders equipped with the skills, insight and passion needed to work collaboratively and to positively enhance the business community of Southern Nevada. The purpose is to elevate women’s careers to the highest levels in the workforce and community through educational events, mentoring and relationship-building. This program provides useful tools to help women meet their career and life goals with a focus on community engagement.
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of our Presenting Sponsor, the Howard Hughes Corporation, our exciting Executive Women’s Council continues to grow, and produce meaningful programs and connections.
Annual dues are $425 per council member; space is limited. Program sponsorships are also available. For application information and other details, contact Rosemary Evans, Vice President of Marketing and Brand Strategy, at 702.419.5723.
The Executive Women’s Council events are energizing! 
“Fearless. Fierce. Kind.” Just some words used at an Executive Women’s Council event – a total success! Thanks to KLAS TV Channel 8 for hosting the “Women in Media” panel featuring 8 News Now’s GM Lisa Howfield and Weather Anchor Sherry Swensk Entercom’s Natalia Hernandez and LVRJ’s Carri Geer Thevenot for their insight and uplifting stories. Special thanks to Presenting Sponsor The Howard Hughes Corporation. Join this amazing group of fearless, fierce, kind female executives! Check out the event’s photo gallery.
Executive Women’s Council Steering Committee
- Honorary Chair: Mary Beth Sewald, President & CEO at Vegas Chamber
- Chair: Dulcinea Rongavilla – Executive Vice President/Shareholder, Cragin & Pike
- Immediate Past Chair: Tanya Murray, Realtor, ERA Brokers Consolidated
- Past Chair: Vicky VanMeetren, Special Advisor to the Dean for Community Engagement at Roseman University of Health Science
Committee Members:
- Ericka Aviles, Founder at Ericka Aviles Consulting
- Colleen Birch, COO, Fontainebleau Las Vegas
- Danielle Bisterfeldt, SVP, Marketing + Consumer Experience at The Howard Hughes Corporation
- Deborah Campbell, Southern Nevada Regional Engagement Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
- Danna Jarvis, Executive Director of Operations, Hightower Las Vegas
- Holly Silvestri, Principal, Ferraro Group Public Relations & Public Affairs
- Kristi Staab, Chief Rock Star, Kristi Staab’s Rock Star Training
- Angel Williams, Community Relations Manager, NV Energy
- Vicky VanMeetren, Special Advisor to the Dean for Community Engagement at Roseman University of Health Science
Must be a member in good standing or become a member of the Vegas Chamber to join the Executive Women’s Council
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Featured President's Club Members
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.
Michael Bonner
Greenberg Traurig
Shareholder
Michael J. Bonner is a member of the executive committee of the gaming law section of the State Bar of Nevada, the executive committee and board of trustees of the Nevada Development Authority, and is Past Chairman of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees. Bonner is routinely listed as one of the “Leading Individual” Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions attorneys in Nevada and was recognized in September 2009 as one of the top lawyers in Nevada in the Legal Elite edition of Nevada Business Magazine.
Ken Winans
Winans Investments- Capital Management
President & Founder
Kenneth Grant Winans is a top-ranked investment manager, a renowned author of four award-winning books and a philanthropist for education. Over 35 years, he has conducted landmark investment research and designed innovative investment strategies. He has documented “track records” as a market strategist and a portfolio manager. Winans also writes a column for Forbes.com. He started Winans Investments in 1992 and has received the highest “5 Star” performance rating given by global research firm, Morningstar ® for its three blended strategies for 3, 5, and 10-year timeframes.
Gina Yager
GYC Vegas
Founder & Director
Founded by Las Vegas-based public relations professional, Gina Yager, GYC Vegas specializes in strategic public relations, marketing, branding, community relations, special events and more. Prior to establishing GYC in 2017, Yager spent 15 years with Preferred Public Relations, a local marketing and public relations agency, where she served as the firm’s Vice President. She has more than two decades of marketing and communications experience across multiple industries including lifestyle, hospitality, gaming, entertainment, food & beverage, nonprofit, health care, aviation and technology, working with national, regional and local companies of all sizes - from startups and small businesses to multinational corporations.
