Southern Nevada Forum was developed by a group of local legislators, the Vegas Chamber, other business organizations, business leaders, concerned citizens, and other stakeholders. Each biennium, the Forum meets to determine regional priorities in several areas of concern, including K-12 education, higher education, transportation and infrastructure, economic development and workforce, healthcare, and good governance.
Priorities are developed by subcommittees in each of these major priority areas, and legislation develops from these priorities. The Southern Nevada Forum was instrumental in securing the full requested funding amount for the UNLV School of Medicine in the 2015 Legislature, as well as fuel revenue indexing to update and modernize transportation modes in Southern Nevada. The Forum also succeeded in obtaining additional seats on state boards and committees to ensure that Southern Nevada was well represented as the population center of the state.
To learn more about Southern Nevada Forum, contact the Chamber’s Government Affairs team at 702.641.5822.
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Certified Financial Planner
Donald Pearson is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ for WestPac Wealth Partners, the largest privately held wealth management firm in Las Vegas. A native of Las Vegas, Pearson attended Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School and accepted a scholarship to play football at the United States Naval Academy. He served as a Financial Manager for the United States Marine Corps in charge of the budget for Central and South America. Pearson sits on the board of Las Vegas HEALS, Southern Nevada Veterans Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas Naval Academy Alumni Association, and is the Head Coach for the Junior Varsity Football team at Faith Lutheran.
Paolo Tiramani
Boxabl
CEO
Paolo Tiramani is the CEO of Boxabl, a multi-billion dollar technology company with dozens of patented innovations. Mr. Tiramani cofounded Boxabl alongside Galiano Tiramani and Kyle Denman in 2017 to revolutionize building construction and create affordable housing solutions. It currently operates out of 2 factory locations in North Las Vegas, Nevada that cover over 300,000 square feet. Boxabl is currently fulfilling over 120,000 pre-orders for their Casita product, a 20' by 20' accessory dwelling unit that unfolds on-site completely ready to go with a full-size kitchen, bathroom and living space.
Brian Formisano
Wells Fargo Bank
Region Bank President - Nevada Southern
Brian Formisano, Region Bank President – Nevada Southern for Wells Fargo, is responsible for setting direction and leading all aspects of the branch banking network, including small business and affluent business. He provides business leadership for the planning and execution of all activities within the region and alignment between regional initiatives and overall Regional Banking initiatives. He ensures all elements of risk management, compliance accountability and talent management programs are followed. He represents Wells Fargo in all aspects of federal, state, and community leadership as well as the development within the market.
Chad Kaercher
Marsh Risk – Las Vegas
Associate Vice President
Chad Is a Licensed Commercial Insurance Broker and serves as AVP of Marsh Risk Las Vegas. Marsh offers all commercial lines of insurance including - but not limited to - Workers Comp, P&C, Executive Risk (D&O/E&O), Builder's Risk, Environmental, Benefits, and more. Marsh custom builds a risk management team to meet the specific needs of middle market to Fortune 100 companies. As a third generation Las Vegan, Chad gives back to the incredible community that raised him. He serves on several boards including Board President for the Lutheran Social Services, Board Director for Red Cross of So, Nevada, and Chair of Young Leaders Society of United Way.
