A native Las Vegan, Lisa is a first-generation American Latina who has spent her life educating Nevada’s students. She worked for 25 years in CCSD as an English and Spanish teacher, Dean of Students, Assistant Principal, and Principal at the middle school and high school levels. After retiring from CCSD, Lisa served as Nevada’s Lieutenant Governor. Throughout her career, Lisa has worked to bring people together and build a community that makes parents, students, and educators proud and productive. As CRSV’s new President, she will continue her lifelong dedication to ensuring student achievement and success, particularly for the underserved.
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Featured President's Club Members
Daniel Holmes
RubinBrown
Partner and Gaming Services National Practice Leader
Daniel Holmes is a Partner and Gaming Services National Practice Leader for RubinBrown, a full service accounting firm dedicated to serving its clients, team members and surrounding community both inside and outside the workplace. For RubinBrown, Daniel is responsible for overseeing client service teams, the continued expansion of the gaming practice and assisting clients in implementing more efficient regulatory compliance programs, through an in-depth understand of internal controls and financial reporting standards. Daniel graduated with a BS in Business Administration and an MBA from Rockhurst University’s Helzberg School of Management.
Ash Zare
CAE USA
General Manager
Ash Zare has been named General Manager of CAE Las Vegas, an aviation training center with full-flight simulators specialized in training pilots for business jets. Prior to moving to Las Vegas, Ash successfully led CAE Seoul during the pandemic, responsible for training more than 4,000 commercial pilots annually in Korea. Raised in Dubai, Ash first relocated to Toronto to pursue his Robotics Engineering and MBA education. In 2015, Ash then joined CAE’s headquarters in Montreal where he led the integration of CAE’s $1B acquisition of Bombardier Aviation Training.
Bill Nelson
BDO USA
Assurance Partner
Bill is an Assurance Partner at BDO USA and a leader in BDO’s National Gaming, Hospitality and Leisure Industry Practice. He is extensively involved in all areas of accounting and auditing for the firm. He works closely with a number of organizations in the gaming, retail and wholesale, real estate, and construction industries, providing exceptional client service through a holistic approach and attention to detail. Bill assists with fraud examinations as part of the firm’s litigation support practice and has helped identify the perpetrator of fraud and determined loss amounts in multiple fraud issues. He helps his clients with internal controls and regulations to prevent occupational fraud. Bill earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Idaho State University and is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is active in the Las Vegas community participating in several youth sports programs and volunteering his time for various not for profits. In addition to Bill’s role on the Vegas Chamber’s Board of Trustees, he serves on the board of directors of Helping Hands of Vegas Valley, which aids seniors in need.
Kelly Maxwell
Baby’s Bounty
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Baby’s Bounty is a 15-year-old nonprofit, working to improve health outcomes for families living in poverty with the mission of providing “a good start for every baby”. Las Vegas native, CEO/Executive Director Kelly Maxwell brings business acumen and a deep knowledge of her community to her role. Using her experience in for-profit-sector business development, Maxwell has transformed Baby’s Bounty into a significant community leader. Baby’s Bounty operates a Baby Bundle program, supplying new parents with essential newborn supplies and infant care education as well as Diaper Banks, located in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson and Northern Nevada which have distributed 3 million diapers and 6 million wipes to over 40,000 families. Maxwell launched a partnership with Nevada’s NSHE institutions – Diapers for Diplomas, to support parenting students and just worked to pass SB428 to remove the sales tax on diapers in addition to many other initiatives to support families across our state and beyond.Proud Member Partners
