WODA 2013 Program

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We are proud to celebrate all the achievements of women past,present, and future. When women succeed everybody wins.

Wells Fargo is proud to celebrate the southern NevadaNAWBOs Women of Distinction Awards.

Celebrating women

wellsfargo.com

2013 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved.Member FDIC. (894266_08206)


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Welcometothe15thAnnualWomenofDis-

tinctionAwardLuncheon!

Watch us Grow! Where weve been and

wherewearegrowingtomorrow.

ItisanhonortoserveastheNationalAsso-

ciationof Women Business OwnersSouthern

NevadasChapter20thPresident.Myfootsteps

are now following the path of amazing wom-

enthathaveprecededme.Eachofthemhas

servedwithdistinctionandtruededicationtothe

objectiveofkeepingoursisterhoodasaviable

andvitalorganizationthatwillcontinuetoimpact

thelivesofthewomensittingnexttoyoutodayaswellaswomenwehaveyettomeet.Every

stepforwardbeginswithafootrmlyestablished

inthepast.Withthatbeingsaid,Iwouldliketo

personallythankeachandeveryoneofyoufor

youraccomplishmentswhileservingourchap-

ter. Thank youfor makingthis specialawards

eventpossible.Weareingratitude.

Todaywehonorandpaytributeto34phe-

nomenal women, our nalists. These are re-

markablewomenwithhighidealsandpurpose.Notonlyaretheyaccomplishedintheirrespec-

tiveelds,but,theystillndtimetomentorand

giveback,cultivatingpositivegrowthforwomen

everywhere.Throughtheirprofessional,commu-

nityandpersonalpassionstheyempowerwom-

enmovingforward.Theyhaveplantedseedsto

ensurethatwomenoftomorrowaregivenevery

opportunity to reach their fullestpotential. We

wantyoutoknowyouraccomplishmentshave

notgoneunnoticed.Wesincerelythankyoufor

leadingthewayandsettingthebar.

BeforewemoveontotheprogramIwould

liketotakeamomenttogiveaBigThanksto

ourcorporatepartners,eventsponsors,andsi-

lentauctiondonorswhocontinuetoshowsup-

portforthisamazingevent.Withoutyoursup-

porttodayoursuccesswouldnothavebeen

possible. JulieRobinson,WODAChair2013,worked

her magic to make this a spectacular event.

Thankyouforyourtalent, timeanddedication

Julie!Specialthanks toourWODAcommittee

andNAWBOSNVBoard.Weappreciateeach

andeveryoneofyou!AspecialthankstoAnna

Siefert...wecouldnthavedoneitwithoutyou!

We are honored tohave PaulaFrancis, actor

and Channel 8 news anchor, as our emcee.

ThankyouPaula! Thankyou forjoining us to celebratethese

remarkablewomen.Pleaseenjoytheprogram!

ValerieParker-President

BGreenBranding

ValerieParker|President

W o d a P r e s i d e n t 2 0 1 3

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S p e c i a l T h a n k s t o t h e

W O D A C o m m i t t e eThecollectivework,energyandsupportmadethiseventpossible.

Anamazingteamconsistingof:

AndtotheamazingNAWBOSouthernNevadaBoard,thankyou!

Anna Siefert

Dida Clifton

Vasanti Kumar

Monica Garin

Anne Kellogg

Aynalem Workneh

Samesha Ramadan

Jessica Rosman

Shelia McKay,ConsultantRaven Rhoten

Julie Robinson,ChairValerie Parker,NAWBOSNPresident

W o d a C h a i r 2 0 1 3

DearWODAGuests,

Welcometothe15thAnnualWomenofDistinc-

tionAwards!

Itisanhonortohavebeengiventheopportunity

toserveastheChairforthisprestigiouseventand

Ihopethateveryonefeelswelcomedandappre-

ciatedasthatisourintention.Thankyouforcom-

ingtodayandsupportingtheNAWBOSouthern

NevadaChapter;wesincerelyappreciateit.Itis

yourcontinuedsupportthatbringstolifetheedu-

cationalprograms,speakers,andeventsthatare

madeavailabletotheNAWBOmembershipdur-

ingthecourseoftheyear.

Thiseventisawayofshiningalightonsomeofthemostoutstandingwomeninourcommunity.

TheFinalistsarebeinghonoredbecausetheyare

trulyWomenofDistinction.Thesewomenhave

excelledin theireldof endeavorandserveas

rolemodelsandasourceofinspirationtousall.

Wearealsoheretopayhomagetothewomen

whoplantedtheseedsoftheSouthernNevada

Chapteranddidthehardworktomakeitareal-

ity.Withouttheirvision,sacrice,anddedication

wewouldnotbeheretoday,celebratingthe15th

year that NAWBO SouthernNevada has been

presentingtheseawards.Iwouldliketocongrat-

ulatethe Finalists and thankthe Foundersand

SteeringCommitteeforsharingofthemselvesso

thatallofusmaybenet,whatawonderfulgift.

Finally, a note ofgratitude tothe 2013 WODA

Committee!Thisgroupofbrilliantandcompas-

sionatewomenworkedcloselytogetherfor the

pastfewmonthsplanningtheevent;theirtime,

service,andprofessionalismweregreatlyappre-ciatedandtogetherhelpedtocreatetheamazing

eventyouwillenjoytoday.

Sincerely,

JulieRobinsonPresident

UndercoverProductions,Inc.

JulieRobinson|Chair

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HarryReid|UnitedStatesSenator

L e t t e r F r o m S e n a t o r , H a r r y R e i d

DearFriends:

Itismygreatpleasuretowelcomeyouto

the15thAnnualWomenofDistinctionAwards

presented by NAWBO of Southern Nevada.

Unfortunately,my dutiesin theUnitedStates

Senatepreventmefromattendingthisyears

celebration.

Since 1990, the Southern Nevada chap-ter of the National Association of Women

Business Owners has helped to educate

and empower our women businessowners.

NAWBOs success in our communityis due

inparttothegreatsuccessesofitsoutstand-

ing members. The organizations past presi-

dents include some of Southern Nevadas

most inuential business leaders. Eachyear,

theWomenofDistinctionAwardsrecognizes

womenwhohavedistinguishedthemselvesas

industryleadersamongtheircolleagues.

On behalfofallNevadans,itismyhonor

tocongratulatethisyearsnalistsandaward-

eesyouareexceptionalNevadansandrole

models to aspiring business owners across

thestate.ThankyouformakingNevadaabet-

terplacetolive.

Bestwishesforawonderfulceremony.

Sincerely,

HARRYREID

UnitedStatesSenator

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P r o g r a m

Reception

Lunch Begins

Welcome Remarks

ValerieParker,President

NAWBOSouthernNevada

JulieRobinson,Chair

WomenofDistinctionAwards

PaulaFrancis,Emcee

ProgramSponsor,CaesarsEntertainment

TonyGladneyVPofNationalDiversityRelations

Awards Presentation

CommunicationsandPublicRelations

CommunityandGovernmentServices

Education

Gaming,HospitalityandConventionServices

HumanResources/TrainingServicesMedicalandHealthcareServices

Philanthropy

ProfessionalServices

RealEstateandConstruction

Retail/Manufacturing

GlassCeiling

RisingStarSponsored by Southwest Gas: John Hester, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Energy Resources presenting

EntrepreneuroftheYearSponsored by Wells Fargo: Lester Romero, Assistant Vice President Nevada Small Business Manager presenting

Entertainment|PhatStrad

Closing Remarks

ValerieParker,President

NAWBOSouthernNevada

PaulaFrancis.Emcee

*Rafewillcloseat12:30PM

WinnerscanpickupitemsattheendoftheceremonyfromSameshaRamadan

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Entertainment

Flamenco, Classical & Contemporary Guitarist RJ Fox

isconsidered by many to be the most accomplished &

versatileperformerresidinginLasVegasandisprovidingthelivemusicforourreception.

RJFoxR E C E P T I O N E N T E R T A I N M E N T

Phat Strad is an international cast of classically trained

female musicians playing futuristic electronicinstruments

with an industrial strength club groove. The group hasopenedforJohnMayer,SherylCrow,MichaelMcDonald,

KennyLoggins,Earth,Wind,andFire,Journey,DuranDu-

ran,WhoopiGoldberg,Styx,KoolandtheGang,BillyIdol,

Seinfeld,VanillaIce,andSteelyDan.

PhatStradP R O G R A M E N T E R T A I N M E N T

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F i n a l i s t s

Communications and PR

Stacey EscalanteEscalanteMediaManagement,LLC

Florence Rogers

NevadaPublicRadioSarah ThorntonSarahThorntonPublicRelations

Community &Government Services

Maj. Rhonda R. LloydTheSalvationArmy

Gayle M. AndersonGovernmentalandInternationalBusinessInitiatives

Dr. Olya Banchik

HillcrestDentalSmilesforSurvivorsFoundation

Education

Ronna TimpaWorkplaceESLSolutions

Lisa HabigshorstSpreadtheWordNevada

Dr. Joanne L. GoodwinWomensResearchInstituteofNevada-UNLV

Entrepreneur of the Year

Kimberly Gyuran-MilesThePayrollCompany&HR

Brittney MelnickBwithATwistCatering

Gaming, Hospitality& Convention Services

Michele RothsteinBalloonswithaTwist

Gigi VegaNobuHotel,CaesarsPalace

London SwinneyMGMGrandLasVegas

Glass Ceiling

Susan WolaMandalayBay

Laura HobbsSouthwestGasCorporation

Human Resources& Training Services

Janelle BarlowTMI

Alice N. OHearnBaileyKennedy,LLP

Medical &Healthcare Services

Dr. Florence JamesonVolunteerinMedicineofSouthernNevada

Kristine LeavittLasVegasNeurosurgery&SpineCare

Lynn RosenbachSouthwestMedicalAssociates

Philanthropy

Kelly PetersenHelpingHandsSurgicalCare,TopDogShaggyChicInc.,CKBCarlosEnterprises

Nikki BertiGoodieTwoShoesFoundation

Elizabeth GallagherGallagherGroupInternational

Professional Services

Karen HallerSouthwestGasCorporation

Laurie JohnsonJohnsonJacobsonWilcox

Jill RoundyiFindExpert

Real Estate & Construction

Anne Calarco, CMCA, AMS, PCAMLevelPropertyManagement

Florence ShapiroShapiro&Sher

Retail & Manufacturing

Angela EdgeworthPedipedFootwear

Jane LeeJadonFoods

Rising Star

Tammy ShawLasVegasWomanMagazine

Brittany MarkarianSouthernNevadaStrongSustainableCommunitiesGrantProject

Gina BongioviBongioviLawFirm

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FlorenceRogers

President&GeneralManager,

NevadaPublicRadio

Florence Rogers is President &General Manager of Nevada PublicRadio, the public media companyproviding news, cultural and onlineservices to Nevada 1980. In April2007shebecamesecond-everGen-eral Manager succeeding founderLamarMarcheseandeffectivelytran-sitioningNevadaPublicRadio intoadiversiedmediacompanyandgrow-ingthecommunityresourcetoanan-nualbudgetexceeding$5M.In2011shewaselectedbyhernationalpeerstoserveasamemberdirectorofNa-tionalPublicRadio(NPR).Locally,sheisincomingCouncilChairforLeader-shipprogramoftheLasVegasMetroChamberofCommerce. RogersjoinedNevadaPublicRa-dio in 2001to overseeKNPRs pro-grammingandestablishNevadasrstclassicalmusicstation.Sheco-creat-edtheagshippublicaffairsprogram

KNPRs State of Nevada and hasmanynationalnetworkcreditsforherownreportingincludingNPRsMorn-ingEdition,AllThingsConsideredandStudio360. A 1989 graduate of San DiegoStateUniversity,RogersholdsaMas-tersDegreeinCommunications.Flor-enceRogerswasbornandraisedontheIsleofWightinEnglandandwasproudtobecomeaUScitizeninJanu-ary2007.

Attheend oftheday, we can enduremuchmorethanwethinkwecan.

- Frida Kahlo

SarahThornton

President,

SarahThorntonPublicRelations

Sarah Thornton has worked iLasVegaspublicrelationsfornearly20yearsandhasrepresentedavarietyofclientsbothlocallyandnation-ally. In 2011, shebegan to expandinPhoenixandin2012sheopenedanofceinDenver.Shenowhasvecolleaguesinthethreestatesandislookingforwardtoexcitingopportunitiesaheadofher. Sarah has worked with clientsranging from developers and reaestatecompaniestotop-rankedlawrmsandhealthcarecompanies. SarahholdsaB.A.inCommunicationStudiesfromtheUniversityoNevada, Las Vegas.She isa memberofthePublicRelationsSocietyofAmerica and served as president otheLasVegaschapterin2011.Sheis also past chapter president andpast regional board member of theInternationalAssociationofBusiness

Communicators (IABC) Las Vegaschapter.Shecurrentlyservesonthboards of both IABC Colorado andPRSAColorado. SarahhasservedontheCommunityServiceCommitteefortheClarCounty Bar Association and TheWesternDistrictBoardforbothIABCandPRSA.ShealsosupportsDressfor Success, Dolls for Daughters inDenverandOpportunityVillage.

The most important thing in com

municationistohearwhatisntbeing

said.

- Peter Drucker

StaceyEscalante

FounderandCEO

EscalanteMediaManagementLLC

Stacey Escalante is the founderandCEOofEscalanteMediaManage-mentLLC.,aboutiquepublicrelationsrm.Shealsoconsultsforcorpora-tionssupplementingtheirpublicrela-tionsdivisions&assistingwithmediatraining.Escalantesformerandcur-rentclientlistincludesMGMResorts

International, Safe Nest, Jump forJoyFoundation,DesertPerinatalAs-sociates, and Facebook for Parentsauthor,LindaFoggPhillips.SheisontheplanningcommitteefortheMGMResortsInternationalWomensLead-ershipConferencefor2013. Stacey graduated from UCLA.Shespent16yearsinbroadcastjour-nalism.Shespent 10yearsas are-porteratKVBC-TV. AsaStage 3melanomasurvivor,Staceyis ona missionto save livesbyeducating othersabout skincan-cer. She travels toWashington D.C.

annually to lobby on behalf of theAmerican Cancer Societys CancerActionNetwork (ACSCAN).She vol-unteersasmediachairforACSCAN.When the Nevada Legislature is insessionshepromotestheimportanceofkeepingcancerinthespotlight. An inspired speaker and author,Staceys passion and informed per-spectivemakeherasought-afterlec-tureronhealthandwellness.Stacey believes her most importantjob is raising her two kids. Stacey

loves to run. She has com-pletedsevenmarathons.

Whatliesbehindusandwhatliesbeforeusaretinymatterscomparedtowhatlies

withinus

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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MGM Resorts International

salutes our Diversity Champions on their nominations

for the 2013 Women of Distinction Award.

The ultimate expression of leadership

is service to others.-Johnetta B. Cole

BELLAGIO ARIA VDARA MGM GRAND MANDALAY BAY THE MIRAGE MONTE CARLO NEW YORK -NEW YORK

LUXOR EXCALIBUR CIRCUS CIRCUS LAS VEGAS CIRCUS CIRCUS RENO BEAU RIVAGE MGM GRAND DETROIT

London SwinneyVice President Casino Operations

MGM Grand

Susan WolfaExecutive ChefMandalay Bay


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GaylewasappointedChiefofDiplo-maticRelations/ProtocolandGlobalTradeRepresentative for the Commission onEconomicDevelopment fortheState ofNevada,19982013. She founded the Nevada ConsularCorpsBoard,andhasgrowntheCorpsto30members(20%women),representing

26countries. Gayle interfaceswith foreigndelega-tionsandnearly100foreignConsulspost-ed inCalifornia. TheseConsulsdutiesincludethepromotionoftradeandaca-demic and cultural exchanges betweenNevada and the respectivecountry. In2012,GaylechairedtheInternationalGov-ernorsLunchattheSmithCentertherst international lunchhostedbya Ne-vadaGovernor. SheservesontheboardsoftheNe-vadaInternationalWomansForum,JapanAmericaSociety,Nevada IndiaAssocia-tion,U.S.ConsularCorpsCollege (serv-

ingasitsViceDean,aswell)andservedasPresident of the Nevada CommitteeonForeignRelations. SheisafoundingmemberofboththeBlackMountainInsti-tuteandtheProtocol&DiplomacyInterna-tionalProtocolOfcersAssociation. Gayle is on the advisory boards oftheNevadaBallet,thePhilharmonicSo-ciety andtheCanada-NevadaCoalition,promotingbusinessexchangesbetweenCanadaandNevada. She has received awards from thegovernments of El Salvador, Honduras,

Japan,Paraguay,Peru,Roma-nia,Sweden,andUruguay.

GayleAnderson

ProtocolSpecialist&Liaison,

GovernmentalandInternationalBusinessInitiatives

Maj.Rhonda

LloydClarkCountyCoordination

DirectorofSpecialServices&LVCitadelCorpsOfcer/Pastor,

TheSalvationArmy

Dr.OlyaBanchikistheprincipalofHill-crestDental;sheprovidesgeneral,family,andcosmeticdentalservices,aswellastreatmentforheadaches,TMJ,andsleep

apneadisorders. In2010,Dr.Banchik foundedSmilesforSurvivors,anon-protorganizationthatassists breast cancer patients sufferingfromdentalcomplications. Thefounda-tionconnectscancerpatientswithdentistsandotherspecialiststoproviderestorativedentalservices.Dr.OlyaBanchikhasbeenservingastheExecutiveDirectorofSmilesforSurvivorsforthepastthreeyears. In2009,Dr.OlyaBanchikreceivedtheInBusinessLasVegasWomentoWatchaward.VegasSevenBestoftheCity2012issuenamedherBestDentistonaMis-sion.Shewasfeaturedastheexperton

oral health and cancer treatment at theNationalOvarianCancerCoalitionsannualconferenceinNovember2012.Shehasbeenalsobeenfeaturedinnumerouspub-lications, includingLuxuryMagazine,LasVegasWoman,LasVegasReviewJournal,andothers. Dr.BanchikgraduatedfromUCIrvine.SheearnedherDoctorofDentalSurgerydegreefromNewYorkUniversityCollegeofDentistry. She completed aGeneralPracticeResidencyattheUniversityofNe-vada,SchoolofMedicine,in2004. Dr.Banchik currentlyresides inSum-merlinwithherhusbandandthreechildren.

RhondaLloydstartedhercareer inofce administration for an OutreachMinistrytostreetteensandlaterbecameBusiness Administrator of a ChristianSchool.At32sheandherhusbanden-teredTheSalvationArmyCollegeforOf-cers(seminary). OrdainedasaministerinTheSalva-tionArmy 1993,over the last20 yearsshe has served as Corps Ofcer/Pas-toralongwithherhusbandinLewiston,IdahoandEverett,Washington;individualappointments include: Northwest andGolden State Divisional Headquartersas Community Care Ministries Secre-tary,WomensMinistriesSecretary,ChildSafetyConsultant, andTEAM Disciple-shipTrainer.AtTerritorialHeadquartersshewas ChurchGrowthandSteward-shipDirector,andthenOfcerServicesDirectorinthePersonnelDepartmentwith

responsibilityforallimmigrationissuesofOfcers, employees, and volunteers oftheWestern Territory anddeploying aswellasministeringtoallmissionariesfromtheWesternTerritory.MajorRhondawastransferredtoLasVegasin2009servingasClarkCountyDirectorforSpecialSer-vicesandCorpsOfcer/SeniorPastorfortheLasVegasCitadelCorps. MajorRhondahasalsoattendedTheSalvationArmyInternationalCollegeforOfcersinLondon(aneliteappointmentgivento16ofcersfromtheUSannu-ally), and has a Bachelors Degree inCounseling.

Ifyoupaintinyourmindapictureofbrightandhappy expectations, you put yourself into aconditionconducivetoyourgoal.- Norman Vincent Peale

Yourtimeislimited,sodontwasteitlivingsomeone elses life. Dont be trapped bydogma--whichislivingwiththeresultsofotherpeoplesthinking.Dontletthenoiseof others opinions drown out your owninnervoiceAndmostimportant,havethecourageto followyourheartand intuition.They somehow already know what youtruly want to become. Everything else issecondaryStayhungry,stayfoolish.-Steve Jobs

LovetheLordyourGodwillallyourheart,andwithallyoursoul,andwithallyourstrength,andwithallyourmind;andloveyourneighborasyourself.Luke10:27 - The Bible

community&governmentservices

Dr. OlyaBanchikPrincipal,HillcrestDental

Founder,SmilesforSurvivorFoundation

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Dr. JoanneGoodwin

AssociateProfessor

ofHistory&Director,WomensResearchInstitute

ofNevadaUNLV

RonnaTimpa

Founder&ChiefMotivator,

WorkplaceESLSolutions

LisaHabighorst

ExecutiveDirector,

SpreadtheWordNevada

Dr.JoanneL.Goodwinis anAs-sociateProfessor ofHistoryandDi-rectoroftheWomensResearchInsti-tuteofNevadaatUNLV.Shereceivedher doctoratefrom theUniversity ofMichigan.Herrst bookandseveralarticles focused on the intersectionofgenderandsocialpolicy.Shehas

published a 3-volume encyclopediaonthehistoryofwomenintheUnitedStates and numerous encyclopediaentries.SincearrivinginLasVegasin1991, she has developed numerousresourcesonthehistoryofwomenintheregion.TheseincludetheNevadaWomensArchiveatLiedLibrary,theLasVegasWomenOralHistoryProj-ect, video documentaries, and theresearchpagesontheWomensRe-search Institute of Nevada website(wrinunlv.org). Her numerous articlesexplore womens history in Las Ve-gasandsheiscurrentlycompletingabookonthesamesubjectdrawnfromtheoralhistorycollection.Inaddition,hercommitmentis demonstratedbyherworkdevelopingtheWomensRe-searchInstituteofNevadaanditspro-gramson leadership trainingforcol-legeagewomennowtenyearsago.Over220youngwomenfromacrossthestatehavegonethroughthetrain-ing. Dr.Goodwin also wrote part ofthereportStatusofWomeninNevada(2005).

LisaHabighorstistheExecutiveDi-rectoratSpreadtheWordNevada.Herdiversecareer includesmore than 12yearsasanElementarySchoolTeach-er and Middle School MathematicsTeacher.Sheearnedherundergraduatedegree in Education atOregon StateUniversityandaMastersDegreeinEd-

ucationAdministration fromUniversityofNevadaLasVegas. Lisa,a believer in literacy and anavid reader jumped at the chance toleadSpreadtheWordNevadasinceitsinceptioninJuly2001.Underherguid-ance,thisliteracynonprothasgrowntobethelargestinthestateofNevada. Lisa is responsible for the overallmanagementofSpreadtheWordNe-vada.Sheoverseesdailyoperations,allemployeesandnancialsfortheorga-nization.Lisaspendsalargeamountoftimeongrowingthenonprotthroughboard relations, strategic planning, vi-sionandstability. When not working, Lisa likes tospendtimewithherhusbandMikeandfourchildrenJoe,Hannah,JakeandEli.Lisaalso enjoys reading, workingoutandattendingthenumeroussportsac-tivitiesofherchildren.

RonnaTimpaisaninternationallyrenownedspeakerandthefounder/chiefmotivatoroftheworkplacelanguage communications rm, WorkplaceESLSolutions,whichconductskeynotes,courses,executivecoaching and consulting in the areas oWorkplaceESL,WorkplaceSpanishBusiness Writing, Train-the-TrainerTranslationsandInterpretations.Shehas 24 years experience workingwith corporations and individualsand has published three textbookseriesandco-createdanonlinehoteESLprogramwithVegasPBS.Tim-paalsoservesonmanyboardsandcontributestothecommunity,shar-ingenthusiasmandhighlyentertainingfacilitationskills.Sheispassionateaboutmakingeverywordcounintheworkplace.Infact,herfavoritepresentationisChangingtheBusi-nessWorld,OneCommaataTime,alivelyandentertainingworkshop.

A former board member foWorkforce Connections and graduateofLeadershipHenderson,RonnaTimpa istheNevadaStateDirectoofDiversity for The Society ofHumanResourcesManagement.Timpawas also honoredas a Woman toWatch by Vegas Inc. in January2013. She has a Masters Degreein teachingESL fromUNLV andanundergrad in HR from Illinois StateUniversity. Timpa spendsherfreetime practicing Bikram Yoga andsnapping photos withherfancycamera.

Iconsidermyabilitytoarouseenthusiasmamongmypeoplethegreates

assetIpossess.

- Charles Schwab

Lovecannotremainbyitselfithas

nomeaning.Lovehastobeputinto

actionandthatactionisservice.

- Mother Teresa

education

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Comeon,honey.Wevegotworktodo

- Florence McClure

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KimberlyGyuran-

MilesPresident,

ThePayrollCompany&HR

Kimberly Miles is TPC/HR PayrollConsultantspresidentandarecognizedleader in Las Vegas and beyond. Shebringsmorethan25yearsexpertiseman-agingcompanygrowthfromstart-upstonational brandswith multi-million dollarrevenuestreams.ShehonedherskillsatPayChex,Inc.for15years,andtransferredfromDetroittoLasVegastolaunchtheirrstNevadaof-cein1995. In2000,MilesfoundedTPCHR/Pay-rollConsultants,aprivately-heldnationalpayroll and HR management rm forsmalltomediumbusinesses,specializinginhumanresources, taxation,andbusi-nessmanagement.Inlessthanadecade,she expanded the business, serving5000-plusclientsnationwide. Milesisa2010ATHENAHallofFamerecipient.She servedas2011NAWBOSouthernNevadapresidentandreceivedSBAs2012WomeninBusinessCham-

pionoftheYearforNevada. She collaborates with key Nevadaand federal representatives, includingRep. Shelley Berkley, and Valerie Jar-rett,SeniorAdvisortoPresidentBarrackObama, to help local businesses andwomen. SheservesDressForSuccessSouth-ernNevadasboard,andsupportsShan-nonWestHomeless Youth, Center ForIndependent Living (HELP of SouthernNevada), American Heart AssociationCircleofRed,andOliveCrest.RealitygameshowBossLadyVegasishernextventure.

BrittneyMelnickisatrueRenais-sance woman whose love for foodandlivinglifetothefullesthaveculmi-natedinthecreationofBWithaTwistCatering.Herexperienceinthecorpo-rateworldtaughtherthatbringingavisiontorealitytakesvision,planningandtenacity.

PriortoopeningBWithaTwistin2010, Brittney spent ten years per-fectingherskillsincateringandeventplanning.Hercompanyspecializesinupscalecomfortfood,withatwist! Duringthedownturnintheecono-my,Brittneywaslaidofftwiceand-nallydecidedtotryherhandatanewprofession.ShecateredaweddingatanexclusiveestatehomeinLasVe-gas,gotloadsofcomplimentsandre-ferralsfrompeoplewhowereregularsatsuchrestaurantsasGuySavoyandBradleyOgdenand BWitha Twistwasborn. Brittney takes special pride in acareer that can both celebrate thejoysof lifeandcomfortthose insadtimes. From babyshowers to funer-als,Brittneydelightsinmakingpeoplehappy through her gourmet comfortfoodandtailoredevents.

Be who you are and say what you feel,becausethosewhominddontmatterandthosewhomatterdontmind.- Dr. Seuss

entrepreneuroftheyear

BrittneyMelnick

ChiefFoodie,

BwithaTwistCatering

Alwaysbearst-rateversionofyour-

self,instead ofa second-rateversion

ofsomebodyelse.

- Judy Garland

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gaming,hospitality&conventionservices

GigiVega

VicePresident

&GeneralManager,NabuHotel,CaesarsPalace

LondonSwinney

VicePresident

ofCasinoOperations,MGMGrandLasVegas

MicheleRothstein

Owner,

BalloonswithaTwist

Michele Rothstein started Bal-loonsWithA Twist inthe LasVegasareain1994.Startingfromscratch,thisonewomanoperationhasgrownintoapremierpartyplanningcompa-ny.HeadquarteredinLasVegas,Bal-loonsWithATwistalsohasanofce

inBoise,Idaho. BalloonsWithATwisthasreceivednationalrecognitionwinningthe2010Nickelodeons Parents Picks AwardforBestPartyEntertainersinLasVe-gas. The same year, Michele Roth-steinwas a nalist for the ATHENAYoungProfessionalLeadershipawardandwasinductedinto theWomensChamber of Commerce of NevadaWomensHallofFame.Alsoin2011,Rothsteinwasselectedasoneoftheelite groupofbusinessprofessionalsforthe40Under40title. BalloonsWithATwistwasnamed

Favorite Party Entertainer by VegasFamilyEvents,as wellas byKudzu.comfor2012.Rothsteinparticipatedinthe2000GuinnessBookofWorldRecords Non Round balloon sculp-tureinMol,Belgium.RothsteinisalsoinvolvedinavarietyoflocalcharitiesincludingTheMakeAWishFounda-tion, AFAN, Create A Change Now,andOpportunityVillage. Michele enjoys yoga, Las VegasBootcamp,hiking,andspendingtimewith her family and her dogs, FityCentandFrenchFry.

InherroleLondonoverseesthedailyoperationsofTableGames,Slots,RaceandSportsandPoker. Londonhasovertwentyfouryearsofexperience inthegamingindustry.Sherst joined MGM Resorts Internationalin1993with the openingoftheMGM

Grand.In2003LondonwaspromotedtoCasinoShiftManagerattheMirageandin2005wasrecruitedfortheDirectorofCasinoOperationspositionatNewYorkNewYorkandwaslaterpromotedtoVicePresident of Table Games. Since thattimeLondonhasbeenVicePresidentofCasinoOperationsatLuxorandExcali-burandnowMGMGrand. London attended the University ofNevadaLasVegasandBellevueUniver-sity,earningaBachelorsDegreeinBusi-nessManagement.Londonisagraduateofthe2011CityofLasVegasChamberof Commerce Leadership Las Vegas

program.SheisservingastheGamingand Tourism Day Chair for LeadershipLasVegasClassof2013.Londonalsoserveson theExecutiveCommittee forLight the Night with the Leukemia&LymphomaSociety.

Graciously servinghotelguestwithelegance has been Gigis passion fonearly25years.VegastartedasafrontdeskclerkattheInter-ContinentalHoteManila, wheregraciousness under rewasliterallyputtotestthroughacoupdtat.Rebelsoldiersheldthehoteland

its guesthostage,while the remainingstaff, including Vega, dodges sporadicsniperretocontinueoperations. Vegas mantle of gracious serviceunderredevelopedthroughtenyearswithInter-Conandfollowedwith10-yeatenure with the MandarinOrientalHotelGroupwhereanticipatingtheneedsofdiscerning guestwas the standardPositionsheldwereDirectorGuestSer-vices,ExecutiveAssistantManagerandActingGeneralManager. VegajoinedCaesarsPalaceinJanuary2009asVicePresidentofLuxurHotelOperations,bringwithherservice

withgraciousnessandeleganceanticipated by high-endcustomers stayingat the luxurysuites andexclusive villas.Shecontinues toservediscerningguestsastheGeneralManagerofthworldsrstNobuHotelatCaesarsPal-ace.Thisnewestluxurychichotelgeneratesinterestfromcelebritiesfromthentertainment and business industrythatexpectuniqueluxuryexperienceswithdiscretion. Vegacompleted in 2011 ExecutiveMBA with Royal Melbourne InstituteTechnology and MemberofSigmaDeltaPhiSorority.

Thepurposeof lifeisto livei t,totaste

experiencetotheutmost,toreachoueagerlyandwithoutfearfornewerand

richerexperience.

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Youmustdothethingsyouthinkyou

cannotdo.

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Manypersonshaveawrongideaof

what constitutes true happiness. Itis

not attained through self-graticationbut through delity to a worthy pur-

pose.

- Helen Keller

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glassceiling

LauraHobbs

SeniorVicePresident/

HumanResourcesandAdministration,

SouthwestGasCorporation

InNovember2012,Hobbswaspro-motedtoSeniorVicePresident/HRandAdministration responsible for HumanResources, Shareholder Services,Cor-porate Administrative Services, Com-munications, and Business ContentManagement.Hobbsbeganher careerwith SouthwestGas 28 years ago as

anAnalystinHumanResources.AfteraseriesofpromotioninHRshemovedto InvestorRelations whereshe even-tually assumed the role of Manager/InvestorRelationsin 1993.HobbswaspromotedtoSeniorManager inHRin2001 and promoted toDirector/HR in2005. In2008,HobbswaspromotedtoVicePresident/HR,withresponsibilityforexecutivecompensation,stafng,af-rmativeactionandEqualEmploymentOpportunity, organizational develop-ment, employee recognition, employeerelations, benets administration, andshareholder services. In 2010, Hobbs

waspromotedtoVicePresident/Admin-istration andassumed the responsibil-ity of the Energy ServicesDepartmentinaddition toher otherduties.Hobbsholdsabachelorsandmastersdegreein BusinessAdministration from UNLV.SheisfoundingPresidentoftheNationalCharityLeague,LasVegasChapterandwas elected to the National Board ofNCL,Inc.SheservedontheBoardofRegents/UniversityandCommunityCol-legeSystemofNevada,isamemberoftheNevada InternationalWomens Fo-rum,and Treasurerof theOutside LasVegasFoundation.

BehindeverysuccessfulWomenisa

fabulouspairofshoes.

- unknown

SusanWola is theExecutiveChefofMandalayBay.SheistherstfemaleexecutivechefofaLasVegasstripHotel.Inherroleasexecutivechefsheleadsateamof30chefsand550cooks.SheisresponsibleforallculinaryoperationsatMandalayBayincluding2millionsquarefeetofconventionandbanquetspace.

Shebrings awide rangeof experi-encetotheMandalayBayculinaryteam.HerdiversecareerhasincludedtenureatmegaresortsbothintheUnitedStatesandin theCaribbean,boutiquehotels,and4starrestaurants. Chef Wola graduated with a BSin Cell & Development Biology fromPurdue University and an AA in Culi-naryArtsfromTheCulinaryInstituteofAmerica.Aftergraduationfromculinaryschoolshereceiveda leadpositionatChef JeanBanchetsCiboulette inAt-lanta.ShewentontobeExecutiveChefofthe4starnorthernItalianRestaurant,

Benvenuti.Alwaysupforanadventure,ChefWolamovedtotheBahamasandwasExecutiveSousChefat theworldfamousluxuryresort,Atlantis.ShewentontoexecutivepositionsatLittleDixBayintheVirginIslandsandtheLasVegasVenetianResort. Committedtoeducation andcom-munity,ChefWola ison theAdvisoryBoard for The International CulinarySchoolatTheArtInstituteofLasVegas.SheisalsoontheBoardofDirectorsforCreatea ChangeNowanOrganizationthatghtschildhoodobesitybyplantingediblegardensinelementaryschools.

SusanWolfa

ExecutiveChef,

MandalayBay

IfIhaveseenfurtherthanothermen;

itisbecauseIhavestoodontheshoul-

dersofgiants

- Albert Einstein

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JanelleBarlowPh.D, C.S.P.

President,TMI

AliceOHearn

LegalAdministrator

BaileyKennedy,LLP

FromasmallSouthDakotatowntointernationalrecognition,JanelleBarlowisPresidentofTMI,USandTACK-USA partner with the European multina-tional training/consulting group. She isWBENCcertied. Janellewasawarded both theTMIFriendshipandTACKPersonoftheYearawards because of her unselsh con-tributiondevelopingtheTACKandTMIglobalnetworks.SheearnedtheCerti-edSpeakingProfessional designationby theNationalSpeakersAssociation,onwhosenationalboardsheservedfor6years.Sheisthecurrentpast-presidentoftheGlobalSpeakers Federation,aneleven-country organization with6,000members.Shehasmentoreddozensofwomenspeakersaroundtheworld. Janelleis thebest-sellingauthor ofAComplaintIsaGift,currentlyavailableinover25languages;co-authorofEmo-tional Value; Smart Videoconferencing;andthebestsellingBrandedCustomer

Service.Threeofherbookswerenomi-nated for Benjamin Franklin BusinessBookAwards. JanellesclientbaseincludesMicro-soft, Nestle, Jaguar, Unilever, TECon-nectivity,Caterpillar,andOracle. JanellesPh.D.isfromU.C.,Berke-ley. She holds two Masters degrees in International Relations and Psy-chology.Hermarriageis thebackboneofhercontinuingcareerwork.Sheprac-ticesBikramYoga,haswon photogra-phy contests, and derives great plea-sureplayingthepianoinherSummerlinhome.

AliceOHearn worked as alegalsecretary atLionel Sawyer&Collinsfornearly15yearsbeforeshelefttherm with partner John R. Bailey toopenhissololawpractice.Overthecourse of 12 years, the two-personrmevolvedintoBaileyKennedy,LLP,alawrmwith10lawyersand14staffmembers. Highly recognized for its

excellence in business litigation andadministrative healthcare law, BaileyKennedy,LLPisalsothe recipientoffourBestPlacestoWorkawards. As a Board Member of the LasVegasChapterof theAssociationofLegal Administrators (ALA), Alicesupportstheorganizationsmissionofpromotingandenhancingthecompe-tenceandprofessionalismofallmem-bers of the legalmanagement teamthrough continuing education. TheALAnot onlyeducates itsmembers--itgivesthemaccesstomentorswhoassisttheminmanagingthecomplex-

itiesofalawrmwhilemaintainingapersonallife. The plight of the retired racinggreyhoundisacauseclosetoAlicesheart. Sheandherhusband,Larry,haveadopted5retiredracersoverthepast 15 years. They currently havetworetiredracers,BaileyandKen-nedy.

Ifyourenotlivingontheedge,youre

takinguptoomuchspace.

- Unknown

Stop wearing your wishbone where

yourbackboneoughttobe.

- Elizabeth Gilbert

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Dr.FlorenceJameson

Ph.D, C.S.P.

Founder&CEO,VolunteerinMedicine

ofSouthernNevada

Dr.FlorenceJamesonhasspentherlifededicated tofamily,healthcareandcommunity.SheattendedUCLASchool

ofMedicineandCedarSinaiforObstet-ricsandGynecologyresidency. In1985,sheopenedherprivateprac-tice inLas Vegas.She is anadvocateforpatients,physiciansandcommunityhealth. She is amember of the ClarkCountyMedicalSocietyfor28yearsandtheirpastPresidentandcurrentPresidentoftheNevadaStateMedicalAssociation.Herloveforpatientsandmedicinehasin-spiredhertostriveforqualityhealthcareforallNevadansregardlessoftheireco-nomicsituation. Dr.JamesonisfounderandCEOofVolunteers inMedicineofSouthernNe-vada,afreehealthclinicdedicatedtopro-

vidingmedicalservicestotheuninsuredwhowouldotherwisehavenoaccesstomedicalcare.PriortostartingVMSN,sheopened a clinic at the JuvenileJusticeCenterofSouthern Nevadatocare forincarceratedyounggirls. Shehasbeenrecognizedbythecom-munityforherextraordinaryaccomplish-ments, including the Sunrise HospitalFirst Humanitarian Award and theRedCrossEverydayHealthHeroesAward. Dr.Jamesonsvisionisthatnochildoradultwillevergotobedatnightsickwith-

outmuchneededhealthcare.

Idontknowwhatyourdestinywillbe,butonethingIdoknow:theonlyonesamongyouwhowillbereallyhappyarethosewhohavesoughtandfoundhowtoserve.- Albert Schweitzer

KristineLeavitt

FNP-BC

BoardCertiedRegisteredFamilyNursePractictioner,LasVegasNeurosurgery&

SpineCare

Kristine Leavittworksin oneofthemost demanding areas of medicine:neurosurgery. She became interestedinitafterherfathersustainedasevereheadinjurymanyyearsagoandaneuro-surgeonsavedhislife.Whenshestartedher nursing career she found the eldwasasintriguingassheremembered. Leavitt cares for hundreds of pa-tientsvalley-widewitheverythingfromtrauma, brain tumorsandParkinsonsdiseasetoneckandbackpain,neural-giaandcarpaltunnelsyndrome.SheistheonlynursepractitionerintheeldofneurosurgeryinSouthernNevada,maleorfemale. She believes that the eldcouldgreatlybenet fromtheworkofNursePractitionersandisthrilledtobeattheforefrontofthismovement. Kristineiscommittedtoproviding

educational opportunities to nursingstudents.Shevolunteersasamentorandoffers arotation inneurosurgerythat provideseducationand real-lifeexperiences. PriortojoiningDr.Nagyspractice,Kristineservedas transplantservicesprogram coordinator for UMC. ShealsoservedasanRNforSt.RoseDo-minicanHospitalandUniversityMedi-calCenter.ShegraduatedmagnacumlaudewithamastersdegreeinNurs-ingfromtheUniversityofNevada,LasVegasandreceivedherundergraduatedegreefromNevadaStateCollege.

Andstill,afterallthistime,theSunhas

neversaidtotheEarth,Youoweme.Lookwhathappenswithlovelikethat.

Itlightsupthesky.

- Rumi

LynnRosenbach

ChiefExecutiveOfcer,

SouthwestMedicalAssociates

Lynn Rosenbach, Chief ExecutivOfcerofSouthwestMedicalAssociat(SMA),DivisionofOptumCollaborativCare,UnitedHealth Groupand oneNevadas largestmultispecialtymedicgroups. Lynncomes toSMAafter 1yearsasPresident of the OptumColaborative Care homecare companieSMAprovidesafullcontinuumofmedcal services toover 500,000 commecial,MedicaidandMedicareAdvantagmembersintheLasVegasarea.Lynis responsible for the operation ofmedicalclinics,5UrgentCares,anambulatorysurgerycenter, 3 retail clinic2seniorLifestyleCenters,and3homcaresubsidiaries.Withastaffof1,500+employeesincluding250providerswitabudget in excess of $500 millionannualrevenue,Lynnis responsiblefodevelopingandexecutingtheorganiza

tionsstrategicplan. Lynnsuccessfupartnerswithphysicianandclinicalleadershiptoachievequalitycareinacoseffectivemanner. Lynn is an experienced healthcaleaderwith27yearsofdiversiedexperience.Shehas aBachelorofSciencdegreeinHealthScience,MastersDegreeinPublicHealthAdministrationanagraduateof the UnitedHealth GrouExecutive Development Program anserves asamember ontheBoardsoCollegeofSouthernNevadaFoundatioandtheAmericanLungAssociation,LaVegas.

Thestrengthofawomanisnotmeasuredbytheimpactthatallherhardshi

inlifehavehadonher;butthestrengt

ofawomanismeasuredbytheexteofherrefusaltoallowthosehardshipst

dictateherandwhoshebecomes.

- C. JoyBell C.

medical&healthcare

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NikkiBerti

CofounderandCEO,

GoodieTwoShoesFoundation

ElizabethGallagher

CEO,

GallagherGroupInternational

KellyPetersen

Founder/ExecutiveDirector,

HelpingHandsSurgicalCareTopDogShaggyChicInc.

President,CKBCarlosEnterprises

NikkiBertiistheco-founder/CEOoftheGoodieTwoShoesFoundation,anaward-winningLasVegas501c3,whichprovides10,000SouthernNevadachil-dreninneedwithnewshoesandsocksannually. GTSFwasfoundedonthepremise

of empowering children with choice.Since2003,40,000childreninneed,in-cludingmanywhomhaveNEVERhadanewpairofshoes,haveexperiencedtheopportunitytoselecttheirveryownnewpairthroughGTSFprogramming.Nikkisphilanthropic efforts and innovationshave garnered GTSF attention frombookpublisherHarlequin,thePointsofLightFoundation,Major LeagueBase-ball,PeopleandUSAWEEKENDMaga-zine. From the on-campus marketingcompanyshebuiltincollege,toDirec-torofMarketingat anadvertisingrm

in Denver, to Production CoordinatoratSeaWorldofCalifornia, Nikkibringsmorethan20yearsofdiversiedindus-tryexperiencestoGTSF. InadditiontoGTSF,Nikkiispassion-ateaboutwriting.SheauthoredAFaceIntheCrowd:MyLifeasanNFLWife(Xlibris,2004),anonctionalaccountoffamilylifeduringherhusbandssixsea-sonsplayingintheNFL.Sheiscurrentlyworkingonacollaborativewritingproj-ectwithtelevisionproducerNickGroff. NikkiresidesinLasVegaswithherhusbandandtwochildren.

ElizabethGallagherleadsaGlob-al Business Development, Brandingand Public Relations Firm. As anadvocate her passion has been todevelop, advance andpromote mi-nority owned businesses. GGI initi-ated thePower of Diversity Series,

thisNationalcommitmentisfocusedonbuildingK-12th technology labs.With one in Las Vegas at City Im-pact Center a campus providinglifechangingprogramsandservicesthat Impactour youth inEducation,HealthDisparitiesandhungerinourcommunity. She initiated a partner-shipwithaCharterHighschoolthatwill be open for enrolment for the2013-2014schoolyear. The Power of Diversity honorsFortune 500 corporations, minor-ity owned enterprises and premierleaders that champion diversity in

the global economy. In order forbusinesstoevolveandfulllitspri-mary mission, total inclusion mustbeat theforefront. Previously, shewas President& CEOofSAVICon-struction, and Condor Training andAviation where she worked with cli-entssuchasDonaldTrump,RichardBranson,MGMResortsInternationaland Caesars Entertainment amongothers. Gallagher isthe formerViceChair oftheUnitedStatesHispanicChamber of Commerce where sherepresented 3.1 million Hispanicownedbusinesses.

Kelly Petersen successfully blendcareer,communityandfamily.Inadditionto owning and operating multipleUPSstores, including the top ranked locationinClarkCounty,in2012shecreate

ShaggyChicapetcareandgroomingsalonsituatedinTivoliVillage.TheShaggyChic showroom features pet orientedproductsincludinghumanqualityorganictreatsaswellasshampoosandlotionseach designed byMs. Petersen toenhancetheappearanceandqualityoflifeforpets. Themotherofthreeyoungmen,Kellactively supports numerous charitiesIn2011sheandherhusbandDr.KevinPetersen jointlyfoundedHelpingHandsSurgicalCarewhichprovided43charitysurgeriestouninsuredpatientsinitsrsyearofexistence.

In2013,afterhavingservedasTreasurer andan executiveboardmembesince2008,KellywillassumethePresdencyofNevadaWomensPhilanthropySheisalsoagrantmonitorfortheRapeCrisisCenterandPublicEducationFoun-dation Grants. In 2012 Clark CountSchool District Superintendent DwighD.JonesformedtheBlueRibbonTasForce on Empowerment, and selecteKellytoco-chairthisgroup. ConcurrentlyKellyservedastri-chaoftheAdvisoryCommitteeonEmpower-mentandamemberoftheTechnicalAdvisoryPanel.

Nevergiveup.Nevergiveup.Never,never,nevergiveup.

- Winston Churchill

Successisneithermagicalnormys-

terious. Success is the natural con-

sequenceofconsistentlyapplyingthebasicfundamentals.

- Jim Rohn Oneofthemostcourageousthingsthatyocandoisidentifyyourself,knowwhoyouarewhatyoubelieveinandwhereyouwanttogo- Sheila Murray Bethel

philanthropy

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KarenHaller

SeniorVicePresident/

GeneralCounselandCorporateSecretary,

SouthwestGasCorporation

LaurieJohnson

Partner,

JohnsonJacobsonWilcox

JillRoundy

ChiefMarketingDirector,

iFindExpert

Karen Haller is responsible forSouthwest Gas Corporations legalmatters; forimplementingan effectivecorporatecomplianceprogram;forim-plementingriskmanagementprogramsincludingclaims,safety,workerscom-pensation, andinsurance;andfor theCorporateSecretaryduties.Shejoinedthe companyin 1997as aSeniorAt-torneyandwasnamedVicePresident/DeputyGeneralCounselandCompli-anceOfcer in2008,making her thecompanysrstcomplianceofcer.ShebecamethecompanysGeneralCoun-selin2008,theCorporateSecretaryin2010,andwaspromotedtoSeniorVicePresident/GeneralCounselandCorpo-rateSecretaryin2012.Prior to that, she was in privatepractice inTucson,Arizonawhereherpractice consisted primarily of com-merciallitigation,businesstransactions,andcorporatelaw.Karenreceivedher

bachelors degree with Honors in Fi-nancefromtheUniversityofWyomingand her JurisDoctorate fromCornellLawSchool.SheisamemberoftheState Bars ofArizona, California, andNevada; the ClarkCounty Bar Asso-ciation;theAmericanGasAssociation;and theAmericanCorporate CounselAssociation.SheservesontheBoardsoftheLegalAidCenterofSouthernNe-vadaandtheNevadaTaxpayersAsso-ciation.SheisanactivememberandPast President of the National Char-

ity League, Inc. Las VegasChapter.

Laurie Johnson grew up in LasVegasandgraduatedfromUNLVwithaB.S.inBusinessAdministrationin1989. She beganher careerin ac-counting as a secretary/reception-istand through hardwork, reached

thelevelwheresheisnowanauditpartnerwiththeCPArmofJohnsonJacobsonWilcox. Laurieheadsuptherms construction services andemployeebenetplanauditservices. LaurieisamemberoftheAmeri-canInstituteof Certied PublicAc-countants and Nevada Society ofCertied PublicAccountants.In ad-dition to her professional service,Laurie generouslygivesher time tovariouscharitableorganizations.SheservedontheBoardofDirectors ofSafeNest,alocalnon-protorgani-zationdevotedtodomesticviolence.

Shecontinuestosupporttheorgani-zationbybeingonthefunddevelop-mentcommittee.Laurieiscurrentlyon the Board of Directors of theNevada Womens Golf Association,havingservedinvariouspositionsonthatboard. Lauriespendsthemajorityofherfreetimeonthegolfcourseandhasbeen crowned Womens SouthernNevada Amateur champion eighttimes,NevadaStateAmateurcham-piononce,andwasinductedintotheLasVegasGolfHallofFamein2011asonlythe2ndfemaleinitshistory.

Mrs.JillRoundyhasalwaysbeepassionate about business, marketing,andservingpeople.Attheyoungageof16shebeganherrstventurewhen she opened and managedsuccessfuldancestudio. Asthefounderof SWAN- Successful Women Actively Networkin-Jillrecruitedjobs,acquiredfundingandcoordinatedmotivational eventto benet small to medium-sizebusinesses.AsaresultofJillsskillacultivatingandfosteringrelationshipsandconnectingpeople,SWANgrewtoincludetenprofessionalnetworkinggroupsinNevadaandthreeinUtah. SWANwasacatalystforachieving many philanthropic objectivesTheorganizationwasavehicletoassistdisadvantagedwomenwhowereentering the workforce for the rstime.Manyofthesewomenweresinglemotherswhobeneted from th

moralsupportandprofessionalguidanceJilloffered. After attending BYU, Jill ownedandmanagedEMI Marketing,whershecraftedcreativesolutionstohelpbusinesses thrive and increase revenue; she handled marketing andpromotions for TheLasVegasConventionandVisitorsAuthority,AMaiAttraction,andmanyothersuccessfuventures.ShenowistheprincipaloMyTownConsulting. Jillandherhusband,Kevin,arethparentsoftenchildren.

Therearenosecretstosuccess.Itis

the result of preparation, hard work,

andlearningfromfailure.

- Colin Powell

Gettingaheadinadifcultpositionre-

quiresavidfaithinyourself.Thatiswhysomepeoplewithmediocretalent,but

withgreatinnerdrive,gomuchfurther

thanpeoplewithvastlysuperiortalent.

- Sophia Loren

Neverletthethingsthatmattermos

beatthemercyofthingsthatmatteleast

- Unknown

professionalservices

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AnneCalarco

CMCA, AMS, PCAM

President&ManagingPartner,LevelPropertyManagement

AnneCalarcoispresidentandman-aging partner of the Las Vegas-basedLevel Property Management (levelprop.com),whichoffersfull-servicemanage-mentsolutionsforhomeownersassocia-tions.Calarcohasmorethan14yearsofexperience managing community as-sociations, includingexpertiseinportfo-

lio community management, high-risemixed use properties and onsite largescale community management. Ca-larcoisaCertiedManagerofCommu-nity Associations (CMCA), AssociationManagement Specialist (AMS), Profes-sionalCommunityAssociationManager(PCAM) and Dedicated CommunityAssociation Leader (DCAL). She is amemberoftheCommunityAssociationsInstitutes national large-scale managercommittee,co-chairstheeducationcom-mitteefortheCAI-Nevadachapterandisaboardmemberfor NevadasNationalAssociation of Community Managers

(NACM) chapter. Prior to joining Level,Calarco servedasgeneralmanager forLasVegasInternationalCountryClubEs-tates.Shereceivedthe2011CAIAwardforSouthernNevadaOn-siteManageroftheYearandunderherLevelwasnamedOutstandingSmallManagementCompa-nyoftheYearfor2012.Shehasservedasvicepresidentandchiefnancialof-cerfortwoofNevadaslargestmanage-ment companies and as controller fortheIllinois-basedInternationalMarketingExchange. Calarcomakesgivingbacktothecommunityapriority andenjoysspendingtimewithfamilyandfriends.

To me success means effectiveness intheworld,thatIamabletocarrymyideasandvaluesintotheworld--thatIamabletochangeitinpositiveways.- Maxine HongKingston, author of Woman Warrior

FlorenceShapiro

Partner,

Shapiro&Sher

A legend in the Las Vegas nehome real estate market, FlorenceShapiroandherteamof profession-alshavebecome thebenchmark forexpertise,prociencyandintegrityintheirindustry. OriginallyfromParis,France,Flor-encehasadistinctsenseofcosmo-politan awareness that is perfectlysuited tothe needsof her clientele.Florence has constantly been onestepaheadofthevastchangesthathave takenplace in Las Vegas realestatemarketsincethe1970s. For the past six years, Florencehas been the #1topsellingreal es-tate professional within PrudentialAmericanaGroups1,200executives.ThisyearshewasalsothetopsellingexecutivethroughoutLasVegas.Shehasconsistentlybeenrankedamongthe Top 10 Prudential Real Estateteamsthroughoutthecountryandhasworkedwithsomeoftheworldsmostprolic athletes, entrepreneurs andentertainers. Among Florences recent busi-nessendeavorswasfoundingalocal

magazine that features those whohavemadeasignicantcontributionto our community. Diamond Cakemagazine has a circulation ofmorethan6,000andendeavorsto show-caseindividualsandnon-protswhomake Las Vegas a better place tolive,workandplay.

realestate&construction

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AngelaEdgewoth

Founder&President,

PedipedFootwear

JaneLee

President&CEO,

JadonFoods

Angela Edgeworth foundedpedipedin2004whenshecouldnotnd a shoe which wasboth stylishandgoodforhernewborndaughtersdevelopingfeet. Angela was no stranger to en-trepreneurship: her parents were

successful entrepreneurs and shehadstartedbusinessesinbothhighschoolandaftercollegeatUniversityWesternOntarioinCanada.Angelabeganthepedipedbrandatage30with no previous experience in theshoemarketbutamissiontocreateabettershoethatwouldbehighqual-ity,comfortableandstylish. Under Angelas vision, pedipedhas becomeone ofthe largest andfastest growing childrens shoebrandsinthecountry,winningmorethan15industryawardsforitsprod-uctdesignandquality.In2008,An-

gelawasnamedtheEntrepreneuroftheYearbytheMothersinBusinessNetwork. Angela started the pedipedfoundation in January 2011 and todate theefforthasgivenmorethan$1,750,000incashandproductdo-nationstodeservingchildren. In spring 2013 Angela launchedthewomenslineBrianJamesFoot-wear, which offers stylish yet com-fortableshoestothemodernwoman. Angela andBrian reside in Hen-dersonwithdaughters,CarolineandLaurenandtheirdog,Phineas.

Aloveroffood,Janeneverconsid-eredvocationintheelduntilshebeganresearching ingredients and creatingrecipes tomeether parentschangingdietaryneeds. Her goal istomake agreattastingproductthatalsomeetstheuniqueneedsofhercustomers. Anactivememberofthecommunity,Jane sees food as a connector. ShevolunteerstimeandresourcestoThreeSquare and other food organizations,providesnutritionaltalkstostudentsandparentseducatingthemaboutportions,healthier choicesandhow todomorewithashrinkinggrocerybudget. Janeworkswithrestaurateurs,hos-pitalitycompaniesandorganizationsad-dressingthegrowingrequestsforglutenfreeproduct.2012wasayearofformalrecognition.TheNevadaDistrictOfceoftheU.S.SmallBusinessAdministra-tionhonoredherastheMicroenterprise

BusinessPersonoftheYear,theNevadaMinority Supplier Council as the BestNew MinorityBusiness, and GovernorSandoval recognized the growth andcontributions of Jadon Foods for jobcreationandcontributingtotheSouth-ernNevadaeconomy. JaneservesontheBusinessDevel-opmentAdvisoryCouncil,theRegionalBusinessDevelopmentAdvisoryCoun-cil, Minority Business Enterprise InputCommitteeandasanadvisoronseveralpanelsandboards.SheisanalistinProjectVesto,thestateofNevadasin-auguralbusinesscompetition.

Thebig secretin life is that there is

nobigsecret.Whateveryourgoal,youcangetthereifyourewillingtowork.

- Oprah Winfrey

Wheretheresawill,theresaway.

- Old English Proverb

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GinaBongiovi

ManagingPartner,

BongioviLawFirm

BrittanyMarkarianPublicInformationSpecialist,

SouthernNevadaStrongSustainableCommunities

GrantProject

TammyShaw

Owner

LasVegasWomanMagazine

AsaLasVegansnative,ImproudtostillcallLasVegasmy home.In2005,Istartedamarketingcompanyandcouldntndalawyerwillingorabletohelpastartuplikeme.Afterhearingsimilarstoriesfromotheren-trepreneurs,IdecidedIwoulddedi-cate my practice to serving smallbusinesses.In2007,Iwasoneoftherststudentstoearnaduallawde-gree/MBAfromtheWilliamS.BoydSchoolofLawandCollegeofBusi-ness at UNLV. With my educationandreal-worldexperience,Iprovidemyclientswithbusiness-mindedle-galadvicethataddressesallfacetsofbusinessownership. I love tocookand spendt imewith my four-legged children. Asa passionate animal lover, I haverescued several homeless animals,reunitednumerous stray dogswiththeirowners,andIprovideongoingsupporttotheBestFriendsAnimal

SanctuaryinUtah. IamamemberoftheStateBarofNevada,and theAmericanBarAs-sociationincludingthe YoungLaw-yers Section, Solo and Small FirmDivision,andBusinessLawDivision. IamadmittedtopracticeintheUnited StatesDistrictCourt fortheDistrict of Nevada and all Nevadastatecourts.

Brittany L. Markarian brings morethansevenyearsofpublicrelationsandmarketingexperience toherpositionasPublicInformationSpecialistforSouthernNevada Strong a Sustainable Com-munitiesregionalplanninginitiative.Shemanagesitspublicrelations,socialmediaandcommunityengagementefforts.

Previously,Markarianserved as thePublicRelationsandSocialMediaSpe-cialistforThreeSquareFoodBank,whereshemanagedandadministeredoutreacheffortsoncommunitypartnerships,child-hoodandseniornutritionprograms,na-tional hunger-relief initiatives and fund-raisingcampaigns. From2007-2009,MarkarianwasthePublicRelationsManagerfor TropicanaLasVegas.Sheworkedcloselywithvari-ousmarketing, advertising andpromo-tionaldepartmentsandplayedanintegralrole in therenovation/rebrandingof thestripiconservingasinterimMarketing

Manageraswell. LaunchinghercareerinLasVegasatTheFirmPublicRelations&Marketing,Brittanyworkedonavarietyofhigh-pro-leaccountsincludingTrumpInternation-alHotel&Tower,BlockbusterVideoandBoydGaming.Shealsogainedvaluableexperience with the Michigan Depart-mentofCommunityHealth. A2005GraduateofCentralMichiganUniversity,BrittanyholdsaBachelorsinIntegrated Public Relations and is cur-rentlyVicePresidentofMembership forthePublicRelationsSocietyofAmericaLasVegaschapter.

A Las Vegas native since 1978,TammyShawispassionateaboutherpublication:LasVegasWomanMaga-zine.HermothercametoLasVegasasarefugeefromVietnamandShawstates,itsimportantthatIgivebacktoLasVegas,acitythathasgivenmyfamily somuch opportunity. One ofthebestwaysIcandothatisthroughLasVegasWomanMagazine. As owner of Las Vegas WomanMagazine,shemakesitaprioritythataboveall else, the publicationposi-tively serves thecommunity throughfeaturesonlocalwomen,eventsandcharities. Throughout the years, themagazine has featured hundreds oflocal women. It isShaws hopethatLasVegasWomanMagazineinspireswomentoliveouttheirfullpotential. Shawispassionateaboutanum-beroflocalcharities.Currently,sheisan ofcer on the Board-of-Directorsfor New Vista, a nonprot that em-

powersthementallychallengedcom-munity.Inaddition,sheisamemberoftheUnitedWaysTocquevilleSoci-ety,WomensLeadershipCouncilandYoung Philanthropists Society. ShealsoservesontheExecutiveLeader-ship Committee for American HeartAssociations Go Red for WomenandisaproudmemberofthetheCir-cleofRed. In her spare time, Shaw loves tospendtimewithfamily,friendsandherNevadaSPCArescueyorkie,Tasha.Inanutshell,Shawisaloveroflife,careerandcommunity.

Therecameatimewhentherisktoremaintightinabudwasmorepainful

thantheriskittooktoblossom.

- Anais Nin.

Inanymomentofdecision,thebestthingyoucandoistherightthing,thenextbestthingisthewrongthing,andtheworstthingyoucandoisnothing.- Theodore Roosevelt

Wellbehavedwomenrarelymakehistory.

- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

risingstar

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Elizabeth Casey|1990-1991

Patricia Brown, Esq. |1991-1992

Carolyn Stephens|1992-1993

Anne Seward, Esq.|1993-1994

Shelby Keefer|1994-1995&1995-1996

Paula Brown|1996-1997

Nancy McRight|1997-1998&1998-1999

Jaymie McMullin|1999-2000

Bobbi Brooks|2000-2001

Carolyn Muse Grant|2001-2002

Cynthia Throm|2002-2003

Jeanne Richard Jones|2003-2004

Betty Mahalik|2004-2005

Renee Ryan-Thrailkill |2005-2006

Brenda Stout, CPA|2006-2007

Toni Jo Artz|2007-2008(18months)

Berna Rhodes-Ford|2010

Kimberly Miles|2011

Elissa Evans|2012

Executive Committee

President

ValerieParker

BGreenBranding

President-Elect

DidaClifton

OfceSquad

Treasurer

GayleStephens,CPA

Immediate Past President

ElissaEvans

Committee Chairs

Awards

ZigheMwacho

ToAfricaTours

Business Development

ChristyEchols

ParagonDiversity

Communications

AlexandriaClarke

Consultant

Community Outreach

AynalemWorkneh

HollywoodHair&BeautySuupply

Corporate Partners

MonicaPlaxtonGarin

CharlestonInsurance

Pa s t P r e s i d e n t s

N A W B O B o a r d M e m b e rs

Hospitality

NancyMehta

CartridgeWorld

Marketing & Public Relations

LoriWilk

SuccessipiesMembership

JulieRobinson

UndercoverProductions

Public Policy

JackiRamierz

RamierzGroup

Women of Distinction Awards

JulieRobinson

UndercoverProductions

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!

Our publisher,

Tammy Shaw, for herRising Star nomination

with NAWBOs Women

of Distinction Awards.

Youre an amazing

leader and your heart to

help the community

motivates us all.

We are so proud of you!

www.LVWomanMagazine.com!

Congratulates

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In 1975, agroupof adozen like-minded business-

women in theD.C. area gathered to share information

andcreateanatmosphereofprofessionalcommunityto

furtherandstrengthentheirentrepreneurialinterests.That

groupquicklygrewtobecomewhatisnowknownasthe

NationalAssociationofWomenBusinessOwners.Since

then,NAWBOhasrisentobecomethestrongandunied

voiceofmorethan10millionwomen-ownedbusinesses

acrossthecountry.

Overthepast30-plusyears,NAWBOhasexpand-

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NAWBOsglobalreachextendsto60countriesonve

continentsworldwide.

In 1990, a group of like-minded Nevada women

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AssociationofWomentBusinessOwners. Todaywe

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We believe that diversity is as much about brain power as it is about appearance.

Each of us has the ability to acquire and process knowledge and understanding.

That ability, along with our individual life experiences and unique backgrounds

is what shapes and stimulates the power of our cognitive diversity.

Diversity and inclusion energizes our work teams and enhances our success.

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DIVERSITY IS MORE

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