Robin Perkins
Sabrina Mercadante
Susan Fisher
Curt Fickeisen
Bob Colasuonno
Robert Caravaggio
Angela Bates
Susan Fisher joined the government affairs group at McDonald Carano Wilson. She most recently was executive vice president of government affairs and marketing for Valley Electric Association.
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Jeffrey Schoor and Shelly Strait are sales executives at One Queensridge Place. Schoor has been in new home development sales for nearly two decades. Strait has lived in Las Vegas for nearly 25 years and has worked in new-home sales since 1995.
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Sabrina Mercadante was appointed to the audit committee at Clark County Credit Union. She fills the spot vacated by Ed Zagalo, who is now on the board of directors. Mercadante has worked for the city of Henderson since June 2000.
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Josh Correlli and Lisa Zastrow are partners at the law firm of Kaempfer Crowell. Correlli’s practice focuses on business, corporate, real estate and finance transactions as well as general civil litigation. Zastrow handles business and commercial litigation and employment law.
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Bob Colasuonno was promoted to associate at Henderson Engineers Inc. He has more than 18 years of experience in mechanical and plumbing systems design. Colasuonno is a project manager and senior mechanical engineer in HEI’s Las Vegas office.
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Anthony Best Sr. is CEO and Anthony Best Jr. is lead handicapper at www.masterstrategyinvestments.com.
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Robin E. Perkins has been named news and developments editor for the corporate counsel committee of the litigation section of the American Bar Association. She is responsible for the content on the committee’s news and developments website.
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Angela Bates is an investment associate at Colliers International — Las Vegas. She will work with the company’s investment services team, which is responsible for investment strategy, acquisition and due diligence, ongoing investment management and disposition. Her focus will be on retail and triple-net investments. Bates previously was regional director of Xceligent Commercial Real Estate Information and Hanley Wood Market Intelligence.
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Curt Fickeisen is general manager of the Galleria at Sunset. He has more than 30 years of experience in the industry and has managed large retail centers in Boston, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Southern California, among other cities.
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Robert Caravaggio is executive chef and director of operations at Dom DeMarco’s Pizzeria and Bar. He has almost 30 years of experience. Caravaggio has been an executive chef at restaurants such as Ferraro’s, Kahunaville Island Restaurant and Party Bar, and Carmine’s Little Italy.
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The Community Associations Institute held its awards gala, which honors HOA board members, CAI volunteers, association managers and management companies. The 2013 honorees were: AMS Manager of the Year, Inga Hale; CMCA of the Year, Debora Costa; Southern Nevada Outstanding High-Rise Association of the Year, Panorama Towers Condominium Unit Owners Association; High-Rise Manager of the Year, Bill Rushakoff; Outstanding Large Management Company of the Year, FirstService Residential; Outstanding Small Management Company of the Year, Mesa Management; Outstanding Medium Management Company of the Year, Real Properties Management Group; Northern Nevada Association Board Member of the Year, Michael Heffner; Northern Nevada Outstanding Master Association of the Year, Somersett Owners Association; Northern Nevada Outstanding Medium Association of the Year, Toscana Community Association; Northern Nevada On-Site Manager of the Year, Melissa Ramsey; Northern Nevada Portfolio Manager of the Year, Tonya Bates; PCAM of the Year, Katherine Wolfe; Provisional Manager of the Year, Eileen McKyton; Provisional Manager of the Year, Lauren Stemmler; Southern Nevada Association Board Member of the Year, Wendy Whaley; Southern Nevada Outstanding Large Association of the Year, Residence at Canyon Gate Homeowners Association; Southern Nevada Outstanding Master Association of the Year, Providence Master Homeowners Association; Southern Nevada Outstanding Medium Association of the Year, Meister Park North Homeowners Association; Southern Nevada On-Site Manager of the Year, Michael Cornwell; Southern Nevada Portfolio Manager of the Year, Katherine Apell Tighe; Southern Nevada Outstanding Small Association of the Year, Cactus Hills Estates Homeowners Association; DCAL of the Year, Judith Hanson; Volunteer of the Year, Gerard Barnickle; Business Partner of the Year, Kimberly Piscione, US Bank; and President’s Awards, Gary Lein and Wendy Whaley.
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Local advertising agency SK+G hired Angela Mitchell, associate creative director/writer; Mary Christian, junior art buyer; Tito Munoz, account coordinator; and Tatiana Cordero, traffic manager. Also, Brooke Bushong was promoted to assistant account executive, Khara Scheppmann was promoted to account executive, and Jeff Ferrari was promoted to account supervisor.
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The new board of directors of the Public Education Foundation includes: Kami Dempsey-Goudie, executive director of public and government affairs at Cox Communications; Kris Hipwell, a board member of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Foundation; Roberta Lynne Martin, an entrepreneur, businesswoman, and civil and criminal litigator; Robert Richardson, CEO of Community Ambulance; and Thomas Schoeman, past president of JMA Architecture Studios.
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Dr. Brian Lawenda, a board-certified radiation oncologist, was appointed as national director of integrative oncology and cancer survivorship at 21st Century Oncology. It has launched the Integrative Oncology Program, which is an approach to care with a focus on nutrition, exercise and stress reduction, for cancer patients in Southern Nevada. Also, Cindy Berry was promoted to vice president of Nevada operations.
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Metro Police Officer Jesse Roybal now works in the office of public information. Roybal graduated the Police Academy in July 2004, and his previous assignments include the Bolden Area Command and the Northwest Area Command as a patrol officer and as a field-training officer.
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Diana Bennett, CEO and co-founder of Paragon Gaming, was named to the board of directors of Nevada Trust Company.
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Jennifer Houck is vice president and business development officer for branch operations, and Jason Zook is junior servicing assistant for the Las Vegas Small Business Administration department at Meadows Bank. Houck was previously with Plaza Bank and brings 23 years of business development experience. Zook was previously with Diamond Resorts International and has six years of contract compliance and administrative experience.
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Ivan Bustamante joined the preconstruction department and Chris Shepard joined the business development group at Korte Co. Bustamante has experience in design, construction management, design management, project management and preconstruction services. Shepard has more than a decade of experience in design and construction, primarily in the federal contracting/international development area.
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Pearle Vision signed a licensing agreement with long-time partners Dr. Steve Girisgen and Dr. Ken Kopolow to operate its location at 661 Marks St., Suite C, Henderson. This is the fourth Pearle location that the partners own and operate.