People on the Move: Sept. 27-Oct. 3

Melonie Ducre Johnson is general manager of the Gold Strike. Johnson oversees day-to-day operations of the property and provides strategic direction for all divisions.

Nevada Chief Justice James W. Hardesty is second vice president and a member of the board of directors for the Conference of Chief Justices, made up of chief justices from the 50 states, Guam and the Virgin Islands. Hardesty is the first Nevada chief justice to be elected an officer and the fourth to be elected to the board.

Jim DeVries is a Clark County Credit Union mortgage manager. April Durand-Ramos, Paola Tenorio-Acosta and Kelli Turner are member services representatives.

Carol Bishop is an extension educator for University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.

Bonnie Levenberg is senior enterprise account executive at Cox Business.

Brenda Coleman is branch manager at Nevada State Bank, 1501 W. Warm Springs Road, Henderson.

Kristen Orthman is Sen. Harry Reid’s communications director. Reid’s previous communications director, Adam Jentleson, will be deputy chief of staff for communications.

Dr. Stephanie Ashman specializes in medical management at Southwest Medical’s Tenaya Health Center, 2716 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas. Dr. Glenn Irwin specializes in adult medicine at Southwest Medical’s Lake Mead Health Center, 270 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson. Dr. Lauren Maxham specializes in internal medicine at Southwest Medical’s Montecito Health Center, 7061 Grand Montecito Parkway, Las Vegas. Dr. Sandra Pagnussat specializes in rheumatology at Southwest Medical’s Flamingo Health Center, 5580 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas. Dr. Khursheeda Pathan specializes in pediatrics at Southwest Medical’s Nellis Health Center, 420 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas. Dr. Chaorui Tian specializes in gastroenterology at Southwest Medical’s Charleston/Rancho Health Center, 2316 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas.

Heather Daines Harlan is human resources business partner at Sundance Helicopters.

Brett Surenne is Interblock’s service manager for the Asia Pacific region, and Steve Yates is sales manager for the New South Wales territory.

Attorney Jennifer Braster and Master Certified Coach Laura Hess formed the Women’s Business Council of Southern Nevada, which offers educational opportunities, business meetings and community outreach.

Monica Coburn is a senior client manager with the Bank of America Merrill Lynch commercial banking team.

David Small is executive vice president and chief legal officer of Scientific Games.

Marc Golan is chief financial officer of Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza, Sammy’s Restaurant & Bar, Sammy’s Restaurant + Bar, Roppongi Restaurant & Sushi Bar and Table 89.

Tommy Reed is a Meadows Bank senior new accounts representative.

Aaron Phillips, Ricky Cash and John Stiles bought Vegas All Net Radio, an Internet radio station, from Lotus Broadcasting. Programs can be heard at vegasallnetradio.com.

Adrienne Packer is a public information officer at the Nevada Department of Transportation.

Sunrise Children’s Foundation and the Hydrant Club chose Jennifer Bradley as their public and community relations consultant.

Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corp., will open a commercial banking office at Town Square. Aric Graham, senior vice president of commercial banking and regional director, will head the office. Ralph Capristo and Joseph Kucik will be relationship managers.

Former Rep. Steven Horsford’s R&R Resources+ will lead the brand marketing effort for MGM National Harbor, a $1.3 billion gaming resort being developed in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Lisa Santwer and Nicole Wolf are co-chairwomen of the Las Vegas HEALS communications council. Santwer is the director of marketing and public relations at Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, and Wolf is director of marketing and communication at Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Las Vegas HEALS (Health, Education, Advocacy and Leadership in Southern Nevada) is a nonprofit, membership association for people in the health care community.

A cardiac rehabilitation program is available at Desert Springs Hospital. The program uses education, personalized exercise plans and encouragement to strengthen the heart and encourage people to adopt healthier lifestyles, said Larren Wallace, Desert Springs’ director of cardiopulmonary services.

The Nevada Small Business Development Center designed a training program, Assess, License, Launch, that targets people at the idea and pre-business stages of development. “The assessment process, at the least, should tell someone if going forward has a shot before spending their time, energy and money,” said Kathy Carrico, Nevada training director.