The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department welcomed former broadcast news executive Jamie Ioos as its new director of the Office of Public Information. Ioos has 30 years of experience in broadcast media, both television and radio. She has worked in cities such as Boston and Phoenix, as well as at the local NBC affiliate for seven years.
Trosper Public Relations announced the addition of Dylan Kendrick as an account executive. Kendrick will assist with the public relations and media relations efforts for the agency’s growing roster of clients across a variety of industries.
Southwest Medical, part of OptumCare added seven new health care providers to help meet the growing need for health services in the Las Vegas community including Kelly Roberts, PA, endocrinology; Lauren Belove, PA, neurology; and Spencer Fleek, PA, Justin Madriaga, PA, Jacob Parks, PA, Laveena Sullhan, PA, and Vickie McPherson, APRN, all specializing in adult medicine.
For the 22nd consecutive year, the Clark County School District Music Education Program was honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants. The designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students.
The Abbi Agency, an integrated marketing agency with offices in Reno and Las Vegas, was announced as the agency of record for the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange and its consumer-facing online health insurance exchange, Nevada Health Link. In partnership with Marketing for Change and Ericka Aviles Consulting, the Abbi Agency is working with Nevada Health Link to execute its mission to reduce the number of uninsured Nevadans throughout the state.
G.C. Garcia Inc., a land planning and development services firm celebrating 25 years in business, announced the promotion of Melissa Eure to president. In addition to day-to-day operations, Eure assists clients and project teams with navigating local government agency requirements, public outreach, as well as with representation at public hearings.
The Neon Museum welcomed Nicole Hudock as its new guest experience director. Hudock comes to the museum from the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, where she most recently served as front-office operations manager.
The Las Vegas Business Academy appointed three new board members to assist students through its mentorship program, including Laura Lee, chief human resources officer for MGM Resorts International, Steve Flynn, senior vice president of national publicity at Allied Global Marketing and Kurt Hanson, financial adviser with Cornerstone Wealth Management.
Gaming Laboratories International promoted several local team members, including multiple engineers, as well as Kevin Mullally to senior vice president, government relations and general counsel and Sangeeta Reddy to vice president, engineering.
Maverick Helicopters received the Federal Aviation Administration’s 2020 Award of Excellence “Diamond Award.” The honor is a result of the company’s ongoing dedication to maintenance training and aircraft safety. This is Maverick’s 10th consecutive year earning the award for its Las Vegas and Grand Canyon South Rim locations.
Sahara Las Vegas announced the promotion of Lyle Kaku to executive chef, where he will oversee all culinary operations for the resort. Kaku has served as executive sous chef for Sahara since 2018, managing multiple restaurant openings and leading the development and implementation of new menus for the resort’s restaurants, in-room dining and banquets departments.
Veteran gaming attorney A.C. Ansani joined Howard & Howard. Ansani has been a fixture in the gaming industry since 1998. Prior to joining Howard & Howard, he served as vice president-
legal and chief gaming counsel for the gaming division of Scientific Games Corporation.
Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, UNLV research professor and a leading expert on Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials, garnered a first-of-its-kind leadership award from the National Institute on Aging to support and expand the world’s only research observatory devoted exclusively to Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials and drug development. The competitive $3 million award will enable Cummings and a multidisciplinary team of UNLV students and researchers to broaden efforts dedicated to studying Alzheimer’s drug mechanisms, trial designs and outcomes to find ways to get new treatments to patients faster.
NAIOP Southern Nevada, an organization representing commercial real estate developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial, retail and mixed-use real estate, held its 24th annual Spotlight Awards. The following received Southern Nevada’s 2021 project awards:
• Retail Tenant Improvement: Majordomo Meat & Fish Restaurant
• Retail Building: Commercial Tavern Shell
• Healthcare Tenant Improvement: Henderson Hospital Observation and Emergency Department Expansion
• Healthcare Building: Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging
• Redevelopment Project: Lifeguard Arena
• Multifamily Project: KAKTUSlife @dean martin
• Special Use-Under 100,000 square feet: Lee Canyon Hillside Lodge
• Special Use-Over 100,000 square feet: The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas
• Special use–Academic: UNLV Fertitta Football Complex
• Office Tenant Improvement-Under 20,000 square feet: Wilson Elser-Las Vegas
• Office Tenant Improvement-Over 20,000 square feet: Black Fire Innovation at UNLV Tech Park Building One
• Office Building: Durango 215 Point
• Industrial Building Build-to-Suit: PACCAR Parts Distribution Center
• Industrial Building Spec: Prologis I-15 Speedway Logistics Center 3
• Industrial Park Under 100,000 square feet: PSi Commerce Center
• Industrial Park Over 100,000 square feet: Prologis I-15 Speedway Logistics Center 1-4.
In addition, industry award recipients included:
• Financial Firm of the Year: CommCap Advisors
• Engineering Firm of the Year: Kimley-Horn
• Brokerage Firm of the Year: CBRE
• Property Management Firm of the Year: CBRE
• Architecture Firm of the Year: Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects
• General Contracting Firm of the Year: Martin-Harris Construction
• Broker Team of the Year – Industrial: CBRE - Higgins Toft Team
• Broker Team of the Year – Office: Colliers International - Thill, Dillon & McInerney Office Team
• Broker Team of the Year – Retail: Colliers International - CNR Retail - Chris Clifford, Steve Neiger, Brett Rather
• Developing Leader of the Year: Marianna Hunnicutt, P.E., ENV SP
• Development Firm of the Year: LaPour.
Special recognition was given to Jake Higgins and Sean Zaher for a 2020 Virtual Bus Tour. Cassie Catania-Hsu was named Associate Member of the Year and Julie Cleaver was named Principal Member of the Year.