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We want to hear from you. Send your information to news@vegasinc.com Jefferson Brown is president of Cobalt Data Centers. He has more than 20 years of experience with high-tech operations and most recently worked as vice president of sales for Savvis. CEO Mike Ballard resigned. Jonathon Garcia was promoted to general manager of SafeSplash Swim School, a which has three locations in Las Vegas and teaches swimming to children. estate professionals. Former federal prosecutor Russell Marsh joined Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in the firm's litigation practice. He previously served as chief of the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney's office in Nevada. brown Sandy Simpson is marketing coordinator at the law firm of Jeffrey Burr. She also works as a family services representative in the firm's elder law division. Anthony Cabot, a partner and gaming law attorney at Lewis and Roca, co-edited "Regulating Internet Gaming: Challenges simpson and Opportunities," published by UNLV Gaming Press. Cabot also was selected to be a keynote speaker at the Asia Pacific Conference on Gambling and Commercial Gaming Research in December in Taiwan. Litigator Bryce Kunimoto is chair of Holland & Hart's diversity committee. He will help with staff recruiting, retention and development. Kunimoto is a founder and past president of the Asian Bar Association of Las Vegas. Jason Loverude is director of marketing, Justin Minosa is marketing coordinator kunimoto and graphic designer and Scot Prince is a brokerage associate at the Equity Group, a commercial real estate company. Loverude received a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota, Minosa earned a bachelor's degree from California State University, Fullerton, and Prince received his degree from UNR. J.D. Calhoun, senior analyst for supplier diversity at Southwest Gas, was named Buyer of the Year by the Nevada Minority Supplier Development Council, which works to increase business for minority suppliers. UNLV law professor Bret Birdsong was appointed deputy solicitor for land Calhoun resources at the U.S. Department of Interior in Washington D.C. He counsels the Bureau of Land Management regarding almost 250 million acres of public land, including about 70 percent of Nevada's land. The Nevada 150 planning committee selected Esther Carter as executive director of the state's sesquicentennial celebration. Carter has 16 years of experience in event planning, advertising and public relations. The yearlong celebration launches Oct. 31, Nevada Day, and runs through Oct. 31, 2014. MGM Resorts International announced three senior level promotions. Alan marsh Feldman is executive vice president of global government and industry affairs, Clark Dumont is senior vice president of corporate communications, and Jenn Michaels is senior vice president of public relations. Amanda Llewellyn is an account executive at the Ferraro Group, a public relations and public affairs firm. Llewellyn previously worked as a writer for the Las Vegas Sun, Las Vegas ReviewJournal and Santa Monica Observer. J. Brin Gibson, a gaming and regulatory law attorney at Lionel Sawyer & Collins, llewellyn was appointed to the Henderson Chamber of Commerce's board of directors. He will serve a three-year term. Also, Ketan Bhirud, of the firm's litigation department, joined the chamber's IMPAC advisory committee, which advises members about government policy and advocates for their interests. Michelle Gianopoulos was promoted to senior staffing manager and Debbie Schmidt was promoted to vice president of staffing at Millenium Staffing and Management schmidt gianopoulos Services. Gianopoulos has 13 years of experience in the industry and previously worked as a human resources specialist and staffing manager. Schmidt joined Millenium in 2009 as a senior business development manager. Allen Deep is community and events manager at American Casino Entertainment Properties. He will oversee aceplaypoker.com. Deep previously worked as a poker room coordinator at the Venetian and a casino host for ACEP. Sallie Trout, of Trout Studios, joined the Las Vegas Green Chamber of Commerce. Kimball Anderson, CEO of Southern Hills Hospital, was appointed Nevada interim regent for the American College of Healthcare Executives. His term expires in April 2015. Cathe Shandle was promoted to national account manager at Ubiquita, which provides voice and IT services to commercial and retail businesses. She will oversee projects in Las Vegas, Arizona, Utah and Southern California. carter Susan Bauman, president of Western Risk Insurance, was certified by the National Association of Health Underwriters in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Gov. Brian Sandoval reappointed five people to the Nevada State Contractors Board's Commission on Construction Education. Jennifer Lewis, Dale Lowery, Shawn Danoski, David McElwain and Edward Horan will serve through June 2016. The commissioners distribute and manage grants for schools and other organizations that teach students construction skills. Ken Sarna, president of the Millennium Consulting Group, has written, "Crash and Burn: Rising from the Ashes after the Real Estate Collapse," a guide for homeowners and real Jessica Zimmerman joined Red 7 Communications, a public relations firm, as a junior account executive. She is working on her master's degree in journalism at UNLV. 4 20130812_VI04_F.indd 4 Vince Casas, campus chair of technology at the International Academy of Design & Technology, is a finalist for an Educator of the Year award. He will compete against other finalists from the Career Education Corp. network. Ralph Murphy is director of regional development and governmental affairs for the Burke Construction Group. He will oversee growth and expansion in the upper Midwest division. Murphy has more than 30 years of commercial real estate and construction experience and has developed more than 5 million square feet of commercial space in the West. Aaron Goldberg is capital markets group associate at Avison Young. He specializes in investment property sales, land sales and medical office leasing and sales. He previously worked for Goliath Properties and Grubb & Ellis. Luis Garcia, a student at ITT Technical Institute, is a technical assistant for Aardvark Video and Media Productions, which specializes in business video production. HealthCare Partners Nevada, a physician-run network of primary, specialty and urgent care providers, presented artist Jeffrey Oldham with the Golden Brush award honoring his entry in the Celebrating Life! fine arts competition. Green Valley Fertility Partners opened at 2510 Wigwam Parkway, Suite 201, Henderson. It is the first fertility clinic in Henderson with a fully-functioning laboratory. CBRE is the exclusive office-leasing agent for the Gramercy, a 500,000-square-foot project at 9500 Russell Road, Las Vegas. It includes office and retail space and two apartment buildings. Port of Subs opened inside the 76 gas station at West Flamingo Road and South Durango Drive. It is the company's 39th store in Southern Nevada. BLT Steak will open in Bally's in early 2014. National Licensing Services, a business, liquor and gaming licensing firm, was certified as a woman-owned minority business enterprise by the National Supplier Diversity Council. The Valley Health System launched a new twitter handle, @ValleyHealthLV. Tweets will cover news and activities from Centennial Hills, Desert Springs, Spring Valley, Summerlin and Valley hospitals. The Nevada State Development Corporation started a VetLoan Advantage program that rebates up to $3,000 to veterans starting or expanding small businesses. St. Rose Dominican Hospitals' Rose de Lima campus won a Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award from Healthgrades, a website that links consumers with physicians and hospitals. The hospital was ranked a top performer for bariatric surgery. MassMedia Corporate Communications, a public relations, advertising and marketing firm, has several new health care clients, including Nevada Health CO-OP, Women's Health Associates of Southern Nevada and ABQ Health Partners. Newave, a Las Vegas software supplier to the gaming industry, is installing its TINCheck software at Hollywood Casino in West Virginia and Treasure Island in Minnesota. The program helps casinos verify patrons' addresses and tax ID information. FirstService Residential, a management company, moved its local headquarters to 8290 S. Arville Road, Las Vegas. The company has five offices in the valley. Tatyana Designs, which specializes in contemporary designs inspired by Bettie Page, opened a new location in St. Louis. This is the 16th U.S. location for Tatyana Designs. | 12 AUGUST 2013 | 8/8/13 2:12:39 PM