Immunize Nevada welcomed three new team members to its organization. Marissa Medeiros joined the statewide nonprofit as its community manager, Aaliyah Goodie is the COVID-19 vaccine project manager, and David Perez rejoined as public affairs and community engagement manager.
The Firm Public Relations & Marketing was honored with two Platinum Hermes Creative Awards, recognizing strategic public relations and marketing efforts for projects in 2020, including its work with client Nevada Health and Bioscience Corporation and the groundbreaking for the Kirk Kerkorian UNLV School of Medicine building, and work alongside client Comprehensive Cancer Centers for its coordinated press conference to launch “Kay’s Power Play” fund in partnership with Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore and Susan G. Komen Nevada. The Firm was also recognized with two honorable mentions for work in securing television news placements for clients the Delta Academy and Loving Hearts Adoption Services.
Nevada Hand Inc., a nonprofit developer, builder and manager of affordable housing communities, recently added two new members to its board of directors: Eric Horn and Kathy Silver.
John A. Fortin joined Pisanelli Bice as an associate attorney. Fortin will practice in commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, focusing on data privacy, cybersecurity and the evolving problems posed by the Internet of Things. Prior to joining Pisanelli Bice, Fortin served in the U.S. Navy. For over a decade, he worked as a cryptologist and information warfare specialist, interfacing with and collaborating across the intelligence community, specifically for the National Security Agency.
PBS honored retired general manager Tom Axtell with the Daniel K. Miller Award for station leadership. The award recognizes managers in the public media system who have inspired their colleagues and created a lasting impact in their communities.
Silver State Schools Credit Union exceeded $1 billion in total assets during the first quarter of 2021. Leading Silver State to this milestone is its president and CEO, Scott Arkills, who has been with the credit union since 2016.
The Vegas Strong Resiliency Center received the National Crime Victim Service Award, presented by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime. The center has implemented multiple innovative approaches to serving the Route 91 community, including a partnership with the Department of Motor Vehicles to develop a charitable plate through which proceeds are donated to the center, and offering guidance to communities affected by mass violence. Since opening October 23, 2017, the center has provided more than 82,700 services.
Longtime Las Vegas casino executive John Clinton joined B&P Advertising, Media and Public Relations as a new business specialist. Clinton has 12 years of experience in accounting and regulatory roles, in addition to 22 years of casino marketing and operations experience. His career includes serving as an auditor for Nevada’s Gaming Control Board, earning his CPA as an assistant controller at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino and leading casino marketing departments for gaming companies in and beyond Las Vegas.
Desert Radiology announced its physician, Dr. Ashok Gupta, received UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine’s Outstanding Community Faculty Award. The award recognizes the effort, commitment and hard work UNLV’s faculty dedicated to the charter class students during their medical school journey. Gupta, who has been practicing at Desert Radiology for 15 years, specializes in body and urology radiology imaging.
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada announced that Ashley Biehl, an attorney in the Children’s Attorneys Project, was named Young Lawyer of the Year at the annual State Bar of Nevada conference. As a children’s attorney, Biehl represents abused and neglected children in Clark County’s foster care system.
This story appeared in Las Vegas Weekly.