Carolyn Wheeler, executive director of the Downtown Vegas Alliance announced the organization’s 2022-23 officers and board of directors. Several local business leaders were newly elected to this year’s board, joining a slate of returning members including Patrick Reilly, shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, who remains board chair. Bill Paredes, senior managing director of commercial banking at Bank of Nevada, was re-elected as vice chair. Ryan Brown, owner of Classic Jewel, will serve a second term as secretary, and Joe Woody, licensed partner and chief financial officer at El Cortez, returns as treasurer. New board members include Shahn Douglas, chief marketing officer for DK Las Vegas, who will serve as engagement chair; Corey Fagan, executive director of the First Friday Foundation, is arts and culture chair; and B.C. LeDoux, chief creative officer, managing director and partner at Noble Studios, will serve as member-at-large. Rounding out the returning board members are: communications chair Dulcinea Rongavilla, vice president at Cragin & Pike; operations chair Cody Sims, field marketing director at Cox Business, membership chair Tyler Williams, director of brand experience at Zappos; member-at-large Andrew Simon, president and CEO of the Fremont Street Experience; member-at-large Seth Schorr, CEO of Fifth Street Gaming and chairman of Downtown Grand; member-at-large Jonathan Alvarez, CEO, co-founder and chief of security at Protective Force International; and member-at-large Jonathan Ullman, president and CEO of the Mob Museum.
Optum Care Anesthesia has added two new health care providers at 2716 N. Tenaya Way: Laraine Dychioco, CRNA, and Ryan Sua, CRNA, specialize in anesthesia.
Angelina Scarcelli, 2022 president of the Commercial Alliance Las Vegas, has been appointed by the National Association of Realtors to serve as vice chair of its national Property Management Forum in 2023. Scarcelli is managing director of real estate management services in Nevada for Colliers International.
Nevada Donor Network announced that Dr. Christina Quartuccio-Carran joined its advisory board. She serves as associate program director of the Valley Health System Family Medicine residency program locally. She has worked in various capacities throughout her career, including clinical, administrative, and academic. She also serves on the executive board of directors for the Nevada Academy of Family Physicians and as a committee advisor for the Clark County Medical Society’s Resident, Fellow, and Medical Student Committee.
SVN The Equity Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Zechariah Levi and Layne McDonald to adviser. Levi specializes in investment sales and leasing, with a focus on retail assets, McDonald specializes in industrial assets.
Brenda Cotton has been named business development and clinical operations manager of the Work Health Solutions Near-Site Clinic in Las Vegas. An experienced health care professional with over 20 years of industry expertise, she is a vital addition to the newly expanded company that provides concierge-style occupational medicine for large-scale employers nationwide. Cotton has worked in various departments including workers’ compensation, marketing, sales, adjustment, and management.
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This story originally appeared in Las Vegas Weekly.