Rob Allen, Intermountain Healthcare’s long-standing chief operating officer, was selected as the new president and CEO for the organization. Allen has more than 25 years of health care leadership experience, serving as the CEO of hospitals in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Wyoming before joining Intermountain in 2008. At Intermountain, Allen has served as a region operating officer, CEO of Park City Medical Center, region vice president, and most recently as chief operating officer for the health system, a role that he has held for nearly six years.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck hired Michael Alires as of counsel for its Las Vegas office’s real estate department. Alires assists clients in real estate matters, working with real estate developers in acquiring property for development, establishing homeowner associations and reciprocal agreements for new and existing residential and commercial projects. He has experience in counseling homebuilder clients with common-interest community compliance under NRS Chapter 116 and helps navigate commercial lease review, real estate acquisitions and dispositions and other real estate negotiations.
Jesse Shearin has been promoted to vice president of information technology for One Nevada Credit Union. He will lead the IT support and infrastructure team and assist with developing an IT strategy and technological vision. Shearin has over 20 years of experience in IT and has worked at One Nevada for over a decade. He most recently served as assistant vice president of network services.
The Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation (GOWINN) announced two new additions: Esmeralda Villeda was hired as policy communications and community outreach manager, and Katie Gilbertson was hired as program development, public policy and community engagement manager. Villeda’s background in real estate, small business and service on the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals board gives her unique insight to the kinds of policy issues the Nevada labor force and business community face. Gilbertson served as an analyst with Applied Analysis and worked in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, as well as working as a policy researcher with think tanks such as the Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West.
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the resignation of J. Brin Gibson, the chair and executive director of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Board member Brittnie Watkins replaces Gibson.
The Neon Museum hired Sarah Hulme as director of learning. She will create, develop, implement, promote and evaluate educational programs and activities that seek to achieve strategic educational goals while also expanding and diversifying the museum’s audience to reach various age groups and demographics such as school-aged children, families, young adults, senior citizens, and under-served groups. The position also liaises with local schools and teachers to develop resources that support history and STEAM learning, and maintains relationships with the local arts community to foster a greater appreciation for art in general.
Comprehensive Cancer Centers hired nurse practitioners Stacey Lythgoe MSN, APRN, FNP-C and Anne Raquel Bacani, MSN, APRN, FNP-C. They support Comprehensive’s physicians in helping manage the care and treatment plans for patients with cancer and serious blood disorders.
Andrea Vigil, the chief operating officer and co-founder of Allegiant Electric, a Las Vegas-based commercial and residential electrical contractor, was recognized as the 2022 Nevada Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. She was also named the 2022 Region IX Small Business Person of the Year, representing Guam, California, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii. The distinction is part of the SBA’s National Small Business Week program, which recognizes small businesses and their leaders’ entrepreneurial development and community impact. The SBA said this year’s honorees played a vital role in supporting the country’s historical economic comeback while navigating setbacks from the pandemic.