Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada hired William Abbott as director of development. He will lead the nonprofit organization’s development, communications and marketing teams, external relationships with current and potential donors, and strategic planning for efforts that inspire and prepare K-12 students for success by offering lessons in financial literacy, work and career readiness, and entrepreneurship.
Logitix, a live event ticketing technology and analytics firm, named Lou D’Angeli as its senior director of Las Vegas events. D’Angeli brings over 25 years of experience as a marketing executive for brands such as Cirque du Soleil and World Wrestling Entertainment. Through this newly created position, D’Angeli will lead the Las Vegas division of Logitix to optimize live event ticket sales for shows through real-time data, dynamic pricing and distribution.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History added two new board members: entertainment entrepreneur Darnell Strom and Las Vegas banker Dawson Her Many Horses, the first Native American board member to join the now 21-person board. Her Many Horses is the head of Native American Banking for Wells Fargo and is a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Strom holds the position of partner and heads the Culture and Leadership Division at United Talent Agency in Los Angeles. Both bring unique backgrounds in business and political activism to the position.
UNR Extension named Macy Helm as SNAP-Ed coordinator and Brian Luckey as SNAP-Ed evaluation coordinator to assist in increasing the health and nutrition program’s impact throughout Nevada.
Jeanette Ivan joined American Nevada Company as assistant property manager. She has 13 years of commercial property management experience in office, retail, industrial and medical management, and was previously with Avison Young. Her duties include supporting the property management team with day-to-day accounting, marketing, operations and financial activities for the property portfolio.
Braintrust, a certified minority-owned business and integrated marketing agency, promoted Jesse Mello to creative director and Troy Gallo to director of brand strategy. Mello now oversees all creative output curated by the design, creative, web and digital teams. Gallo now spearheads strategic brand development initiatives by assisting clients with new or redeveloping brand identities to best differentiate themselves from competitors, and to better foster an impactful brand experience.
Broadbent & Associates Inc., an environmental, water resource and civil engineering firm, hired stack technician David Ferrari. Prior to joining Broadbent, Ferrari worked in the steel industry as a sales representative.
John Naylor and Jennifer Braster, founders and managing partners of Naylor & Braster, Attorneys at Law, were named the Clark County Bar Association’s 2021 Volunteers of the Year at the organization’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon.
Southwest Medical added a new provider to help meet the need for health services in Southern Nevada. Carl Plaza, APRN joins the Nellis Healthcare Center location (420-560 N. Nellis Blvd.) and specializes in adult medicine.
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This story appeared in Las Vegas Weekly.