Board of Directors

Officers

Chair — Nehme E. Abouzeid, President, LaunchVegas, LLC
Vice Chair — Amanda Moore-Saunders

Treasurer — Kathleen M. Nylen, Retired
Secretary — Favian Perez, Nevada Public Radio President and CEO

Directors

Nehme E. Abouzeid, President, LaunchVegas, LLC
Stephanie Capellas, Partner, Carma/Connected
Cynthia A. Dreibelbis, Director of Client Development & Community Impact Regional Director, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Mike Dreitzer, CEO, Gaming Arts, LLC
Dr. Andrea Goeglein, Success Catalyst, ServingSuccess
William Grounds, President, Burraneer Capital Advisors
Fred J. Keeton, Principal, Keeton Iconoclast Consulting, LLC
Edwin C. Kingsley, MD, Medical Oncologist, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Amanda Moore-Saunders, SVP Las Vegas Residencies, Live Nation
Scott M. Nielson, President, Nielson Consulting
Dr. DeRionne Pollard, President, Nevada State University
Ernest Stovall, VP of Sales, Catering & Convention Services, Mandalay Bay | Delano Las Vegas | Luxor | Four Seasons Las Vegas

Emeriti

President Emeritus — Lamar Marchese
Director Emeritus — Don Hamrick, President of Nevada Operations, Chapman Automotive Group
Director Emeritus — Richard Dreitzer,  Director, Fennemore

Director Emeritus — Cynthia Alexander, Member, Dickinson Wright, PLLC
Director Emeritus — Susan M. Brennan, Principal, The Brennan Consulting Group, LLC.
Director Emeritus — Dave Cabral, President, Business Finance Corp.
Director Emeritus — Louis Castle, Head of Studios, Amazon Games Seattle
Director Emeritus — Patrick N. Chapin, Attorney & Counselor at Law
Director Emeritus — Elizabeth "Betsy" Fretwell, Founder and Principal Consultant, C4ward Strategies
Director Emeritus — John Klai, 2007-2023
Director Emeritus — Gavin Isaacs, Consultant
Director Emeritus — Chris Murray, President, Avissa
Director Emeritus — Jerry Nadal
Director Emeritus — Bill Noonan,  Principal Consultant, William J. Noonan Consulting
Director Emeritus — Anthony J. Pearl,  Chief Governance and Compliance Officer, Crown Resorts
Director Emeritus — Mark Ricciardi, Regional Managing Partner Las Vegas, Fisher Phillips
Director Emeritus — Mickey Roemer, President, Roemer Gaming
Director Emeritus — Tim Wong, President & CEO, Arcata Associates

Chair — Toni Manfredi, Executive Director, Nevada Arts Council
Angela Castro, Chief Strategy, Policy & Marketing Officer, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC)
Jose Davalos, Graphic Design Specialist, Klai Juba Wald Architects
Adriana Gonorazky, P.E., S.E., Vice-President, INNOVA Technologies Inc.
Carolyn Goodman, Mayor of the City of Las Vegas
Megan Jones, Partner, Hilltop Public Solutions
Jenna Morton, Morton Group
Sabra Newby, Deputy City Manager, City of Las Vegas
Stephanie Smith, Retired
Bob Stoldal, Journalist-Historian
Kate Turner-Whiteley, VP of Corporate Communications & Production, Caesars Entertainment

To contact the Board of Directors or Community Advisory Board, please reach out to Crystal Jepson at crystal.jepson@nevadapublicradio.org or 702-259-7851.