Dan Russell is a 37-year member of the Las Vegas Rotary Club. He is the owner of Russell Financial Services, a Financial Services firm, specializing in Life Insurance & Estate Planning. Dan has been doing business in Southern Nevada for over 40 years. He is still very active and loves what he does.
Raised in Wyoming and moved to Las Vegas in 1962, Dan attended Fifth Street School (now a “Historical Preservation Landmark”). He graduated from Bishop Gorman High School, and then went on to UNLV where he compressed his (4) year undergraduate degree into (7) years! While there, he was the President of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity and UNLV Student Body President. Dan obtained an Accounting Degree and went on to serve for many years on the UNLV Alumni Association.
Dan has been very involved in the community over the years. To name a few: Boy Scouts of America (Council Board Member, Scoutmaster of a 70-boy troop for 9 years and 2 National Jamborees), Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada and Foundation – President of both. Internationally, Dan is the current President of Sharon India Foundation that serves over 300 Christian pastors in 5 states of India providing encouragement and support to some of the world’s poorest and most neglected people. Also, Dan keeps in touch with several Rotary Clubs in India.
Dan is married to Jane, an accomplished equestrienne, with whom he has two sons: Mark, 33, married with 2 daughters living in Guadalajara and John, 29, engaged and living in South Lake Tahoe.