Braden Schrag is currently a sergeant with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department assigned to the Office of Community Engagement. This unit works in every religious and cultural community in Las Vegas and focuses on prevention, intervention, and outreach in all sectors with a focus on gangs, human trafficking, countering violent extremism, refugee integration and […]

Brian Rosenberg Mr. Rosenberg is a successful entrepreneur and consultant with over twenty-five years of experience in development and implementation of software solutions. As a speaker and author, he has shared his expertise on technology and technology adoption and been a guest lecturer at Baylor University and Nevada State College. As a change leader, he […]

Kevin L. Hernandez is a Nevada and California licensed attorney who represents consumers facing identity theft, illegal debt collection practices, and credit reporting errors. He was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, and obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and his Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law […]

Marwan Noel Sabbagh, MD, FAAN Camille and Larry Ruvo Chair for Brain Health Director, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health Marwan Noel Sabbagh, MD, a board-certified neurologist, and geriatric neurologist hopes to work himself out of a job. Considered one of the leading experts in Alzheimer’s and dementia, he is the Camille and […]

Frank Mack is the Executive Producer of the Utah Shakespeare Festival. He is a Veteran of theater companies across the United States. Hailing from Connecticut, where he most recently served in a leadership role at the Connecticut Repertory Theatre and also teaching arts administration at the University of Connecticut. He is considered a decisive leader and […]

Jennifer L. Taylor, Esq. brings nearly 20 years of legal experience in environmental, insurance, construction and construction defect law practice to the discussion of clean and renewable energy development in Nevada. Jennifer understands the impact of policy and regulation on Nevada’s citizens from work, including representing homeowners living over one of Nevada’s largest groundwater contamination […]

Dan Schwarz Director of Communications & Community Outreach Cristo Rey St Viator Las Vegas College Preparatory High School Dan has lived in Southern Nevada, on and off, since 1981. After graduating from Indiana University, Dan worked a Sales Account Executive at KVVU FOX5 television from 1985-1997. In addition, Dan worked in sales management at TV […]

Duane Matters is a Nevada Certified Environmental Manager and the Manager of the Environmental Department of the Las Vegas office of a national geotechnical and environmental consulting firm. Before moving to Las Vegas, he was a project manager at AMEC Earth & Environmental (AMEC) where he worked on large-scale environmental projects such as remediation and […]

Bob Bennett, Executive Director of the Nevada Athletic Commission Overview of the Nevada State Athletic Commission Robert (Bob) Bennett Executive Director, Nevada Athletic Commission Bob Bennett is a seasoned and talented professional with over 30 years of proven leadership experience. He has a lifetime involvement in organizing and participating in athletics, including boxing and various […]

Patrick began his career with what is now MGM Resorts International over twenty years ago. After graduating from Notre Dame where he had a dual major of Marketing and Spanish, he started his career as a pit clerk at the Mirage. It was during this time where he quickly realized that he wanted to be […]

Ron Tjeerdema Associate Dean, Environmental Sciences Distinguished Professor, Environmental Toxicology Ron Tjeerdema completed B.S. degrees in both natural resource planning and interpretation, and wildlife management from Humboldt State University in 1980, and an M.A. in pharmacology from UC Santa Barbara in 1983. He then came to UC Davis, where he completed his Ph.D. in pharmacology […]

On a whim Scott Allen Frost went for a dirt bike ride on a beautiful afternoon in May 2009 and broke his neck, leaving him paralyzed from the shoulders down. Terrified, he was left to choose. Give up on life or try to make it better than it was before. Motivated by a series of […]