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 […]

Kristy Keller joined the Moonridge Group team in December 2016 after a rewarding and successful career with the Clark County School District. During her time with the District, she was a special education teacher, dean of students, assistant principal, and principal of both a comprehensive middle and high school. Prior to her recent retirement, she […]