Board of Directors
Kirk V. Clausen
Board Chairman
Nevada Regional
President
Wells Fargo
Term 2007 – 2013
Kirk is responsible for the more than 120 Wells Fargo banking stores in the state of Nevada. He serves on a variety of community boards including serving as Board Member of the Clark County Public Education Foundation, Desert Research Institute, Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Nevada Policy Research Institute, UNLV Student Life Advisory Board, and the University of Nevada Reno Foundation. Clausen is a graduate of Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, with a B.S. in Business Administration.
Peter O’Neill
Board Secretary
Corporate Director of Public Relations
R&R Partners
Term 2007 – 2011
George Smith
Board Treasurer
President
Bank of America
Term 2007 – 2012
Andy Abboud
Vice President Government Relations & Community Development
Las Vegas Sands Corporation
Term 2007 – 2011
Brian Ayala
President
Ayala’s Concession Group
Term 2008 – 2012
Diana Bennett
President
Paragon Gaming LLC
Term 2009 – 2013
William S. Boyd
Executive Chairman
Boyd Gaming
Term 2007 – 2011
Louis Castle
Vice President
Studios, Zynga
Term 2009 - 2012
Marsha Gilford
Vice President Public Affairs
Smith’s Food & Drug Stores, Inc
Term 2010 – 2013
Christopher Handy
XNO Sports
Term 2007 – 2011
Eric Hilton
Board Director
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Term 2007 – 2012
Bill Hornbuckle
Chief Marketing Officer
MGM Resorts International
Term 2009 – 2013
Fran Inman
President
Majestic Realty Foundation
Term 2008 – 2012
Kara Kelley
Kara Kelley
The Kelley Company
Term 2009 – 2013
Robyn Ratcliffe Manzini
Community Organizer
Term 2009 – 2012
Punam Mathur
Vice President People Resources
NV Energy
Term 2007 – 2011
Rick Mazer
Regional President
Caesars Entertainment
Term 2011 - 2014
Tom McCartney
Term 2009 – 2013
Rose McKinney-James
Managing Principal
Energy Works Consulting
Term 2010 – 2013
Sam McMullen
Attorney
Snell & Wilmer, LLP
Term 2009 – 2013
Emily Neilson
General Manager/President
KLAS-8 News Now
Term 2007 – 2012
Gina Polovina
Vice President of Government Affairs
Boyd Gaming
2011 - 2014
Dick Rizzo
Vice Chairman
Perini Building Company
Term 2007 – 2011
Anita Romero
Vice President/Special Projects
Southwest Gas Corporation
Term 2010 – 2013
John M. Sullivan
Of Counsel
Rice, Silbey, Reuther & Sullivan
Term 2010 – 2013
Hilary Westrom
The Ritter Charitable Trust
Term 2009 – 2012
