Trustees
Selma Bartlett, Treasurer
Vice Chairman
Bank of Nevada
Selma Bartlett is one of the most recognized banking names in the Henderson/Las Vegas area. The first woman in Nevada to hold a managerial position as a bank officer in the tough banking industry, Selma Bartlett set the pace for others to follow in her footsteps. Her knowledge of real estate and banking has lent to the rapid growth of the Clark County area.
For more than fifty years, Selma has been a guiding influence in community and real estate development, helping others to establish medical and professional facilities and helping advance educational development at all levels. Her personal and financial support in the medical professions and higher education has garnered her prestigious accolades and awards.
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Mike Benjamin
CEO & President
Benjamin Enterprises
Benjamin Enterprises is a consortium of companies involved in the gaming industry, land development, retail investing and marketing consulting. Mr. Benjamin, a Las Vegas native, has years of expertise in branding, company launches and corporate communications for local, national and international companies, governmental agencies and industry.
Glenn Christenson, Chair
Managing Director
Velstand Investments, LLC
Glenn Christenson is Managing Director of Velstand Investments, LLC. Prior to joining Velstand Investments, LLC, Christenson spent 18 years with Station Casinos, where he served as Executive Vice Present and Chief Financial Officer overseeing the operations of fourteen properties.
Prior to joining Station Casinos, Christenson spent seventeen years with the international accounting firm of Deloitte Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte & Touche), where he served as a partner from 1983-1989 and was the partner-in-charge of audit services for the Nevada Practice and National Audit Partner for the firm’s hospitality industry practice.
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Sherry Colquitt, Secretary
Civic and Community Leader
Sherry Colquitt has dedicated her 31 years in Las Vegas to public service. Among her contributions to numerous community and State boards and organizations, she feels her 18 years on the Clark County District Board of Health to have been the most rewarding and productive. Her dedication to the improvement of the environment and air quality in Clark County has benefited the entire community. She is especially proud that she could lend her expertise to the Board of Health at the onset of the AIDS crisis in Clark County.
Sherry is extremely proud that she and two of her children graduated from the University of Nevada System Schools; it is her goal to ensure that the educational opportunities in Nevada remain of the highest caliber. Her experiences as a student, alumna, parent, and longtime supporter of many university programs give her a special insight into the University System. She is uniquely qualified to help lead the University system into the next millennium.
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Randy A. Garcia, Vice Chair
CEO
The Investment Counsel Company of Nevada
Randy A. Garcia is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the first Nevada based investment management consulting firm, The Investment Counsel Company. Mr. Garcia is an innovative leader in the investment management consulting industry.
Since 1978, he has assisted corporations, endowments, and individuals with establishing investment goals and risk parameters, structuring and implementing investment plans to match individualized needs, and monitoring investment performance in relation to clients’ stated objectives.
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James B. Gibson
Mayor
City of Henderson
James B. Gibson was elected Mayor of the City of Henderson in May 1997 and re-elected to his third term in 2005. Mayor Gibson serves with his fellow council members as the legislative branch of the city of Henderson. He serves the entire Henderson community, which was named in 2006 by MONEY magazine as one of the top 20 places in the United States to live.
As the second largest city in Nevada, Henderson has grown by 304% since 1990, and has become known nationally as a premier residential community throughout a period of staggering growth. The population is projected to exceed 517,000 by 2030.
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John R. Gibson
Chairman of the Board and CEO
American Pacific Corporation
John R. Gibson serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of American Pacific Corporation. He has been a Director of American Pacific since 1988. Mr. Gibson became Chief Executive Officer and President in July 1997 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in March 1998. He also serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of American Pacific's wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Ampac-ISP Corp., Ampac Farms, Inc. and American Pacific Corporation (Nevada), and American Azide Corporation.
Mr. Gibson was the Vice President-Engineering & Operations from March 1992 to July 1997. Prior to that time, Mr. Gibson was the Director of Modernization of USS-POSCO Industries, a finishing mill for flat rolled steel products, a position Mr. Gibson held for more than five years.
Vicki Hafen Scott, Emeritus Member
President
Hafen Financial Services, Inc.
Vicki Hafen Scott is a native Nevadan whose roots lie in Pahrump on a cotton and alfalfa farm. With a Masters in Education from UNLV, her career has spanned three diverse fields, beginning with education as a high school teacher of business education, government, history, economics, journalism and photography. After serving as a high school vice principal she moved into financial services owning Money Management Services, a San Diego, Calif. company that offered financial planning, securities, insurance products, real estate sales and management, accounting and income tax services. Today, Vicki Hafen Scott serves as the President of Hafen Financial Services, Inc.
Mark Howard, Emeritus Member
Former CEO of MountainView Hospital
Robert D. Martin
Partner
McCrea Martin Allison, Ltd.
Robert D. Martin is a member of the law firm of McCrea Martin Allison. Mr. Martin was admitted to the Nevada bar in 1984 after earning his juris doctorate from California Western University. In addition to being a member of the State Bar of Nevada, Mr. Martin is a member of the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Martin’s practice areas include: Insurance Coverage Law; Insurance Bad Faith; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death; Construction Law and Construction Litigation.
William E. Martin
Vice Chairman, CEO
Service 1st Bank of Nevada
Mr. Martin is Vice Chairman and CEO of Service1st Bank of Nevada. He was named the 2003 Distinguished Nevadan by the University and Community College Systems of Nevada and has served as an honorary commander of the Nellis Air Force Base Support Team from 2002 to 2008.
In addition to his professional success and awards, including being honored as one of Nevada Business Journal’s “Most Respected CEOs” in 2001 and 2005, Martin has proven his commitment to education in southern Nevada through various leadership positions.
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John Ritter
Chairman & CEO
Focus Property Group
Focus Property Group Chairman and CEO John A. Ritter has been licensed and actively involved in the real estate industry for more than 24 years, predominantly in Southern Nevada. Specializing in acquiring vacant land throughout the southwest region of the country, Mr. Ritter has led the accumulation of a portfolio with a valuation of approximately $2 billion. The company’s current projects total more than 13,500 acres in Las Vegas and throughout the Southwest. The company has been involved in transactions exceeding $6 billion since its inception. The company’s portfolio includes approximately 30,000 residential lots along with commercial and mixed use property.
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Dan K. Shaw
President
DKS Associates
Dan K. Shaw is the president of DKS Associates and Chief Executive Officer of RMI, Realty Management Inc., a property management company managing more than 50 apartment complexes in Las Vegas, Boston, Dallas and Corpus Christi, Texas. RMI also manages homeowner associations in Nevada and Arizona. Longtime Las Vegas developer, Shaw is also a principal of VSS Enterprises. Shaw was a co-developer of the Renaissance retail and mixed-use centers on the south side of the Las Vegas Valley and made his money as a commercial developer.
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Erik Sletten
President
Sletten Construction of Nevada, Inc.
Dan H. Stewart
President
The Stewart Development Company
Currently, Dan H. Stewart is the president/owner of The Stewart Development Company (SDC) and president/owner of Valley Construction Company (VCC) both located in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada. SDC is actively pursuing various mixed-use development projects. VCC is a premier general building contractor in northern and southern Nevada for small-to-medium-sized projects. Mr. Stewart is a Founding Director of Valley Bank, a community bank based in Las Vegas, which recently merged with Community Bank of Nevada and is the one Valley Bank director to now be severing on the Community Bank Board of Directors.
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William O. Wagnon
CEO
MountainView Hospital
William O. Wagnon III currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for MountainView Hospital.
Prior to his present appointment,
Wagnon served as the chief operating officer (COO) at Swedish Medical Center-HealthONE, a Level 1 Trauma Center in Englewood, Colorado. As COO, Wagnon was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the hospital including strategic and facility planning, labor management, and service line development.
Prior to Swedish Medical Center, Wagnon served as the chief operating officer for Community Hospital in New Port Richey, Florida; and as the Associate Administrator for Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point in Hudson, Florida.
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