Board of Directors

Executive Board

Dian VanderWell
President
Councilmember, City of Sparks
Heidi Lusby-Angvick
Vice President
Executive Director, PCEDA
Michelle Hammond Allen
Sec/Treasurer
Economic Development Officer, Humboldt County
Clay Mitchell
Director at Large
Commissioner, Storey County
Bryan McArdle
Director at Large
Revitalization Manager, Reno

Board of Directors

Counties

Carson City

Maurice White
Supervisor, Carson City
Nancy Paulson
City Manager, Carson City

Douglas

Danny Tarkanian
Commissioner, Douglas County
Nikki Rudelbach
Manager, Economic Vitality, Douglas County
Alicia Main
Executive Director, Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce

Humboldt

Ken Tipton
Commissioner, Humboldt County
Don Kalkoske
County Manager, Humboldt County
Michelle Hammond Allen
WNDD Sec/Treasurer
Economic Development Officer, Humboldt County

Mineral

Tina Rubert-Manzini
Commissioner, Mineral County
Kyle Isom
Parks and Recreation Director

Storey

Clay Mitchell
WNDD Director at Large
Commissioner, Storey County
Sara Sturtz
Grant Administrator, Storey County

Pershing

Joe Crim
Commissioner, Pershing County
Heidi Lusby-Angvick
WNDD Vice President
Executive Director, PCEDA

Washoe

Mike Clark
Commissioner, Washoe County
Gabrielle Enfield
Community Services

Cities

Fallon

Kelly Frost
Councilmember, Fallon
Councilmember, Fallon

Fernley

Neal McIntyre
Mayor, Fernley
Ben Marchant
City Manager, Fernley

Lovelock

Bonnie Skoglie
Councilmember, Lovelock
Mark Hauenstein
Chief Executive Officer, Technical Designs

Reno

Brandi Anderson
Councilmember, Reno
Bryan McArdle
WNDD Director at Large
Revitalization Manager, Reno

Sparks

Dian VanderWell
President
Councilmember, City of Sparks
Mel Evans
Grant Administrator, City of Sparks
Art Sperber
Director, CA., Inc.

Winnemucca

Vince Mendiola
Councilmember, Winnemucca
Alicia Heiser
City Manager, Winnemucca

Yerington

Jerry Bryant
Councilmember, Yerington
Bob Switzer
City Manager, Yerington

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Steven Wadsworth
Chairman, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Trish Conner
Administrative Officer, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Associate Members

BCTNN
Rob Brenner
Secretary, Building and Construction Trades Council
BCTNN
Wendy Colborne
Communications Director, Building and Construction Trades Council
BEC Environmental
Brenda Gilbert
Program Manager
Brycon Corporation
Heather Van Erden
Marketing & Business Development
CEDA
Sara Beebe
Director Operations
Converse Consultants
Teri Askew
Project Coordinator & Business Development
CSA
Leslie Colbrese
CEO, CSA
Downtown Reno Partnership
Nathan Digangi
Economic Development Manager
EDAWN
Veronica Chavez
Senior VP, Business Retention, Expansion & Workforce
Education Innovation Coll
Mary Alber
CEO
First Independent Bank
Angela Rowan
Assistant Vice President
GOED
Shari Davis
Director, Rural Economic and Community Development
JOIN
Denise Castle
Chief Executive Officer
Main Street Gardnerville
Jen Tune
Program Director
NDOT
Zach Shaw
Rural County Manager
Nevada Builders Alliance
Glen Martel
Chief Executive Officer
Nevada Green Institute
Aster Girma
President
Nevada Lt Governor’s Office
Melissa Saavedra
Deputy Director, Office of Small Business Advocacy
NNDA
Hayden Poinier
Business Development Adviser
NRHA
Bill Brewer
Executive Director
NV Energy
Billie Augustine
Business Development Adviser
RailPros
Paul F. MacDonald
Director, Industrial Development
RNDC
Mary Kerner
Chief Executive Officer
SBA
Elizabeth Hill
Economic Development Specialist/Administration Officer
SBDC
Kathy Halbardier
Rural Business Advisor
Tahoe Prosperity Center
Heidi Hill – Drum
Chief Executive Officer, TPC
TMCC
Amber Burroughs
Associate Director Workforce Development
UNR-UCED
Fred Steinmann
Director
WNC
Niki Gladys
Chief Advancement Officer

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