Executive Board
President
Dian VanderWell
Councilwoman
City of Sparks
Vice President
Heidi Lusby-Angvick
Economic Development Authority Executive Director
Pershing County
Secretary/Treasurer
Michelle Hammond Allen
Economic Development Officer
Humboldt County
Director at Large
Honey Coughlin
Administrative Officer
Storey County
Director at Large
Byran McArdle
Revitalization Manager
City of Reno
Board of Directors
Lydia Altick
Assistant City Manager
City of Fernley
Brian Byrd
Public Works Director
City of Fallon
Alyssa Burke
Grant Writer
Mineral County
Mike Clark
Commissioner
Washoe County
Kelly Frost
Councilwoman
City of Fallon
Mark Hauenstein
Business Rep. (CEO Technical Designs)
City of Lovelock
Neal McIntyre
Mayor
City of Fernley
Alicia Heiser
City Manager
City of Winnemucca
Shayla Hudson
Commissioner
Pershing County
Kyle Isom
Parks and Recreation Director
Mineral County
Mel Evans
Grants Administrator
City of Sparks
Kitty McKay
Business Rep. (Director of Mission Integration Carson Tahoe Health)
Douglas County
Dave Mendiola
Manager
Humboldt County
Vince Mendiola
Council Member
City of Winnemucca
Clayton Mitchell
Commissioner
Storey County
Nancy Paulson
City Manager
Carson City
Bonnie Skoglie
Council Member
City of Lovelock
Art Sperber
Business Rep. (Senior Project Manager California Group)
City of Sparks
Dan Tarkanian
Commissioner
Douglas County
Ken Tipton
Commissioner
Humboldt County
Sarah Tone
Community Services
Washoe County
Maurice White
Supervisor
Carson City
Associate Members
Dr. Mary Alber
Founding Director
Education Innovation Collaborative
Teri Askew
Project Coordinator/Business Development
Converse Consultants
Amy Barnes
Business Development Director
NNDA
Billie Augustine
Business Development Adviser
NV Energy
Rob Benner
Secretary/Treasurer
Building and Construction Trade Council of Northern Nevada
Bill Brewer
Director
NRHA
Amber Burroughs
Assoc. Director Workforce Development
TMCC
Denise Castle
Chief Executive Officer
Join, Inc.
Veronica Chavez
Director of Workforce Development
Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN)
Leslie Colbrese
CEO
Community Services Agency and Development Corporation
Wendy Colborne
Building and Construction Trade Council of Northern Nevada
Nathan Digangi
Economic Development Manager
Downtown Reno Partnership
Shari Davis
Rural Economic and Community Development Director
GOED
Trish Conner
Grant Administrator
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Scott Eldredge
CEO
Numu – Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Niki Gladys
Executive Director of Development
Western Nevada College
Brenda Gilbert
Program Manager
BEC Environmental
Aster Girma
Strategic Sustainability Consultant
Nevada Green Institute Inc.
Glen Martel
CEO
Nevada Builders Alliance
Heidi Hill Drum
Chief Executive Officer
Tahoe Prosperity Center
Mary Kerner
Chief Executive Officer
Rural Nevada Development Corporation
Paul MacDonald
Director of Industrial Development
RailPros
Angela Rowan
Assistant Vice President
First Independent Bank
Fred Steinmann
Director
University of Nevada, Reno – UCED
Heather Van Erden
Marketing and Business Development
Brycon