John Rhodes , M.D. of Southwest Medical, part of Optum Care was honored recently at a Nevada Alumni Association of the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) awards reception as a distinguished alumnus.
De Castroverde Law Group announced the hiring of attorneys Lynda Nam and Ryan Samano to join the firm’s personal injury team. Both attorneys received their law degree from the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV and served as law clerks at DLG before passing the bar in October.
Nevada Game Warden Captain Brian Bowles has been selected as a new board member for the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) executive board at the annual business meeting held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Reno-based National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has named Colorado District Judge Victor Reyes (Ret.) as Judge-in-Residence.
Tami Hance-Lehr , CEO and state director for Communities In Schools of Nevada announces the appointment of Debbie Palacios to executive director for the organization’s Southern Nevada affiliate.
The Nevada Supreme Court announced that Gianni Troian has been appointed as the chief information officer for the Nevada Appellate Courts.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife welcomes Chris Crookshanks as the Fisheries Division Administrator. Crookshanks brings more than 25 years of professional experience to his new position, which oversees the direction, health and vitality of Nevada’s fish in its network of streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs.
Jeff Friesen has been named president of Enterprise Bank Trust’s Southwest Region. Friesen oversees current clients’ business and personal banking needs in Arizona, Albuquerque and Las Vegas markets. Friesen leads the commercial and industrial and commercial real estate lending groups, as well as all tax credit finance, including new markets tax credit and historical tax credits.
Henderson International School, a private preschool, — eighth grade college preparatory school that is comprised of students from more than 30 countries — recently hired a new lower school principal, Carmen Benedict .