Tamar Hoapili, manager of community relations at Cox Las Vegas, has been named to the board of directors for After-School All-Stars Las Vegas. The nonprofit provides free, comprehensive after-school programs that keep children safe and helps them achieve in school and in life. After-School All-Stars serves more than 6,000 at-risk students at 14 different elementary and middle schools throughout the Clark County School District.
Western Governors University (WGU) has announced it is establishing a new office to increase support for students, alumni and external partners. The office is in the Greater Los Angeles Area and will serve Nevada, California and Arizona. Richard L. Benbow III has joined the university as a regional vice president and will manage operations and external relations in the trio of states.
Lexicon Bank, Southern Nevada’s first newly chartered community bank in more than a decade, announced the appointment of Stacy Watkins as its new president, effective April 6.
OptumCare Cancer Care has completed its Las Vegas cancer research office and hired two new health care professionals to staff it.
Cowabunga Bay waterpark opens for its seventh season on March 21 under the leadership of general manager, Alex Barilla, and new director of sales, Sharaf Chenault.
Dr. Robin Branham, APRN, joins Southwest Medical (4475 S. Eastern Ave.) as a nurse practitioner.
Jerrie Merritt, Morris Jackson, and Akanksha Gupta joined the United Way of Southern Nevada board
Geotechnical Environmental Services Inc. (GES) President Greg DeSart announced two new employees.
Rosendin, the electrical contracting industry’s largest employee-owned firm, has announced it has promoted Tedd Lee to vice president of field operations at its Las Vegas regional office. Rosendin is a $2 billion company with a regional office in Las Vegas recognized for its work at Molycorp, McCarran International Airport Terminal 3 and CityCenter.