Leadership Las Vegas class participants are selected every year from hundreds of applications. Leadership applicants come from all industries and job sectors and represent a cross‑section of the Las Vegas community.

Here is the most recent Leadership Las Vegas graduating class. The class of 2009 graduates join more than 900 other alumni who have successfully completed this award winning program since 1986.

Gordon M. Absher Vice President of Public Affairs MGM MIRAGE	Meghan Audino McLean Marketing Director Fair, Anderson & Langerman Certified Public Accountants & Business Advisors	Bridget Bilbray-Phillips Director, School-Community Partnership Program Clark County School District
Jim Briare Creative Manager MGM MIRAGE	Jacob D. Bundick Attorney Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP	Ron Comings News Director KLAS-TV
Brian Connett Deputy Director, Industrial Programs Nevada Department of Corrections; Silver State Industries	Sheila Conway Managing Partner Urban Environmental Research LLC	David Cooper Director of Facility Operations Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA)
Rosemary D’Amato Registered Interior Designer, LEED AP Lucchesi Galati	Michelle B. DiTondo Vice President Human Resources Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino	Christopher Fleming Public Sector Area Manager Sprint
Donald Garritano President/CEO D & K Landscape	Jason Gray Vice President, Research Division Strategic Solutions	Kathleen Gustafson Executive Director of Membership The Stirling Club at Turnberry Place
Jacque Haas Real Estate Development Manager Nevada H.A.N.D., Inc.	Ken Heck CFP® Wells Fargo Advisors	Sonya Jury Project Director Gensler of Nevada
William F. (Ric) Kellogg, Jr. Financial Advisor Merrill Lynch	James Kohl Attorney Howard & Howard Attorneys PUC	Dawn LaBonte Vice President, Nevada Community Relations Manager Wells Fargo
Heinz Lauer Executive Chef / Culinary Program Chair Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts	Susan Little President Susan Little & Company, LLC	Laura Lopez Hobbs Vice President/Corporate Human Resources Southwest Gas Corporation
Frederic Luvisutto Vice President The Signature at MGM Grand	Steve McCracken Senior Vice President, Market Manager Bank of America	Kevin C. McMahill Lieutenant Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Veronica Meter Vice President, Government Affairs Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce	Scott Miller President State Restaurant Equipment Co.	Lynn Mosier Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Erica L. Norris Vice President Ayoub & Associates	Timothy R. O’Reilly Attorney O’Reilly Law Group, LLC	Jennifer Ouellette Senior Manager Applied Analysis
Michael Parks First Vice President CB Richard Ellis	Tina Prieto Deputy Director Women’s Development Center	Brian Rice Partner Acuity Solutions
Cyndy Robbins Director of Programming Vegas PBS	Allison Serafin Executive Director Teach For America – Las Vegas Valley	Linda Stinar Director Regulatory Affairs EMBARQ
Kevin S. Taylor, MBA Chief Executive Officer KT Graphics LLC and Expert Website Services	Vernon Taylor Manager, Short-term Analysis NV Energy	Lisa Windom Store Manager Diane Von Furstenberg
Ryan J. Works Attorney McDonald Carano Wilson LLP	Ann E. Zimmerman Chief Judge Las Vegas Justice Court

June 12, 2009

0n behalf of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, congratulations on graduating from the Leadership Las Vegas program and thank you for your commitment to our community.

The Class of 2009 has already proven itself a unique group who is committed to the future of Las Vegas. Now as Leadership Las Vegas graduates, your responsibility to enhance and affect change becomes even greater.

Southern Nevada is counting on you to adopt the lessons you have learned through this program and apply them to improving the community in which we live and work. As our community navigates through particularly challenging economic times, your experience, creativity and innovation as problem solvers and passionate leaders become even more vital.

We encourage you to maintain connections with your fellow classmates and establish new ones with graduates of other classes. The bond among Leadership graduates is strong and far-reaching, and is a network to help you access the expertise and resources to make a positive difference.

We congratulate you again and wish you continued success in all your future endeavors.

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  Kara Kelley '98
  President & CEO
  Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
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  Kimberly Rushton '04
  Council Chair-Leadership Las Vegas 2008
  Cooper Levenson Attorneys at Law
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  Peggy Caspar
  Vice President Member Services
  Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce