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EVENT RECAP
VEGAS INC 40 UNDER 40 EVENT RECAP
On Thursday, March 28, 2024 , Vegas Inc celebrated it’s 24th annual 40 Under 40 awards at SAHARA Las Vegas’ AZILO Ultra Pool . Sponsored by UNLV Lee Business School Executive MBA, Cox Business, UMC and Lincoln Dynamic Foundation , the event honored 40 of the city’s most exceptional and promising leaders under the age of 40. Kayla Fishman , 2023 40 Under 40 alumna, Director of Sales for Western Golf Properties and Western Hospitality Group and former Co-host of 98.5 KLUC’s The Chet Buchanan Show, hosted the awards program and congratulated the honorees. Throughout the event, attendees indulged in a selection of passed appetizers from SAHARA Las Vegas , complimentary Dos Caras Tequila and Sláinte Irish Whiskey cocktails and sweet treats from Lea Lana’s Bananas and The Donut Hole by Carl’s Donuts . Balloon decor by Vegas Balloon Company and floral centerpieces from Sonny’s Flower Shop brought the venue to life, while DJ Skye of SPTLGHT Entertainment brought the party to life. Guests captured photos to remember the celebration at a photobooth provided by Desert Cactus Booth . At the end of the evening, each honoree took home a bag filled with copies of the 40 Under 40 special publication and gifted items from event sponsors, including a bottle of Taffer’s Browned Butter Bourbon
TIFFANY WARD
CREATOR & CEO,CERTIFIED DISC & LEADERSHIP FACILITATOR, CERTIFIED SOUND HEALER The WE Mentality Team Development
TERESA THURTLE FOUNDER, ALS ADVOCATE AND POLICY ANALYST Bottoms Up to Down ALS
SARAH STEPHENS
VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Opportunity Village
ANDREW WOODS DIRECTOR UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research
CORY FRANK VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT, Nigro Construction, Inc.
MORGAN SHAH DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Nevada Legal Services
JESSICA PHARAR FOUNDER Pharar Foundation
JESS MOLASKY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Ovation Development
BRONWEN GREGG DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Insight Global
KELLY TRASK DIRECTOR OF SLOT STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE SciPlay/Light & Wonder
DEAN GETTMAN
CEO
Platinum Contracting of Nevada LLC, Lake Las Vegas Lake Management LLC
MARSHA AL-SAYEGH UMC FOUNDATION MANAGER UMC Foundation
ERICA OKERBERG
VICE CHAIR, Global Gaming Practice SHAREHOLDER, Greenberg Traurig
ERICA MOSCA NEVADA STATE ASSEMBLYWOMAN
DEZIRAE BRUNI
FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL Dezirae Bruni Interiors
COLLIN KAMHOLZ
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE Aristocrat (Anaxi)
DANIELLE BARILLE
VICE PRESIDENT
World Series of Poker Online, Caesars Entertainment
JAMIE THALGOTT
SHAREHOLDER Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
BRANDON MORRISON
HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY Resorts World Las Vegas
DAVID NAVARRO
NEVADA REGIONAL PRESIDENT Enterprise Bank & Trust
ESTHER PLA-CAZARES
FACULTY AND LEAD ACADEMIC COUNSELOR College of Southern Nevada
CHRISTA BROWN
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
JUZZEF MARTINEZ
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMERCIAL BANKER, JPMorgan Chase
SHANNON DEMUS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - AMERICAS Light & Wonder
KAREN NELSON
ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON University Medical Center Orthopedic and Spine Institute
RENATA FOLLMANN
VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS Fontainebleau Las Vegas
MIKE DAVIS
TV PERSONALITY
Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network/FOX5 Vegas
BARRY TU
PRINCIPAL, Scale by 3 CEO, Tu Companies
DONATO CLAY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Veteran Benefits Guide
SULHEE JESSICA WOO CONTENT CREATOR/SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONALITY
Bento Box Society
JEFF DOROCAK CITY ATTORNEY
City of Las Vegas
NATALIE KRUSKA
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING LAS VEGAS RESIDENCIES, Live Nation Las Vegas
SAMANTHA GRIMES
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING OFFICER
Las Vegas Super Bowl LVIII Host Committee
BROOKS SMITH PRESIDENT ChopValue Las Vegas
AARON LEE
LEAD CHEF AND CO-OWNER
Winnie & Ethel’s Downtown Diner
NADIA GRIFFIN DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & EVENTS
Nevada Contractors Association
WHITNEY GREEN-OLSON CEO AND CO-FOUNDER
Melon Local
NATALIA MANKOVA
DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL REPORTING & TECHNICAL ACCOUNTING PlayAGS
IZACK TENORIO
DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Strategies 360
JOE MIKULICH PARTNER
Anima by Edo and Edo Tapas
MORGAN SHAH
SAMANTHA GRIMES BARRY TU
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