VEGAS INC
40 UNDER 40 EVENT RECAP
THURSDAY, MARCH 27
VEGAS INC celebrated its 25th annual 40 Under 40 awards at the SAHARA Theatre inside SAHARA Las Vegas. Sponsored by UNLV Lee Business School Executive MBA Program and Grant a Gift Autism Foundation Ackerman Center, the event honored Southern Nevada’s most influential and inspiring young professionals.
Guests enjoyed tray-passed appetizers from SAHARA Las Vegas and complimentary cocktails featuring Taffer’s Browned Butter Bourbon. Sweet treats included custom macarons from Macaron Warehouse and Italian sodas and boba from All That and a Latte. DJ Skye of SPTLGHT Entertainment kept the energy high, while a roaming photo booth by Desert Cactus Booth captured the celebration. Guests also had the chance to receive permanent jewelry by Bonded Las Vegas—an extra-special keepsake to remember the night.
TV personality Mike Davis of Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network and FOX5 Vegas hosted the awards program, congratulating each honoree on the stage adorned with a vibrant balloon display by Social Booth LV. Honorees left the celebration with VEGAS INC tote bags filled with copies of the Las Vegas Weekly 40 Under 40 special publication and gifts from event sponsors and alumni.
MEGAN COMFORT
Executive Vice President and Small Business Manager Nevada State Bank
ANDERSON HU
Anesthesia Medical Director
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
FRANK SIDORIS Owner Hard Hat Lounge Guitarist
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators
MEESHA MOULTON Owner
Meesha Moulton Law
VARTAN ZAKHARIANTS
Business Owner and Competition Organizer VZ Dance Studios
MATHILDA MILLER
Government Relations Director Native Voters Alliance Nevada
GRIFFIN TENDLER
Vice President of Marketing Sapphire Las Vegas
CIARA OWENS
Managing Director, Leadership Development Teach for America
TAYLOR VERHAALEN President and Owner Stout Management Company
DEANA MARCELLO
Executive Vice President Colliers
JOE KENNEDY
Executive Director Get Outdoors Nevada
BRIAN HAGER President and Chief Executive Officer
Grant a Gift Autism Foundation –Ackerman Center
DIANE TUNTLAND Chief Investment Officer
Endowment Partners and Fraser Asset Management
DEREK MORISHITA
Vice President of Food and Beverage
Sahara Las Vegas
ELIZABETH SHIPMAN
Vice President, Organ Operations Nevada Donor Network
JERRY GOUMROIAN
Founder Meráki Greek Grill
LINDSEY JAMIESON GILBERT
Senior Manager, Programming The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
JOSEPH KENT
Deputy Director and Curator Atomic Museum
MELVIN KING
Managing Partner and Chief Organizational Officer InspireWorks HR Solutions
MEGHAN FITZGIBBONS
Practice Director of Cardiovascular Services, Desert Region Intermountain Health
LIZETTE GUILLEN COLLINS
Acting President and Chief Executive Officer Nevada Partners, Inc.
MACKENZIE ROLLISON
Vice President of Business Development and Strategy, Las Vegas Imagine Exhibitions
AUSTIN TOCHNER President Clique Hospitality
STEFANIE HUI
Behavioral Health Administrator City of Las Vegas
KYAW THEIN
Medical Oncologist, Hematologist and Clinical Assistant Professor
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada – Central Valley
SHANTEL LOVE
Global Vice President Customer Success
Pearson
Chief Executive OFFicer Shantel Love LLC
LEAH SILVA
Chief Executive Officer and Principal Realtor Eluciant
MICHAEL MUTZHAUS
President Critical Care Comics
MATTHEW THACKER
Assistant Dean of Clinical Education and Patient Care
Roseman University of Health Sciences
QUINN WEATHERS
Senior Director of Mission Delivery & Operations Make-A-Wish Nevada
KHURMET AYAPANOV
Assistant Principal Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas
KEITH BAULSIR
Senior Vice President and Chief Partnership Officer
Vegas Golden Knights and Foley Entertainment Group
JOSH ABELSON
Co-Owner and General Manager The Industrial Event Space
ARMEN HADJIMANOUKIAN
Director of Development Ovation Development Corporation
CASEY FLAIR
Director of Corporate
Social Responsibility and Corporate Affairs Aristocrat Gaming
ASHTON BRAY
Performance Director and Featured Dancer Fantasy: The Strip’s Sexiest Tease
JUSTIN BREWER
Chief Executive Officer and Founder Greenhub
ZAHIR RAHMAN
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Las Vegas Raiders
VIK SHRESTHA
Vice President of Online Gaming MGM Resorts International
TRAVIS KOPUT
Vice President of Operations
Southwest Medical part of Optum
MARTESHA DEASON
Director of Brand Marketing Resorts World Las Vegas
DOM LEWIS
Director of Social Media Light & Wonder
Nomination Digital Ads Featured in The Sun Daily
Nomination Digital Ads Featured in BizClick
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