The Wheel for May 18, 2017
The Wheel John Laub - Las Vegas Medical Marijuana Association John Laub is the president of the Las Vegas Medical Marijuana Association. He and two others founded the organization in 2014. The group has monthly meetings and events. It’s the largest such group in the...
The Wheel for May 4, 2017
The Wheel Glenn F. Meier - Conscious Capitalism Glenn F. Meier is a shareholder with the law firm Holley, Driggs, Walch, Fine, Wray, Puzey & Thompson, a full-service Nevada business law firm. Glenn’s practice is dedicated to helping his clients run purpose-driven...
The Wheel for April 27, 2017
The Wheel Mark Shunock-Mondays Dark A native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada, Mark is a former member of the Canadian Hockey League. After his hockey days ended, he spent almost 10 years living in New York City performing on Americas premiere stages. He earned a...
The Wheel for April 20, 2017
The Wheel Len Jessup - UNLV President Len Jessup joined UNLV as its 10th president in January 2015. An accomplished leader in higher education, Jessup brings experience as a university professor, administrator, entrepreneur and fundraiser to UNLV as he leads it on the...
The Wheel for April 13, 2017
The Wheel Tim Mullin - USO Tim joined the USO as the Center Director for USO Las Vegas in August 2014. Before joining USO Las Vegas, Tim spent three years as the Executive Director of the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, a $1.5 million, 24-hour nonprofit...
The Wheel for April 6, 2017
The Wheel Happy 94th Anniversary Las Vegas Rotary Club! Our magnificent club was chartered on April 5, 1923. As such, yesterday was our 94th birthday! As recent events show, Las Vegas perhaps more than any other city in the world, is constantly evolving. Just in the...
The Wheel for March 30, 2017
The Wheel Nehme Abouzeid-Vegas Golden Knights Nehme E. Abouzeid is the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for the Vegas Golden Knights. He joined the organization on November 7, 2016. From 2013 - 2016, Abouzeid was the Executive Director of Brand...
The Wheel for March 23, 2017
The Wheel Brian Connett-Nevada Department of Correction Brian Connett is the Deputy Director for the Nevada Department of Corrections, with primary responsibility for Prison Industries which operates businesses within the prisons called Silver State Industries. For a...
The Wheel for March 16, 2017
The Wheel Marvin Menzies - UNLV Basketball Ben Lesser Bio Ben Lesser is a dynamic and memorable speaker whose personal Holocaust story and later life success has inspired thousands worldwide. Ben's memoir “Living a Life That Matters: From Nazi Nightmare to American...
The Wheel for March 9, 2017
The Wheel Dan Stover Music Competition Each year musically talented high school students participate in a Rotary District 5300 program entitled The Dan Stover Memorial Music Scholarship, and winners qualify for educational awards that enable them to further their...
The Wheel for March 2, 2017
The Wheel Angelo Capozzi- Rotaplast Menzies, 54, comes back to Las Vegas after nine years as the head coach at New Mexico State. Under his direction the Aggies have appeared in the postseason each of the last five seasons and six of the last seven years. Menzies led...
The Wheel for February 23, 2017
The Wheel The 4-Way Speech Contest From the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is The 4-Way...
The Wheel for February 16, 2017
The Wheel Rob Cornelius-Rugby 7’s Mr. Cornelius came to Las Vegas from Southern Colorado to attend UNLV in 1988. One day, freshman year, a stranger told Rob he looked like a football player and asked if he wanted to play rugby. Having no idea what he was getting into,...
The Wheel for February 9, 2017
The Wheel Roger Thomas- Wynn architect Roger Thomas is executive vice president design for Wynn Design and Development. He created the interiors of Wynn Las Vegas and Encore at Wynn Las Vegas. He led the interior design of Wynn Macau and designed Encore Macau. Mr....
The Wheel for February 2, 2017
The Wheel Tom Thomas- Antarctica Thomas A. Thomas is the Managing Partner of the Thomas & Mack Co., an investment management and commercial real estate development company. Mr. Thomas has managed the company since its formation in 1992. After completing his legal...
The Wheel for January 26, 2017
The Wheel Scott Hunter- FBI Scott Hunter grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Fullerton University. Scott is married and has two children. Scott followed in his brother’s footsteps and joined the FBI. Scott spent 25 years as a Federal Agent,...
The Wheel for January 19, 2017
The Wheel Alan Chamberlain-Great Basin Oil Elephant Alan Chamberlain attended a community college and five western North American Universities. He has earned five degrees including a BS, MS, and PhD in geology. He has worked for Exxon, Gulf, Marathon and Placid oil...
The Wheel for January 12, 2017
The Wheel Chelsea Seegers -T Mobile Chelsea Seegers is a Colorado transplant who has lived in Las Vegas since 2007. At a young age she knew she wanted to be in the events world and began her career as an event manager for a local pavilion and festival planning...
The Wheel for January 5, 2017
The Wheel Elynne Greene- Human Trafficking Elynne Greene, MA is currently manager of human trafficking and victim services at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. She began working with victims of violence in 1974 and has worked as an advocate, a therapist...
The Wheel for December 22, 2016
The Wheel VICTORIAN CAROLERS- by EJG Productions a Nevada Non-profit Arts Organization. These professional vocalists perform over 100 Christmas Carols acapella in authentic Dickens era costumes from the Utah Shakespeare Festival. They have performed past...
The Wheel for December 15, 2016
The Wheel Myron G. Martin-The Smith Center for the Performing Arts As President and CEO of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Myron Martin brings the world’s most revered and celebrated entertainers to Las Vegas. Martin has a rich history in the performing arts...
The Wheel for December 1, 2016
The Wheel Steven Seroka, aka “The Colonel,” Steven Seroka, aka “The Colonel,” is a 30-year Active Duty USAF Fighter Pilot, Strategist & Leader and recently the Chief of Staff for Nevada’s largest business organization. He is a USAF Academy graduate with a rare...
The Wheel for November 17, 2016
The Wheel Brian Burton President & CEO of Three Square Food Bank Brian Burton relocated from Dallas to Las Vegas in April of 2011 to become President and CEO of Three Square Food Bank. Since his arrival, Brian has helped Three Square develop into the fastest...
The Wheel for November 10, 2016
The Wheel Brigadier General Jeannie Leavitt - Nellis Air Force Base General Leavitt entered the Air Force in 1992 after earning her bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas and her master’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics from...
The Wheel for November 3, 2016
The Wheel Greg Devereaux-Magician Greg Devereaux has been performing magic for over 25 years. Inspired by a mentor when he was teenager, he channeled his mischievous energies into magic-- learning how to misdirect, use human psychology, and sleight of hand to...
The Wheel for October 27,2016
The Wheel Brian G. Brannman-Senior Vice President of Operations, Nevada Service Area-President/CEO Siena Campus Brian G. Brannman Senior Vice President of Operations, Nevada Service Area President/CEO Siena Campus Brian G. Brannman is senior vice president of...
The Wheel for October 20, 2016
The Wheel A Historical Moment In Time: The Impossible Becomes Possible Seven days that changed the history of the State of Nevada. One week to the day, Monday, October 17, 2016 -- when Governor Brian Sandoval signed into law AB-1, which will put more cops out on the...