On the Move, March 10
March 10, 2014 - 4:20 am
ACCOUNTING
Sandi Baker and Elizabeth Borngesser joined accounting firm Houldsworth, Russo & Co. as staff accountants. The firm also hired Candace Corra as an accounting intern.
ENGINEERING
Henderson Engineers Inc. promoted Bob Colasuonno to associate. Colasuonno is a mechanical engineer with more than 20 years of experience in mechanical and plumbing building design.
Walker Engineering was named NAIOP Engineering Firm of the Year at the 17th annual NAIOP Spotlight Award ceremony. In addition, Treasea Wolf, vice president of the firm, was nominated for Developing Leader of the Year.
FOOD & BEVERAGE
Dom DeMarco’s Pizzeria & Bar named Robert Caravaggio executive chef and director of operations of the restaurant. With more than 27 years of experience, Caravaggio oversees all aspects of the restaurant’s operations, including menus, costs and inventory control.
GAMING
Gaming Laboratories International, a gaming testing laboratory and technical consultancy, named Russell Witt national director of tribal development.
HOSPITALITY
Downtown Grand Las Vegas named Cinthia Pedroza food and beverage operations manager and Max Vilsaint Jr. director of facilities.
LAW
Personal injury law firm Henness & Haight welcomed associate Bryan H. Blackwell.
Gordon Silver Ltd. announced that Richard L. Galin, of counsel in the firm’s Las Vegas office, has been elected vice chairman of the State Bar of Nevada Administrative Law Section.
Susan Fisher joined McDonald Carano Wilson LLP ’s government affairs group. Fisher, who recently served as executive vice president of government affairs and marketing for Valley Electric Association Inc., will help manage and coordinate state and local government advocacy for the group.
Janice Wolf, directing attorney of the Children’s Attorneys Project at Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, has been certified as a child welfare law specialist.
Matthew Dushoff, shareholder at Kolesar & Leatham, was recently recognized by The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Attorneys.
MEDIA
KLAS-TV hired Glen Meek as I-Team investigative reporter. Most recently, Meek worked as a criminal defense investigator.
NONPROFIT
The Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation appointed attorney Albert Marquis, founding partner of Marquis Aurbach Coffing, to its board of directors. Marquis was honored with the Community Angel award during the 2013 Profiles of Coverage gala for his work with the 2013 Camp Cartwheel Summer Camp.
Cortney S. Warren, a Harvard-trained clinical psychologist, was named board member of Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada.