CONTRIBUTORS
Dymphna Calica-La Putt has been a Las Vegas resident for 10 years and is editor-in-chief of the Las Vegas Asian Journal, the most widely circulated ethnic newspaper in the city.
Before coming to the United States, she was a financial reporter for Manila, Philippines-based BusinessWorld, the oldest business newspaper in Asia. She has a degree in journalism and has worked in communication and research at the Philippine Stock Exchange and Thomson Reuters.
She hears about the old days of Las Vegas from her husband, who has lived in the city for more than 20 years, and she looks forward to the town’s changing landscape that her young son is experiencing.
TOM HAYNIE
Tom Haynie is a freelance writer living in Medford, Ore. He is the former chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Manpower Inc. of Southern Nevada.
Haynie is an Air Force veteran from the Vietnam era. He has senior management experience in large and small companies in Nevada, Michigan and Washington. He is the founder and former president of a manufacturing company in the Pacific Northwest.
He has written two novels that are published and available on amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.
Susan newbry Haynie
Susan Newbry Haynie is a freelance writer living in Oregon. Before moving to Oregon in fall 2011, she was a lifelong resident of Las Vegas.
She has a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a master’s degree in education from University of Phoenix. She taught English and journalism in the Clark County School District. She advised the award-winning Centennial High School newspaper, BARK! Voice of the Bulldogs.
As a counselor, Newbry Haynie has worked in the areas of threat evaluation, crisis response and intervention for students in danger of dropping out of school.
She is a nationally published writer in the ASCA School Counselor, the journal of the American School Counselor Association.
ART NADLER
Art Nadler has lived in Southern Nevada for more than 35 years, having worked in journalism as a business and medical reporter and feature writer. In recent years, he was the Drive editor for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the public information officer of the Nevada State Contractors Board and the public relations/marketing director for Red Inc. Communications.
He is also an avid photographer having exhibited at the Summerlin Library, in Boulder City art shows and various private locations across the valley. His photographs can be viewed at www.gicleephotography.com.
Joan Patterson
Joan Patterson is a freelance writer/editor living with her family in Boulder City. She has worked as a news editor for small newspapers in Michigan and California, having her hands in every aspect of newspaper editorial production, including editing copy, designing pages, assigning stories, writing columns and overseeing the development of story packages.
Patterson also has worked as a features writer for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, covering everything from pop-culture trends to issues affecting people in their everyday lives. During this time, she profiled myriad Las Vegas-area artists, politicians, educators, city activists and entertainers.
BRIAN SODOMA
Brian Sodoma has covered business, real estate, health and other topics for 14 years — 10 of them in Southern Nevada. Originally from Chicago, he lives with his wife and two children in Henderson.
In his free time, Sodoma studies film and is involved with Las Vegas Valley youth hockey and soccer programs.
John Waldron
John Waldron is director of procurement and operations for Stephens Media LLC, parent company of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He oversees advertising production and design, and purchasing operations for newspapers in nine states. Waldron holds a bachelor’s degree in social sciences and a master’s degree in organizational management with a concentration on human resources. He is the developer and facilitator of six-month leadership development program, LEAP, which is used at the Las Vegas Review-Journal to train and develop leaders for personal and professional growth.
Waldron has lived in Las Vegas for 35 years and serves the local community by working with both private and public schools in need of resources and opportunities to help students better succeed and prepare for success. He can be reached at jwaldron@stephensmedia.com or 702-383-4619.
Chet Yarbrough
Chet Yarbrough is a graduate of Oregon State University, and he received his master’s degree from Northern Illinois University.
He has been a former city manager (Oregon), a corporate vice president (US Home Corp., Homes by Hemphill and Ranchester/Harlan Smith), a general contractor (Yarbrough Homes) and a nonprofit project manager (Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas). Yarbrough is a freelance writer for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, writes audio book reviews and home-renovation articles.
You can contact Yarbrough at his website, chetyarbrough.com.
