Nevada SBDC Advisory Board
Shaundell Newsome,
Chairman of the Advisory Board
Founder and President
SUMNU Marketing Las Vegas
Carlos Gomez,
Vice President
Business Development
and Membership
Latin Chamber of Commerce,
Las Vegas
Bonnie Drinkwater,
Partner,
Drinkwater Eaton Law (retired)
Tim Nelson,
Managing Partner/Owner
Evans Nelson Company
Bram Buckley,
Vice President
Avison Young
Real Estate
Michael Hix,
Regional President
Meadows Bank
Las Vegas
Jerrie Merritt,
Senior VP
Community Development
Western Alliance Bank
Las Vegas
Ryan C. Riggan,
Senior VP
Plumas Bank
Abbi Whitaker,
Founder and President
Abbi Agency, Reno NV
John Hester,
Principal and Founder
Monte Bella Grou,
Reno NV
David Lewandowski,
Director, Fenmore Law,
Professor UNR, Reno
Jessica Huckaby,
Co-owner and Operator
Huck Salt Company
Ken Evans,
Executive Director,
Urban Chamber of Commerce
(Retired)
Role:
- To represent the attitudes, opinions, and needs of small business owners/managers with regard to the services of the Nevada SBDC
- To assist the Nevada SBDC in management of area resources
- To advise, counsel and confer on the development of the annual and long-range plans and objectives
- To assist in the communication between the Nevada SBDC, small businesses and small business-related organizations
- To provide advice and recommendations for effective and efficient advising, training and resource referral programs
Meetings:
Nevada SBDC Advisory Board meetings are held bi-monthly, quarterly, or when special circumstances arise.
Membership:
Half of the members of the Nevada SBDC advisory board shall include a predominant number of representatives from small businesses or associations representing small businesses located throughout the entire area of service. Considerations for advisory board membership are:
- Chambers of commerce
- Economic development representatives
- SCORE/ACE chapters
- Certified Public Accountants (CPAs)
- Small business associations, trade groups, etc.
- State and federal regulators/Governors office representatives (preferably small business owners/supporters)
- Financial institutions
- Management/technical firms and consultants (engineering, scientific, legal, accounting, insurance, etc.)
- Host institution representatives
When vacancies occur, new Board members will be asked to commit for a term of two years. These terms may be renewed indefinitely. A board member shall be considered to have resigned from the Board should he/she be absent from two consecutive board meetings without excuse.
The State Director will appoint the Chair. This position will be reappointed as necessary.