Albert Delgado is a Business Development Advisor at the BlackFire Innovation location in Las Vegas. He has been involved with many facets of consumer and business lending and provides a background in banking, credit, financial literacy, cash flow, financial reports, sales, CRA development, real estate, and other aspects of alternative capital development. A native of
Lisa Gilbert grew up in Las Vegas, earned her B.S. in Business Management from the University of Nevada, and completed her M.Ed in Higher Education from UNLV in 2019. Prior to joining us, she has served as a Recruiter and Trainer across the private and public sectors for the past ten years. Ms. Gilbert is
Rachel Flores serves as a Small Business Advisor at the Nevada Small Business Development Center at UNLV. She has a background in marketing, communications and finance as well as a passion for building organizational systems. Prior to joining the Nevada SBDC, she worked for various municipalities as an economic development professional with focus on entrepreneurship
Lead Business Advisor for the SBDC and Las Vegas native, Jamie Schwartz, works at our BlackFire Innovation location in Las Vegas. With a background in business consulting, valuation analysis, financial analysis, banking, commercial real estate and business sales and acquisitions she is driven to help business owners reach their goals. Prior to running a business
Holland Wood is a Small Business Advisor with the Nevada SBDC since 2020. His office is in the Blackfire Innovation Center, the first flagship tech hub in the 122-acre UNLV Harry Reid Research and Technology Park. During his 20+ year professional career, Mr. Wood gained business experience that spans start-ups through Fortune 500 Companies. This
Carlos Mejia is a new Business Development Advisor in the Las Vegas office. He has been with the SBDC for over a year first, as an intern and has now transitioned into a full time position. Carlos recently graduated from UNLV with his bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration majoring in Economics. Carlos is a