Harold "Hal" Ober (1926-2007) was a Las Vegas, Nevada homebuilder responsible for nearly 30 local residential developments, including the Desert Shores master-planned community in northwest Las Vegas. Born May 6, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ober moved to Las Vegas with his wife D’Vorre in 1977. He started off as a division president for U.S. Home Corp and then became president of R.A. Homes in 1980. He founded his own development company, Ober Homes, in the early 1990s.
Phyllis (Herwitt) Friedman (1941- ) is the former director of the Nevada region office of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the former foundation director of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, Nevada. Born July 8, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, Friedman grew up in Chicago and attended the University of Illinois. She was the Midwest director for the American Friends of Hebrew University when she was recruited to be the first foundation director of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas around 1997.