Jon Sparer is an architect in Las Vegas, Nevada who has worked on numerous hotels and casinos. He moved to Las Vegas in July 1981 and worked for the architecture firm Rissman and Rissman before joining Marnell Corrao. After briefly retiring in 1999, Sparer opened his own architecture firm and was contacted by Congregation Ner Tamid (of which he was a casual member) to design their new temple in Green Valley. He was also the architect for the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada (“The Center”) in Las Vegas.
Nila Ullom was the daughter of George and Norma Ullom. She was born and raised in Las Vegas, and lived the rest of her life there. She was a charter member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority, golfer, the director of the Girl Scout Council, PTA President at Mayfair Elementary, Crestwood Elementary, and John C. Fremont Junior High. She was also a Sunday school teacher, and contribited to many social causes.