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Hwang, Henry, 1947-
Henry Hwang emigrated from Taiwan in the early 1990s. After living in Los Angeles, California he moved his family to Las Vegas, Nevada. Hwang built Chinatown Plaza in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Hwang, Sharon
Sharon Hwang arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1993. Her father Henry Hwang built the Chinatown Plaza in Las Vegas.
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Snow, Jacob L., 1964-
Jacob L. Snow was born in Boulder City, Nevada. His parents came to Nevada, from Utah in the mid 1950s. Snow worked as assistant director of aviation for planning at McCarran International Airport, as general manager of the Regional Transportation Commission, and as city manager for the City of Henderson.
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Pettersson, B. Roger
Roger Petterson graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1996 with a degree in hotel administration and thereafter started in the gaming industry as a pit clerk at The Mirage. He went through the slot Management Associate Program which led him to becoming a supervisor at that property and later an assistant shift manager at Bellagio. After becoming a shift manager at that property, Petterson went to Boulder Station in 2000 to become a slot operations manager and eventually director of slot operations in 2004.
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Shalmy (Donald L.)
Pat Shalmy arrived in Southern Nevada in 1979. In 1984, he became Clark County manager and served until 1997, when he left to become president and CEO of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. In 2001 he joined the Board of Las Vegas Monorail Company and is affiliated with the law firm of Kummer, Kaempfer, Bonner and Renshaw as director of government and community relations. He shortly "moved on" in May 2002 to become president of Nevada Power Company, where he remained until his 2008 retirement.
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Isaacson, Bruce
Bruce Isaacson was born in 1956 in Castro Valley, California and spent his childhood in Oakland, California. Isaacson became the first poet laureate of Clark County (Nevada) in June 2015. He was born in Castro Valley, California to Betty Griffin and Bernard Isaacson, and spent his childhood in Oakland. He received his bachelor’s degree from Claremont McKenna College with majors in economics as well as drama, and continued studying for his Masters of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.
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Vassiliadis, Rosemary A.
Rosemary Vassiliadis was born in Chicago and went to DePaul University, where she earned her degree in accountancy. She worked as an accountant in Chicago, then after she married Billy Vassiliadis, she moved to Las Vegas where he lived. Rosemary worked as a financial analyst with the City of Las Vegas, then worked for Clark County, then became deputy director of aviation at McCarran International Airport. She managed the airport in the six days after the Nine-Eleven Terrorist Attacks.
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Willis, Shawn, 1972-
Shawn Willis grew up outside of Detroit, Michigan and a graduate of University of Detroit Mercy. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2004. Since moving she converted to judaism. She held the position of Director of the Jewish National Fund of Las Vegas from 2015 to 2017. She also has been a member of UNLV Foundation’s President’s Associates Council.
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Chandler, Allin O.
Allin Chandler moved with his mother from Texarkana, Texas, to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958 to join his father, who was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base. Chandler was a member of Rancho High School's first graduating class of 1962. He was a teacher, a principal, and Executive Director for the Clark County Association of School Administrators.
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Reid, Rory
Rory Reid was born in Alexandria, Virginia. Reid served as Clark County Commissioner. He is president of The Rogers Foundation.
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